The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award is a yearly honor presented to the best Head Coach of a college football team of that season. The criteria to win the award is leadership, guiding the team to success, and exceeding expectations during the season. It is viewed as one of the premier coaching accolades in college football and is awarded as a part of the ESPN College Football Awards ceremony.
List of The Home Depot Award Winners Year by Year
The Home Depot Award began in 1994. The winner is selected by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and ESPN. The award for the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision has partnered with NCAA, CBS Sports, and TNT Sports, as per NCAA.org. Bobby Bowden from Florida State was the first winner of the award and the most recent winner is Kalen DeBoer from Washington who won in 2023. Brian Keith Kelly is the only coach who has won the award thrice, as of December 2024.
| Coach | Team | Year |
| Bobby Bowden | Florida State | 1994 |
| Gary Barnett | Northwestern | 1995 |
| Rich Brooks | Oregon | 1996 |
| Mike Price | Washington State | 1997 |
| Phillip Fulmer | Tennessee | 1998 |
| Frank Solich | Nebraska | 1999 |
| Bob Stoops | Oklahoma | 2000 |
| Ralph Friedgen | Maryland | 2001 |
| Tyrone Willingham | Notre Dame | 2002 |
| Pete Carroll | USC | 2003 |
| Urban Meyer | Utah | 2004 |
| Joe Paterno | Penn State | 2005 |
| Greg Schiano | Rutgers | 2006 |
| Mark Mangino | Kansas | 2007 |
| Nick Saban | Alabama | 2008 |
| Brian Kelly | Cincinnati | 2009 |
| Gene Chizik | Auburn | 2010 |
| Les Miles | LSU | 2011 |
| Brian Kelly | Notre Dame | 2012 |
| Gus Malzahn | Auburn | 2013 |
| Gary Patterson | TCU | 2014 |
| Dabo Swinney | Clemson | 2015 |
| Mike MacIntyre | Colorado | 2016 |
| Scott Frost | UCF | 2017 |
| Brian Kelly | Notre Dame | 2018 |
| Ed Orgeron | LSU | 2019 |
| Jamey Chadwell | Coastal Carolina | 2020 |
| Luke Fickell | Cincinnati | 2021 |
| Sonny Dykes | TCU | 2022 |
| Kalen DeBoer | Washington | 2023 |
FAQs on The Home Depot Award Winners
A. The Home Depot award is given to the most exceptional coach of the season.
A. The Walter Payton Award is the Most Outstanding Player award in college football.
A. Bo Nix won the Rookie of the Year Award in 2024.
A. Marvin Harrison Jr. from Ohio State won the Fred Biletnikoff Award in 2023.
A. The award for the most versatile college football player is the Paul Hornung Award.
