Award:
| Year | Winner | College |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Bobby Bowden | Florida State |
| 1995 | Gary Barnett | Northwestern |
| 1996 | Rich Brooks | Oregon |
| 1997 | Mike Price | Washington State |
| 1998 | Phillip Fulmer | Tennessee |
| 1999 | Frank Solich | Nebraska |
| 2000 | Bob Stoops | Oklahoma |
| 2001 | Ralph Friedgen | Maryland |
| 2002 | Tyrone Willingham | Notre Dame |
| 2003 | Pete Carroll | USC |
| 2004 | Urban Meyer | Utah |
| 2005 | Joe Paterno | Penn State |
| 2006 | Greg Schiano | Rutgers |
| 2007 | Mark Mangino | Kansas |
| 2008 | Nick Saban | Alabama |
| 2009 | Brian Kelly | Cincinnati |
| 2010 | Gene Chizik | Auburn |
| 2011 | Les Miles | LSU |
| 2012 | Brian Kelly | Notre Dame |
| 2013 | Gus Malzahn | Auburn |
| 2014 | Gary Patterson | TCU |
| 2015 | Dabo Swinney | Clemson |
| 2016 | Mike MacIntyre | Colorado |
| 2017 | Scott Frost | UCF |
| 2018 | Brian Kelly | Notre Dame |
| 2019 | Ed Orgeron | LSU |
| 2020 | Jamey Chadwell | Coastal Carolina |
| 2021 | Luke Fickell | Cincinnati |