Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award Winners

Award Winners

Award Winners Table
Year	Coach	School	W	L	T	Pct	Notes
2023	Mike Norvell	Florida State	13	1	0	.929
2022	Sonny Dykes	TCU	13	2	0	.867
2021	Luke Fickell	Cincinnati	13	1	0	.929
2020	Nick Saban	Alabama	13	0	0	1.000
2019	Ed Orgeron	LSU	15	0	0	1.000
2018	Dabo Swinney	Clemson	15	0	0	1.000
2017	Scott Frost	UCF	13	0	0	1.000
2016	Dabo Swinney	Clemson	14	1	0	.933
2015	Dabo Swinney	Clemson	14	1	0	.933
2014	Gary Patterson	TCU	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	Mike Gundy	Oklahoma State	12	1	0	.923
2010	Gene Chizik	Auburn	14	0	0	1.000
2009	Chris Petersen	Boise State	14	0	0	1.000
2008	Kyle Whittingham	Utah	13	0	0	1.000
2007	Mark Mangino	Kansas	12	1	0	.923
2006	Chris Petersen	Boise State	13	0	0	1.000
2005	Mack Brown	Texas	13	0	0	1.000
2004	Tommy Tuberville	Auburn	13	0	0	1.000
2003	Nick Saban	LSU	13	1	0	.929
2002	Jim Tressel	Ohio State	14	0	0	1.000
2001	Larry Coker	Miami (FL)	12	0	0	1.000
2000	Bob Stoops	Oklahoma	13	0	0	1.000
1999	Frank Beamer	Virginia Tech	11	1	0	.917
1998	Bill Snyder	Kansas State	11	2	0	.846
1997	Lloyd Carr	Michigan	12	0	0	1.000
1996	Bruce Snyder	Arizona State	11	1	0	.917
1995	Gary Barnett	Northwestern	10	2	0	.833
1994	Rich Brooks	Oregon	9	4	0	.692
1993	Terry Bowden	Auburn	11	0	0	1.000
1992	Gene Stallings	Alabama	13	0	0	1.000
1991	Don James	Washington	12	0	0	1.000
1990	Bobby Ross	Georgia Tech	11	0	1	.958
1989	Bill McCartney	Colorado	11	1	0	.917
1988	Lou Holtz	Notre Dame	12	0	0	1.000
1987	Dick MacPherson	Syracuse	11	0	1	.958
1986	Joe Paterno	Penn State	12	0	0	1.000