Official AFCA Regional Coach of the Year Announcement

WACO, TX - Johns Hopkins football coach Jim Margraff, who recently completed his 27th season at Homewood, has been named the NCAA Division III Region 2 Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This is the second time in three years and the third time in six years that Margraff has earned the award as he was also selected in 2011 and 2014.

The AFCA?recognizes five regional Coach of the Year winners in each of the Association's five divisions:?Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), Division II, Division III and NAIA. At each level, a national Coach of the Year will be selected from among the five regional winners.

The AFCA will announce the 2016 FBS and FCS National Coach of the Year winners at the inaugural American Football Coaches Awards, televised on CBS Sports Network on January 10 at 9 pm (EST), during the 2017 AFCA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. The Division II, Division III and NAIA National Coaches of the Year will be announced at the AFCA Victory Luncheon, also on January 10.

Margraff guided Johns Hopkins to an 11-1 record, the Centennial Conference title and the second round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs this season. The 11 wins tie the Johns Hopkins single-season record, while the Centennial Conference title is the eighth straight and 12th overall for the Blue Jays in the last 15 years. The Blue Jays also made their sixth consecutive trip to the NCAA Playoffs and their eighth appearance in the last 12 years. Johns Hopkins spent the entire season ranked in the AFCA top 20 and has been ranked in the top 25 every week since the start of the 2011 season. Margraff was also named the Centennial Conference Coach of the Year this season.

Already the winningest coach in Johns Hopkins and Maryland state history, Margraff earned his 200th career victory with a 42-21 win over Randolph-Macon in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Playoffs. He now boasts a career record 200-85-3 (.700) and ranks sixth among active Division III coaches in career victories.

- Pride and Poise -