AFCA Division II Coach of the Year
From Varsity Pride
The AFCA Division II Coach of the Year is a college football award given each year to the nation's most outstanding Division II coach as determined by his peers in the AFCA. From 1960-1982, the award was the AFCA Small College Coach of the Year, and eligibility included all schools outside of major colleges. From 1983-2005, coaches at NAIA Division I schools were eligible, until the creation of the AFCA NAIA Coach of the Year honor.
| 1960 | Warren B. Woodson | New Mexico State |
| 1961 | Jake Gaither | Florida A&M |
| 1962 | Bill Edwards | Wittenberg |
| 1963 | Bill Edwards (2) | Wittenberg |
| 1964 | Clarence Stasavich | East Carolina |
| 1965 | Jack Curtice | Cal-Santa Barbara |
| 1966 | Dan Jessee | Trinity (CT) |
| 1967 | Andy Moore | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 1968 | Jim Root | New Hampshire |
| 1969 | Larry Naviaux | Boston University |
| 1970 | Bennie Ellender | Arkansas State |
| 1971 | Tubby Raymond | Delaware |
| 1972 | Tubby Raymond (2) | Delaware |
| 1973 | Dave Maurer | Wittenberg |
| 1974 | Roy Kramer | Central Michigan |
| 1975 | Dave Maurer (2) | Wittenberg |
| 1976 | Jim Dennison | Akron |
| 1977 | Bill Manlove | Widener |
| 1978 | Lee Tressel | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 1979 | Bill Narduzzi | Youngstown State |
| 1980 | Rick Carter | Dayton |
| 1981 | Vito Ragazzo | Shippensburg |
| 1982 | Jim Wacker | Southwest Texas State |
| 1983 | Don Morton | North Dakota State |
| 1984 | Chan Gailey | Troy State |
| 1985 | George Landis | Bloomsburg |
| 1986 | Earle Solomonson | North Dakota State |
| 1987 | Rick Rhoades | Troy State |
| 1988 | Rocky Hager | North Dakota State |
| 1989 | John Williams | Mississippi College |
| 1990 | Rocky Hager (2) | North Dakota State |
| 1991 | Chuck Broyles | Pittsburg State |
| 1992 | Bill Burgess | Jacksonville State |
| 1993 | Bobby Wallace | North Alabama |
| 1994 | Bobby Wallace (2) | North Alabama |
| 1995 | Bobby Wallace (3) | North Alabama |
| 1996 | Joe Glenn | Northern Colorado |
| 1997 | Joe Glenn (2) | Northern Colorado |
| 1998 | Mel Tjeerdsma | Northwest Missouri State |
| 1999 | Mel Tjeerdsma (2) | Northwest Missouri State |
| 2000 | Danny Hale | Bloomsburg |
| 2001 | Dale Lennon | North Dakota |
| 2002 | Brian Kelly | Grand Valley State |
| 2003 | Brian Kelly (2) Mike Van Diest |
Grand Valley State Carroll (MT) |
| 2004 | Chris Hatcher | Valdosta State |
| 2005 | Chuck Martin | Grand Valley State |
| 2006 | Chuck Martin (2) | Grand Valley State |
| 2007 | David Dean | Valdosta State |
| 2008 | Mel Tjeerdsma (3) | Northwest Missouri State |
| 2009 | Mel Tjeerdsma (4) | Northwest Missouri State |
| 2010 | Bob Nielson | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 2011 | Paul Winters | Wayne State (MI) |
| 2012 | David Dean (2) | Valdosta State |
| 2013 | Adam Dorrell | Northwest Missouri State |
| 2014 | John Wristen | Colorado State-Pueblo |
