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 Ref 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
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