TCU coach Gary Patteron won the Eddie Robinson Award today, which is the Football Writers Assn. of America’s Coach of the Year award. Patterson is now a two-time winner, just the eighth coach to win it twice. USC coach John McKay was also a two-time winner.
Pete Carroll never won the award but was a finalist three times.
| Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award | |||
| Record | Rank | ||
| 2014 | Gary Patterson, TCU | 11-1 | |
| Finalists: Art Briles (Baylor); Jimbo Fisher (Florida State); Justin Fuente (Memphis); Bryan Harsin (Boise State); Mark Helfrich (Oregon); Urban Meyer (Ohio State); Nick Saban (Alabama) | |||
| 2013 | Gus Malzahn, Auburn | 13-1 | 2 |
| Finalists: Art Briles (Baylor); David Cutcliffe (Duke); Mark Dantonio (Michigan State); Jimbo Fisher (Florida State); George O’Leary (UCF); Gary Pinkel (Missouri); David Shaw (Stanford). | |||
| 2012 | Brian Kelly, Notre Dame | 12-0 | 1 |
| Finalists: Gary Andersen (Utah State); Dave Doeren (Northern Illinois); Urban Meyer (Ohio State), Will Muschamp (Florida); Bill O’Brien (Penn State); David Shaw (Stanford); Bill Snyder (Kansas State); Kevin Sumlin (Texas A&M). | |||
| 2011 | Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State | 12-1 | 3 |
| Finalists: Brady Hoke (Michigan); Les Miles (LSU); Bill Snyder (Kansas State); Dabo Swinney (Clemson) | |||
| 2010 | Chip Kelly, Oregon | 12-1 | 3 |
| Finalists: Bret Bielema (Wisconsin); Gene Chizik (Auburn); Mark Dantonio (Michigan State); Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State); Jim Harbaugh (Stanford); Gary Patterson (TCU); Chris Petersen (Boise State) | |||
| 2009 | Gary Patterson, TCU | 12-1 | 6 |
| Finalists: Mack Brown (Texas); Paul Johnson (Georgia Tech); Brian Kelly (Cincinnati); Chip Kelly (Oregon); Chris Petersen (Boise State); Nick Saban (Alabama) | |||
| 2008 | Nick Saban, Alabama | 12-2 | 6 |
| Finalists: Mack Brown (Texas); Pete Carroll (USC); Mike Leach (Texas Tech); Urban Meyer (Florida); Joe Paterno (Penn State); Chris Petersen (Boise State); Bob Stoops (Oklahoma); Kyle Whittingham (Utah) | |||
| 2007 | Mark Mangino, Kansas | 12-1 | 7 |
| Finalists: Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech); Troy Calhoun (Air Force); Dennis Erickson (Arizona State); June Jones (Hawaii); Gary Pinkel (Missouri); Jim Tressel (Ohio State); Ron Zook (Illinois) | |||
| 2006 | Greg Schiano, Rutgers | 11-2 | 12 |
| Finalists: Art Briles (Houston); Lloyd Carr (Michigan); Jim Grobe (Wake Forest); June Jones (Hawaii); Bronco Mendenhall (BYU); Houston Nutt (Arkansas); Chris Petersen (Boise State); Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) | |||
| 2005 | Charlie Weis, Notre Dame | 9-3 | 9 |
| Finalists: Mack Brown (Texas); Pete Carroll (USC); Karl Dorrell (UCLA); George O’Leary (Central Florida); Joe Paterno (Penn State) | |||
| 2004 | Urban Meyer, Utah | 12-0 | 4 |
| Finalists: Pete Carroll (USC); Kirk Ferentz (Iowa); Mike Price (UTEP); Jeff Tedford (California); Tommy Tuberville (Auburn) | |||
| 2003 | Nick Saban, LSU | 13-1 | 2 |
| Finalists: Pete Carroll (USC); Paul Johnson (Navy); Steve Kragthorpe (Tulsa); Gary Patterson (TCU); Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) | |||
| 2002 | Jim Tressel, Ohio State | 14-0 | 1 |
| Finalists: Larry Coker (Miami); Kirk Ferentz (Iowa); Tyrone Willingham (Notre Dame) | |||
| 2001 | Ralph Friedgen, Maryland | 10-2 | 11 |
| Finalists: Ron Turner (Illinois); Mike Price (Washington State) | |||
| 2000 | Bob Stoops, Oklahoma | 13-0 | 1 |
| Finalists: Dennis Erickson (Oregon State); John L. Smith (Louisville) | |||
| 1999 | Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech | 11-1 | 2 |
| Finalists: June Jones (Hawaii); Glen Mason (Minnesota). | |||
| 1998 | Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee | 13-0 | 1 |
| Finalists: Barry Alvarez (Wisconsin); Mike Bellotti (Oregon); Tommy Bowden (Tulane); Houston Nutt (Arkansas); George O’Leary (Georgia Tech); Larry Smith (Missouri); Bill Snyder (Kansas State); Bob Toledo (UCLA); Dick Tomey (Arizona) | |||
| 1997 | Mike Price, Washington State | 10-2 | 9 |
| Finalists: Bobby Bowden (Florida State); Mack Brown (North Carolina); Lloyd Carr (Michigan); Jim Donnan (Georgia); Dennis Franchione (New Mexico); Tom Osborne (Nebraska); Joe Paterno (Penn State); Gary Pinkel (Toledo); Bob Simmons (Oklahoma State); Joe Tiller (Purdue); Bob Toledo (UCLA) | |||
| FWAA Coach of the Year Award | |||
| 1996 | Bruce Snyder, Arizona State | 11-1 | 4 |
| 1995 | Gary Barnett, Northwestern | 10-2 | 8 |
| 1994 | Rich Brooks, Oregon | 9-4 | 11 |
| 1993 | Terry Bowden, Auburn | 11-0 | 4 |
| 1992 | Gene Stallings, Alabama | 13-0 | 1 |
| 1991 | Don James, Washington | 12-0 | 2 |
| 1990 | Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech | 11-0-1 | 2 |
| 1989 | Bill McCartney, Colorado | 11-1 | 4 |
| 1988 | Lou Holtz, Notre Dame | 12-0 | 1 |
| 1987 | Dick MacPherson, Syracuse | 11-0-1 | 4 |
| 1986 | Joe Paterno, Penn State | 12-0 | 1 |
| 1985 | Fisher DeBerry, Air Force | 12-1 | 8 |
| 1984 | LaVell Edwards, BYU | 13-0 | 1 |
| 1983 | Howard Schnellenberger, Miami | 11-1 | 1 |
| 1982 | Joe Paterno, Penn State | 11-1 | 1 |
| 1981 | Danny Ford, Clemson | 12-0 | 1 |
| 1980 | Vince Dooley, Georgia | 12-0 | 1 |
| 1979 | Earle Bruce, Ohio State | 11-1 | 4 |
| 1978 | Joe Paterno, Penn State | 11-1 | 4 |
| 1977 | Lou Holtz, Arkansas | 11-1 | 3 |
| 1976 | Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh | 12-0 | 1 |
| 1975 | Woody Hayes, Ohio State | 11-1 | 4 |
| 1974 | Grant Teaff, Baylor | 8-4 | 14 |
| 1973 | Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh | 6-5-1 | UR |
| 1972 | John McKay, USC | 12-0 | 1 |
| 1971 | Bob Devaney, Nebraska | 13-0 | 1 |
| 1970 | Alex Agase, Northwestern | 6-4 | UR |
| 1969 | Bo Schembechler, Michigan | 8-3 | 9 |
| 1968 | Woody Hayes, Ohio State | 10-0 | 1 |
| 1967 | John Pont, Indiana | 9-1 | 4 |
| 1966 | Tom Cahill, Army | 8-2 | UR |
| 1965 | Duffy Daugherty, Michigan State | 10-1 | 2 |
| 1964 | Ara Parseghian, Notre Dame | 9-1 | 3 |
| 1963 | Darrell Royal, Texas | 10-0 | 1 |
| 1962 | John McKay, USC | 10-0 | 1 |
| 1961 | Darrell Royal, Texas | 9-1 | 3 |
| 1960 | Murray Warmath, Minnesota | 8-1 | 1 |
| 1959 | Ben Schwartzwalder, Syracuse | 10-0 | 1 |
| 1958 | Paul Dietzel, LSU | 10-0 | 1 |
| 1957 | Woody Hayes, Ohio State | 8-1 | 2 |
How great is an award when Charlie Weis is a winner..
However.. Pete Carroll did win both Conference and National Championships.. So i think I am ok with PC not winning a Coach of the Year award..
And how many coaches have won a college National Championship and an NFL championship?
Pete Carroll is in rare company – in the history of the NFL/NCAA there are just two others – Jimmy Johnston – Miami-FL and DAL and Barry Switzer – OK and DAL.
Not an easy task which is why Holtz ‘quit the NYJ in 1976. McKay got the Bucs to the 1979 NFC CG only to lose to the Rams. Sabin imploded w. the Dolphins.
No NFL Super Bowl winning coach has ever returned to college ranks and won there – main reason is their inability to ‘trade’ players.
I wish I had your power of recall
Careful jack might get angry