The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) began presenting its Coach of the Year Award in 1935 and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) inaugurated its own award in 1950.
In 1960, the AFCA added a second award, for the College Division Coach of the Year. When the NCAA divisional structure changed in 1983, the AFCA replaced the College Division award with three new awards, for Divisions I-AA, II, and III.
The Eddie Robinson Award was established by The Sports Network in 1987, to be presented to the Division I-AA football coach of the year. The award is named for the College Football Hall of Fame coach who retired in 1997 after 56 years at Grambling State University.
The FWAA has confused the issue somewhat by naming its own coach of the year award after Eddie Robinson.
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| Year | Coach, School |
| 1935 | Lynn Waldorf, Northwestern |
| 1936 | Dick Harlow, Harvard |
| 1937 | Edward E. Mylin, Lafayette |
| 1938 | Bill Kern, Carnegie Tech |
| 1939 | Eddie Anderson, Iowa |
| 1940 | Clark Shaughnessy, Stanford |
| 1941 | Frank Leahy, Notre Dame |
| 1942 | Bill Alexander, Georgia Tech |
| 1943 | Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pacific |
| 1944 | Carroll Widdoes, Ohio State |
| 1945 | Bo McMillin, Indiana |
| 1946 | Red Blaik, Army |
| 1947 | Fritz Crisler, Michigan |
| 1948 | Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan |
| 1949 | Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma |
| 1950 | Charles Caldwell, Princeton |
| 1951 | Charles Taylor, Stanford |
| 1952 | Biggie Munn, Michigan State |
| 1953 | James Tatum, Maryland |
| 1954 | Red Sanders, UCLA |
| 1955 | Duffy Daugherty, Michigan State |
| 1956 | Bowden Wyatt, Tennessee |
| 1957 | Woody Hayes, Ohio State |
| 1958 | Paul Dietzel, Louisiana State |
| 1959 | Ben Schwartzwalder, Syracuse |
| 1960 | Murray Warmath, Minnesota |
| 1961 | Paul "Bear" Bryant, Alabama |
| 1962 | John McKay, Southern California |
| 1963 | Darrell Royal, Texas |
| 1964 | Frank Broyles, Arkansas |
| TIE | Ara Parseghian, Notre Dame |
| 1965 | Tommy Prothro, UCLA |
| 1966 | Tom Cahill, Army |
| 1967 | John Pont, Indiana |
| 1968 | Joe Paterno, Penn State |
| 1969 | Bo Schembechler, Michigan |
| 1970 | Charlie McClendon, LSU |
| TIE | Darrell Royal, Texas (tie) |
| 1971 | Paul "Bear" Bryant, Alabama |
| 1972 | John McKay, Southern California |
| 1973 | Paul "Bear" Bryant, Alabama |
| 1974 | Grant Teaff, Baylor |
| 1975 | Frank Kush, Arizona State |
| 1976 | Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh |
| 1977 | Don James, Washington |
| 1978 | Joe Paterno, Penn State |
| 1979 | Earle Bruce, Ohio State |
| 1980 | Vince Dooley, Georgia |
| 1981 | Danny Ford, Clemson |
| 1982 | Joe Paterno, Penn State |
| 1983 | Ken Hatfield, Air Force |
| 1984 | Lavell Edwards, Brigham Young |
| 1985 | Fisher DeBerry, Air Force |
| 1986 | Joe Paterno, Penn State |
| 1987 | Dick MacPherson, Syracuse |
| 1988 | Don Nehlen, West Virginia |
| 1989 | Bill McCartney, Colorado |
| 1990 | Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech |
| 1991 | Bill Lewis, East Carolina |
| 1992 | Gene Stallings, Alabama |
| 1993 | Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin |
| 1994 | Tom Osborne,Nebraska |
| 1995 | Gary Barnett, Northwestern |
| 1996 | Bruce Snyder, Arizona State |
| 1997 | Lloyd Carr, Michigan |
| 1998 | Phil Fulmer, Tennessee |
| 1999 | Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech |
| 2000 | Bob Shoops, Oklahoma |
| 2001 | Ralph Friedgen, Maryland |
| TIE | Larry Coker, Miami (FL) |
| 2002 | Jim Tressel, Ohio State |
| 2003 | Pete Carroll, Southern Cal |
| 2004 | Tommy Tuberville, Auburn |
| 2005 | Joe Paterno, Penn State |
| 2006 | Jim Grobe, Wake Forest |
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| Year | Coach, School |
| 1957 | Woody Hayes, Ohio St. |
| 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 St. |
| 1966 | Tom Cahill, Army |
| 1967 | John Pont, Indiana |
| 1968 | Woody Hayes, Ohio St. |
| 1969 | Bo Schembechler, Michigan |
| 1970 | Alex Agase, Northwestern |
| 1971 | Bob Devaney, Nebraska |
| 1972 | John McKay, USC |
| 1973 | Johnny Majors, Pitt |
| 1974 | Grant Teaff, Baylor |
| 1975 | Woody Hayes, Ohio St. |
| 1976 | Johnny Majors, Pitt |
| 1977 | Lou Holtz, Arkansas |
| 1978 | Joe Paterno, Penn St. |
| 1979 | Earle Bruce, Ohio St. |
| 1980 | Vince Dooley, Georgia |
| 1981 | Danny Ford, Clemson |
| 1982 | Joe Paterno, Penn St. |
| 1983 | Howard Schnellenberger, Miami-FL |
| 1984 | Lavell Edwards, BYU |
| 1985 | Fisher DeBerry, Air Force |
| 1986 | Joe Paterno, Penn St. |
| 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 St. |
| 1997 | Mike Price, Washington St. |
| 1998 | Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee |
| 1999 | Frank Beamer, Va. Tech |
| 2000 | Bob Stoops, Oklahoma |
| 2001 | Ralph Friedgen, Maryland |
| 2002 | Jim Tressel, Ohio St. |
| 2003 | Nick Saban, LSU |
| 2004 | Urban Meyer, Utah |
| 2005 | Charlie Weis, Notre Dame |
| 2006 | Greg Schiano, Rutgers |
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| Year | Coach, School |
| 1960 | Warren Woodson, New Mexico State |
| 1961 | Alonzo S. Gaither, Florida A&M |
| 1962 | William M. Edwards, Wittenberg |
| 1963 | William M. Edwards, Wittenberg |
| 1964 | Clarence Stasavich, East Carolina |
| 1965 | Jack Curtice, UC-Santa Barbara |
| 1966 | Dan Jessee, Trinity College |
| 1967 | A.C. Moore, UT-Chattanooga |
| 1968 | Jim Root, New Hampshire |
| 1969 | Larry Naviaux, Boston University |
| 1970 | Bennie Ellender, Arkansas State |
| 1971 | Tubby Raymond, Delaware |
| 1972 | Tubby Raymond, Delaware |
| 1973 | Dave Maurer, Wittenberg |
| 1974 | Roy Kramer, Central Michigan |
| 1975 | Dave Maurer, Wittenberg |
| 1976 | Jim Dennison, Akron |
| 1977 | Bill Manlove, Widener |
| 1978 | Lee Tressel, Baldwin-Wallace |
| 1979 | Bill Narduzzi, Youngstown State |
| 1980 | Rick Carter, Dayton |
| 1981 | Vito Ragazzo, Shippensburg State |
| 1982 | Jim Wacker, Southwest Texas State |
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| Year | Coach, School |
| 1983 | Rey Dempsey, Southern Illinois |
| 1984 | Dave Arnold, Montana State |
| 1985 | Dick Sheridan, Furman |
| 1986 | Erk Russell, Georgia Southern |
| 1987 | Mark Duffner, Holy Cross |
| 1988 | Jimmy Satterfield, Furman |
| 1989 | Erk Russell, Georgia Southern |
| 1990 | Tim Stowers, Georgia Southern |
| 1991 | Jim Tressel, Youngstown State |
| 1992 | Charlie Taaffe, The Citadel |
| 1993 | Dan Allen, Boston University |
| 1994 | Jim Tressel, Youngstown State |
| 1995 | Don Read, Montana |
| 1996 | Ray Tellier, Columbia |
| 1997 | Andy Talley, Villanova |
| 1998 | Mark Whipple, Massachusetts |
| 1999 | Paul Johnson, Georgia Southern |
| 2000 | Paul Johnson, Georgia Southern |
| 2001 | Bobby Johnson, Furman |
| 2002 | Jack Harbaugh, Western Kentucky |
| 2003 | Dick Biddle, Colgate |
| 2004 | Mickey Matthews, John Madison |
| 2005 | Jerry Moore, Appalachian St. |
| 2006 | Jerry Moore, Appalachian St. |
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| Year | Coach, School |
| 1983 | Don Morton, North Dakota State |
| 1984 | Chan Gailey, Troy State |
| 1985 | George Landis, Bloomsburg |
| 1986 | Earle Solomonson, North Dakota State |
| 1987 | Rick Rhoades, Troy State |
| 1988 | Rocky Hager, North Dakota State |
| 1989 | John Williams, Mississippi College |
| 1990 | Rocky Hager, North Dakota State |
| 1991 | Chuck Broyles, Pittsburg State |
| 1992 | Bill Burgess, Jacksonville State |
| 1993 | Bobby Wallace, North Alabama |
| 1994 | Bobby Wallace, North Alabama |
| 1995 | Bobby Wallace, North Alabama |
| 1996 | Joe Glenn, Northern Colorado |
| 1997 | Joe Glenn, Northern Colorado |
| 1998 | Mel Tjeerdsma, Northwest Missouri State |
| 1999 | Mel Tjeerdsma, Northwest Missouri State |
| 2000 | Danny Hale, Bloomsburg |
| 2001 | Dale Lennon, North Dakota |
| 2002 | Brian Kelly, Grand Valley St. |
| 2003 | Brian Kelly, Grand Valley St. |
| TIE | Mike Van Diest, Carroll (MT) |
| 2004 | Chris Hatcher, Valdosta St. |
| 2005 | Chuck Martin, Grand Valley St. |
| 2006 | Chuck Martin, Grand Valley St. |
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| Year | Coach, School |
| 1983 | Bob Reade, Augustana (IL) |
| 1984 | Bob Reade, Augustana (IL) |
| 1985 | Bob Reade, Augustana (IL) |
| 1986 | Bob Reade, Augustana (IL) |
| 1987 | Walt Hameline, Wagner |
| 1988 | Jim Butterfield, Ithaca |
| 1989 | Mike Kelly, Dayton |
| 1990 | Ken O'Keefe, Allegheny |
| 1991 | Jim Butterfield, Ithaca |
| 1992 | John Luckhardt, Wash. & Jeff. |
| 1993 | Larry Kehres, Mount Union |
| 1994 | Pete Schmidt, Albion |
| 1995 | Roger Harring, Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| 1996 | Larry Kehres, Mount Union |
| 1997 | Larry Kehres, Mount Union |
| 1998 | Larry Kehres, Mount Union |
| 1999 | Frosty Westering, Pacific Lutheran |
| 2000 | Larry Kehres, Mount Union |
| 2001 | Larry Kehres, Mount Union |
| 2002 | Larry Kehres, Mount Union |
| 2003 | John Gagliardi, St. John's (MN) |
| 2004 | Jay Locey, Linfield |
| 2005 | Bob Berezowitz, Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 2006 | Larry Kehres, Mount Union |
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| Year | Coach, School |
| 1987 | Mark Duffner, Holy Cross |
| 1988 | Bill Russo, Lafayette |
| 1989 | Erk Russell, Georgia Southern |
| 1990 | Gene McDowell, Central Florida |
| 1991 | Chris Ault, Nevada |
| 1992 | Charlie Taaffe, Citadel |
| 1993 | Dan Allen, Boston University |
| 1994 | Jim Tressel, Youngstown State |
| 1995 | Houston Nutt, Murray State |
| 1996 | Darren Barbier, Nicholls State |
| 1997 | Andy Talley, Villanova |
| 1998 | Paul Johnson, Georgia Southern |
| 1999 | Mickey Matthews, James Madison |
| 2000 | Joe Glenn, Montana |
| 2001 | Pete Lembo, Lehigh |
| 2002 | Tommy Tate, McNeese State |
| 2003 | Mike Ayers, Wofford |
| 2004 | Jerry Kill, Southern Illinois |
| 2005 | Sean McDonnell, New Hampshire |
| 2006 | Jerry Moore, Appalachian St. |
| 2007 | Mark Farley, Northern Iowa |
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