Nate Woody Named a Broyles Award Semi-Finalist

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - The Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation is pleased to announce the semi-finalists for the 2024 Broyles Award, which honors college football's top assistant coaches.

Army defensive coordinator Nate Woody has been named one of 15 semi-finalists for the award.

Woody has orchestrated a defense that ranks near the top in the country in many key statistics. The Woody led defense has the second-best red zone mark in the country only allowing only17 red zone scores in 29 opponent opportunities (58.6%).

Army's defense has held opponents to under 14 in eight of 11 games this season. Army's defense held its opponents to 14 or less in seven straight games from Navy (2023) through UAB (10/12/24). It was the longest streak holding the opponent to 14 or less since between the 1966-67 seasons when Army did so eight times.

Army's defense did not yield a touchdown in two consecutive games (Air Force and North Texas). The eight-quarter stretch was the longest by an Army defense since not allowing a touchdown in two consecutive games in 1984 vs. Duke and Harvard.

Woody is in his fifth season at the helm of the Army defense and in his five seasons has held opponents under 21 points 39 times, a mark that ranks in the top 10 in the country in that span.

The 15 semi-finalists are:

ARIZONA STATE – Marcus Arroyo, Offensive Coordinator
ARMY WEST POINT – Nate Woody, Defensive Coordinator
BOISE STATE – Dirk Koetter, Offensive Coordinator
COLORADO – Robert Livingston, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
INDIANA – Bryant Haines, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
MIAMI (FL) – Shannon Dawson, Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks
NOTRE DAME – Al Golden, Defensive Coordinator
OHIO STATE – Jim Knowles, Defensive Coordinator
OREGON – Tosh Lupoi, Defensive Coordinator
PENN STATE – Tom Allen, Defensive Coordinator
SMU – Scott Symons, Defensive Coordinator
SOUTH CAROLINA – Clayton White, Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
TENNESSEE – Tim Banks, Defensive Coordinator
TEXAS – Pete Kwiatkowski, Defensive Coordinator and Outside Linebackers
VANDERBILT – Tim Beck, Offensive Coordinator

A selection committee of distinguished former head coaches, broadcasters, and a committee representing the Football Writers Association of America narrowed the list of 65 nominees to 15 semi-finalists. Five finalists will be selected from this list. Then an overall winner will be named.

The 2023 Broyles Award winner was Phil Parker, who is the defensive coordinator at Iowa. Previous winners are not eligible to be nominated for the Broyles Award until the completion of three seasons.

The Broyles Award is presented by Oaklawn, Hot Springs, Arkansas and will take place at Oaklawn on February 13th, 2025. Proceeds from the 2024 Broyles Award support the mission of the Broyles Foundation: to provide a game plan through education, support, and resources to Alzheimer's caregivers. The Broyles Foundation can be followed on Facebook, X and Instagram. Learn more about the 2024 Broyles Award here.

About the Broyles Award
The Broyles Award was created in 1996 recognizing Coach Frank Broyles' legacy of selecting and developing great assistants during his hall of fame career as head coach at Arkansas. You can follow the Broyles Award on Facebook, X and Instagram.

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Nate Woody Named a Broyles Award Semi-Finalist

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