Football Coaching Awards

Coaching Tree Hot Seat Annual Coaches Awards

AwardWinner
2018 Toughest SeasonChip Kelly (3-9 UCLA Season that was supposed to be the great return for Chip Kelly to the college ranks).
2018 Shake if Off AwardClay Helton (Finished 5-7 after two 10+ win seasons with USC. Lost the last 3 games of the season including one to Cal and missed a bowl game.)
2018 Most ValuableJeff Tedford (12-2 Fresno State Las Vegas Bowl winners over ASU as well as wins over UCLA and SDSU.)
2018 Coach of the YearDabo Swinney (First ever 15-0 season in College Football history as Clemson were National Champions & 2018 ACC Champions)
2018 Best Coach Under 50Lincoln Riley (12-2 Oklahoma CFB Playoff and Big 12 Champions)
2018 Best Coach Over 50Nick Saban (14-1 Alabama Season, National Runner-Up SEC Champions and one of the more dominating Alabama offenses ever seen.)
2017 Toughest SeasonDavid Bailiff (2017 Rice Season 1-11. Win Totals since '13 -> 10, 8, 5, 3, 1, Fired)
2017 Shake if Off AwardButch Jones (4-6 Tennessee after promising 5, 7, 9, 9 seasons)
2017 Most ValuableScott Frost (12-0 UCF Season (Colley Matrix National Champions) Peach Bowl & American Conf. Champions)
2017 Coach of the YearScott Frost (12-0 UCF Season (Colley Matrix National Champions) Peach Bowl & American Conf. Champions)
2017 Best Coach Under 50Scott Frost (12-0 UCF Season (Colley Matrix National Champions) Peach Bowl & American Conf. Champions)
2017 Best Coach Over 50Nick Saban (13-1 Alabama Season, National Champions with brilliant coaching moves in Championship game)
2016 Toughest SeasonTim DeRuyter (2016 Season started 1-7 (0-4 in conference) with Fresno State before being fired midseason.)
2016 Shake if Off AwardMark Helfrich (4-8 Oregon season after winning 13 and 9 games the two seasons prior)
2016 Most ValuableJames Franklin (11-3 Penn State Rose Bowl (Loss) & 2016 Big Ten Champions)
2016 Coach of the YearP.J. Fleck (13-1 Western Michigan Cotton Bowl (Loss) & 2016 MAC Champions)
2016 Best Coach Under 50P.J. Fleck (13-1 Western Michigan Cotton Bowl (Loss) & 2016 MAC Champions)
2016 Best Coach Over 50Nick Saban (14-1 Alabama National Runner Up & 2016 SEC Champions)
2015 Toughest SeasonTim DeRuyter (3-9 2015 Season after winning the Mountain West West division title the season before)
2015 Shake if Off AwardGary Pinkel (5-7 Missouri Season after a brilliant legacy (113-66) of 15 years in Columbia)
2015 Most ValuableDabo Swinney (14-1 Clemson National Runner Up & 2015 ACC Champions)
2015 Coach of the YearTom Herman (12-1 Houston & 2015 AAC Champions)
2015 Best Coach Under 50Tom Herman (12-1 Houston & 2015 AAC Champions)
2015 Best Coach Over 50Nick Saban (12-1 Alabama National Champions & 2015 Big Ten Champions)
2014 Toughest SeasonBrady Hoke (5-7 Michigan Season that saw the worst Michigan record since 2009 Rich Rodriguez's season (Since 1967 before then).
2014 Shake if Off AwardJune Jones (Started SMU season 0-2 and resigned due to personal reasons. 112-82 Career coach before 2014 season.)
2014 Most ValuableGary Patterson (12-1 TCU Peach Bowl & 2014 Big 12 Champions)
2014 Coach of the YearUrban Meyer (14-1 Ohio State National Champions & 2014 Big Ten Champions)
2014 Best Coach Under 50Mark Helfrich (13-2 Oregon National Runner Up & 2014 Pac 12 Champions)
2014 Best Coach Over 50Urban Meyer (14-1 Ohio State National Champions & 2014 Big Ten Champions)