| Awarded for | the top collegiate football coach in the country |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Sporting News |
| History | |
| First award | 1963 |
| Most recent | Curt Cignetti, Indiana |
The The Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year Award is an award that is given annually to NCAA college football's national coach of the year. The Sporting News (formerly now known as Sporting News from 2002 to 2022) established the award beginning in 1963.
TSN National Coach of the Year
In the long history of this award, only four coaches have won it twice: Darrell Royal with Texas in 1963 and 1969, Lou Holtz in 1977 with Arkansas and 1988 with Notre Dame, Dennis Erickson in 1992 with Miami and 2000 with Oregon State, and Gary Patterson in 2009 and 2014 with TCU. The only tie for the award came in 2013, with Auburn's Gus Malzahn and Duke's David Cutcliffe sharing honors.
Winners
See also
- Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award
- Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
- Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
- Woody Hayes Trophy
- Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year Award
- AFCA Coach of the Year
- Home Depot Coach of the Year
- Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award
- George Munger Award
- Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award
References
- "Sporting News Archives". Retrieved March 27, 2009.
- Hayes, Matt (December 17, 2015). "Sporting News Coach of the Year: Success is not new for Clemson's Dabo Swinney". Sporting News. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- Bender, Bill (December 7, 2016). "Penn State's James Franklin is Sporting News Coach of the Year". Sporting News. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- Bender, Bill (December 11, 2017). "Georgia's Kirby Smart is Sporting News Coach of the Year". Sporting News. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- Al-Khateeb, Zac (December 18, 2018). "UAB's Bill Clark is Sporting News' 2018 Coach of the Year". Sporting News. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- Hoover, John E. (December 18, 2019). "Baylor's Matt Rhule is Sporting News' 2019 Coach of the Year". Sporting News. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- Al-Khateeb, Zac (December 28, 2020). "Coastal Carolina's Jamey Chadwell is Sporting News' 2020 Coach of the Year". Sporting News. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- Decourcy, Mike (December 16, 2021). "Luke Fickell's history-making season earns him Sporting News Coach of the Year award". Sporting News. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- Trocchi, Bill (December 15, 2022). "Sporting News Coach of the Year: TCU's Sonny Dykes spearheads quick turnaround". Sporting News. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- Decourcy, Mike (December 15, 2023). "Sporting News Coach of the Year: Washington's Kalen DeBoer is a '20-year overnight success'". Sporting News. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- Decoury, Mike (19 December 2024). "Indiana's Curt Cignetti is Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year | Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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