Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
From Varsity Pride
The Paul "Bear" Bryant Award is a college football award given each year to the nation's most outstanding coach as determined by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.
| 1986 | Joe Paterno | Penn State |
| 1987 | Dick MacPherson | Syracuse |
| 1988 | Lou Holtz | Notre Dame |
| 1989 | Bill McCartney | Colorado |
| 1990 | Bobby Ross | Georgia Tech |
| 1991 | Don James | Washington |
| 1992 | Gene Stallings | Alabama |
| 1993 | Terry Bowden | Auburn |
| 1994 | Rich Brooks | Oregon |
| 1995 | Gary Barnett | Northwestern |
| 1996 | Bruce Snyder | Arizona State |
| 1997 | Lloyd Carr | Michigan |
| 1998 | Bill Snyder | Kansas State |
| 1999 | Frank Beamer | Virginia Tech |
| 2000 | Bob Stoops | Oklahoma |
| 2001 | Larry Coker | Miami (FL) |
| 2002 | Jim Tressel | Ohio State |
| 2003 | Nick Saban | Louisiana State |
| 2004 | Tommy Tuberville | Auburn |
| 2005 | Mack Brown | Texas |
| 2006 | Chris Petersen | Boise State |
| 2007 | Mark Mangino | Kansas |
| 2008 | Kyle Whittingham | Utah |
| 2009 | Chris Petersen (2) | Boise State |
| 2010 | Gene Chizik | Auburn |
| 2011 | Mike Gundy | Oklahoma State |
| 2012 | Bill O'Brien | Penn State |
| 2013 | Gus Malzahn | Auburn |
| 2014 | Gary Patterson | Texas Christian |
