2009 _ Gary Patterson, TCU

2008 _ Nick Saban, Alabama

2007 _ Mark Mangino, Kansas

2006 _ Jim Grobe, Wake Forest

2005 _ Joe Paterno, Penn State

2004 _ Tommy Tuberville, Auburn

2003 _ Nick Saban, LSU

2002 _ Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

2001 _ Ralph Friedgen, Maryland

2000 _ Bob Stoops, Oklahoma

1999 _ Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech

1998 _ Bill Snyder, Kansas State