The AFCA Coach of the Year Award is given annually to a
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football in the United States, American football rules first gained populari ...
coach
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Coac ...
by the
American Football Coaches Association
The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) is an association of over 11,000 American football coaches and staff on all levels. According to its constitution, some of the main goals of the American Football Coaches Association are to "mainta ...
(AFCA). The award has had several different sponsors over the years, including
Eastman Kodak Corporation, and thus also been named the Kodak Coach of the Year Award.
Winners
NCAA University Division / Division I-A/FBS
NCAA Division I-AA/FCS
NCAA College Division / Division II
This includes
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...
and
NAIA from 1983 to 2005.
NCAA Division III
This includes
NCAA Division III
NCAA Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships to their ...
and NAIA from 1983 to 1995.
NAIA
NAIA was included in the Division II and III groups until 2006 when it was broken into its own category.
Assistant Coach of the Year Award
The Assistant Coach of the Year Award is presented to a deserving assistant coach in each of the four NCAA football divisions and the NAIA. The award was created to honor assistant coaches who excel in community service, commitment to the student-athlete, on-field coaching success and AFCA and professional organization involvement.
References
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College football coach of the year awards in the United States
Awards established in 1935
1935 establishments in the United States