Former Tulane football coach Mack Brown named Francis “Reds” Bagnell Award recipient – Crescent City Sports

Maxwell Football Club Executive Director Mark Wolpert announced that College Hall of Fame Coach Mack Brown will be honored with the Club’s Francis “Reds” Bagnell Award for Contributions to Football at the 88th Maxwell Awards which will be held on Friday March 14, 2025 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia. The award’s namesake Francis Bagnell served as both the Maxwell Football Club President and the National Football Foundation President during his career.

A 47-year veteran of collegiate coaching, Brown served as a head coach for 36 seasons with stops at Texas (1998-2013), North Carolina (1988-97, 2019-24), Tulane (1985-87), and Appalachian State (1983). Over his 36 seasons, Brown posted a record of 288-155-1 (.650). Those 288 career victories rank seventh on the FBS all-time list. The 2005 Paul W. “Bear” Bryant National Coach of the Year and the 2008 Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year, Brown is one of a handful of coaches in college football history to lead two separate programs to Top-Five national finishes and he’s the only coach to win 100 games at two FBS schools.

At the completion of his Texas tenure in 2013, Brown was one of just four active coaches to reach the 200-victory plateau. He was also one of only two coaches nationally to lead his teams to 21 bowls in 22 seasons, and the only one to have 23 winning seasons in the previous 24 years. His 225 wins from 1990 to 2013, which combined the last eight years of his first stint at UNC and his entire Texas tenure, were the most of any coach in the country.

Brown was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in December of 2018, and is also a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, the Longhorn Hall of Honor, the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame and the Holiday Bowl Hall of Fame. He joins an elite fraternity of coaches including Bobby Bowden, Lou Holtz, Steve Spurrier, Darrell Royal, Vince Dooley, Joe Paterno and William Manlove who have won the Bagnell Award.

One of the most respected coaches in the game, Brown has served on numerous national committees, including president of the American Football Coaches Association. He has also served on the AFCA Ethics Committee and the AFCA Public Relations Committee. Brown has been a member of the NCAA Football Rules Committee and the NCAA Football Issues Committee. He has been chairman of the Football Coaches’ Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of the College Football Association. Brown has been invited to coach in five postseason all-star games, including the Japan Bowl, Hula Bowl (twice) and East-West Shrine Game (twice). In March 2013, Brown was named the 2013 recipient of the Neyland Trophy, awarded annually by the Knoxville Quarterback Club for contributions to collegiate athletics.

“When you think about impactful leadership on the football field Mack Brown would have to be right at the top of that list. His resume is dotted with impressive stops as a head coach over a career spanning almost 5 decades. Coach Brown has set a standard that few others in the profession can match and his contributions have helped shape the game that we all love.”
Mark Wolpert – Executive Director – Maxwell Football Club

The formal presentation of the Bagnell Award will be held on Friday March 14, 2025 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia. The Maxwell Football Club will also be presenting its other national awards from high school through the professional ranks at the event. Tickets for the 88th Maxwell Awards are now available at

All questions or concerning the Bagnell Award can be directed to Mr. Mark Wolpert (Maxwell Football Club Executive Director) mwolpert@maxwellfootballclub.org, or to Mr. Richard Cirminiello rcirminiello@maxwellfootballclub.org (Director of Collegiate Awards).

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