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PrivacyPaul (Bear) Bryant Award Information
 | Given to the coach of the year, the award is voted on by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association and is presented by the Touchdown Club of Houston. For more information visit the official website at - http://www.bryantawards.com/about/coach-of-the-year-award/ |
Paul (Bear) Bryant Award Winners
| Season | Award Winner | School |
| 2025 | Curt Cignetti | Indiana |
| 2024 | Marcus Freeman | Notre Dame |
| 2023 | Mike Norvell | Florida State |
| 2022 | Sonny Dykes | TCU[14] |
| 2021 | Luke Fickell | Cincinnati[13] |
| 2020 | Nick Saban | Alabama |
| 2019 | Ed Orgeron | LSU[12] |
| 2018 | Dabo Swinney | Clemson |
| 2017 | Scott Frost | UCF[11] |
| 2016 | Dabo Swinney | Clemson |
| 2015 | Dabo Swinney | Clemson |
| 2014 | Gary Patterson | TCU |
| 2013 | Gus Malzahn | Auburn |
| 2012 | Bill O'Brien | Penn State |
| 2011 | Mike Gundy | Oklahoma State |
| 2010 | Gene Chizik | Auburn |
| 2009 | Chris Petersen | Boise State |
| 2008 | Kyle Whittingham | Utah |
| 2007 | Mark Mangino | Kansas |
| 2006 | Chris Petersen | Boise State |
| 2005 | Mack Brown | Texas |
| 2004 | Tommy Tuberville | Auburn |
| 2003 | Nick Saban | Louisiana State |
| 2002 | Jim Tressel | Ohio State |
| 2001 | Larry Coker | Miami FL |
| 2000 | Bob Stoops | Oklahoma |
| 1999 | Frank Beamer | Virginia Tech |
| 1998 | Bill Snyder | Kansas State |
| 1997 | Lloyd Carr | Michigan |
| 1996 | Bruce Snyder | Arizona State |
| 1995 | Gary Barnett | Northwestern |
| 1994 | Rick Brooks | Oregon |
| 1993 | Terry Bowden | Auburn |
| 1992 | Gene Stallings | Alabama |
| 1991 | Don James | Washington |
| 1990 | Bobby Ross | Georgia Tech |
| 1989 | Bill McCartney | Colorado |
| 1988 | Lou Holtz | Notre Dame |
| 1987 | Dick MacPherson | Syracuse |
| 1986 | Joe Paterno | Penn State |
| 1985 | Fisher DeBerry | Air Force |
| 1984 | La Vell Edwards | Brigham Young |
| 1983 | Howard Schnellenberger | Miami FL |
| 1982 | Joe Paterno | Penn State |
| 1981 | Danny Ford | Clemson |
| 1980 | Vince Dooley | Georgia |
| 1979 | Earle Bruce | Ohio State |
| 1978 | Joe Paterno | Penn State |
| 1977 | Lou Holtz | Arkansas |
| 1976 | Johnny Majors | Pittsburgh |
| 1975 | Woody Hayes | Ohio State |
| 1974 | Grant Teaff | Baylor |
| 1973 | Johnny Majors | Pittsburgh |
| 1972 | John McKay | Southern California |
| 1971 | Bob Devaney | Nebraska |
| 1970 | Alex Agase | Northwestern |
| 1969 | Bo Schembechler | Michigan |
| 1968 | Woody Hayes | Ohio State |
| 1967 | John Pont | Indiana |
| 1966 | Tom Cahill | Army |
| 1965 | Duffy Daugherty | Michigan State |
| 1964 | Ara Parseghian | Notre Dame |
| 1963 | Darrell Royal | Texas |
| 1962 | John McKay | Southern California |
| 1961 | Darrell Royal | Texas |
| 1960 | Murray Warmath | Minnesota |
| 1959 | Ben Schwartzwalder | Syracuse |
| 1958 | Paul Dietzel | Louisiana State |
| 1957 | Woody Hayes | Ohio State |