Wildcats’ Hill Named AFCA Regional Coach of the Year
FARMINGTON, Utah (December 11, 2019) – Weber State’s Jay Hill has been named the FCS Region 5 Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association.
Hill, who is in his sixth season at the helm of the Wildcat football program, led Weber State to a share of its third-straight Big Sky title. The Wildcats complied a 7-1 league record and 9-3 overall mark to close out the regular season. With one of the top defenses in the FCS, the Wildcats earned the Big Sky’s automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and the No. 3 overall seed.
Hill is the second coach in Weber State history to earn Region Coach of the Year honors. Ranked as high as No. 3 this season, Weber State led the Big Sky with 14 all-conference selections, while defensive end Jonah Williams earned co-Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year honors.
The AFCA recognizes five regional Coach of the Year winners in each of the Association’s five divisions:?Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III and NAIA. The winners are selected by Active members of the Association who vote for coaches in their respective regions and divisions.
The American Football Coaches Association’s 2019 Regional Coach of the Year winners for Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), Division II, Division III and NAIA will be honored at the American Football Coaches Awards, on Tuesday, January 14, during the 2020 AFCA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.
A complete list of honorees can be
found here.
Football Championship Subdivision
Region 1: Buddy Teevens, Dartmouth College
Region 2: Kevin Callahan, Monmouth University (N.J.)
Region 3: Mark Hudspeth, Austin Peay State University
Region 4: Matt Entz, North Dakota State University
Region 5:
Jay Hill, Weber State University