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