Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award

Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award
Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year logo
Awarded for	best college football coach in each NCAA Division
Presented by	Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Selection Committee, fan votes, media votes
Country	United States
First awarded	2006
Currently held by	Gene Chizik (FBS) K. C. Keeler (FCS) Bob Nielson (Division II) Glenn Caruso (Division III)
Official website	http://www.coachoftheyear.com/

The Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award is an annual college football award given to the a head coach from each NCAA division. The award honors coaches who succeed on and off the field, displaying sportsmanship, integrity, responsibility, and excellence.

Each coach who wins is given $50,000 to donate to the charities of his choice, and a $20,000 grant for alumni association scholarships from the school the coach represents.

1 Winners
2 References
3 External links

Winners

Division I FBS

Year	Coach	School
2006	Greg Schiano	Rutgers University
2007	Ron Zook	University of Illinois
2008	Nick Saban	University of Alabama
2009	Gary Patterson	Texas Christian University
2010	Gene Chizik	Auburn University

Note: In 2006, the award was only given to a Division I FBS coach.

Division I FCS

Year	Coach	School
2007	Jerry Kill	Southern Illinois University
2008	Mickey Matthews	James Madison University
2009	Jerry Moore	Appalachian State University
2010	K. C. Keeler	University of Delaware

Division II

Year	Coach	School
2007	Bill O'Boyle	Chadron State College
2008	Chuck Broyles	Pittsburg State University
2009	Mel Tjeerdsma	Northwest Missouri State University
2010	Bob Nielson	University of Minnesota Duluth

Division III

Year	Coach	School
2007	John Gagliardi	St. John's University
2008	Larry Kehres	Mount Union College
2009	Steve Staker	Coe College
2010	Glenn Caruso	University of St. Thomas

References

External links

Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award official website

Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award winners

Division I FBS	2006: Schiano 2007: Zook 2008: Saban 2009: Patterson 2010: Chizik

Division I FCS	2007: Kill 2008: Matthews 2009: Moore 2010: Keeler

Division II	2007: O'Boyle 2008: Broyles 2009: Tjeerdsma 2010: Nielson

Division III	2007: Gagliardi 2008: Kehres 2009: Staker 2010: Caruso

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