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The NAIA Football Coach of the Year is awarded annually to the best college football coach in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. From 1979 to 1996, a separate award was given to the best coach in each of the NAIA's two football divisions.[1]
NAIA Football Coach of the Year Award | |
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Awarded for | Best college football coach in the NAIA |
Country | United States |
First awarded | 1956 |
Currently held by | Mark Henninger, Marian |
Season(s) | Winner | Team |
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1956 | Dewey Halford | Morningside |
1957 | Muddy Waters | Hillsdale |
1958 | Volney Ashford | Missouri Valley |
1959 | Clarence Stasavich | Lenoir–Rhyne |
1960 | Phil Sarboe | Humboldt State |
1961 | Carnie Smith | Pittsburg State |
1962 | Paul Durham | Linfield |
1963 | Billy Nicks | Prairie View A&M |
1964 | Jake Christiansen | Concordia–Moorhead |
1965 | John Gagliardi | Saint John's (MN) |
1966 | Forrest Perkins | Wisconsin State–Whitewater |
1967 | Harold "Deacon" Duvall | Fairmont State |
1968 | Billy Atkins | Troy State |
1969 | Jake Gaither | Florida A&M |
1970 (DI & DII) | Gil Steinke | Texas A&I |
1971 (DI & DII) | Bob Shoup | Cal Lutheran |
1972 (DI & DII) | Jim Frazier | Missouri Southern State |
1973 (DI & DII) | Larry Korver | Northwestern (IA) |
1974 (DI & DII) | Gil Steinke (2) | Texas A&I |
1975 (DI & DII) | Gil Steinke (3) | Texas A&I |
1976 (DI & DII) | Gil Steinke (4) | Texas A&I |
1977 (DI & DII) | DeWitt Jones | Abilene Christian |
1978 (DI & DII) | Jim Hess | Angelo State |
Year | Winner | Team | Source |
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1997 | Dick Strahm (3) | Findlay | |
1998 | Vic Shealy | Azusa Pacific | |
1999 | Tim Albin | Northwestern Oklahoma State | |
2000 | Bill Cronin | Georgetown (KY) | |
2001 | Bill Cronin (2) | Georgetown (KY) | |
2002 | Carl Poelker | McKendree | |
2003 | Mike Van Diest | Carroll (MT) | |
2004 | Kevin Donley (2) | Saint Francis (IN) | |
2005 | Mike Van Diest (2) | Carroll (MT) | |
2006 | Kalen DeBoer | Sioux Falls | |
2007 | Mike Van Diest (3) | Carroll (MT) | |
2008 | Kalen DeBoer (2) | Sioux Falls | |
2009 | Kalen DeBoer (3) | Sioux Falls | |
2010 | Mike Van Diest (4) | Carroll (MT) | |
2011 | Mike Feminis | Saint Xavier (IL) | |
2012 | Steve Ryan | Morningside | |
2013 | Mike Woodley | Grand View | |
2014 | Mark Henninger | Marian | |
2015 | Mark Henninger (2) | Marian | |
2016 | Kevin Donley (3) | Saint Francis (IN) | |
2017 | Kevin Donley (4) | Saint Francis (IN) | [2] |
2018 | Steve Ryan (2) | Morningside | [3] |
2019 | Steve Ryan (3) | Morningside | [4] |
2020–21 | Chris Oliver | Lindsey Wilson | |
2021 | Steve Ryan (4) | Morningside | |
2022 | Matt McCarty | Northwestern (IA) | [5] |
2023 |
Coach | School | Total | Winning Years |
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Gil Steinke |
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4 | 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976 |
Mike Van Diest | Carroll (MT) | 4 | 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010 |
Kevin Donley | 4 | 1991, 2004, 2016, 2017 | |
Steve Ryan | Morningside | 4 | 2012, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
Ad Rutschman | Linfield | 3 | 1982, 1984, 1986 |
Dick Strahm | Findlay | 3 | 1992, 1995, 1997 |
Kalen DeBoer | Sioux Falls | 3 | 2006, 2008, 2009 |
Larry Korver | Northwestern (IA) | 2 | 1973, 1985 |
Dennis Franchione | Pittsburg State | 2 | 1986, 1987 |
Joe Fusco | Westminster (PA) | 2 | 1988, 1989 |
Frosty Westering | Pacific Lutheran | 2 | 1983, 1993 |
Bill Cronin | Georgetown (KY) | 2 | 2000, 2001 |
Mark Henninger | Marian (IN) | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
School | Total | Winning Years |
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5 | 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979 |
Morningside (IA) | 5 | 1956, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
Linfield | 4 | 1962, 1982, 1984, 1986 |
Pittsburg State | 4 | 1961, 1981, 1986, 1987 |
Findlay | 4 | 1979, 1992, 1995, 1997 |
Sioux Falls | 4 | 1996, 2006, 2008, 2009 |
Carroll (MT) | 4 | 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010 |
Westminster (PA) | 3 | 1988, 1989, 1994 |
Georgetown (KY) | 3 | 1991, 2000, 2001 |
Northwestern (IA) | 3 | 1973, 1985, 2022 |
Hillsdale | 2 | 1957, 1982 |
Concordia–Moorhead | 2 | 1964, 1982 |
Central Arkansas | 2 | 1983, 1990 |
Pacific Lutheran | 2 | 1983, 1993 |
Central State (OH) | 2 | 1992, 1995 |
Marian (IN) | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
Saint Francis (IN) | 2 | 2004, 2016 |
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