Broyles Award

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| description = Award given to honor the best assistant coach in college football

| presenter = 1,500 assistant coaches representing all 130 Division I FBS programs

| country = United States

| location = Little Rock, Arkansas

| year = 1996

| holder = Al Golden, Notre Dame

| website = {{URL|broylesaward.com}}

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The Broyles Award is an annual award given to honor the best assistant coach in college football. First awarded in 1996, it was named after former University of Arkansas men's athletic director Frank Broyles.Broyles had no authority over Arkansas women's athletics. The school had a completely separate women's athletics department during Broyles' tenure. The award is presented in Little Rock, Arkansas at the Downtown Rotary Club. To date 18 of the 23 winners have gone on to become head football coaches.

Award

Every year, roughly 1,300 assistant coaches representing all 130 FBS programs are eligible for nomination by their peers as well as a [https://broylesaward.com/selection-committee Selection Committee] composed of former head coaches. The nominees are narrowed down to just five finalists, all of whom are invited to Little Rock, Arkansas for the annual Broyles Award ceremony. The success of the five finalists is celebrated over a two-day period, which culminates in the award ceremony. Finalists receive gifts from event sponsors and a Broyles Award finalist plaque, while the winner receives the [https://broylesaward.com/the-trophy/ bronze-cast trophy], valued at $5,000.

Trophy

The Broyles Award Trophy, made out of solid bronze, depicts Broyles (kneeling) and longtime University of Arkansas assistant coach Wilson Matthews (standing), watching over a Razorbacks football game or practice. Matthews was the coach of Little Rock Central High School before joining Broyles on the Razorbacks' staff.

Selection committee members

The selection committee for the Frank Broyles Award includes many respected coaches from around the nation. The list of current committee members is as follows:{{cite web |title=Selection Committee – Broyles Award |url=https://broylesaward.com/selection-committee/ |website=broylesaward.com |access-date=November 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823115028/http://broylesaward.com/selection-committee/ |archive-date=August 23, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

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Broadcast Selection Committee Members

The list of current Broadcast Selection Committee Members is as follows:

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{{cite web |title=Selection Committee – Broyles Award |url=https://broylesaward.com/selection-committee/ |website=broylesaward.com |access-date=November 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823115028/http://broylesaward.com/selection-committee/ |archive-date=August 23, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

Winners

Note: The award year indicates the season it was earned.

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!bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| Year !! bgcolor="#e5e5e5"| Coach

!Position!! bgcolor="#e5e5e5" | School

1996Mickey Andrews

| Defensive coordinator

Florida State
1997Jim Herrmann

| Defensive coordinator

Michigan
1998David Cutcliffe

| Assistant head coach/Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach

Tennessee
1999Ralph Friedgen

| Offensive coordinator/Quarterback coach

Georgia Tech
2000Mark Mangino

| Offensive coordinator

Oklahoma
2001Randy Shannon

| Defensive coordinator

Miami (FL)
2002Norm Chow

| Offensive coordinator

USC
2003Brian VanGorder

| Defensive coordinator/Linebackers Coach

Georgia
2004Gene Chizik

| Defensive coordinator/Defensive Backs coach

Auburn
2005Greg Davis

| Offensive coordinator/Quarterback coach

Texas
2006Bud Foster

| Defensive coordinator/Inside Linebackers Coach

Virginia Tech
2007Jim Heacock

| Defensive coordinator

Ohio State
2008Kevin Wilson

| Offensive coordinator/Tight ends coach/Fullbacks coach

Oklahoma
2009Kirby Smart

| Defensive coordinator

Alabama
2010Gus Malzahn

| Assistant head coach/Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach

Auburn
2011John Chavis

| Defensive coordinator/Linebackers Coach

LSU
2012Bob Diaco

| Assistant head coach/Defensive coordinator/Linebackers Coach

Notre Dame
2013Pat Narduzzi

| Defensive coordinator

Michigan State
2014Tom Herman

| Offensive coordinator/Quarterback coach

Ohio State
2015Lincoln Riley

| Offensive coordinator

Oklahoma
2016Brent Venables

|Defensive coordinator

Clemson
2017Tony Elliott

|Offensive coordinator

Clemson
2018Mike Locksley

|Offensive coordinator

Alabama
2019Joe Brady

| Passing game coordinator/Wide receivers coach

LSU
2020Steve Sarkisian

|Offensive coordinator

Alabama
2021Josh Gattis

|Offensive coordinator

Michigan
2022Garrett Riley

|Offensive coordinator

TCU
2023Phil Parker

|Defensive coordinator

Iowa
2024

|Al Golden

|Defensive coordinator

|Notre Dame

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