American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 2018
Bearcats head coach Luke Fickell was named as Coach of the Year. Fickell was chosen by his peers as The American’s Coach of the Year after he orchestrated a six-win improvement in his second year on the Cincinnati sideline. After going 4-8 in his first year, Fickell has led the Bearcats to a 10-2 overall record, a 4-0 in mark in non-conference games and a 6-2 conference mark in 2018. The Bearcats returned to the national polls for the first time since 2013, ranking as high as No. 19 in the Nov. 11 Associated Press poll.
| American Athletic Conference Coaches of the Year |
| 2013 George O’Leary, UCF |
| 2014 Justin Fuente, Memphis |
| 2015 Tom Herman, Houston |
| Ken Niumatalolo, Navy |
| 2016 Ken Niumatalolo, Navy |
| 2017 Scott Frost, UCF |
| 2018 Luke Fickell, Cincinnati |
