Selection
Criteria

Fan voting will decide the top fifteen coaches from each division. From there ten coaches from Division I-FBS and five coaches from each of the three other divisions will be based on the criteria below.

Sportsmanship

Total personal foul penalties committed by head coach, staff or players.

Integrity

Integrity violations committed by head coach, staff or players on and off the field including NCAA compliance violations.

Responsibility

Participation in community service projects by either an individual coach or team during the 2011 year.

Excellence

On the Field -

Winning percentage, current season ranking, total penalties and year-over-year improvement in win percentage and team ranking.*


In the Classroom -

Divisions I-FBS and I-FCS are measured by current academic progress rate (APR) scores and year-over-year APR score change in comparison to division. Divisions II and III are measured by the total number of Academic All-Americans in the past three seasons ('10, '09, '08).





* Measured against conference averages for each team to account for overall strength of conference and variations among conference officiating crews.

How the winners are selected:

20%

Fan Votes

55%

College Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee Votes

25%

National Media Votes

College football hall of fame
selection committee

  • Bob Anderson Bob Anderson
  • Jim Ballard Jim Ballard
  • Tom Beck Tom Beck
  • Tom Brahaney Tom Brahaney
  • Roger Brown Roger Brown
  • Teel Bruner Teel Bruner
  • Marino Casem Marino Casem
  • Jim Christopher- son Jim Christopher- son
  • Carmen Cozza Carmen Cozza
  • John Cooper John Cooper
  • Jeff Davis Jeff Davis
  • Dan Dierdorf Dan Dierdorf
  • Jim Dombrowski Jim Dombrowski
  • Terry Donahue Terry Donahue
  • Jim Donnan Jim Donnan
  • Vince Dooley Vince Dooley
  • Joe Dudek Joe Dudek
  • LaVell Edwards LaVell Edwards
  • Dick Farley Dick Farley
  • Joe Fusco Joe Fusco
  • Archie Griffin Archie Griffin
  • Bob Griese Bob Griese
  • Roger Harring Roger Harring
  • Chad Hennings Chad Hennings
  • Lou Holtz Lou Holtz
  • Jim Houston Jim Houston
  • Don James Don James
  • Billy Joe Billy Joe
  • Johnnie Johnson Johnnie Johnson
  • Ron Johnson Ron Johnson
  • Brian Kelley Brian Kelley
  • Ted Kessinger Ted Kessinger
  • Roy Kidd Roy Kidd
  • Gordie Lockbaum Gordie Lockbaum
  • Ronnie Loft Ronnie Loft
  • Archie Manning Archie Manning
  • Fred Martinelli Fred Martinelli
  • Mark May Mark May
  • Rueben Mayes Rueben Mayes
  • Randall McDaniel Randall McDaniel
  • Don McPherson Don McPherson
  • Darrell Murda Darrell Murda
  • Don Nehlen Don Nehlen
  • Tom Osborne Tom Osborne
  • Tubby Raymond Tubby Raymond
  • Bob Reade Bob Reade
  • Jerry Rice Jerry Rice
  • John Robinson John Robinson
  • James Saxton James Saxton
  • Jeff Siemon Jeff Siemon
  • Jim Sochor Jim Sochor
  • Jessie Tuggle Jessie Tuggle
  • Herschel Walker Herschel Walker
  • Curt Warner Curt Warner
  • Frosty Westering Frosty Westering
  • Paul Wiggin Paul Wiggin
  • Reggie Williams Reggie Williams
  • Richard Wood Richard Wood
  • Ron Yary Ron Yary
See All

National Media

  • Craig Bennett Craig Bennett
  • Jack Bogaczyk Jack Bogaczyk
  • Christine Brennan Christine Brennan
  • Tim Brando Tim Brando
  • Chris Childers Chris Childers
  • Pat Coleman Pat Coleman
  • Colin Cowherd Colin Cowherd
  • Steve Conroy Steve Conroy
  • Teddy Greenstein Teddy Greenstein
  • Kirk Herbstreit Kirk Herbstreit
  • Clyde Hughes Clyde Hughes
  • Keith Jackson Keith Jackson
  • Dan Jenkins Dan Jenkins
  • Bill King Bill King
  • Ivan Maisel Ivan Maisel
  • Stewart Mandel Stewart Mandel
  • Gordie Mann Gordie Mann
  • Keith McMillan Keith McMillan
  • Brandon Misener Brandon Misener
  • Ryan Tipps Ryan Tipps
  • Kelly Whiteside Kelly Whiteside
  • Bud Withers Bud Withers
See All

Eligibility

Active football coaches in all NCAA divisions with a winning record are eligible to receive the 2011 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. The winner in each division is chosen using a combination of fan votes and votes received from members of the 2011 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Selection Committee.

To be a finalist, a coach must NOT have had: Major program infractions assessed by the NCAA in the current year (2011) at the school he represents, APR penalties assessed to the program by the NCAA in the last two reporting periods, or major integrity violations during 2011 as determined solely by Liberty Mutual Insurance (also applies to members of coach's staff).
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