Given to the coach of the year, the award is selected by the panel of sports writers and broadcasters of the AP college football poll. Year - coach, school 2023 - Kalen DeBoer, Washington 2022 - Sonny Dykes, Texas Christian 2021 - Jim Harbaugh, Michigan 2020 - Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina 2019 - Ed Orgeron, Louisiana State 2018 - Brian Kelly, Notre Dame 2017 - Scott Frost, Nebraska 2016 - Mike MacIntyre, Colorado 2015 - Dabo Swinney, Clemson 2014 - Gary Patterson, Texas Christian 2013 - Gus Malzahn, Auburn 2012 - Brian Kelly, Notre Dame 2011 - Les Miles, Louisiana State 2010 - Chip Kelly, Oregon 2009 - Gary Patterson, Texas Christian 2008 - Nick Saban, Alabama 2007 - Mark Mangino, Kansas 2006 - Jim Grobe, Wake Forest 2005 - Joe Paterno, Penn State 2004 - Tommy Tuberville, Auburn 2003 - Nick Saban, Louisiana State 2002 - Kirk Ferentz, Iowa 2001 - Ralph Friedgen, Maryland 2000 - Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 1999 - Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech 1998 - Bill Snyder, Kansas State