McElwain Named 2015 SEC Coach of the Year
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 | Football
University of Florida head football coach Jim McElwain has been named the 2015 SEC Coach of the year, the league announced on Wednesday afternoon.
In earning his first SEC Coach of the Year honor, Coach McElwain has guided the Florida Gators to a 10-3 record and their first SEC East Division Title since 2009. McElwain is only the third first-year coach in SEC history to reach the SEC Championship game, joining LSU's Les Miles (2005) and Auburn's Gus Malzhan (2013).
The former head coach at Colorado State took over the program in January after the Gators had finished 11-13 the past two years and led the Gators back into the national spotlight behind a superb defensive unit. Coach McElwain is the first UF coach to earn the honor since Will Muschamp in 2012. The Gator football program has had six coaches win the award in its history.
Coach McElwain and the Florida Gators continue their season at the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1. The Gators will face the Michigan Wolverines at 1 p.m. on ABC.
UF SEC Coach of the Year Award Winners
In earning his first SEC Coach of the Year honor, Coach McElwain has guided the Florida Gators to a 10-3 record and their first SEC East Division Title since 2009. McElwain is only the third first-year coach in SEC history to reach the SEC Championship game, joining LSU's Les Miles (2005) and Auburn's Gus Malzhan (2013).
The former head coach at Colorado State took over the program in January after the Gators had finished 11-13 the past two years and led the Gators back into the national spotlight behind a superb defensive unit. Coach McElwain is the first UF coach to earn the honor since Will Muschamp in 2012. The Gator football program has had six coaches win the award in its history.
Coach McElwain and the Florida Gators continue their season at the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1. The Gators will face the Michigan Wolverines at 1 p.m. on ABC.
UF SEC Coach of the Year Award Winners
- 1960 - Ray Graves (Coaches) *First season as Florida head coach
- 1980 - Charley Pell (UPI)
- 1984 - Galen Hall (AP, UPI)
- 1990 - Steve Spurrier (AP, UPI) *First season as Florida head coach
- 1991 - Steve Spurrier (Coaches)
- 1994 - Steve Spurrier (Coaches)
- 1995 - Steve Spurrier (AP, Coaches)
- 1996 - Steve Spurrier (AP, Coaches)
- 2012 - Will Muschamp (Coaches)
- 2015 - Jim McElwain (Coaches) *First season as Florida head coach
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