Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
Awarded for	Best college football coach in Division I
Location	Grambling, Louisiana
Country	United States
Presented by	Football Writers Association of America
First awarded	1957
Currently held by	Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
Official website	http://www.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 who holds the record for Second most Division I wins with 408.

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

References and notes

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v t e College football awards
Overall trophies	Heisman Memorial Trophy (winners) (1935) Maxwell Award (1937) Walter Camp Award (1967)
Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) Sporting News Player of the Year (1942)
Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defenseman) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defenseman) Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (receiver) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) Lott Trophy (Defenseman) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Jet Award (Return Specialist) Joe Moore Award (Offensive Line)
Other national player awards	Archie Griffin Award (Best player) Bill Willis Trophy (Defensive lineman) Chic Harley Award (Best player) Jack Lambert Trophy (Linebacker) Jack Tatum Trophy (Defensive back) Jim Brown Trophy (Running back) Jim Parker Trophy (Offensive lineman) Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback) Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy (Lineman) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Paul Warfield Award (Wide receiver) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Passer) Walter Camp Memorial Trophy (Offensive back)
All-Americans	College Football All-America Team
Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) George Munger Award (1989) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010)
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 defenseman) Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) Mickey Charles Award (Div. I FCS student-athlete) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach)
Other divisions/associations	Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) Melberger Award (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA)
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) Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (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	Conerly Trophy (Mississippi's best college football player) Dudley Award (Virginia's best college football player) Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship)
Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame

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