PHILADELPHIA - The Maxwell Football Club and presenting partner Philadelphia Insurance Companies announced today thathead coachhas been selected as the winner of the Club's 18th Tri-State Coach of the Year.In 2015, Rhule has led his team to a 10-win regular season and an American Athletic East division trophy. The Owls started the season a program-best 7-0, and were ranked in the Top 25 for the first time in 36 seasons. In 2015, for the first time in 73 years, the Owls beat Penn State. Ten Owls earned 2015 all-conference honors and senior linebackerwon the Bednarik and Nagurski Awards, while also being named a finalist for the Lott IMPACT and Senior CLASS Awards. Rhule was also a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award and a semifinalist for the George Munger Award – each given annually to the nation's best college football coach.Rhule, a State College, PA, native and a former player at Penn State, has 18 years of collegiate coaching experience, including nine seasons at Temple. He began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Penn State and also had stops at Albright, Buffalo, UCLA and Western Carolina before joining the Temple program as an assistant in 2006. Rhule spent the 2012 season with the New York Giants before returning to Temple as head coach in 2013. He has participated in seven bowl games – three as a coach with the Owls.Rhule will be honored Friday, March 11, 2016 at the 78th Maxwell Club National Awards Gala which will be held at the Tropicana Casino Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. Also receiving awards at this event will be; Derrick Henry - Alabama (Maxwell Award),- Temple (Chuck Bednarik Award), Dabo Swinney - Clemson (George Munger College Coach of the Year Award) and Joe Callahan – Wesley (Brian Westbrook Tri-State Player of the Year). The Maxwell Football Club will announce the winners of the Bert Bell Award (Professional Player of the Year) and Earl "Greasy" Neale Award (Professional Coach of the Year) in January. Other MFC Awards at the high school, college and professional levels will also be announced in early January.Tickets for the Maxwell Football Club National Awards Gala are available for purchase on the Club's website www.maxwellfootballclub.org/maxwell-football-club-national-awards-gala or by calling 215-643-3833.Questions concerning any of the Maxwell Football Club's awards or programs can be directed to MFC Executive Director Mark Wolpert at info@maxwellfootballclub.org.The Maxwell Football Club (MFC) was founded in 1935 and is a registered 501c3 Non-Profit Corporation. The MFC promotes and recognizes excellence at all levels of football from youth leagues through the professional ranks. Each year the MFC offers programs which focus on player and coach development, safety, and player wellness. The Club also presents many of the premiere awards in the football world each year. Membership is open and additional information on the Club can be found at www.maxwellfootballclub.org.