Army West Point Athletics
Monken Named Semifinalist for Munger Award
November 16, 2017 | Football
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. - Army West Point football head coach Jeff Monken was announced as a 2017 semifinalist for the George Munger Award by the Maxwell Football Club for national coach of the year.
The list includes a field of 16 candidates for the award who have been selected by the MFC National Selection Committee.
Monken has led the Black Knights to an 8-2 record this season and Army is currently riding a six-game winning streak heading into its clash with North Texas on Saturday. It is the longest winning streak for the Cadets since the 1996 season. The Black Knights have won eight games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1984 and 1985. Monken has guided Army to back-to-back bowl games for the first time in more than 30 years. The Black Knights went 2-10 in 2015 and since that season, Army has won 16-of-23 games, and has beaten Air Force and Navy during that stretch.
Semifinalist voting for the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year award will begin on Friday, Nov. 17 and close on Monday, Dec. 11. The finalist round will include the top three coaches as selected in the semifinalist round. Finalist voting will open Dec. 12 and run until Dec. 26. The winner will be announced Dec. 27.
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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 9, 2018 at the Tropicana Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Eligible voters include Maxwell Football Club members, NCAA Head Football Coaches, Sports Information Directors and selected national media.
The Maxwell and Bednarik Awards are members of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 23 awards boast over 745 years of tradition-selection excellence. Visit www.NCFAA.org to learn more about our story.
2017 Munger Award Semifinalists
Matt Campbell, Iowa State
Paul Chryst, Wisconsin
Bill Clark, UAB
Mark Dantonio, Michigan State
Scott Frost, UCF
Lane Kiffin, Florida Atlantic
Gus Malzahn, Auburn
Jeff Monken, U.S. Military Academy
Dan Mullen, Mississippi State
Mark Richt, Miami
Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma
Rich Rodriguez, Arizona
Nick Saban, Alabama
Kirby Smart, Georgia
Dabo Swinney, Clemson
Jeff Tedford, Fresno StateÂ
The list includes a field of 16 candidates for the award who have been selected by the MFC National Selection Committee.
Monken has led the Black Knights to an 8-2 record this season and Army is currently riding a six-game winning streak heading into its clash with North Texas on Saturday. It is the longest winning streak for the Cadets since the 1996 season. The Black Knights have won eight games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1984 and 1985. Monken has guided Army to back-to-back bowl games for the first time in more than 30 years. The Black Knights went 2-10 in 2015 and since that season, Army has won 16-of-23 games, and has beaten Air Force and Navy during that stretch.
Semifinalist voting for the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year award will begin on Friday, Nov. 17 and close on Monday, Dec. 11. The finalist round will include the top three coaches as selected in the semifinalist round. Finalist voting will open Dec. 12 and run until Dec. 26. The winner will be announced Dec. 27.
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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 9, 2018 at the Tropicana Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Eligible voters include Maxwell Football Club members, NCAA Head Football Coaches, Sports Information Directors and selected national media.
The Maxwell and Bednarik Awards are members of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 23 awards boast over 745 years of tradition-selection excellence. Visit www.NCFAA.org to learn more about our story.
2017 Munger Award Semifinalists
Matt Campbell, Iowa State
Paul Chryst, Wisconsin
Bill Clark, UAB
Mark Dantonio, Michigan State
Scott Frost, UCF
Lane Kiffin, Florida Atlantic
Gus Malzahn, Auburn
Jeff Monken, U.S. Military Academy
Dan Mullen, Mississippi State
Mark Richt, Miami
Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma
Rich Rodriguez, Arizona
Nick Saban, Alabama
Kirby Smart, Georgia
Dabo Swinney, Clemson
Jeff Tedford, Fresno StateÂ
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