The Eddie Robinson Award is given annually to college football's top head coach in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly I-AA. The award was established by The Sports Network in 1987 and is voted upon by the division's sports information directors and selected sports writers. The award is sponsored by the Football Writers Association of America. The award is named for Eddie Robinson, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who retired in 1997 after 56 years at Grambling State University.