Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year

Given every year since 1976 to the head coach whose team excels on the field, in the classroom and in the community. The most is twice, shared by 11 schools. Bill Snyder and Joe Paterno won it twice. Share

Every winner

Season	Coach		School
2025	Curt Cignetti		Indiana
2024	Marcus Freeman		Notre Dame
2023	Mike Norvell		Florida State
2022	Willie Fritz		Tulane
2021	Luke Fickell		Cincinnati
2020	Pat Fitzgerald		Northwestern
2019	Kyle Whittingham		Utah
2018	Brian Kelly		Notre Dame
2017	David Shaw		Stanford
2016	Mike MacIntyre		Colorado
2015	Kirk Ferentz		Iowa
2014	Nick Saban		Alabama
2013	David Cutcliffe		Duke
2012	Bill Snyder		Kansas State
2011	Dabo Swinney		Clemson
2010	Chris Petersen		Boise State
2009	Gary Patterson		TCU
2008	Mack Brown		Texas
2007	Lloyd Carr		Michigan
2006	Jim Grobe		Wake Forest
2005	Joe Paterno		Penn State
2004	Paul Johnson		Navy
2003	Bob Stoops		Oklahoma
2002	Jim Tressel		Ohio State
2001	Ralph Friedgen		Maryland
2000	George O’Leary		Georgia Tech
1999	Frank Beamer		Virginia Tech
1998	Bill Snyder		Kansas State
1997	Mike Price		Washington State
1996	Bob Sutton		Army
1995	Gary Barnett		Northwestern
1994	Fred Goldsmith		Duke
1993	Barry Alvarez		Wisconsin
1992	Eddie Robinson		Grambling State
1991	George Welsh		Virginia
1990	Bobby Ross		Georgia Tech
1989	Bill Curry		Alabama
1988	Don Nehlen		West Virginia
1987	Dick MacPherson		Syracuse
1986	Dick Sheridan		North Carolina State
1985	Fisher DeBerry		Air Force
1984	Jim Wacker		TCU
1983	Ken Hatfield		Air Force
1982	George MacIntyre		Vanderbilt
1981	Joe Paterno		Penn State
1980	Bobby Bowden		Florida State
1979	LaVell Edwards		BYU
1978	Tom Osborne		Nebraska
1977	Bo Schembechler		Michigan
1976	Vince Dooley		Georgia