For the third time this season, Arizona State head coach Herm Edwards has been named Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week following his team's 31-28 win over No. 6 Oregon on Saturday in Tempe. ASU’s victory over the Ducks was its first win over a top-10 team since 2017 when the Sun Devils beat then-No. 5 Washington.

Edwards also received the honor after the Sun Devils beat then-No. 15 Cal in Berkeley, California, on Sep. 27 and following ASU's 10-7 win at then-No. 18 Michigan State on Sept. 24. Since the Dodd Trophy began recognizing a coach of the week, only Edwards has been recognized three times in the same season.

Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly, who won the Dodd Trophy Coach of the Year Award last season, is the only other coach to have been recognized as the Coach of the Week twice in the same season.

“The way that coach Edwards inspires his players to play their hearts out against top competition is remarkable,” Jim Terry, chairman of the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation, said in a press release. “To be named Coach of the Week three times in a season puts him in a class all to himself. He is one of college football’s most impactful leaders, and coach Dodd would be proud to see him recognized so frequently with an award that bears his name.”

The Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week award honors a football coach who led his team to a significant victory during the previous week, while also embodying the award’s three pillars of scholarship, leadership and integrity.

While ASU is no longer in the AP Top 25, it has been ranked as high as No. 17 in the poll, the highest-ranking in the Edwards Era. ASU has beaten three ranked opponents this season with two of those victories coming on the road.

The press release by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation also cited numerous charitable efforts by Edwards as a reason behind his three victories.

"Edwards remains active in numerous charitable and philanthropic endeavors as well, including the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, JDRF, along with his wife, Lia, who lives with Type I diabetes,” the statement said. “He also created the Herman L. Edwards Family Youth Foundation in 1985 with the goal of making a direct impact on the lives of children on the Monterey Peninsula. Edwards has been recognized by multiple organizations for his work in the community, including the prestigious Walter Camp Foundation Man of the Year Award in 2012.”

With his team's win over the Ducks, Edwards improved to 5-4 against ranked opponents in his short tenure as head coach of the Sun Devils. This season, the Sun Devils are 6-5 overall (3-5 Pac-12) and have qualified to play in a bowl game for the second time under Edwards.

“We’re honored to be able to award one of the nation’s best once again,” Gary Stokan, CEO and president of Peach Bowl, Inc. said. “We have never given the award to someone three times in a season, but Edwards has definitely earned this distinction. The impact that he has had in his time in Tempe is truly exceptional.”

The winner of the 2019 Dodd Trophy will be announced in Atlanta during bowl week for this year’s College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.