The Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award was an annual

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award given to the a

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from each

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division. The award honored coaches who succeed on and off the field, displaying

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, 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

*Note: In 2006, the award was only given to a Division I FBS coach.

Division I FCS

Division II

Division III

References

{{College football award navbox College football coach of the year awards in the United States Awards established in 2006 Awards disestablished in 2013 Coach of the Year Award