Home Depot Coach of the Year Award

Home Depot Coach of the Year Award
Awarded for	College football's top head coach
Presented by	ESPN and ABC college football analysts
Country	United States
First awarded	1994
Currently held by	Les Miles

The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award is given annually to college football's top head coach. The award for the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision is selected by ESPN and ABC college football analysts. No coach has ever won the award twice.

Winners

Year	Winner	School
1994	Rich Brooks^[1]	Oregon
1995	Gary Barnett^[1]	Northwestern
1996	Bobby Bowden^[1]	Florida State
1997	Mike Price^[1]	Washington State
1998	Phillip Fulmer^[1]	Tennessee
1999	Frank Solich^[1]	Nebraska
2000	Bob Stoops^[1]	Oklahoma
2001	Ralph Friedgen^[1]	Maryland
2002	Tyrone Willingham^[1]	Notre Dame
2003	Pete Carroll^[1]	USC
2004	Urban Meyer^[2]	Utah
2005	Joe Paterno^[3]	Penn State
2006	Greg Schiano^[4]	Rutgers
2007	Mark Mangino^[5]	Kansas
2008	Nick Saban^[6]	Alabama
2009	Brian Kelly^[7]	Cincinnati
2010	Gene Chizik^[8]	Auburn
2011	Les Miles^[9]	LSU

References

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^ English, Antonya (December 4, 2004). "Gators get what they want in Utah coach". St. Petersburg Times. http://www.sptimes.com/2004/12/04/Sports/Gators_get_what_they_.shtml. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
^ "Bush, Young double up for awards". USA Today. December 9, 2005. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2005-12-08-awards-roundup_x.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
^ "Quinn, Smith win at college football awards". ESPN.com. December 7, 2006. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2690330&type=story. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
^ Fusco, Asher (December 7, 2007). "Mangino earns coach of the year award". The University Daily Kansan. http://www.kansan.com/stories/2007/dec/07/mangino_earns_coach_year_award/. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
^ "UA's Saban Named Home Depot Coach of the Year". SECsports.com. December 9, 2008. http://secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=2&url_article_id=11927&change_well_id=2. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
^ "Brian Kelly Named ESPN Home Depot Coach of the Year". GOBearcats.com. December 10, 2009. http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121009aaa.html. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
^ "Auburn's Gene Chizik is Home Depot Coach of Year". al.com. December 8, 2010. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/12/auburns_gene_chizik_is_home_de.html. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
^ "Miles is The Home Depot Coach of Year". espn.com. December 7, 2011. http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/34816/miles-is-the-home-depot-coach-of-the-year. Retrieved 2011-12-08.

The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award winners

1994: Brooks 1995: Barnett 1996: Bowden 1997: Price 1998: Fulmer 1999: Osborne 2000: Stoops 2001: Friedgen 2002: Willingham 2003: Carroll 2004: Meyer 2005: Paterno 2006: Schiano 2007: Mangino 2008: Saban 2009: Kelly 2010: Chizik 2011: Miles

College football awards

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

Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) • SN Player of the Year (1942)

Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defenseman) • Chuck Bednarik Award (Defenseman) • Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) • Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) • Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) • Doak Walker Award (Running back) • Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide receiver) • Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) • John Mackey Award (Tight end) • Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) • Lott Trophy (Defenseman) • Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) • Manning Award (Quarterback) • Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) • Ray Guy Award (Punter) • Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end)

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

All-Americans	College Football All-America Team

Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) • Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) • SN 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) • 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) (formerly the George Munger Award (1989))

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

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

Division I FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) • Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defenseman) • Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) • Eddie Robinson Award (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	Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England Sportsmanship)

Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame