CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Andrew Aurich, The Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for Harvard Football, is one of 15 finalists for the 2025 Eddie Robinson Award, Stats Perform announced today. The honor is presented to the national coach of the Year in Division I FCS college football.
 
In his second season at the helm of the program, Aurich guided the Crimson to a 9-1 (6-1 Ivy League) regular season, which included winning the program's third straight Ivy League championship. Harvard was a mainstay in the top-25 polls for the final eight weeks of the season and rose to as high as No. 7 in the Stats Perform rankings. Its strong campaign earned the program an at-large invitation to the FCS Playoffs where it will face 12^th-seeded Villanova on Saturday (noon ET, ESPN+).
 
The award, first presented in 1987 and in its 39th season, is named for legendary Grambling State coach Eddie Robinson. Past recipients include Mark Duffner, Erk Russell, Chris Ault, Jim Tressel, Houston Nutt, Andy Talley, Paul Johnson, Joe Glenn, Mike Ayers, Jerry Kill, Jerry Moore, K.C. Keeler, Deion Sanders, John Stiegelmeier, Brent Vigen and two-time recipients Mickey Matthews, Sean McDonnell and Craig Bohl.
 
All 13 FCS leagues are represented by an Eddie Robinson Award finalist. The winner, to be selected by a national voting panel, will be announced on Dec. 4 and honored at the Stats Perform FCS National Awards Show on Jan. 3 in Nashville, Tennessee.