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2009 Award Overview

 

Our first phase of fan voting. Vote once per day for your favorite coach. The top 15 vote getters from each division will make it to the Evaluation Process phase.

 
 

An analysis of our top coaches will be made. Each coach must meet the Coaching Excellence, Sportsmanship and Integrity, Academic Excellence and Community Commitment criteria. And out of these eligible coaches, the top ten from Division IA, as well as the top five from Divisions IAA, II and III will pass through to the Finalist phase.


To see a more specific outline of our criteria, click the tabs below.

 
 
 

Coaching excellence is measured by current season winning percentage, current season ranking, total number of penalties, and year-over-year improvement in both winning percentage and team ranking. Each of these categories are also measured against respective conference averages for each team to account for overall strength of conference and variations among conference officiating crews.

Sportsmanship and Integrity are measured by total personal foul penalties and integrity violations by head coaches, staff, or any other player, both on and off the field.

Divisions I and IAA are measured by current academic progress rate (APR) scores, as well as a 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 (’09, ’08, ’07).

Community Commitment is measured by community participation by either an individual coach or his team during the 2009 year.

 
 
 

This is your final chance to vote. You may vote up to once in each division, per day.


In addition to fan voting, respected members of the College Football Hall of Fame and National Media will be voting for the coaches they feel most embody our Coach of the Year Criteria.

 
 

Fan votes, College Football Hall of Fame votes and National Media votes are counted. The voting breakdown is as follows: fan vote, 20%. Hall of Fame vote, 55%. And National Media vote, 25%.

20% Fan vote, 55% Hall of Fame vote, 25% Nat'l Media vote
 
 

One coach from each NCAA division will be honored with the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Trophy, $50,000 for the charity of his choice, and a $20,000 scholarship endowment for his school’s alumni association.


ELIGIBILITY

Active football coaches in all NCAA divisions with a winning record (overall and in-conference) are eligible to receive the 2009 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 2009 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 (2009) at the school he represents. APR penalties assessed to his program by the NCAA in the last two reporting periods. Or major integrity violations during 2009, as determined solely by Liberty Mutual (also applies to members of coach's staff).

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