The Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football head coach adjudged by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) head coaches and sports information directors under the auspices of the Walter Camp Football Foundation as the "Coach of the Year";[1] the award is named for Walter Camp, a progenitor of the sport. The foundation also honors a Walter Camp Man of the Year for service.
Awarded for | Coach of the Year in college football |
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Location | Yale University |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Walter Camp Football Foundation |
History | |
First award | 1967 |
Most recent | Kalen DeBoer, Washington |
Website | http://www.waltercamp.org/ |
The award has been presented yearly since 1967 during the Walter Camp Football Foundation's annual awards weekend, held on the campus of Yale University.