AFCA Division III Coach of the Year
From Varsity Pride
The AFCA Division III Coach of the Year is a college football award given each year to the nation's most outstanding Division III coach as determined by his peers in the AFCA. From 1983-2005, coaches at NAIA Division II schools were eligible, until the creation of the AFCA NAIA Coach of the Year honor.
| 1983 | Bob Reade | Augustana (IL) |
| 1984 | Bob Reade (2) | Augustana (IL) |
| 1985 | Bob Reade (3) | Augustana (IL) |
| 1986 | Bob Reade (4) | Augustana (IL) |
| 1987 | Walt Hameline | Wagner |
| 1988 | Jim Butterfield | Ithaca |
| 1989 | Mike Kelly | Dayton |
| 1990 | Ken O'Keefe | Allegheny |
| 1991 | Jim Butterfield (2) | Ithaca |
| 1992 | John Luckhardt | Washington & Jefferson |
| 1993 | Larry Kehres | Mount Union |
| 1994 | Pete Schmidt | Albion |
| 1995 | Roger Harring | Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| 1996 | Larry Kehres (2) | Mount Union |
| 1997 | Larry Kehres (3) | Mount Union |
| 1998 | Larry Kehres (4) | Mount Union |
| 1999 | Frosty Westering | Pacific Lutheran |
| 2000 | Larry Kehres (5) | Mount Union |
| 2001 | Larry Kehres (6) | Mount Union |
| 2002 | Larry Kehres (7) | Mount Union |
| 2003 | John Gagliardi | Saint John's (MN) |
| 2004 | Jay Locey | Linfield |
| 2005 | Bob Berezowitz | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 2006 | Larry Kehres (8) | Mount Union |
| 2007 | Lance Leipold | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 2008 | Larry Kehres (9) | Mount Union |
| 2009 | Lance Leipold (2) | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 2010 | Lance Leipold (3) | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 2011 | Lance Leipold (4) | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 2012 | Glenn Caruso | Saint Thomas (MN) |
| 2013 | Lance Leipold (5) | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 2014 | Lance Leipold (6) | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
