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<div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American football player and coach (1932–2013)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9b/Don_James_%28American_football%29.jpg/220px-Don_James_%28American_football%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="384" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/Don_James_%28American_football%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="239" data-file-height="417" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">James in July 2013</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;">Biographical details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1932-12-31</span>)</span>December 31, 1932<br /><a href="/wiki/Massillon,_Ohio" title="Massillon, Ohio">Massillon, Ohio</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">October 20, 2013<span style="display:none">(2013-10-20)</span> (aged 80)<br /><a href="/wiki/Kirkland,_Washington" title="Kirkland, Washington">Kirkland, Washington</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Playing career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1951–1953</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football" title="Miami Hurricanes football">Miami (FL)</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Position(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterback</a>, <a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">defensive back</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Coaching career (<a href="/wiki/Head_coach" title="Head coach">HC</a> unless noted)</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1956–1957</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_football" title="Kansas Jayhawks football">Kansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Graduate_assistant" title="Graduate assistant">GA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1958</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Miami_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Southwest Miami High School">Southwest Miami HS (FL)</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1959–1961</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 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style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1971–1974</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football" title="Kent State Golden Flashes football">Kent State</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal; white-space: nowrap; padding: 0 1px;">1975–1992</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding: 0 1px;"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;">Head coaching record</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Overall</th><td class="infobox-data">178–76–3 (college)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bowls</th><td class="infobox-data">10–5</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Accomplishments and honors</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Championships</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;">1 <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national</a> (<a href="/wiki/1991_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1991 Washington Huskies football team">1991</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1 <a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> (1972)<br />6 <a href="/wiki/Pacific-10_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific-10 Conference">Pac-8/Pac-10</a> (1977, 1980–81, 1990–92)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align: left;">Awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/AFCA_Coach_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="AFCA Coach of the Year">AFCA Coach of the Year</a> (1977)<br /><a href="/wiki/Paul_%22Bear%22_Bryant_Award" title="Paul "Bear" Bryant Award">Paul "Bear" Bryant Award</a> (1991)<br /><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Robinson_Coach_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year">Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year</a> (1991)<br /><a href="/wiki/George_Munger_Award" title="George Munger Award">George Munger Award</a> (1991)<br /><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_College_Football_Coach_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year">Sporting News College Football COY</a> (1991)<br /><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference_football_awards#Coach_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Mid-American Conference football awards">MAC Coach of the Year</a> (1972)<br />3× <a href="/wiki/Pacific-10_Conference_football_awards#Coach_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific-10 Conference football awards">Pac-10 Coach of the Year</a> (1980, 1990, 1991)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="background-color: #fb0; font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a><br />Inducted in 1997 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2036">profile</a>)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightgray; padding-left:0.3em; padding-right:0.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight:bold;">Military career</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Service <wbr />/ branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="United States Army seal"><img alt="United States Army seal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/20px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/30px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg/40px-Emblem_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="900" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1954–1956</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O1_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/US-O1_insignia.svg/5px-US-O1_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/US-O1_insignia.svg/8px-US-O1_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/US-O1_insignia.svg/10px-US-O1_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="500" /></a></span>  <a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant#United_States" title="Second lieutenant">Lieutenant</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Battles / wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Donald Earl James</b> (December 31, 1932 – October 20, 2013) was an American <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> player and coach. He served as the head coach at <a href="/wiki/Kent_State_University" title="Kent State University">Kent State University</a> from 1971 to 1974 and at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington" title="University of Washington">University of Washington</a> from 1975 to 1992, compiling a career <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> record of <span class="nowrap">178–76–3 (.698).</span> </p><p>His <a href="/wiki/1991_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1991 Washington Huskies football team">1991 Washington team</a> won a share of the <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national championship</a> after completing a <span class="nowrap">12–0</span> season with a decisive win over <a href="/wiki/1991_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1991 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1992_Rose_Bowl" title="1992 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a>. James was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a> as a coach <span class="nowrap">in 1997.</span> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_James_(American_football)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>James was born in 1932 at his family's home on the outskirts of <a href="/wiki/Massillon,_Ohio" title="Massillon, Ohio">Massillon, Ohio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Born_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Born-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the fourth of five sons. Four of the five played football, and the eldest, <a href="/wiki/Tommy_James_(American_football)" title="Tommy James (American football)">Tommy</a>, starred at <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Ohio State</a> on the <a href="/wiki/1942_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">1942</a> <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national championship</a> team, and played professional football for a decade <span class="nowrap">(1947–1956).</span> </p><p>James attended <a href="/wiki/Massillon_Washington_High_School" title="Massillon Washington High School">Massillon Washington High School</a>, where was quarterback for the school's football team in 1948 and 1949, and graduated in 1950.<sup id="cite_ref-Born_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Born-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_football_and_military_service">College football and military service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_James_(American_football)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College football and military service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>James attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Miami" title="University of Miami">University of Miami</a> on a football scholarship, and was the <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_football" title="Miami Hurricanes football">Hurricanes</a> in <a href="/wiki/1952_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1952 Miami Hurricanes football team">1952</a> and <a href="/wiki/1953_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="1953 Miami Hurricanes football team">1953</a>. He set Miami single-season records for completions (121), yards (1,363), and completion percentage (56.9%).<sup id="cite_ref-Mourn_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mourn-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He earned a bachelor's degree in education in 1954, and was commissioned as a <a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant#United_States" title="Second lieutenant">lieutenant</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a>. </p><p>James was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-MSHOF_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MSHOF-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_career">Coaching career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_James_(American_football)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Coaching career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Assistant_coaching_positions">Assistant coaching positions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_James_(American_football)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Assistant coaching positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>James was a graduate assistant for the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_football" title="Kansas Jayhawks football">Jayhawks</a> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kansas" title="University of Kansas">University of Kansas</a> under his former high school coach, <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Mather" title="Chuck Mather">Chuck Mather</a>, and received a <a href="/wiki/Master%27s_degree" title="Master's degree">master's degree</a> in education. He coached <a href="/wiki/High_school_football" title="High school football">high school football</a> in <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> at <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Miami_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Southwest Miami High School">Southwest Miami High School</a> in 1959, then was a college assistant coach for twelve seasons at <a href="/wiki/1965_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="1965 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a>, <a href="/wiki/1967_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1967 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1970_Colorado_Buffaloes_football_team" title="1970 Colorado Buffaloes football team">Colorado</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kent_State">Kent State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_James_(American_football)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Kent State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>James became a head coach in <a href="/wiki/1971_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football_team" title="1971 Kent State Golden Flashes football team">1971</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football" title="Kent State Golden Flashes football">Kent State</a> in his native Ohio, where he had a 25–19–1 (.567) record in four years. At Kent State, he coached future <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> player <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Jack Lambert</a>, and future college head coaches <a href="/wiki/Nick_Saban" title="Nick Saban">Nick Saban</a> of <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gary_Pinkel" title="Gary Pinkel">Gary Pinkel</a> of <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Tigers_football" title="Missouri Tigers football">Missouri</a>. During his four seasons at Kent States, the <a href="/wiki/Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football" title="Kent State Golden Flashes football">Golden Flashes</a> won their only <a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">Mid-American Conference</a> (MAC) title in <a href="/wiki/1972_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football_team" title="1972 Kent State Golden Flashes football team">1972</a>, and played in their first <a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">bowl game</a>, the <a href="/wiki/1972_Tangerine_Bowl" title="1972 Tangerine Bowl">Tangerine Bowl</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/1973_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football_team" title="1973 Kent State Golden Flashes football team">1973</a> team posted the best record in program history at 9–2.<sup id="cite_ref-rbplan_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rbplan-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Washington">Washington</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_James_(American_football)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Washington"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December <a href="/wiki/1974_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1974 Washington Huskies football team">1974</a>, James was hired by <a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington" title="University of Washington">University of Washington</a> (UW) <a href="/wiki/Athletic_director" title="Athletic director">athletic director</a> <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Kearney" title="Joseph Kearney">Joseph Kearney</a> to succeed <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Owens" title="Jim Owens">Jim Owens</a></span> as head coach of the <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1975 Washington Huskies football team">Huskies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rbplan_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rbplan-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kscihch_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kscihch-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-srvdj_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-srvdj-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> His original contract was for four years, starting at $28,000 per year.<sup id="cite_ref-srvdj_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-srvdj-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Like Owens, James served as Husky head coach for 18 seasons, from <a href="/wiki/1975_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1975 Washington Huskies football team">1975</a> until August <a href="/wiki/1993_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1993 Washington Huskies football team">1993</a>. He led the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Huskies</a> to a <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_national_football_championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I FBS national football championship">national championship</a> in <a href="/wiki/1991_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1991 Washington Huskies football team">1991</a>. While at Washington, James' teams won four <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_Game" title="Rose Bowl Game">Rose Bowls</a>, the <a href="/wiki/1985_Orange_Bowl" title="1985 Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> in January 1985, and had a <span class="nowrap">10–4</span> record in all bowl games. Overall, James tallied a <span class="nowrap">153–57–2 (.726)</span> record at Washington, including a then-record 98 wins in <a href="/wiki/Pacific-10_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific-10 Conference">Pacific-10 Conference</a> play. (Against the five current North division opponents of the Pac-12, his record was <span class="nowrap">68–14 (.829)).</span> Washington won 22 consecutive games from November 1990 to November 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> James won national college coach of the year honors in 1977, 1984, and 1991. He was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a> in 1997. </p><p>In early November <a href="/wiki/1992_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1992 Washington Huskies football team">1992</a>, it was revealed that several Huskies players had received improper benefits. Among them, starting quarterback <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joe_Hobert" title="Billy Joe Hobert">Billy Joe Hobert</a> had received a series of loans totaling $50,000 made by a friend's father-in-law.<sup id="cite_ref-hbl_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hbl-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ST062002_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST062002-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time, the defending national champion Huskies were undefeated (8–0), <a href="/wiki/1992_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1992 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">ranked first in the AP poll</a>, and second in the coaches' poll.<sup id="cite_ref-justfr_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-justfr-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While it was later determined the loan was neither an NCAA violation nor an institutional violation, this was the first in a series of reports by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Seattle_Times" title="The Seattle Times">The Seattle Times</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> that initiated Pacific-10 Conference and NCAA investigations.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These led to charges that Washington exhibited "lack of institutional control" over its handling of recruiting funds for on-campus visits and a Los Angeles <a href="/wiki/Booster_club" title="Booster club">booster</a> summer jobs program.<sup id="cite_ref-ST082293_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST082293-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Huskies received sanctions from both the <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a> and Pacific-10 Conference. </p><p>Though notably James and the coaching staff were not specifically cited as having broken any rules, James resigned from his head coaching position on August 22, 1993, in protest of what were considered unfair sanctions against his team for minor, unsubstantiated, or fabricated infractions.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though university president <a href="/wiki/William_P._Gerberding" title="William P. Gerberding">William Gerberding</a> and athletic director <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Hedges" title="Barbara Hedges">Barbara Hedges</a> had presented James the final list of penalties that all Pac-10 parties had agreed best for the football program and athletics, Gerberding argued in favor of altering the penalties against the program from a two-year TV revenue ban and one-year bowl ban, to a one-year TV revenue ban and two-year <span class="nowrap">bowl ban.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </p><p>In a 2019 interview with <i>The Athletic</i>, it was cited by his wife that his resignation from head coaching probably saved his life.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_James_(American_football)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>James married his high school sweetheart, Carol Hoobler, a <a href="/wiki/Massillon,_Ohio" title="Massillon, Ohio">Massillon</a> native who followed James to Miami where she became a cheerleader.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were married in August 1952 and had three children: Jeff, Jill, and Jeni.<sup id="cite_ref-Mourn_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mourn-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 10, 2004, James raised the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> <a href="/wiki/12th_man_(football)#Seattle_Seahawks" title="12th man (football)">12 flag</a> before a game at <a href="/wiki/Quest_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Quest Field">Quest Field</a> vs. the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Rams" title="St. Louis Rams">St. Louis Rams</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_James_(American_football)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>James died of <a href="/wiki/Pancreatic_cancer" title="Pancreatic cancer">pancreatic cancer</a> at his <a href="/wiki/Kirkland,_Washington" title="Kirkland, Washington">Kirkland</a> residence in 2013 at age 80.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_James_(American_football)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In October 2017, the University of Washington unveiled a <a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Don_James" title="Statue of Don James">bronze statue of James</a> in the northwest plaza of <a href="/wiki/Husky_Stadium" title="Husky Stadium">Husky Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaching_record">Head coaching record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_James_(American_football)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Head coaching record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Overall </th> <th>Conference</th> <th>Standing </th> <th>Bowl/playoffs </th> <th>Coaches<sup>#</sup> </th> <th>AP<sup>°</sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;text-align:center;" colspan="9"><b><a href="/wiki/Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football" title="Kent State Golden Flashes football">Kent State Golden Flashes</a></b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">Mid-American Conference</a>)</i> <small>(1971–1974)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1971_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1971 NCAA University Division football season">1971</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1971_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football_team" title="1971 Kent State Golden Flashes football team">Kent State</a> </td> <td>3–8</td> <td>0–5</td> <td>6th</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1972_NCAA_University_Division_football_season" title="1972 NCAA University Division football season">1972</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football_team" title="1972 Kent State Golden Flashes football team">Kent State</a> </td> <td>6–5–1</td> <td>4–1</td> <td>1st</td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/1972_Tangerine_Bowl" title="1972 Tangerine Bowl">Tangerine</a></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1973_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1973 NCAA Division I football season">1973</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1973_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football_team" title="1973 Kent State Golden Flashes football team">Kent State</a> </td> <td>9–2</td> <td>4–1</td> <td>2nd</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1974_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1974 NCAA Division I football season">1974</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1974_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football_team" title="1974 Kent State Golden Flashes football team">Kent State</a> </td> <td>7–4</td> <td>2–3</td> <td>T–4th</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" scope="row"><b>Kent State:</b> </td> <td>25–19–1</td> <td>10–10</td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;text-align:center;" colspan="9"><b><a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington Huskies</a></b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pacific-8/Pacific-10 Conference</a>)</i> <small>(1975–1992)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1975_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1975 NCAA Division I football season">1975</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1975_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1975 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>6–5</td> <td>5–2</td> <td>T–3rd</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1976_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1976 NCAA Division I football season">1976</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1976 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>5–6</td> <td>3–4</td> <td>T–4th</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1977_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1977 NCAA Division I football season">1977</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1977 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>8–4</td> <td>6–1</td> <td>1st</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1978_Rose_Bowl" title="1978 Rose Bowl">Rose</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">9</td> <td style="text-align:right">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1978_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1978 NCAA Division I-A football season">1978</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1978 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>7–4</td> <td>6–2</td> <td>T–2nd</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1979_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1979 NCAA Division I-A football season">1979</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1979 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>9–3</td> <td>5–2</td> <td>2nd</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1979_Sun_Bowl" title="1979 Sun Bowl">Sun</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">11</td> <td style="text-align:right">11 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1980 NCAA Division I-A football season">1980</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1980 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>9–3</td> <td>6–1</td> <td>1st</td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/1981_Rose_Bowl" title="1981 Rose Bowl">Rose</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">17</td> <td style="text-align:right">16 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1981_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1981 NCAA Division I-A football season">1981</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1981_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1981 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>10–2</td> <td>6–2</td> <td>1st</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1982_Rose_Bowl" title="1982 Rose Bowl">Rose</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">7</td> <td style="text-align:right">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1982 NCAA Division I-A football season">1982</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1982 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>10–2</td> <td>6–2</td> <td>2nd</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1982_Aloha_Bowl" title="1982 Aloha Bowl">Aloha</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">7</td> <td style="text-align:right">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1983_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1983 NCAA Division I-A football season">1983</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1983_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1983 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>8–4</td> <td>5–2</td> <td>2nd</td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/1983_Aloha_Bowl" title="1983 Aloha Bowl">Aloha</a></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1984_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1984 NCAA Division I-A football season">1984</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1984_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1984 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>11–1</td> <td>6–1</td> <td>2nd</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1985_Orange_Bowl" title="1985 Orange Bowl">Orange</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">2</td> <td style="text-align:right">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1985 NCAA Division I-A football season">1985</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1985_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1985 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>7–5</td> <td>5–3</td> <td>T–4th</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1985_Freedom_Bowl" title="1985 Freedom Bowl">Freedom</a></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1986_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1986 NCAA Division I-A football season">1986</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1986 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>8–3–1</td> <td>5–2–1</td> <td>T–2nd</td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/1986_Sun_Bowl" title="1986 Sun Bowl">Sun</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">17</td> <td style="text-align:right">18 </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1987 NCAA Division I-A football season">1987</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1987 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>7–4–1</td> <td>4–3–1</td> <td>T–2nd</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1987_Independence_Bowl" title="1987 Independence Bowl">Independence</a></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1988_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1988 NCAA Division I-A football season">1988</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1988 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>6–5</td> <td>3–5</td> <td>T–6th</td> <td></td> <td style="text-align:right"></td> <td style="text-align:right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1989_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1989 NCAA Division I-A football season">1989</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1989_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1989 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>8–4</td> <td>5–3</td> <td>T–2nd</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1989_Freedom_Bowl" title="1989 Freedom Bowl">Freedom</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">20</td> <td style="text-align:right">23 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1990 NCAA Division I-A football season">1990</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1990_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1990 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>10–2</td> <td>7–1</td> <td>1st</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1991_Rose_Bowl" title="1991 Rose Bowl">Rose</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">5</td> <td style="text-align:right">5 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fc6"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1991_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1991 NCAA Division I-A football season">1991</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1991 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>12–0</td> <td>8–0</td> <td>1st</td> <td><b>W</b> <a href="/wiki/1992_Rose_Bowl" title="1992 Rose Bowl">Rose</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">1</td> <td style="text-align:right">2 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1992_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1992 NCAA Division I-A football season">1992</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1992_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1992 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td>9–3</td> <td>6–2</td> <td>T–1st</td> <td><b>L</b> <a href="/wiki/1993_Rose_Bowl" title="1993 Rose Bowl">Rose</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">10</td> <td style="text-align:right">11 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" scope="row"><b>Washington:</b> </td> <td>150–60–2</td> <td>97–38–2</td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dddddd"> <td colspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align:center"><b>Total:</b></td> <td>175–79–3</td> <td colspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9"><small><span style="background-color:#ffcc66; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span> National championship   <span style="background-color:#ffff99; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span> Conference title   <span style="background-color:#bbffff; width:50px; border:1px solid #000000">     </span> Conference division title or championship game berth</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" style="font-size:85%"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><sup>#</sup>Rankings from final <a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches Poll</a>.</li> <li><sup>°</sup>Rankings from final <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>.</li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><small>Wins by <a href="/wiki/1977_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">MSU</a> and <a href="/wiki/1977_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="1977 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a> in (<a href="/wiki/1977_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1977 Washington Huskies football team">1977</a>) and <a href="/wiki/1979_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">ASU</a> in (<a href="/wiki/1979_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1979 Washington Huskies football team">1979</a>) were later vacated, yielding James' overall record in Washington 153–57–2 (.726) and conference record in 99–36–2 (.730). Overall James' record yielding 178–76–3 (.698). However those wins are recognized by Washington they aren't recognized by NCAA.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pac-10_opponents">Pac-10 opponents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_James_(American_football)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Pac-10 opponents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>James' record at Washington against conference opponents (1975–1992) </p> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Opponent </th> <th>Wins </th> <th>Losses </th> <th>Ties </th> <th>Pct. </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Beavers_football" title="Oregon State Beavers football">Oregon State</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>.938</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/California_Golden_Bears_football" title="California Golden Bears football">California</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>.857</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Ducks_football" title="Oregon Ducks football">Oregon</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>.833</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oregon%E2%80%93Washington_football_rivalry" title="Oregon–Washington football rivalry">Rivalry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Stanford_Cardinal_football" title="Stanford Cardinal football">Stanford</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>.813</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Cougars_football" title="Washington State Cougars football">Washington State</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>.722</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Apple_Cup" title="Apple Cup">Apple Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Wildcats_football" title="Arizona Wildcats football">Arizona</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>.682</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football" title="Arizona State Sun Devils football">Arizona State</a> <sup>†</sup></td> <td>8</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>.615</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans_football" title="USC Trojans football">USC</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>.529</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_football" title="UCLA Bruins football">UCLA</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>.393</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#E6E8FA;"> <td align="center"><b>TOTAL</b></td> <td><b>97</b></td> <td><b>38</b></td> <td><b>2</b></td> <td><b>.715</b></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd>† <small>excludes non-conference loss to <a href="/wiki/1975_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="1975 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">ASU</a> (<a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a>) in <a href="/wiki/1975_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1975 Washington Huskies football team">1975</a></small></dd></dl> <ul><li><small>Wins by <a href="/wiki/1977_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="1977 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a> (<a href="/wiki/1977_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1977 Washington Huskies football team">1977</a>) and <a href="/wiki/1979_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football_team" title="1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football team">ASU</a> (<a href="/wiki/1979_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1979 Washington Huskies football team">1979</a>) were later vacated, yielding 99–36–2 (.730)</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_tree">Coaching tree</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_James_(American_football)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Coaching tree"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>James worked under five head coaches: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Mather" title="Chuck Mather">Chuck Mather</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_football" title="Kansas Jayhawks football">Kansas</a> (1956–1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perry_Moss" title="Perry Moss">Perry Moss</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Seminoles_football" title="Florida State Seminoles football">Florida State</a> (1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Peterson" title="Bill Peterson">Bill Peterson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Seminoles_football" title="Florida State Seminoles football">Florida State</a> (1960–1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bump_Elliott" title="Bump Elliott">Bump Elliott</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_football" title="Michigan Wolverines football">Michigan</a> (1966–1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Crowder" title="Eddie Crowder">Eddie Crowder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Buffaloes_football" title="Colorado Buffaloes football">Colorado</a> (1968–1970) (head coach at Colorado 1963–1973)</li></ul> <p>Thirteen of James' assistant coaches became head coaches in the NCAA or NFL: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Fitzgerald" title="Dennis Fitzgerald">Dennis Fitzgerald</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football" title="Kent State Golden Flashes football">Kent State</a> (1975–1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Scesniak" title="Dick Scesniak">Dick Scesniak</a>, Kent State (1983–1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Stull" title="Bob Stull">Bob Stull</a>, <a href="/wiki/UMass_Minutemen_football" title="UMass Minutemen football">UMass</a> (1984–1985), <a href="/wiki/UTEP_Miners_football" title="UTEP Miners football">UTEP</a> (1986–1988), <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Tigers_football" title="Missouri Tigers football">Missouri</a> (1989–1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Gilbertson" title="Keith Gilbertson">Keith Gilbertson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Idaho_Vandals_football" title="Idaho Vandals football">Idaho</a> (1986–1988), <a href="/wiki/California_Golden_Bears_football" title="California Golden Bears football">California</a> (1992–1995), <a href="/wiki/Washington_Huskies_football" title="Washington Huskies football">Washington</a> (2003–2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_E._Mora" title="Jim E. Mora">Jim E. Mora</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> (1986–1996), <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a> (1998–2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Saban" title="Nick Saban">Nick Saban</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toledo_Rockets_football" title="Toledo Rockets football">Toledo</a> (1990), <a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_Spartans_football" title="Michigan State Spartans football">Michigan State</a> (1995–1999), <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_football" title="LSU Tigers football">LSU</a> (2000–2004), <a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a> (2005–2006), <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama</a> (2007–2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Pinkel" title="Gary Pinkel">Gary Pinkel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toledo_Rockets_football" title="Toledo Rockets football">Toledo</a> (1991–2000), <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Tigers_football" title="Missouri Tigers football">Missouri</a> (2001–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lambright" title="Jim Lambright">Jim Lambright</a>, Washington (1993–1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Wentworth" title="Bill Wentworth">Bill Wentworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denison_Big_Red" class="mw-redirect" title="Denison Big Red">Denison</a> (1993–1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Tormey" title="Chris Tormey">Chris Tormey</a>, Idaho (1995–1999), <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Wolf_Pack_football" title="Nevada Wolf Pack football">Nevada</a> (2000–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Woodruff" title="Jeff Woodruff">Jeff Woodruff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Michigan_Eagles_football" title="Eastern Michigan Eagles football">Eastern Michigan</a> (2000–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Lavan" title="Al Lavan">Al Lavan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delaware_State_Hornets_football" title="Delaware State Hornets football">Delaware</a> (2004–2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_L._Mora" title="Jim L. Mora">Jim L. Mora</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> (2004–2006), <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> (2009), <a href="/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_football" title="UCLA Bruins football">UCLA</a> (2012–2017), <a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_football" title="UConn Huskies football">UConn</a> (2022–present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_James_(American_football)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_American_Football_Coaches_Association" title="List of presidents of the American Football Coaches Association">List of presidents of the American Football Coaches Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legends_Poll" title="Legends Poll">Legends Poll</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Don_James_(American_football)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gohuskies.com/sports/2020/12/21/uw-football-national-championships.aspx">"UW Football National Championships"</a>. 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href="/wiki/Siupeli_Malamala" title="Siupeli Malamala">Siupeli Malamala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_McKay" title="Orlando McKay">Orlando McKay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Pahukoa" title="Shane Pahukoa">Shane Pahukoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Peterson_(American_football)" title="Andrew Peterson (American football)">Andrew Peterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Pierce_(American_football)" title="Aaron Pierce (American football)">Aaron Pierce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Pierson" title="Pete Pierson">Pete Pierson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Rodgers" title="Tyrone Rodgers">Tyrone Rodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Willis" title="Donald Willis">Donald Willis</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Head coach: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Don James</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Assistant coaches: <a href="/wiki/Keith_Gilbertson" title="Keith Gilbertson">Keith Gilbertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Hart" title="Randy Hart">Randy Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lambright" title="Jim Lambright">Jim Lambright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Lavan" title="Al Lavan">Al Lavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Mills_(American_football_coach)" title="Jeff Mills (American football coach)">Jeff Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Tormey" title="Chris Tormey">Chris Tormey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Simon_(American_football,_born_1953)" title="Matt Simon (American football, born 1953)">Matt Simon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Wentworth_(American_football)" title="Bill Wentworth (American football)">Bill Wentworth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="AFCA_Division_I_FBS_Coach_of_the_Year_winners" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible 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href="/wiki/Frank_Leahy" title="Frank Leahy">Leahy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/William_Alexander_(American_football)" title="William Alexander (American football)">Alexander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Amos_Alonzo_Stagg" title="Amos Alonzo Stagg">Stagg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Carroll_Widdoes" title="Carroll Widdoes">Widdoes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Bo_McMillin" title="Bo McMillin">McMillin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Blaik" title="Earl Blaik">Blaik</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Fritz_Crisler" title="Fritz Crisler">Crisler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Bennie_Oosterbaan" title="Bennie Oosterbaan">Oosterbaan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Bud_Wilkinson" title="Bud Wilkinson">Wilkinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Caldwell" title="Charlie Caldwell">Caldwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Chuck Taylor (American football)">Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Clarence_Munn" title="Clarence Munn">Munn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Tatum" title="Jim Tatum">Tatum</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Henry_Russell_Sanders" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Russell Sanders">Sanders</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Duffy_Daugherty" title="Duffy Daugherty">Daugherty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Bowden_Wyatt" title="Bowden Wyatt">Wyatt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Woody_Hayes" title="Woody Hayes">Hayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Dietzel" title="Paul Dietzel">Dietzel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Schwartzwalder" title="Ben Schwartzwalder">Schwartzwalder</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Murray_Warmath" title="Murray Warmath">Warmath</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Bear_Bryant" title="Bear Bryant">Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/John_McKay_(American_football)" title="John McKay (American football)">McKay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Royal" title="Darrell Royal">Royal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Broyles" title="Frank Broyles">Broyles</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ara_Parseghian" title="Ara Parseghian">Parseghian</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Prothro" title="Tommy Prothro">Prothro</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Cahill_(American_football)" title="Tom Cahill (American football)">Cahill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/John_Pont" title="John Pont">Pont</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Bo_Schembechler" title="Bo Schembechler">Schembechler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Charles_McClendon" title="Charles McClendon"> McClendon</a> & <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Royal" title="Darrell Royal">Royal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Bear_Bryant" title="Bear Bryant">Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/John_McKay_(American_football)" title="John McKay (American football)">McKay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Bear_Bryant" title="Bear Bryant">Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Grant_Teaff" title="Grant Teaff">Teaff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Kush" title="Frank Kush">Kush</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Majors" title="Johnny Majors">Majors</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Earle_Bruce" title="Earle Bruce">Bruce</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Vince_Dooley" title="Vince Dooley">Dooley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Ford" title="Danny Ford">Ford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hatfield" title="Ken Hatfield">Hatfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/LaVell_Edwards" title="LaVell Edwards">Edwards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Fisher_DeBerry" title="Fisher DeBerry">DeBerry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Dick_MacPherson" title="Dick MacPherson">MacPherson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Don_Nehlen" title="Don Nehlen">Nehlen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Bill_McCartney" title="Bill McCartney">McCartney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Ross" title="Bobby Ross">Ross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Lewis_(American_football_coach)" title="Bill Lewis (American football coach)">B. Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Stallings" title="Gene Stallings">Stallings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Alvarez" title="Barry Alvarez">Alvarez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Osborne" title="Tom Osborne">Osborne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Barnett" title="Gary Barnett">Barnett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Snyder" title="Bruce Snyder">Br. Snyder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Carr" title="Lloyd Carr">Carr</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Fulmer" class="mw-redirect" title="Phil Fulmer">Fulmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Beamer" title="Frank Beamer">Beamer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Stoops" title="Bob Stoops">Stoops</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Coker" title="Larry Coker">Coker</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Friedgen" title="Ralph Friedgen">Friedgen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Tressel" title="Jim Tressel">Tressel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Carroll" title="Pete Carroll">Carroll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Tuberville" title="Tommy Tuberville">Tuberville</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Grobe" title="Jim Grobe">Grobe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Mangino" title="Mark Mangino">Mangino</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Whittingham" title="Kyle Whittingham">Whittingham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Patterson" title="Gary Patterson">Patterson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Chip_Kelly" title="Chip Kelly">C. Kelly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Les_Miles" title="Les Miles">Miles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Kelly_(American_football_coach)" title="Brian Kelly (American football coach)">B. Kelly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/David_Cutcliffe" title="David Cutcliffe">Cutcliffe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Patterson" title="Gary Patterson">Patterson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Dabo_Swinney" title="Dabo Swinney">Swinney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Mike_MacIntyre" title="Mike MacIntyre">MacIntyre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Frost" title="Scott Frost">Frost</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Leach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Orgeron" title="Ed Orgeron">Orgeron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Allen_(American_football)" title="Tom Allen (American football)">Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Fickell" title="Luke Fickell">Fickell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Dykes" title="Sonny Dykes">Dykes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Kalen_DeBoer" title="Kalen DeBoer">DeBoer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Curt_Cignetti" title="Curt Cignetti">Cignetti</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Paul_&quot;Bear&quot;_Bryant_Award_winners" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Bear_Bryant_Award" title="Template:Bear Bryant Award"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Bear_Bryant_Award" title="Template talk:Bear Bryant Award"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Bear_Bryant_Award" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Bear Bryant Award"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Paul_&quot;Bear&quot;_Bryant_Award_winners" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Paul_%22Bear%22_Bryant_Award" title="Paul "Bear" Bryant Award">Paul "Bear" Bryant Award</a> winners</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Dick_MacPherson" title="Dick MacPherson">MacPherson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Holtz" title="Lou Holtz">Holtz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Bill_McCartney" title="Bill McCartney">McCartney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Ross" title="Bobby Ross">Ross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Stallings" title="Gene Stallings">Stallings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bowden" title="Terry Bowden">Bowden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Brooks" title="Rich Brooks">Brooks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Barnett" title="Gary Barnett">Barnett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Snyder" title="Bruce Snyder">Br. 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Snyder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Beamer" title="Frank Beamer">Beamer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Stoops" title="Bob Stoops">Stoops</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Coker" title="Larry Coker">Coker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Tressel" title="Jim Tressel">Tressel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Saban" title="Nick Saban">Saban</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Tuberville" title="Tommy Tuberville">Tuberville</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Mack_Brown" title="Mack Brown">Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Petersen" title="Chris Petersen">Petersen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Mangino" title="Mark Mangino">Mangino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Whittingham" title="Kyle Whittingham">Whittingham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Petersen" title="Chris Petersen">Petersen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Chizik" title="Gene Chizik">Chizik</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Gundy" title="Mike Gundy">Gundy</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Bill_O%27Brien_(American_football)" title="Bill O'Brien (American football)">O'Brien</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Gus_Malzahn" title="Gus Malzahn">Malzahn</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Patterson" title="Gary Patterson">Patterson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Dabo_Swinney" title="Dabo Swinney">Swinney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Dabo_Swinney" title="Dabo Swinney">Swinney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Frost" title="Scott Frost">Frost</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Dabo_Swinney" title="Dabo Swinney">Swinney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Orgeron" title="Ed Orgeron">Orgeron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Saban" title="Nick Saban">Saban</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Fickell" title="Luke Fickell">Fickell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Dykes" title="Sonny Dykes">Dykes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Norvell" title="Mike Norvell">Norvell</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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Royal">Royal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/John_McKay_(American_football)" title="John McKay (American football)">McKay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Royal" title="Darrell Royal">Royal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Ara_Parseghian" title="Ara Parseghian">Parseghian</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Duffy_Daugherty" title="Duffy Daugherty">Daugherty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Cahill_(American_football)" title="Tom Cahill (American football)">Cahill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/John_Pont" title="John Pont">Pont</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Woody_Hayes" title="Woody Hayes">Hayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Bo_Schembechler" title="Bo Schembechler">Schembechler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Agase" title="Alex Agase">Agase</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Devaney" title="Bob Devaney">Devaney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/John_McKay_(American_football)" title="John McKay (American football)">McKay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Majors" title="Johnny Majors">Majors</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Grant_Teaff" title="Grant Teaff">Teaff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Woody_Hayes" title="Woody Hayes">Hayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Majors" title="Johnny Majors">Majors</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Holtz" title="Lou Holtz">Holtz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Earle_Bruce" title="Earle Bruce">Bruce</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Vince_Dooley" title="Vince Dooley">Dooley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Ford" title="Danny Ford">Ford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Howard_Schnellenberger" title="Howard Schnellenberger">Schnellenberger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/LaVell_Edwards" title="LaVell Edwards">Edwards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Fisher_DeBerry" title="Fisher DeBerry">DeBerry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Dick_MacPherson" title="Dick MacPherson">MacPherson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Holtz" title="Lou Holtz">Holtz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Bill_McCartney" title="Bill McCartney">McCartney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Ross" title="Bobby Ross">Ross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Stallings" title="Gene Stallings">Stallings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bowden" title="Terry Bowden">Bowden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Brooks" title="Rich Brooks">Brooks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Barnett" title="Gary Barnett">Barnett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Snyder" title="Bruce Snyder">Snyder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Price" title="Mike Price">Price</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Phillip_Fulmer" title="Phillip Fulmer">Fulmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Beamer" title="Frank Beamer">Beamer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Stoops" title="Bob Stoops">Stoops</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Friedgen" title="Ralph Friedgen">Friedgen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Tressel" title="Jim Tressel">Tressel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Saban" title="Nick Saban">Saban</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Urban_Meyer" title="Urban Meyer">Meyer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Weis" title="Charlie Weis">Weis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Schiano" title="Greg Schiano">Schiano</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Mangino" title="Mark Mangino">Mangino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Saban" title="Nick Saban">Saban</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Patterson" title="Gary Patterson">Patterson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Chip_Kelly" title="Chip Kelly">C. Kelly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Gundy" title="Mike Gundy">Gundy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Kelly_(American_football_coach)" title="Brian Kelly (American football coach)">B. Kelly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Gus_Malzahn" title="Gus Malzahn">Malzahn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Patterson" title="Gary Patterson">Patterson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Ferentz" title="Kirk Ferentz">Ferentz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Mike_MacIntyre" title="Mike MacIntyre">MacIntyre</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Frost" title="Scott Frost">Frost</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clark_(American_football)" title="Bill Clark (American football)">Clark</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Orgeron" title="Ed Orgeron">Orgeron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Jamey_Chadwell" title="Jamey Chadwell">Chadwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Fickell" title="Luke Fickell">Fickell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Dykes" title="Sonny Dykes">Dykes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Kalen_DeBoer" title="Kalen DeBoer">DeBoer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Curt_Cignetti" title="Curt Cignetti">Cignetti</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="George_Munger_Award_winners" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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href="/wiki/Bo_Schembechler" title="Bo Schembechler">Schembechler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <s><a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></s></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Stallings" title="Gene Stallings">Stallings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bowden" title="Terry Bowden">Bowden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <s><a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></s></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Barnett" title="Gary Barnett">Barnett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Snyder" title="Bruce Snyder">Snyder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Carr" title="Lloyd Carr">Carr</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Phillip_Fulmer" title="Phillip Fulmer">Fulmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Beamer" title="Frank Beamer">Beamer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Stoops" title="Bob Stoops">Stoops</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Friedgen" title="Ralph Friedgen">Friedgen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Willingham" title="Tyrone Willingham">Willingham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Carroll" title="Pete Carroll">Carroll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Urban_Meyer" title="Urban Meyer">Meyer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <s><a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></s></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Schiano" title="Greg Schiano">Schiano</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Mangino" title="Mark Mangino">Mangino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Leach_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike Leach (American football coach)">Leach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Patterson" title="Gary Patterson">Patterson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Beamer" title="Frank Beamer">Beamer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Brady_Hoke" title="Brady Hoke">Hoke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Bill_O%27Brien_(American_football)" title="Bill O'Brien (American football)">O'Brien</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/David_Cutcliffe" title="David Cutcliffe">Cutcliffe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Mullen" title="Dan Mullen">Mullen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Dabo_Swinney" title="Dabo Swinney">Swinney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Saban" title="Nick Saban">Saban</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Smart" title="Kirby Smart">Smart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Monken" title="Jeff Monken">Monken</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Orgeron" title="Ed Orgeron">Orgeron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Jamey_Chadwell" title="Jamey Chadwell">Chadwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Aranda" title="Dave Aranda">Aranda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Fritz" title="Willie Fritz">Fritz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Kalen_DeBoer" title="Kalen DeBoer">DeBoer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Freeman" title="Marcus Freeman">Freeman</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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href="/wiki/Frank_Broyles" title="Frank Broyles">Broyles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Duffy_Daugherty" title="Duffy Daugherty">Daugherty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Ara_Parseghian" title="Ara Parseghian">Parseghian</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/John_Pont" title="John Pont">Pont</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Woody_Hayes" title="Woody Hayes">Hayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Royal" title="Darrell Royal">Royal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/John_Ralston_(American_football)" title="John Ralston (American football)">Ralston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Fairbanks" title="Chuck Fairbanks">Fairbanks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/John_McKay_(American_football)" title="John McKay (American football)">McKay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Switzer" title="Barry Switzer">Switzer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Claiborne" title="Jerry Claiborne">Claiborne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Emory_Bellard" title="Emory Bellard">Bellard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Majors" title="Johnny Majors">Majors</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Holtz" title="Lou Holtz">Holtz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Rogers" title="Darryl Rogers">Rogers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/John_Mackovic" title="John Mackovic">Mackovic</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Vince_Dooley" title="Vince Dooley">Dooley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Hayden_Fry" title="Hayden Fry">Fry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/George_MacIntyre" title="George MacIntyre">MacIntyre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Mike_White_(American_football_coach)" title="Mike White (American football coach)">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Wacker" title="Jim Wacker">Wacker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Bo_Schembechler" title="Bo Schembechler">Schembechler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/John_Cooper_(American_football)" title="John Cooper (American football)">Cooper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Dick_MacPherson" title="Dick MacPherson">MacPherson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Holtz" title="Lou Holtz">Holtz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: No Award</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Ross" title="Bobby Ross">Ross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Erickson" title="Dennis Erickson">Erickson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bowden" title="Terry Bowden">Bowden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Brooks" title="Rich Brooks">Brooks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Barnett" title="Gary Barnett">Barnett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Snyder" title="Bruce Snyder">Br. Snyder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Price" title="Mike Price">Price</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Phillip_Fulmer" title="Phillip Fulmer">Fulmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/June_Jones" title="June Jones">J. Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Erickson" title="Dennis Erickson">Erickson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Friedgen" title="Ralph Friedgen">Friedgen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Tressel" title="Jim Tressel">Tressel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Urban_Meyer" title="Urban Meyer">Meyer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Tuberville" title="Tommy Tuberville">Tuberville</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Paterno" title="Joe Paterno">Paterno</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Grobe" title="Jim Grobe">Grobe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Mangino" title="Mark Mangino">Mangino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Saban" title="Nick Saban">Saban</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Patterson" title="Gary Patterson">Patterson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Chip_Kelly" title="Chip Kelly">C. 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