AFCA Coach Of The Year
The AFCA Coach of the Year Award is given annually to college football coaches by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). Separate awards are presented at all levels of U.S. college football. The AFCA as a whole presents the award for the four divisions of NCAA football— Division I FBS, Division I FCS, Division II, and Division III—plus the NAIA. The AFCA's section for community and junior colleges presents an identical award to a head coach at a two-year institution. The award has had several different sponsors over the years, including Eastman Kodak Corporation, and thus also been named the Kodak Coach of the Year Award. Winners NCAA University Division / Division I-A/FBS NCAA Division I-AA/FCS NCAA College Division / Division II This includes NCAA Division II and NAIA from 1983 to 2005. NCAA Division III This includes NCAA Division III and NAIA from 1983 to 1995. NAIA NAIA was included in the Division II and III groups until 2006 when it was bro ...
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American Football Coaches Association
The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) is an association of over 11,000 American football coaches and staff on all levels. According to its constitution, some of the main goals of the American Football Coaches Association are to "maintain the highest possible standards in football and the profession of coaching football," and to "provide a forum for the discussion and study of all matters pertaining to football and coaching." The AFCA, along with ''USA Today'', is responsible for the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Coaches Poll. The AFCA is also responsible for the Top 25 poll for Division II and Division III football. The AFCA was founded in a meeting for 43 coaches at the Hotel Astor in New York City on Dec. 27, 1921. It is headquartered in Waco, Texas (the headquarters building is located across from Baylor University, formerly coached by AFCA executive director Grant Teaff). The association has over 10,000 members and represents coaches at all levels in ...
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National Association Of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics association for higher education, colleges and universities in North America. Most colleges and universities in the NAIA offer athletic scholarships to their student athletes. Around $1.3 billion in athletic scholarship financial aid is awarded to student athletes annually. For the 2024–25 season, it had List of NAIA institutions, 237 member institutions, of which two are in British Columbia, one in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the rest in the conterminous United States, continental United States, with over 83,000 student-athletes participating. The NAIA, whose headquarters is in Kansas City, Missouri, sponsors 28 national championships. CBS Sports Network, formerly called CSTV, serves as the national media outlet for the NAIA. In 2014, ESPNU began carrying the NAIA football national championship, NAIA Football National Championship. History In 1937, James Naismith and local ...
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1946 Army Cadets Football Team
The 1946 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 9–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 263 to 80. Army's 1946 season was part of a 32-game undefeated streak that included the entire 1944, 1945, and 1946 seasons. Army was ranked No. 1 for most of the season in the AP poll. However, in the final poll issued on December 2, Notre Dame jumped to No. 1 with 1,730 points, and Army was bumped to No. 2 with 1,659 points. Army was recognized as the 1946 national champion by the Billingsley Report, College Football Researchers Association, and Houlgate System, and as co-national champion with Notre Dame by the Boand System, Helms Athletic Foundation, and Poling System. For the third consecutive year, Army also won the 1946 Lambert Trophy as the best football team in the ...
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1945 Indiana Hoosiers Football Team
The 1945 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented the Indiana University Bloomington in the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season, compiled the only undefeated record and won the first Big Ten Conference championship in the program's history. In their 12th year under head coach Bo McMillin, the Hoosiers compiled a 9–0–1 record (5–0–1 Big Ten), outscored their opponents by a combined total of 279 to 56, and finished the season ranked #4 in the final AP Poll. The lone blemish on the team's record was a 7–7 tie with 1945 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Northwestern in the second game of the season. Head coach Bo McMillin was selected as the Coach of the Year by his fellow college football coaches. Four Hoosier players also received first-team honors on either the 1945 College Football All-America Team, 1945 All-America Team or the 1945 All-Big Ten Conference football team. End Bob Ravensberg was a consensus first-team All-Ameri ...
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1944 Ohio State Buckeyes Football Team
The 1944 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–0 record. The Buckeyes also outscored opponents 287–79 during the season. The team was named a national champion by the National Championship Foundation and the Sagarin Ratings, but this championship is not claimed by Ohio State. Schedule Rankings Coaching staff * Carroll Widdoes, head coach, first year Awards and honors * Les Horvath, Heisman Trophy First-Team All Americans * Jack Dugger, End (All-America Board, FWAA, INS, Sporting News, UP, Walter Camp) * Bill Hackett, Guard (All-America Board, AP, Collier's, Football News, FWAA, CPA, Walter Camp) * Les Horvath, Quarterback (All-America Board, AP, Collier's, Football News, FWAA, INS, Look, NEA, Sporting News, UP, CPA, Walter Camp) * Bill Willis, Tackle (Look, Sporting News, UP) 1945 NFL draftees References Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes football se ...
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1943 Pacific Tigers Football Team
The 1943 Pacific Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Tigers compiled a record of 7–2 and finished the season ranked No. 19 in the AP Poll. In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Pacific ranked 31st among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 90.6. The Tigers played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton. Schedule Rankings References {{Pacific Tigers football navbox Pacific Pacific Tigers football seasons Pacific Tigers football The Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (United States), University of the Pacific in NCAA Division I-A (now FBS) college football. The team competed in the Big West Conference during their last season in 1995. ...

1942 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Team
The 1942 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1942 college football season. In their 23rd season under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jacket won the first nine games of the season, before losing its final two games, including a loss to Texas in the 1943 Cotton Bowl. They were ranked No. 5 in the AP poll. Schedule Rankings References Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football seasons Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football program represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in the sport of American football. The Yellow Jackets college football team competes in the Football Bowl Subd ...

1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Team
The 1941 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its first season under head coach Frank Leahy, Notre Dame compiled an 8–0–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 189 to 64, and was ranked No. 3 in the final AP poll. Tackle Paul Lillis was the team captain. Quarterback Angelo Bertelli led the team on offense and went on to win the Heisman Trophy in 1943. End Bob Dove was a consensus first-team player on the 1941 All-America team; he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Guard Bernie Crimmins was also selected by ''Collier's'' and ''Liberty'' magazines as a first-team All-American. Schedule Rankings References Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons College football undefeated seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is a college football ...
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1940 Stanford Indians Football Team
The 1940 Stanford Indians football team, nicknamed the "Wow Boys", represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1940 college football season. First-year head coach Clark Shaughnessy inherited a team that finished with a 1–7–1 record the previous season.Wow Boys: The Team That Changed the Game
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1939 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Team
The 1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, known as the "Ironmen" team, was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1939 Big Ten football season. In their first season under head coach Eddie Anderson, the Hawkeyes compiled a 6–1–1 record (4–1–1 in conference games), finished in second place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 130 to 91. They were ranked No. 9 in the final 1939 AP poll and No. 26 in the final Litkenhous Ratings. The 1939 Hawkeyes gained 1,014 rushing yards and 749 passing yards. On defense, they gave up 1,074 rushing yards and 605 passing yards. Halfback Nile Kinnick waa a consensus first-team All-American who won the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, and the ''Chicago Tribune'' Silver Football. Kinnick starred on offense, defense, and special teams. He led the 1939 team in passing (638 yards), rushing (374 yards) and scoring (41 points) and set a school record wi ...
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1938 Carnegie Tech Tartans Football Team
The 1938 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team represented the Carnegie Institute of Technology as an independent during the 1938 college football season. The Tartans were led by second-year head coach Bill Kern and played their home games at Pitt Stadium in Pittsburgh. The team first came to national attention after winning a close game against Northeastern power Holy Cross, who were on a 13-game unbeaten streak. Another big win came when the Tartans upset cross-town rival and defending national champion Pittsburgh, snapping their 22-game winning streak. They finished the regular season at 7–1 and were ranked sixth in the final AP poll, the only Carnegie Tech team to ever finish ranked. The Tartans were awarded the third ever Lambert Trophy, distinguishing them as the best college football team in the East. They were invited to their first and only bowl game in school history, the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, where they led at halftime but lost to national champion TCU, Sc ...
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1936 Lafayette Leopards Football Team
The 1936 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College in the Middle Three Conference during the 1936 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Ernie Nevers, the team compiled a 1–8 record. Benjamin Snyder was the team captain. Schedule References Lafayette Lafayette Leopards football seasons Lafayette Leopards football The Lafayette Leopards football program represents Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania in college football. One of the oldest college football programs in the United States, Lafayette currently plays in the Patriot League at the NCAA Divisi ...