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Award Winners
| Year | Coach | School | W | L | T | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Brian Kelly | Notre Dame | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | |
| 2017 | Scott Frost | UCF | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2016 | Mike MacIntyre | Colorado | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | |
| 2015 | Dabo Swinney | Clemson | 14 | 1 | 0 | .933 | |
| 2014 | Gary Patterson | Texas Christian | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | |
| 2013 | Gus Malzahn | Auburn | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | |
| 2012 | Brian Kelly | Notre Dame | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | record adjusted to 0-1-0 by NCAA |
| 2011 | Les Miles | LSU | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | |
| 2010 | Gene Chizik | Auburn | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2009 | Brian Kelly | Cincinnati | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2008 | Nick Saban | Alabama | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | |
| 2007 | Mark Mangino | Kansas | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | |
| 2006 | Greg Schiano | Rutgers | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | |
| 2005 | Joe Paterno | Penn State | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | |
| 2004 | Urban Meyer | Utah | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2003 | Pete Carroll | USC | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | |
| 2002 | Tyrone Willingham | Notre Dame | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | |
| 2001 | Ralph Friedgen | Maryland | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | |
| 2000 | Bob Stoops | Oklahoma | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1999 | Frank Solich | Nebraska | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | |
| 1998 | Phillip Fulmer | Tennessee | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1997 | Mike Price | Washington State | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | |
| 1996 | Bobby Bowden | Florida State | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | |
| 1995 | Gary Barnett | Northwestern | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | |
| 1994 | Rich Brooks | Oregon | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 |
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