STATS FCS Coach of the Year

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STATS FCS Coach of the Year Award
Given for "College football's top head coach in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision"
Country United States
Presented by STATS LLC
History
First award 2015
Final award 2015
Most recent Bruce Barnum, Portland State
Website STATS FCS Awards

The STATS FCS Coach of the Year award has been awarded annually by STATS LLC since 2015 to the most outstanding collegiate football head coach in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The winner is selected by a national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries. [1]

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Winners

Season Coach School Ref
2015 Bruce Barnum Portland State [2]

Winners by school

School Winners
Portland State 1

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References

  1. "STATS FCS Awards". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. "Portland State's Bruce Barnum goes from interim to FCS Coach of the Year". Oregon Live. Retrieved 2016-06-15.