Paul 'Bear' Bryant Award
Given to the coach of the year, the award is voted on by
the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association,
and is presented by the Touchdown Club of Houston.
Year - coach, school
2025 - Curt Cignetti, Indiana
2024 - Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame
2023 - Mike Norvell, Florida State
2022 - Sonny Dykes, Texas Christian
2021 - Luke Fickell, Cincinnati
2020 - Nick Saban, Alabama
2019 - Ed Orgeron, Louisiana State
2018 - Dabo Swinney, Clemson
2017 - Scott Frost, Central Florida
2016 - Dabo Swinney, Clemson
2015 - Dabo Swinney, Clemson
2014 - Gary Patterson, Texas Christian
2013 - Guz Malzahn, Auburn
2012 - Bill O'Brien, Penn State
2011 - Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State
2010 - Gene Chizik, Auburn
2009 - Chris Petersen, Boise State
2008 - Kyle Whittingham, Utah
2007 - Mark Mangino, Kansas
2006 - Chris Petersen, Boise State
2005 - Mack Brown, Texas
2004 - Tommy Tuberville, Auburn
2003 - Nick Saban, Louisiana State
2002 - Jim Tressel, Ohio State
2001 - Larry Coker, Miami FL
2000 - Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
1999 - Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
1998 - Bill Snyder, Kansas State
1997 - Lloyd Carr, Michigan
1996 - Bruce Snyder, Arizona State
1995 - Gary Barnett, Northwestern
1994 - Rick 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 - La Vell Edwards, Brigham Young
1983 - Howard Schnellenberger, Miami FL
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, Southern California
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, Southern California
1961 - Darrell Royal, Texas
1960 - Murray Warmath, Minnesota
1959 - Ben Schwartzwalder, Syracuse
1958 - Paul Dietzel, Louisiana State
1957 - Woody Hayes, Ohio State
