Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award

Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award
History
Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year logo
Awarded for	best college football coach in each NCAA Division
Country	United States
Presented by	Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Selection Committee, fan votes, media votes
First award	2006
Final award	2013
Most recent	Gus Malzahn (FBS) Craig Bohl (FCS) Peter Rossomando (Division II) Glenn Caruso (Division III)

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

Winners

Division I FBS

Year	Coach	School
2006	Greg Schiano	Rutgers
2007	Ron Zook	Illinois
2008	Nick Saban	Alabama
2009	Gary Patterson	TCU
2010	Gene Chizik	Auburn
2011	Les Miles	LSU
2012	Brian Kelly	Notre Dame
2013	Gus Malzahn	Auburn

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
2008	Mickey Matthews	James Madison
2009	Jerry Moore	Appalachian State
2010	K. C. Keeler	Delaware
2011	Rob Ash	Montana State
2012	Willie Fritz	Sam Houston State
2013	Craig Bohl	North Dakota State

Division II

Year	Coach	School
2007	Bill O'Boyle	Chadron State
2008	Chuck Broyles	Pittsburg State
2009	Mel Tjeerdsma	Northwest Missouri State
2010	Bob Nielson	Minnesota–Duluth
2011	Tim Beck	Pittsburg State
2012	Peter Rossomando	New Haven
2013	Curt Wiese	Minnesota–Duluth

Division III

Year	Coach	School
2007	John Gagliardi	Saint John's (MN)
2008	Larry Kehres	Mount Union
2009	Steve Staker	Coe
2010	Glenn Caruso	St. Thomas (MN)
2011	Glenn Caruso (2)	St. Thomas (MN)
2012	Glenn Caruso (3)	St. Thomas (MN)
2013	Pete Fredenburg	Mary Hardin–Baylor

References

winners
Division I FBS	2006: Schiano 2007: Zook 2008: Saban 2009: Patterson 2010: Chizik 2011: Miles 2012: Kelly 2013: Malzahn
Division I FCS	2007: Kill 2008: Matthews 2009: Moore 2010: Keeler 2011: Ash 2012: Fritz 2013: Bohl
Division II	2007: O'Boyle 2008: Broyles 2009: Tjeerdsma 2010: Nielson 2011: Beck 2012: Rossomando 2013: Wiese
Division III	2007: Gagliardi 2008: Kehres 2009: Staker 2010: Caruso 2011: Caruso 2012: Caruso 2013: Fredenburg

College football awards
College Football Hall of Fame
Player of the year	Heisman Trophy (winners) (1936) Maxwell Award (1937) The Sporting News Player of the Year (1942) Walter Camp Award (1967) AP Player of the Year (1998)
Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive player) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive player) Lott Trophy (Defensive player) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Manning Award (Quarterback) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Receiver) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Joe Moore Award (Offensive line) Rimington Trophy (Center) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Butkus Award (Linebacker) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Patrick Mannelly Award (Long snapper) Jet Award (Return specialist) Peter Mortell (Holder)
Other national awards	Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Senior quarterback) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Lombardi Award (Best performance) Jacobs Blocking Trophy (Best blocker) Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award (Best of Polynesian descent) Deacon Jones Trophy (Best HBCU player)
All-Americans	College Football All-America Team (unanimous selections) Little All-America team
Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year Award (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award (1957) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) George Munger Award (1989) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) (2006) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977)
Assistant coaching awards	Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year
Conference awards	ACC awards American awards Big 12 awards Big East awards Big Ten awards (MVP) CUSA awards MAC awards MW awards Pac-12 awards SEC awards Sun Belt awards SWC awards
FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (defensive player) Jerry Rice Award (freshman) Eddie Robinson Award (coach) STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year STATS FCS Coach of the Year
Other divisions / associations	Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA) Hec Crighton Trophy (U Sports)
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) Senior CLASS Award (Div. I FBS 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	Conerly Trophy (Mississippi) Jon Cornish Trophy (Canada) Dudley Award (Virginia) Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas;) Kent Hull Trophy (Mississippi) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England)
Awards organizations	Maxwell Football Club National Football Foundation Touchdown Club of Columbus Walter Camp Football Foundation DC Touchdown Club
Defunct awards	Champ Pickens Cup (Southern Conference champion; 1923–1926) Norris Cup (Best player in North Carolina; 1924–1930) Porter Cup (Best player at southern universities; 1918–1932) UPI Player of the Year (Best player; 1950–1991) Joseph V. Paterno Award (Best coach; 2010) Melberger Award (Div. III MVP; 1993–2011) Chic Harley Award (Best player; 1955–2018)) Archie Griffin Award (Most valuable; 1999–2018)