College Football: SEC Coach of the Year Award Winners
Below is a list of past winners of the SEC Coach of the Year Award.
More SEC college football awards:
- SEC Offensive Player of Year
- SEC Defensive Player of Year
- SEC Coach of Year
- SEC Player of Year Award Winners (1933-2001)
| Year | Coach, School |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Clark Lea, Vanderbilt |
| 2023 | Eli Drinkwitz, Missouri |
| 2022 | Kirby Smart, Georgia |
| 2021 | Kirby Smart, Georgia |
| 2020 | Nick Saban, Alabama |
| 2019 | Ed Orgeron, LSU |
| 2018 | Mark Stoops, Kentucky |
| 2017 | Kirby Smart, Georgia |
| 2016 | Nick Saban, Alabama |
| 2015 | Jim McElwain, Florida |
| 2014 | Gary Pinkel, Missouri |
| 2013 | Gus Malzahn, Auburn |
| 2012 | Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M |
| 2011 | Les Miles, LSU |
| 2010 | Steve Spurrier, South Carolina |
| 2009 | Nick Saban, Alabama |
| 2008 | Nick Saban, Alabama |
| 2007 | Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State |
| 2006 | Houston Nutt, Arkansas |
| 2005 | Steve Spurrier, South Carolina |
| 2004 | Tommy Tuberville, Auburn |
| 2003 | (tie) Nick Saban, LSU and David Cutcliffe, Mississippi |
| 2002 | Mark Richt, Georgia |
| 2001 | Houston Nutt, Arkansas |
| 2000 | Lou Holtz, South Carolina |
| 1999 | Mike DuBose, Alabama |
| 1998 | Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee |
| 1997 | Tommy Tuberville, Mississippi |
| 1996 | Steve Spurrier, Florida |
| 1995 | Steve Spurrier, Florida |
| 1994 | Gene Stallings, Alabama |
| 1993 | Terry Bowden, Auburn |
| 1992 | Gene Stallings, Alabama |
| 1991 | Gerry DiNardo, Vanderbilt |
| 1990 | Steve Spurrier, Florida |
| 1989 | Bill Curry, Alabama |
| 1988 | Pat Dye, Auburn |
| 1987 | Pat Dye, Auburn |
| 1986 | Bill Arnsparger, LSU |
| 1985 | Johnny Majors, Tennessee |
| 1984 | Galen Hall, Florida |
| 1983 | (tie) Billy Brewer, Mississippi and Jerry Claiborne, Kentucky |
| 1982 | Jerry Stovall, LSU |
| 1981 | Bear Bryant, Alabama |
| 1980 | Vince Dooley, Georgia |
| 1979 | Bear Bryant, Alabama |
| 1978 | Bear Bryant, Alabama |
| 1977 | Fran Curci, Kentucky |
| 1976 | Vince Dooley, Georgia |
| 1975 | Ken Cooper, Mississippi |
| 1974 | Steve Sloan, Vanderbilt |
| 1973 | Bear Bryant, Alabama |
| 1972 | Ralph Jordan, Auburn |
| 1971 | Bear Bryant, Alabama |
| 1970 | Charles Shira, Mississippi State |
| 1969 | Charles McClendon, LSU |
| 1968 | Vince Dooley, Georgia |
| 1967 | Doug Dickey, Tennessee |
| 1966 | Vince Dooley, Georgia |
| 1965 | Bear Bryant, Alabama |
| 1964 | Bear Bryant, Alabama |
| 1963 | Paul Davis, Mississippi State |
| 1962 | John Vaught, Mississippi |
| 1961 | Bear Bryant, Alabama |
| 1960 | John Vaught, Mississippi |
| 1959 | Bear Bryant, Alabama |
| 1958 | Paul Dietzel, LSU |
| 1957 | Ralph Jordan, Auburn |
| 1956 | Bowden Wyatt, Tennessee |
| 1955 | John Vaught, Mississippi |
| 1954 | John Vaught, Mississippi |
| 1953 | Ralph Jordan, Auburn |
| 1952 | Bobby Dodd, Georgia Tech |
| 1951 | Bob Neyland, Tennessee |
| 1950 | Bear Bryant, Kentucky |
| 1949 | Gaynell Tinsley, LSU |
| 1948 | John Vaught, Mississippi |
| 1947 | John Vaught, Mississippi |
| 1946 | Wallace Butts, Georgia |
| 1945 | Frank Thomas, Alabama |
| 1944 | John Barnhill, Tennessee |
| 1942 | Wallace Butts, Georgia |
| 1941 | Red Sanders, Vanderbilt |
| 1940 | Allyn McKeen, Mississippi State |
| 1939 | William Alexander, Georgia Tech |
| 1938 | Bob Neyland, Tennessee |
| 1937 | Ray Morrison, Vanderbilt |
| 1936 | Bob Neyland, Tennessee |
| 1935 | Jack Meagher, Auburn |
More college football awards:
- National College Football Awards -- Players and Coaches
- NCAA Conference Football Awards
- College Football AP All-American Teams
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