The awards continue to roll in for the University of Iowa. Head Football Coach Kirk Ferentz has been named the 2015 Woody Hayes Coach of the Year. The announcement was made Tuesday by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. This is the first time Ferentz has won the award.

The award will be presented at the 61st Touchdown Club of Columbus Awards on Feb. 6, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio.

On Monday, Ferentz was recognized as the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Region 3 Coach of the Year and named Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career on Dec. 1. He has also been named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award (Football Writers Association of America) and the George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award (Maxwell Football Club).

Ferentz is in his 17th season as Iowa's head coach. He guided the Hawkeyes to a perfect 12-0 regular season mark, the most wins ever for a Hawkeye football team. Iowa, ranked fifth in the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, has earned a spot in the 2016 Rose Bowl against Stanford.

Ferentz ranks seventh in the Big Ten Conference in conference wins with 76 and eighth in total wins with 127. Ferentz has led Iowa to 13 bowl games in the last 15 seasons, including eight January bowl events.

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