Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award

Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award
Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year logo
Awarded for	best college football coach in each NCAA Division
Country	United States
Presented by	Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Selection Committee, fan votes, media votes
First awarded	2006
Currently held by	Gus Malzahn (FBS) Craig Bohl (FCS) Peter Rossomando (Division II) Glenn Caruso (Division III)
Official website	http://www.coachoftheyear.com/

The Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award is an annual college football award given to the a head coach from each NCAA division. The award honors coaches who succeed on and off the field, displaying sportsmanship, integrity, responsibility, and excellence.

Each coach who wins is given $50,000 to donate to the charities of his choice, and a $20,000 grant for alumni association scholarships from the school the coach represents.

Winners

Division I FBS

Year	Coach	School
2006	Greg Schiano	Rutgers
2007	Ron Zook	Illinois
2008	Nick Saban	Alabama
2009	Gary Patterson	TCU
2010	Gene Chizik	Auburn
2011	Les Miles	LSU
2012	Brian Kelly	Notre Dame
2013	Gus Malzahn	Auburn

Note: In 2006, the award was only given to a Division I FBS coach.

Division I FCS

Year	Coach	School
2007	Jerry Kill	Southern Illinois
2008	Mickey Matthews	James Madison
2009	Jerry Moore	Appalachian State
2010	K. C. Keeler	Delaware
2011	Rob Ash	Montana State
2012	Willie Fritz	Sam Houston State
2013	Craig Bohl	North Dakota State

Division II

Year	Coach	School
2007	Bill O'Boyle	Chadron State
2008	Chuck Broyles	Pittsburg State
2009	Mel Tjeerdsma	Northwest Missouri State
2010	Bob Nielson	Minnesota–Duluth
2011	Tim Beck	Pittsburg State
2012	Peter Rossomando	New Haven
2013	Curt Wiese	Minnesota–Duluth

Division III

Year	Coach	School
2007	John Gagliardi	Saint John's (MN)
2008	Larry Kehres	Mount Union
2009	Steve Staker	Coe
2010	Glenn Caruso	St. Thomas (MN)
2011	Glenn Caruso (2)	St. Thomas (MN)
2012	Glenn Caruso (3)	St. Thomas (MN)
2013	Pete Fredenburg	Mary Hardin–Baylor

References

External links

Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award official website

Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award winners

Division I FBS	2006: Schiano 2007: Zook 2008: Saban 2009: Patterson 2010: Chizik 2011: Miles 2012: Kelly 2013: Malzahn

Division I FCS	2007: Kill 2008: Matthews 2009: Moore 2010: Keeler 2011: Ash 2012: Fritz 2013: Bohl

Division II	2007: O'Boyle 2008: Broyles 2009: Tjeerdsma 2010: Nielson 2011: Beck 2012: Rossomando 2013: Wiese

Division III	2007: Gagliardi 2008: Kehres 2009: Staker 2010: Caruso 2011: Caruso 2012: Caruso 2013: Fredenburg

College football awards

Overall trophies	Heisman Memorial Trophy (winners) (1935) Maxwell Award (1937) Walter Camp Award (1967)

Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) Sporting News Player of the Year (1942) Defunct: UPI Player of the Year

Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive player) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive player) Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (receiver) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) Lott Trophy (Defensive player) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Jet Award (Return Specialist) Jacobs Blocking Trophy Joe Moore Award (Offensive Line) Holder of the Year (Holder)

Other national player awards	Archie Griffin Award (Best player) Bill Willis Trophy (Defensive lineman) Chic Harley Award (Best player) Jack Lambert Trophy (Linebacker) Jack Tatum Trophy (Defensive back) Jim Brown Trophy (Running back) Jim Parker Trophy (Offensive lineman) Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback) Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy (Lineman) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Paul Warfield Award (Wide receiver) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Passer) Walter Camp Memorial Trophy (Offensive back)

All-Americans	College Football All-America Team

Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) George Munger Award (1989) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010)

Assistant coaching awards	Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year

Conference awards	ACC awards American awards Big 12 awards Big Ten awards (MVP) MAC awards Pac-12 awards SEC awards Defunct: Big East awards SWC awards

Division I FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defensive player) Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach) Defunct: Mickey Charles Award (Div. I FCS student-athlete) STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS offensive player) STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS defensive player) STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year (Div. I FCS freshman) STATS FCS Coach of the Year (Div. I FCS coach)

Other divisions/associations	Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) Melberger Award (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA)

Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards	Academic All-America of the Year (Student-athlete) Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete) Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (Student-athlete) Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on) Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)

Service awards	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Walter Camp Man of the Year National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners Theodore Roosevelt Award

Regional awards	All-Southern team Champ Pickens Trophy Conerly Trophy (Mississippi's best college football player) Dudley Award (Virginia's best college football player) Norris Cup Porter Cup Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship)

Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame

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