Woody Hayes Trophy
From Varsity Pride
The Woody Hayes Trophy is a college football award given each year to the nation's most outstanding coach as determined by the Touchdown Club of Columbus.
| 1977 | Lou Holtz | Arkansas |
| 1978 | Joe Paterno | Penn State |
| 1979 | Earle Bruce | Ohio State |
| 1980 | Vince Dooley | Georgia |
| 1981 | Danny Ford | Clemson |
| 1982 | Joe Paterno | Penn State |
| 1983 | Tom Osborne | Nebraska |
| 1984 | Don James | Washington |
| 1985 | Bo Schembechler | Michigan |
| 1986 | Joe Paterno | Penn State |
| 1987 | Dick MacPherson | Syracuse |
| 1988 | Lou Holtz | Notre Dame |
| 1989 | no award | |
| 1990 | Bobby Ross | Georgia Tech |
| 1991 | Don James | Washington |
| 1992 | Dennis Erickson | Miami (FL) |
| 1993 | Don Nehlen | West Virginia |
| 1994 | Tom Osborne | Nebraska |
| 1995 | Gary Barnett | Northwestern |
| 1996 | Bruce Snyder | Arizona State |
| 1997 | Lloyd Carr | Michigan |
| 1998 | Phil Fulmer | Tennessee |
| 1999 | Frank Beamer | Virginia Tech |
| 2000 | Bob Stoops | Oklahoma |
| 2001 | Ralph Friedgen | Maryland |
| 2002 | Jim Tressel | Ohio State |
| 2003 | Bob Stoops | Oklahoma |
| 2004 | Urban Meyer | Utah |
| 2005 | Joe Paterno | Penn State |
| 2006 | Jim Tressel | Ohio State |
| 2007 | Mark Mangino | Kansas |
| 2008 | Mike Leach | Texas Tech |
| 2009 | Gary Patterson | Texas Christian |
| 2010 | Jim Harbaugh | Stanford |
| 2011 | Bill Snyder | Kansas State |
