Assistant Coach of The Year Award
The Assistant Coach of the Year Award is presented to a deserving assistant coach in each of the four NCAA football divisions and the NAIA. The award was created to honor assistant coaches who excel in community service, commitment to the student-athlete, on-field coaching success and AFCA and professional organization involvement.
| Year | Division | Coach | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Division I-A | Alan Gooch | Central Florida |
| 1997 | Division I-AA | Alonzo Lee | Hampton |
| 1997 | Division II | Richard Cundiff | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 1997 | Division III | Roland Christensen | Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| 1997 | NAIA | Samuel Wickliffe | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 1998 | Division I-A | Richard Bell | Air Force |
| 1998 | Division I-AA | John Wright | Hampton |
| 1998 | Division II | Wesley McGriff | Kentucky St. |
| 1998 | Division III | Mike Plinske | Bethel College (Minn) |
| 1998 | NAIA | Eric Graves | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 1999 | Division I-A | Jerry Sandusky | Penn State |
| 1999 | Division I-AA | David Bailiff | Southwest Texas St. |
| 1999 | Division II | Mike Moroski | California-Davis |
| 1999 | Division III | Don Montgomery | Mount Union |
| 1999 | NAIA | Haywood Riner | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 2000 | Division I-A | John Gutekunst | South Carolina |
| 2000 | Division I-AA | John Shannon | Jackson State |
| 2000 | Division II | Kyle Schweigert | North Dakota |
| 2000 | Division III | Don DeWaard | Central (Iowa) |
| 2000 | NAIA | Bill O’Boyle | Hastings (Neb.) |
| 2001 | Division I-A | Fred Jackson | Michigan |
| 2001 | Division I-AA | Tom Gilmore | Lehigh |
| 2001 | Division II | Bart Tatum | Northwest Missouri State |
| 2001 | Division III | Chris Meidt | Bethel (Minn.) |
| 2001 | NAIA | Roger VanDeZande | Southern Oregon |
| 2002 | Division I-A | Ron Aiken | Iowa |
| 2002 | Division I-AA | Roy Wittke | Eastern Illinois |
| 2002 | Division II | Tony Ierulli | Shippensburg |
| 2002 | Division III | Brian Ward | Wabash |
| 2002 | NAIA | Charles Gartenmayer | Benedictine (Kan.) |
| 2003 | Division I-A | Chuck Petersen | Air Force |
| 2003 | Division I-AA | Donovan Rose | Hampton |
| 2003 | Division II | Mike Turner | Carson-Newman |
| 2003 | Division III | Pedro Arruza | Washington (Mo.) |
| 2003 | NAIA | Mike Gardner | Tabor |
| 2004 | Division I-A | Brian White | Wisconsin |
| 2004 | Division I-AA | Tony Pierce | Alabama State |
| 2004 | Division II | Brian Hughes | C.W. Post (N.Y.) |
| 2004 | Division III | Keith Emery | Johns Hopkins |
| 2004 | NAIA | Nick Howlett | Carroll (Mont.) |
| 2005 | Division I-A | Michael Haywood | Notre Dame |
| 2005 | Division I-AA | Galen Scott | Illinois State |
| 2005 | Division II | Cary Fowler | Midwestern State |
| 2005 | Division III | Dan Garrett | Kean |
| 2005 | NAIA | Allen Friesen | Dana College |
| 2006 | Football Bowl Subdivision | John Chavis | Tennessee |
| 2006 | Football Championship Subdivision | Sam Eddy | Youngstown State |
| 2006 | Division II | Mike Terwilliger | East Stroudsburg |
| 2006 | Division III | Jeff Wojtowicz | Mount Union |
| 2006 | NAIA | Colby Hensley | Kansas Wesleyan |
| 2007 | Football Bowl Subdivision | Calvin Magee | West Virginia |
| 2007 | Football Championship Subdivision | Tom Matukewicz | Southern Illinois |
| 2007 | Division II | Scott Bostwick | Northwest Missouri State |
| 2007 | Division III | Neal Neathery | Wabash |
| 2007 | NAIA | Ryan Nourse | Morningside |
| 2008 | Football Bowl Subdivision | Mac McWhorter | Texas |
| 2008 | Football Championship Subdivision | John Loose | Lafayette |
| 2008 | Division II | Matt Entz | Winona State |
| 2008 | Division III | Dick Bowzer | Central (Iowa) |
| 2008 | NAIA | Dennis Murphy | Benedictine (Kansas) |
| 2009 | Football Bowl Subdivision | Mike MacIntyre | Duke |
| 2009 | Football Championship Subdivision | Mark Speir | Appalachian State |
| 2009 | Division II | David Needs | Carson-Newman |
| 2009 | Division III | Jeff Thomas | Redlands |
| 2009 | NAIA | Josh Gehring | Morningside |
| 2010 | Football Bowl Subdivision | Luke Fickell | Ohio State |
| 2010 | Football Championship Subdivision | Rick Fox | Drake |
| 2010 | Division II | Joe Lorig | Central Washington |
| 2010 | Division III | Chris Rusiewicz | Ursinus |
| 2010 | NAIA | Doug Schleeman | Montana Tech |
| 2011 | Football Bowl Subdivision | Norm Parker | Iowa |
| 2011 | Football Championship Subdivision | Jason McEndoo | Montana State |
| 2011 | Division II | Hank McClung | Central Missouri |
| 2011 | Division III | Greg Peterson | Bethel (Minn.) |
| 2011 | NAIA | Craig Mullins | Georgetown (Ky.) |
| 2012 | Football Bowl Subdivision | Kirby Smart | Alabama |
| 2012 | Football Championship Subdivision | John Revere | Eastern Kentucky |
| 2012 | Division II | A. J. Blazek | Winona State |
| 2012 | Division III | Joe Early | Middlebury |
| 2012 | NAIA | Gregg Horner | Valley City State |
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