Coach Brown's wife Debe Brown also received an award.
AD John McCutcheon received the Robert R Neyland Outstanding AD Award.
Note that Coach Brown currently leads all UMass Football Coaches in winning percentage. The following lists UMass coaches in total games coached, then wins and then shows winning percentage
- Vic Fusia --93 games--59 wins--.645
- Mark Whipple--75 games--49 wins--.629
- Dick McPherson--73 games--45 wins--.623
- Jim Reid--67 games--36 wins--.552
- Bob Pickett-64 games--36 wins--.563
- Don Brown--50 games--36 wins--.720