The AFCA Division I FBS Coach of the Year is a college football award given each year to the nation's most outstanding Division I FBS coach as determined by his peers in the AFCA.
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1961
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Bear Bryant
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Alabama
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1962
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John McKay
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Southern California
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1963
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Darrell Royal
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Texas
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1964
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Frank Broyles Ara Parseghian
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Arkansas Notre Dame
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1965
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Tommy Prothro
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Cal-Los Angeles
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1966
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Tom Cahill
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Army
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1967
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John Pont
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Indiana
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1968
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Joe Paterno
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Penn State
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1969
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Bo Schembechler
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Michigan
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1970
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Charles McClendon Darrell Royal
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Louisiana State Texas
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1971
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Bear Bryant
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Alabama
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1972
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John McKay
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Southern California
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1973
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Bear Bryant
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Alabama
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1974
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Grant Teaff
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Baylor
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1975
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Frank Kush
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Arizona State
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1976
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Johnny Majors
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Pittsburgh
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1977
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Don James
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Washington
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1978
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Joe Paterno
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Penn State
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1979
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Earle Bruce
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Ohio State
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1980
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Vince Dooley
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Georgia
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1981
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Danny Ford
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Clemson
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1982
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Joe Paterno
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Penn State
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1983
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Ken Hatfield
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Air Force
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1984
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LaVell Edwards
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Brigham Young
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1985
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Fisher DeBerry
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Air Force
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1986
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Joe Paterno
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Penn State
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1987
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Dick MacPherson
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Syracuse
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1988
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Don Nehlen
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West Virginia
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1989
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Bill McCartney
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Colorado
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1990
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Bobby Ross
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Georgia Tech
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1991
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Bill Lewis
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East Carolina
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1992
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Gene Stallings
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Alabama
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1993
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Barry Alvarez
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Wisconsin
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1994
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Tom Osborne
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Nebraska
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1995
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Gary Barnett
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Northwestern
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1996
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Bruce Snyder
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Arizona State
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1997
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Lloyd Carr
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Michigan
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1998
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Phillip Fulmer
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Tennessee
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1999
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Frank Beamer
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Virginia Tech
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2000
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Bob Stoops
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Oklahoma
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2001
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Larry Coker Ralph Friedgen
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Miami (FL) Maryland
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2002
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Jim Tressel
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Ohio State
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2003
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Pete Carroll
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Southern California
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2004
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Tommy Tuberville
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Auburn
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2005
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Joe Paterno
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Penn State
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2006
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Jim Grobe
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Wake Forest
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2007
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Mark Mangino
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Kansas
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2008
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Kyle Whittingham
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Utah
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2009
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Gary Patterson
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Texas Christian
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2010
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Chip Kelly
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Oregon
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2011
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Les Miles
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Louisiana State
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