Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year
| Year | Award Winner | Team |
| 2007 | ||
| 2006 | Sean Payton | New Orleans Saints |
| 2005 | Tony Dungy | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2004 | Bill Cowher | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2003 | Bill Belichick | New England Patriots |
| 2002 | Andy Reid | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 2001 | Dick Jauron | Chicago Bears |
| 2000 | Andy Reid | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1999 | Dick Vermeil | St. Louis Rams |
| 1998 | Dan Reeves | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1997 | Jim Fassel | New York Giants |
| 1996 | Dom Capers | Carolina Panthers |
| 1995 | Ray Rhodes | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1994 | George Seifert | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1993 | Dan Reeves | New York Giants |
| 1992 | Bill Cowher | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1991 | Joe Gibbs | Washington Redskins |
| 1990 | George Seifert | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1989 | Lindy Infante | Green Bay Packers |
| 1988 | Marv Levy | Buffalo Bills |
| 1987 | Jim Mora | New Orleans Saints |
| 1986 | Bill Parcells | New York Giants |
| 1985 | Mike Ditka | Chicago Bears |
| 1984 | Chuck Knox | Seattle Seahawks |
| 1983 | Joe Gibbs | Washington Redskins |
| 1982 | Joe Gibbs | Washington Redskins |
| 1981 | Bill Walsh | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1980 | Chuck Knox | Buffalo Bills |
| 1979 | Dick Vermeil | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1978 | Jack Patera | Seattle Seahawks |
| 1977 | Red Miller | Denver Broncos |
| 1976 | Chuck Fairbanks | New England Patriots |
| 1975 | Ted Marchibroda | Baltimore Colts |
| 1974 | Don Coryell | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1973 | Chuck Knox | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1972 | Don Shula | Miami Dolphins |
| 1971 | George Allen | Washington Redskins |
| 1970 | Don Shula | Miami Dolphins |
| 1969 | Bud Grant | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1968 | Don Shula | Baltimore Colts |
| 1967 | George Allen | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1966 | Tom Landry | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1965 | George Halas | Chicago Bears |
| 1964 | Don Shula | Baltimore Colts |
| 1963 | George Halas | Chicago Bears |
| 1962 | No Award | - |
| 1961 | Vince Lombardi | Green Bay Packers |
| 1960 | No Award | - |
| 1959 | No Award | - |
| 1958 | No Award | - |
| 1957 | No Award | - |
| 1956 | Jim Lee Howell | New York Giants |
| 1955 | Joe Kuharich | Washington Redskins |
| 1954 | No Award | - |
| 1953 | Paul Brown | Cleveland Browns |
| 1952 | J. Hampton Pool | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1951 | Paul Brown | Cleveland Browns |
| 1950 | Steve Owen | New York Giants |
| 1949 | Paul Brown | Cleveland Browns |
| 1948 | Earle "Greasy" Neale | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1947 | Jimmy Conzelman | Chicago Cardinals |