Walter Camp Coach of the Year

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The Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football head coach adjudged by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A head coaches and sports information directors under the auspices of the Walter Camp Football Foundation as the Coach of the Year; the award is named for Walter Camp, a progenitor of the sport.

The award has been presented yearly since 1967 during the Walter Camp Football Foundation's annual awards weekend, held on the campus of Yale University.

[edit] Previous winners

Season	Coach	School
1967	John Pont	Indiana
1968	Woody Hayes	Ohio State
1969	Bo Schembechler	Michigan
1970	Bob Blackman	Dartmouth
1971	Bob Devaney	Nebraska
1972	Joe Paterno	Penn State
1973	Johnny Majors	Pittsburgh
1974	Barry Switzer	Oklahoma
1975	Frank Kush	Arizona State
1976	Frank R. Burns	Rutgers
1977	Lou Holtz	Arkansas
1978	Warren Powers	Missouri
1979	John Mackovic	Wake Forest
1980	Vince Dooley	Georgia
1981	Jackie Sherrill	Pittsburgh
1982	Jerry Stovall	Louisiana State
1983	Mike White	Illinois
1984	Joe Morrison	South Carolina
1985	Fisher DeBerry	Air Force
1986	Jimmy Johnson	Miami
1987	Dick MacPherson	Syracuse
1988	Don Nehlen	West Virginia
1989	Bill McCartney	Colorado
1990	Bobby Ross	Georgia Tech
1991	Bobby Bowden	Florida State
1992	Gene Stallings	Alabama
1993	Terry Bowden	Auburn
1994	Joe Paterno	Penn State
1995	Gary Barnett	Northwestern
1996	Bruce Snyder	Arizona State
1997	Lloyd Carr	Michigan
1998	Bill Snyder	Kansas State
1999	Frank Beamer	Virginia Tech
2000	Bob Stoops	Oklahoma
2001	Ralph Friedgen	Maryland
2002	Kirk Ferentz	Iowa
2003	Bob Stoops	Oklahoma
2004	Tommy Tuberville	Auburn
2005	Joe Paterno	Penn State
2006	Greg Schiano	Rutgers

[edit] References

"Rutgers’ Greg Schiano Named Walter Camp's 2006 "Coach of the Year." Walter Camp Football Foundation

[edit] External links

Official website

College football awards:
Best player awards: Heisman Memorial Trophy Maxwell Award \| Walter Camp Award
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Best Defenseman) Chuck Bednarik Award (Best Defenseman) Dave Rimington Trophy (Best C) Davey O'Brien Award (Best QB) Dick Butkus Award (Best LB) Doak Walker Award (Best RB) Draddy Trophy (Academic Heisman) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Best WR) Jim Thorpe Award (Best DB) John Mackey Award (Best TE)	Johnny Unitas Award (Best Senior QB) Lombardi Award (Best Lineman or LB) Lott Trophy (Defensive impact) Lou Groza Award (Best PK) Manning Award (Best QB) Mosi Tatupu Award (Best spec. teams) Outland Trophy (Best IOL or DL) Ray Guy Award (Best P) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Best QB) Ted Hendricks Award (Best DE)
Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year \| Home Depot Coach of the Year Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year \| Walter Camp Coach of the Year
Walter Payton Award (Best Div. I-AA Off.) \| Buck Buchanan Award (Best Div. I-AA Def.) Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) \| Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) \| Melberger Award (Div. III)