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Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award
History
Awarded for	Best college football coach in Division I
Location	Grambling, Louisiana
Country	United States
Presented by	Football Writers Association of America
First award	1957
Most recent	Kalen DeBoer, Washington
Website	https://sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/robinson/

The Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award is given annually to a college football coach by the Football Writers Association of America. The award honors Eddie Robinson, former coach at Grambling State University.

Winners

Year	Winner	School
1957	Woody Hayes	Ohio State
1958	Paul Dietzel	LSU
1959	Ben Schwartzwalder	Syracuse
1960	Murray Warmath	Minnesota
1961	Darrell Royal	Texas
1962	John McKay	USC
1963	Darrell Royal	Texas
1964	Ara Parseghian	Notre Dame
1965	Duffy Daugherty	Michigan State
1966	Tom Cahill	Army
1967	John Pont	Indiana
1968	Woody Hayes	Ohio State
1969	Bo Schembechler	Michigan
1970	Alex Agase	Northwestern
1971	Bob Devaney	Nebraska
1972	John McKay	USC
1973	Johnny Majors	Pittsburgh
1974	Grant Teaff	Baylor
1975	Woody Hayes	Ohio State
1976	Johnny Majors	Pittsburgh
1977	Lou Holtz	Arkansas
1978	Joe Paterno	Penn State
1979	Earle Bruce	Ohio State
1980	Vince Dooley	Georgia
1981	Danny Ford	Clemson
1982	Joe Paterno	Penn State
1983	Howard Schnellenberger	Miami (FL)
1984	LaVell Edwards	BYU
1985	Fisher DeBerry	Air Force
1986	Joe Paterno	Penn State
1987	Dick MacPherson	Syracuse
1988	Lou Holtz	Notre Dame
1989	Bill McCartney	Colorado
1990	Bobby Ross	Georgia Tech
1991	Don James	Washington
1992	Gene Stallings	Alabama
1993	Terry Bowden	Auburn
1994	Rich Brooks	Oregon
1995	Gary Barnett	Northwestern
1996	Bruce Snyder	Arizona State
1997	Mike Price	Washington State
1998	Phillip Fulmer	Tennessee
1999	Frank Beamer	Virginia Tech
2000	Bob Stoops	Oklahoma
2001	Ralph Friedgen	Maryland
2002	Jim Tressel	Ohio State
2003	Nick Saban	LSU
2004	Urban Meyer	Utah
2005	Charlie Weis	Notre Dame
2006	Greg Schiano	Rutgers
2007	Mark Mangino	Kansas
2008	Nick Saban	Alabama
2009	Gary Patterson	TCU
2010	Chip Kelly	Oregon
2011	Mike Gundy	Oklahoma State
2012	Brian Kelly	Notre Dame
2013	Gus Malzahn	Auburn
2014	Gary Patterson	TCU
2015	Kirk Ferentz	Iowa
2016	Mike MacIntyre	Colorado
2017	Scott Frost	UCF
2018	Bill Clark	UAB
2019	Ed Orgeron^[1]	LSU
2020	Jamey Chadwell	Coastal Carolina
2021	Luke Fickell	Cincinnati
2022	Sonny Dykes	TCU
2023	Kalen DeBoer	Washington

References

^ "Ed Orgeron of LSU claims Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award". nbcsports.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award winners

1957: Hayes
1958: Dietzel
1959: Schwartzwalder
1960: Warmath
1961: Royal
1962: McKay
1963: Royal
1964: Parseghian
1965: Daugherty
1966: Cahill
1967: Pont
1968: Hayes
1969: Schembechler
1970: Agase
1971: Devaney
1972: McKay
1973: Majors
1974: Teaff
1975: Hayes
1976: Majors
1977: Holtz
1978: Paterno
1979: Bruce
1980: Dooley
1981: Ford
1982: Paterno
1983: Schnellenberger
1984: Edwards
1985: DeBerry
1986: Paterno
1987: MacPherson
1988: Holtz
1989: McCartney
1990: Ross
1991: James
1992: Stallings
1993: Bowden
1994: Brooks
1995: Barnett
1996: Snyder
1997: Price
1998: Fulmer
1999: Beamer
2000: Stoops
2001: Friedgen
2002: Tressel
2003: Saban
2004: Meyer
2005: Weis
2006: Schiano
2007: Mangino
2008: Saban
2009: Patterson
2010: C. Kelly
2011: Gundy
2012: B. Kelly
2013: Malzahn
2014: Patterson
2015: Ferentz
2016: MacIntyre
2017: Frost
2018: Clark
2019: Orgeron
2020: Chadwell
2021: Fickell
2022: Dykes
2023: DeBoer

v t e College football awards
Overall trophies	Heisman Trophy (winners) (Most outstanding) Maxwell Award (Player of the year) Walter Camp Award (Player of the year) Defunct: Archie Griffin Award (Most valuable) Chic Harley Award (Best player)
Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) Sporting News Player of the Year (1942) Defunct: UPI Player of the Year
Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive player) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive player) Lott Trophy (Defensive player) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Manning Award (Quarterback) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Receiver) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Joe Moore Award (Offensive line) Rimington Trophy (Center) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Butkus Award (Linebacker) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Patrick Mannelly Award (Long snapper) Jet Award (Return specialist) Peter Mortell (Holder)
Other national player awards	Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Senior quarterback) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Lombardi Award (Best performance) Jacobs Blocking Trophy (Best blocker) Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award (Best player of Polynesian descent) Deacon Jones Trophy (HBCU's most outstanding player)
All-Americans	College Football All-America Team (Unanimous All-Americans) Little All-America team
Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year Award (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award (1957) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) George Munger Award (1989) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977)
Assistant coaching awards	Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year
Conference awards	ACC awards American awards Big 12 awards Big Ten awards (MVP) MAC awards Pac-12 awards SEC awards Defunct: Big East awards SWC awards
Division I FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defensive player) Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach) Defunct: Mickey Charles Award (Div. I FCS student-athlete) STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS offensive player) STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS defensive player) STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year (Div. I FCS freshman) STATS FCS Coach of the Year (Div. I FCS coach)
Other divisions/associations	Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA) Hec Crighton Trophy (U Sports) Fred Mitchell Award (non-Div. I FBS placekicker) Defunct: Melberger Award (Div. III)
Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards	Academic All-America of the Year (Student-athlete) Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete) Senior CLASS Award (Div. I FBS student-athlete) Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on) Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)
Service awards	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Walter Camp Man of the Year National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners Theodore Roosevelt Award
Regional awards	Champ Pickens Cup (1923–1926; Southern Conference champion) Conerly Trophy (Mississippi) Jon Cornish Trophy (top Canadian NCAA player) Dudley Award (Virginia) Norris Cup (North Carolina, school's best athlete) Porter Cup (South, school's best athlete) Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player) Kent Hull Trophy (Mississippi; offensive lineman) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship)
Awards organizations	Maxwell Football Club National Football Foundation Touchdown Club of Columbus (defunct) Walter Camp Football Foundation Washington D.C. Touchdown Club
Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame