HUTCHINSON’S DREW DALLAS SELECTED AS 2022 ACCFCA COACH OF THE YEAR
December 20, 2022
Hutchinson Community College Head Coach Drew Dallas has been named the 2022 American Community College Football Coaches Association (ACCFCA) Coach of the Year. The award will be presented to Dallas during the 2023 American Football Coaches Association Convention on Monday, January 9, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dallas earned his first ACCFCA Coach of the Year honor after leading Hutchinson to a 11-1 record, the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) title and an appearance in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I national championship game. This was the Blue Dragons second appearance in three seasons in the NJCAA national championship game. In his first season as head coach, Dallas led Hutchinson to an 8-0 record and the program’s first NJCAA national title. He has an overall record of 28-3 in his three seasons as head coach with two KJCCC titles. In 2021, his second season as head coach, Dallas guided the Blue Dragons to a 9-2 record, a victory in the Salt City Bowl and a No. 3 ranking in the final NJCAA rankings.
A native of Salina, Kansas, Dallas was a quarterback at Fort Hays State from 2004-05, then finished his playing career at Kansas Wesleyan from 2006-07. He began his coaching career at KWU, coaching quarterbacks and receivers in 2009 and 2010 before moving on to Angelo State in 2011. Dallas was with the NCAA Division II program for eight seasons, coaching tight ends in 2011, then receivers from 2012-15. In his final three years, he was the offensive coordinator, helping the Rams to two Heart of Texas Bowl games in 2017 and 2018.
Dallas joined the Hutchinson staff in 2019 as assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and tight ends coach. The Blue Dragons finished 10-2 that year with a win in the Salt City Bowl. Under Dallas, the offense ranked No. 3 in the nation in scoring, No. 4 in rushing offense and No. 10 in total offense.
In his short time as head coach, Dallas has racked up the awards. He is a two-time KJCCC Coach of the Year and won Wichita Area Sports Commission Coach of the Year and NJCAA National Coach of the Year for the 2020-21 season.
About the ACCFCA: Before 2000, the two junior college associations, the California Community College Football Coaches Association, and the National Junior College Football Coaches Association, each had its own Coach of the Year. In 2000, the AFCA invited the organizations to meet at the AFCA Convention.
Three national goals were set: to form a national community college football coaches’ association, to study the possibility of a national championship game between the two organizations and to select a yearly National Coach of the Year who would be recognized by the AFCA. Their initial goal, to create an umbrella coaches association, has been accomplished.
In 2002, the American Community College Football Coaches Association selected its first national coach of the year, Michael White of Reedley College. Past winners of the ACCFCA Coach of the Year are: Troy Morrell, Butler Community College, 2003; Tim Hatten, Pearl River Community College, 2004; Don Dillon, American River College, 2005; John Featherstone, El Camino College, 2006; Jeff Chudy, Bakersfield College, 2007; Jeff Jordan, Butte College, 2008; Brad Franchione, Blinn College, 2009; Bob Jastrab, Mt. San Antonio College, 2010; Bert Williams, Georgia Military College, 2013; Buddy Stephens, East Mississippi Community College, 2011 and 2014; Mark McElroy, Saddleback College, 2015; Jeff Sims, Garden City Community College, 2016; Scott Strohmeier, Iowa Western Community College, 2012 and 2017; Steve Mooshagian, Ventura College, 2018; Tom Craft, Riverside City College, 2019 and Kurt Taufa’asau, New Mexico Military Institute, 2021.
For more information about the AFCA, visit www.AFCA.com. For more interesting articles, check out The Insider and subscribe to our weekly email.
If you are interested in more in-depth articles and videos, please become an AFCA member. You can find out more information about membership and specific member benefits on the AFCA Membership Overview page. If you are ready to join, please fill out the AFCA Membership Application.
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Hutchinson Community College Head Coach Drew Dallas has been named the 2022 American Community College Football Coaches Association (ACCFCA) Coach of the Year. The award will be presented to Dallas during the 2023 American Football Coaches Association Convention on Monday, January 9, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dallas earned his first ACCFCA Coach of the Year honor after leading Hutchinson to a 11-1 record, the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) title and an appearance in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I national championship game. This was the Blue Dragons second appearance in three seasons in the NJCAA national championship game. In his first season as head coach, Dallas led Hutchinson to an 8-0 record and the program’s first NJCAA national title. He has an overall record of 28-3 in his three seasons as head coach with two KJCCC titles. In 2021, his second season as head coach, Dallas guided the Blue Dragons to a 9-2 record, a victory in the Salt City Bowl and a No. 3 ranking in the final NJCAA rankings.
A native of Salina, Kansas, Dallas was a quarterback at Fort Hays State from 2004-05, then finished his playing career at Kansas Wesleyan from 2006-07. He began his coaching career at KWU, coaching quarterbacks and receivers in 2009 and 2010 before moving on to Angelo State in 2011. Dallas was with the NCAA Division II program for eight seasons, coaching tight ends in 2011, then receivers from 2012-15. In his final three years, he was the offensive coordinator, helping the Rams to two Heart of Texas Bowl games in 2017 and 2018.
Dallas joined the Hutchinson staff in 2019 as assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and tight ends coach. The Blue Dragons finished 10-2 that year with a win in the Salt City Bowl. Under Dallas, the offense ranked No. 3 in the nation in scoring, No. 4 in rushing offense and No. 10 in total offense.
In his short time as head coach, Dallas has racked up the awards. He is a two-time KJCCC Coach of the Year and won Wichita Area Sports Commission Coach of the Year and NJCAA National Coach of the Year for the 2020-21 season.
About the ACCFCA: Before 2000, the two junior college associations, the California Community College Football Coaches Association, and the National Junior College Football Coaches Association, each had its own Coach of the Year. In 2000, the AFCA invited the organizations to meet at the AFCA Convention.
Three national goals were set: to form a national community college football coaches’ association, to study the possibility of a national championship game between the two organizations and to select a yearly National Coach of the Year who would be recognized by the AFCA. Their initial goal, to create an umbrella coaches association, has been accomplished.
In 2002, the American Community College Football Coaches Association selected its first national coach of the year, Michael White of Reedley College. Past winners of the ACCFCA Coach of the Year are: Troy Morrell, Butler Community College, 2003; Tim Hatten, Pearl River Community College, 2004; Don Dillon, American River College, 2005; John Featherstone, El Camino College, 2006; Jeff Chudy, Bakersfield College, 2007; Jeff Jordan, Butte College, 2008; Brad Franchione, Blinn College, 2009; Bob Jastrab, Mt. San Antonio College, 2010; Bert Williams, Georgia Military College, 2013; Buddy Stephens, East Mississippi Community College, 2011 and 2014; Mark McElroy, Saddleback College, 2015; Jeff Sims, Garden City Community College, 2016; Scott Strohmeier, Iowa Western Community College, 2012 and 2017; Steve Mooshagian, Ventura College, 2018; Tom Craft, Riverside City College, 2019 and Kurt Taufa’asau, New Mexico Military Institute, 2021.
For more information about the AFCA, visit www.AFCA.com. For more interesting articles, check out The Insider and subscribe to our weekly email.
If you are interested in more in-depth articles and videos, please become an AFCA member. You can find out more information about membership and specific member benefits on the AFCA Membership Overview page. If you are ready to join, please fill out the AFCA Membership Application.
