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          Release: 01/19/2010
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Football Bowl Subdivision
1935    *Lynn Waldorf, Northwestern
1936    *Dick Harlow, Harvard
1937    *Edward E. Mylin, Lafayette
1938    *Bill Kern, Carnegie Tech
1939    *Dr. Eddie Anderson, Iowa
1940    *Clark Shaughnessy, Stanford
1941    *Frank Leahy, Notre Dame
1942    *Bill Alexander, Georgia Tech
1943    *Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific
1944    *Carroll Widdoes, Ohio State
1945    *Bo McMillin, Indiana
1946    *Red Blaik, Army
1947     *Fritz Crisler, Michigan
1948    *Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan
1949    *Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma
1950    *Charles Caldwell, Princeton
1951    *Charles Taylor, Stanford
1952    *Biggie Munn, Michigan State
1953    *James Tatum, Maryland
1954    *Red Sanders, UCLA
1955    *Duffy Daugherty, Michigan State
1956    *Bowden Wyatt, Tennessee
1957    *Woody Hayes, Ohio State
1958    Paul Dietzel, Louisiana State
1959    *Ben Schwartzwalder, Syracuse
1960    Murray Warmath, Minnesota
1961    *Paul “Bear” Bryant, Alabama
1962    *John McKay, Southern California
1963    Darrell Royal, Texas
1964    Frank Broyles, Arkansas; Ara Parseghian, Notre Dame (tie)
1965    *Tommy Prothro, UCLA
1966    *Tom Cahill, Army
1967    John Pont, Indiana
1968    Joe Paterno, Penn State
1969    *Bo Schembechler, Michigan
1970    *Charlie McClendon, LSU; Darrell Royal, Texas (tie)
1971    *Paul “Bear” Bryant, Alabama
1972    *John McKay, Southern California
1973    *Paul “Bear” Bryant, Alabama
1974    Grant Teaff, Baylor
1975    Frank Kush, Arizona State
1976    Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh
1977    Don James, Washington
1978    Joe Paterno, Penn State
1979    Earle Bruce, Ohio State
1980    Vince Dooley, Georgia
1981    Danny Ford, Clemson
1982    Joe Paterno, Penn State
1983    Ken Hatfield, Air Force
1984    LaVell Edwards, Brigham Young
1985    Fisher DeBerry, Air Force
1986    Joe Paterno, Penn State
1987    Dick MacPherson, Syracuse
1988    Don Nehlen, West Virginia
1989    Bill McCartney, Colorado
1990    Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech
1991    Bill Lewis, East Carolina
1992    Gene Stallings, Alabama
1993    Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin
1994    Tom Osborne, Nebraska
1995     Gary Barnett, Northwestern
1996    Bruce Snyder, Arizona State
1997     Lloyd Carr, Michigan
1998    Phil Fulmer, Tennessee
1999    Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
2000    Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
2001    Larry Coker, Miami (Fla); Ralph Friedgen, Maryland (tie)
2002    Jim Tressel, Ohio State
2003    Pete Carroll, Southern California
2004    Tommy Tuberville, Auburn
2005    Joe Paterno, Penn State
2006    Jim Grobe, Wake Forest
2007    Mark Mangino, Kansas
2008    Kyle Whittingham, Utah
2009    Gary Patterson, TCU

Football Championship Subdivision
1983    Rey Dempsey, Southern Illinois
1984    Dave Arnold, Montana State
1985    Dick Sheridan, Furman
1986    *Erk Russell, Georgia Southern
1987    Mark Duffner, Holy Cross
1988    Jimmy Satterfield, Furman
1989    *Erk Russell, Georgia Southern
1990    Tim Stowers, Georgia Southern
1991    Jim Tressel, Youngstown State
1992    Charlie Taaffe, The Citadel
1993    *Dan Allen, Boston University
1994    Jim Tressel, Youngstown State
1995     Don Read, Montana
1996    Ray Tellier, Columbia
1997     Andy Talley, Villanova
1998    Mark Whipple, Massachusetts
1999    Paul Johnson, Georgia Southern
2000    Paul Johnson, Georgia Southern
2001    Bobby Johnson, Furman
2002    Jack Harbaugh, Western Kentucky
2003    Dick Biddle, Colgate
2004    Mickey Matthews, James Madison
2005    Jerry Moore, Appalachian State
2006    Jerry Moore, Appalachian State
2007    Jerry Moore, Appalachian State
2008    Mike London, Richmond
2009    Andy Talley, Villanova

Division II
1983    Don Morton, North Dakota State
1984    Chan Gailey, Troy State
1985    George Landis, Bloomsburg
1986    Earle Solomonson, North Dakota St.
1987    Rick Rhoades, Troy State
1988    Rocky Hager, North Dakota State
1989    John Williams, Mississippi College
1990    Rocky Hager, North Dakota State
1991    Chuck Broyles, Pittsburg State
1992    Bill Burgess, Jacksonville State
1993    Bobby Wallace, North Alabama
1994     Bobby Wallace, North Alabama
1995     Bobby Wallace, North Alabama
1996    Joe Glenn, Northern Colorado
1997    Joe Glenn, Northern Colorado
1998    Mel Tjeerdsma, Northwest Mo. St.
1999    Mel Tjeerdsma, Northwest Mo. St.
2000    Danny Hale, Bloomsburg
2001    Dale Lennon, North Dakota
2002    Brian Kelly, Grand Valley State
2003    Brian Kelly, Grand Valley State; Mike Van Diest, Carroll (Mont.) (tie)
2004    Chris Hatcher, Valdosta State
2005    Chuck Martin, Grand Valley State
2006    Chuck Martin, Grand Valley State
2007    David Dean, Valdosta State
2008    Mel Tjeerdsma, Northwest Mo. St.
2009    Mel Tjeerdsma, Northwest Mo. St.

Division III
1983    Bob Reade, Augustana (Ill.)
1984    Bob Reade, Augustana (Ill.)
1985    Bob Reade, Augustana (Ill.)
1986    Bob Reade, Augustana (Ill.)
1987    Walt Hameline, Wagner
1988    *Jim Butterfield, Ithaca
1989    Mike Kelly, Dayton
1990    Ken O’Keefe, Allegheny
1991    *Jim Butterfield, Ithaca
1992    John Luckhardt, Wash. & Jeff.
1993    Larry Kehres, Mount Union    
1994    *Pete Schmidt, Albion
1995    Roger Harring, Wis.-La Crosse
1996    Larry Kehres, Mount Union
1997    Larry Kehres, Mount Union
1998    Larry Kehres, Mount Union
1999    Frosty Westering, Pacific Lutheran
2000    Larry Kehres, Mount Union
2001    Larry Kehres, Mount Union
2002    Larry Kehres, Mount Union
2003    John Gagliardi, St. John’s (Minn.)
2004    Jay Locey, Linfield
2005    Bob Berezowitz, Wis.-Whitewater
2006    Larry Kehres, Mount Union
2007    Lance Leipold, Wis.-Whitewater
2008    Larry Kehres, Mount Union
2009    Lance Leipold, Wis.-Whitewater

NAIA
2006    Kalen DeBoer, Sioux Falls
2007    Mike Van Diest, Carroll (Mont.)
2008    Kalen DeBoer, Sioux Falls
2009    Kalen DeBoer, Sioux Falls

College Division
1960    *Warren Woodson, New Mexico St.
1961    *Alonzo S. Gaither, Florida A&M
1962    *William M. Edwards, Wittenberg
1963    *William M. Edwards, Wittenberg
1964    *Clarence Stasavich, East Carolina
1965    *Jack Curtice, UC-Santa Barbara
1966    *Dan Jessee, Trinity College
1967    *A.C. Moore, UT-Chattanooga
1968    *Jim Root, New Hampshire
1969    *Larry Naviaux, Boston University
1970    Bennie Ellender, Arkansas State
1971    Tubby Raymond, Delaware
1972    Tubby Raymond, Delaware
1973    Dave Maurer, Wittenberg
1974    Roy Kramer, Central Michigan
1975    Dave Maurer, Wittenberg
1976    Jim Dennison, Akron
1977    Bill Manlove, Widener
1978    *Lee Tressel, Baldwin-Wallace
1979    *Bill Narduzzi, Youngstown State
1980    *Rick Carter, Dayton
1981    *Vito Ragazzo, Shippensburg State
1982    *Jim Wacker, Southwest Texas State


*- Deceased

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