ORLANDO (UCFKnights.com) – Maxwell Football Club President, Mark Dianno, announced the 2018 semifinalists for the George Munger College Coach of the Year Award, which is presented yearly by the Maxwell Football Club. The list includes a field of 18 candidates for the award who have been selected by the MFC National Selection Committee, and among them is UCF's Josh Heupel.
In his first season as a head coach, Heupel has led the Knights to a 10-0 start to the season and a top-10 national ranking. UCF is eighth in the AP Top 25 and ninth in both the Amway Coaches Poll and the College Football Playoff Rankings.
Of the 18 honored, Heupel is the only first-year head coach.
Semifinalist voting for the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year award will begin on Monday Nov. 26th and close on Monday, Dec. 10th. The finalist round will include the top three coaches as selected in the semifinalist round. Finalist voting will open Dec. 11th and run until Dec. 27th. The winner will be announced Dec. 28th.
The formal presentation of the George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award will take place at the Maxwell Football Club’s National Awards Gala on Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Tropicana Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Eligible voters include Maxwell Football Club members, NCAA Head Football Coaches, Sports Information Directors and selected national media. Kirby Smart of the University of Georgia was the 2017 winner of the award.
2018 George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Semi-Finalists
Dino | Babers | Syracuse University |
Bill | Clark | University of Alabama Birmingham |
Butch | Davis | Florida International University |
Luke | Fickell | University of Cincinnati |
Jim | Harbaugh | University of Michigan |
Josh | Heupel | University of Central Florida |
Brian | Kelly | University of Notre Dame |
Mike | Leach | Washington State University |
Lance | Leipold | University of Buffalo |
Jeff | Monken | United States Military Academy |
Ed | Orgeron | Louisiana State University |
Lincoln | Riley | University of Oklahoma |
Nick | Saban | University of Alabama |
Kirby | Smart | University of Georgia |
Mark | Stoops | University of Kentucky |
Dabo | Swinney | Clemson University |
Matt | Wells | Utah State University |
Kyle | Whittingham | University of Utah |
AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
The Knights have clinched a spot in the American Athletic Conference Championship for the second year in a row. UCF will play the winner of next week’s game between Houston and Memphis. The title game is scheduled for Dec. 1 at 3:30 p.m. at Spectrum Stadium.
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