The George Munger Award

THE BEST HEAD COACH IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL

2023 George Munger Award Winner:  Kalen DeBoer

After leading the Washington Huskies to the Pac-12 Championship and a berth in the College Football Playoff, Kalen DeBoer has been selected as the 2023 George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award winner. The UW coach led the Huskies to a 13-0 regular season record in just his second season and knocked off Texas in the Sugar Bowl playoff semifinal. The Huskies ultimately fell to Michigan in the National Championship game. DeBoer is 25-3 as the UW head coach, boasting a 21-game winning streak leading into the National Championship game. In nine seasons as a college head coach, he is 104-12.

George Munger Award Quick Facts

The George Munger Award is presented to the best Head Coach in college football.

  • The award is named after former University of Pennsylvania coach George Munger. His devotion to ethics in athletics, and his commitment to education is the standard for which all college coaches should strive.
  • The George Munger Award was founded in 1989
  • Member of the National College Football Awards Association 

George Munger Award Recipients

Since 1989

  • 2023 - Kalen DeBoer, University of Washington
  • 2022 - Willie Fritz, Tulane University
  • 2021 - Dave Aranda, Baylor University
  • 2020 - Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina University
  • 2019 - Ed Orgeron, Louisiana State University
  • 2018 - Jeff Monken, Army-West Point
  • 2017 - Kirby Smart, University of Georgia
  • 2016 - Nick Saban, University of Alabama
  • 2015 - Dabo Swinney, Clemson University
  • 2014 - Dan Mullen, Missisippi State University
  • 2013 - David Cutcliffe, Duke University
  • 2012 - Bill O’Brien, The Pennsylvania State University
  • 2011 - Brady Hoke, University of Michigan
  • 2010 - Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
  • 2009 - Gary Patterson, Texas Christian University
  • 2008 - Mike Leach, Texas Tech University
  • 2007 - Mark Mangino, The University of Kansas
  • 2006 - Greg Schiano, Rutgers University
  • 2005 - Joe Paterno*, The Pennsylvania State University
  • 2004 - Urban Meyer, The University of Utah
  • 2003 - Pete Carroll, The University of Southern California
  • 2002 - Tyrone Willingham, The University of Notre Dame
  • 2001 - Ralph Friedgen, The University of Maryland
  • 2000 - Bob Stoops, The University of Oklahoma
  • 1999 - Frank Beamer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
  • 1998 - Philip Fulmer, The University of Tennessee
  • 1997 - Lloyd Carr, The University of Michigan
  • 1996 - Bruce Snyder, Arizona State University
  • 1995 - Gary Barnett, Northwestern University
  • 1994 - Joe Paterno*, The Pennsylvania State University
  • 1993 - Terry Bowden, Auburn University
  • 1992 - Gene Stallings, The University of Alabama
  • 1991 - Don James, The University of Washington
  • 1990 - Joe Paterno*, The Pennsylvania State University
  • 1989 - Glenn “Bo” Schembechler, The University of Michigan