The 2016 FBS and FCS Regional Coach of the Year winners will be recognized at the inaugural American Football Coaches Awards, televised live on CBS Sports Network, on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 9 p.m.
The regional winners will be the finalists for the AFCA National Coach of the Year. Other FBS coaches named as regional coaches of the year are Navy’s Ken Niumatalolo (District 1), Alabama’s Nick Saban (District 2), Western Michigan’s P.J. Fleck (District 3) and Colorado’s Mike MacIntyre (District 5). The winners were selected by active members of the Association who vote for coaches in their respective regions and divisions.