FWAA Steve Spurrier First-Year Coach of the Year
The FWAA's first-year coach of the year award, selected since the 2022 season, is named for the legendary coach Steve Spurrier.
ALL-TIME FWAA FIRST-YEAR COACHES OF THE YEAR
2002: Tyrone Willingham, Notre Dame (10-3, 17th AP)
2003: • Steve Kragthorpe, Tulsa (8-5, UR)
2004: Mike Price, UTEP (8-4, UR)
2005: Steve Spurrier, South Carolina (7-5, UR)
2006: • Chris Petersen, Boise State (13-0, 5th AP)
2007: Jeff Jagodzinski, Boston College (11-3, 10th AP)
2008: Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech (9-4, 22nd AP)
2009: • Chip Kelly, Oregon (10-3, 11th AP)
2010: • Jimbo Fisher, Florida State (10-4, 17th AP); • Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia (10-3, 17th AP)
2012: Urban Meyer, Ohio State (12-0, 3rd AP)
2013: Gus Malzahn, Auburn (12-2, 2nd AP)
2014: Bryan Harsin, Boise State (12-2, 16th AP)
2015: • Tom Herman, Houston (13-1, 8th AP)
2016: Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech (10-4, 16th AP)
2016: • • Clay Helton, USC (10-3, 3rd AP)
2017: • Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma (12-2, 3rd AP)
2018: • Josh Heupel, UCF (12-1, 11th AP)
2019: • • Ryan Day, Ohio State (13-1, 3rd AP)
2020: Karl Dorrell, Colorado (4-2)
2021: Shane Beamer, South Carolina (7-6); Josh Heupel, Tennessee (7-6)
2022: Sonny Dykes, TCU (13-2)
• First overall season as a head coach
•• First overall full season as a head coach