Year Name, School
2011 - Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State
2010 - Chip Kelly, Oregon
2009 - Gary Patterson, TCU
2008 - Nick Saban, Alabama
2007 - Mark Mangino, Kansas
2006 - Greg Schiano, Rutgers
2005 - Charlie Weis, Notre Dame
2004 - Urban Meyer, Utah
2003 - Nick Saban, LSU
2002 - Jim Tressel, Ohio State
2001 - Ralph Friedgen, Maryland
2000 - Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
1999 - Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
1998 - Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee
1997 - Mike Price, Washington State
1996 - Bruce Snyder, Arizona State
1995 - Gary Barnett, Northwestern
1994 - Rich Brooks, Oregon
1993 - Terry Bowden, Auburn
1992 - Gene Stallings, Alabama
1991 - Don James, Washington
1990 - Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech
1989 - Bill McCartney, Colorado
1988 - Lou Holtz, Notre Dame
1987 - Dick MacPherson, Syracuse
1986 - Joe Paterno, Penn State
1985 - Fisher DeBerry, Air Force
1984 - LaVell Edwards, BYU
1983 - Howard Schnellenberger, Miami
1982 - Joe Paterno, Penn State
1981 - Danny Ford, Clemson
1980 - Vince Dooley, Georgia
1979 - Earle Bruce, Ohio State
1978 - Joe Paterno, Penn State
1977 - Lou Holtz, Arkansas
1976 - Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh
1975 - Woody Hayes, Ohio State
1974 - Grant Teaff, Baylor
1973 - Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh
1972 - John McKay, USC
1971 - Bob Devaney, Nebraska
1970 - Alex Agase, Northwestern
1969 - Bo Schembechler, Michigan
1968 - Woody Hayes, Ohio State
1967 - John Pont, Indiana
1966 - Tom Cahill, Army
1965 - Duffy Daugherty, Michigan State
1964 - Ara Parseghian, Notre Dame
1963 - Darrell Royal, Texas
1962 - John McKay, USC
1961 - Darrell Royal, Texas
1960 - Murray Warmath, Minnesota
1959 - Ben Schwartzwalder, Syracuse
1958 - Paul Dietzel, LSU
1957 - Woody Hayes, Ohio State