NCAA Division I Football Awards (Award Winners)
NCAA Division I Football Awards (Award Winners)
NCAA Division I Football Awards (Award Winners)
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SPeCiAl AWArDS 21<br />
Year Player, College<br />
2006<br />
2007<br />
James laurinaitis, ohio St., lB<br />
Glenn Dorsey, lSu, DT<br />
2008 Brian orakpo, Texas, De<br />
FrEd BILETNIKOFF<br />
rECEIVEr AWArd<br />
First presented in 1994 to honor the nation’s top<br />
collegiate pass receiver by the Quarterback Club<br />
of Tallahassee, Fla. The award is named after Fred<br />
Biletnikoff, former Florida State All-American and NFl<br />
oakland raider receiver, a member of both the College<br />
<strong>Football</strong> Hall of Fame and Pro <strong>Football</strong> Hall of Fame.<br />
Year Player, College<br />
1994 Bobby engram, Penn St.<br />
1995 Terry Glenn, ohio St.<br />
1996 marcus Harris, Wyoming<br />
1997 randy moss, marshall<br />
1998 Troy edwards, louisiana Tech<br />
1999 Troy Walters, Stanford<br />
2000 Antonio Bryant, Pittsburgh<br />
2001 Josh reed, lSu<br />
2002 Charles rogers, michigan St.<br />
2003 larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh<br />
2004 Braylon edwards, michigan<br />
2005 mike Hass, oregon St.<br />
2006 Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech<br />
2007 michael Crabtree, Texas Tech<br />
2008 michael Crabtree, Texas Tech<br />
CHUCK BEdNArIK AWArd<br />
First presented in 1995 to honor the collegiate defensive<br />
player of the year by the maxwell memorial<br />
<strong>Football</strong> Club of Philadelphia. The award is named<br />
after Chuck Bednarik, consensus All-America center<br />
at Penn in 1947-48 and a member of both the College<br />
<strong>Football</strong> Hall of Fame and Pro <strong>Football</strong> Hall of Fame.<br />
Year Player, College<br />
1995 Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern<br />
1996 Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern<br />
1997 Charles Woodson, michigan<br />
1998 Dat Nguyen, Texas A&m<br />
1999 laVar Arrington, Penn St.<br />
2000 Dan morgan, miami (Fl)<br />
2001 Julius Peppers, North Carolina<br />
2002 e.J. Henderson, maryland<br />
2003 Teddy lehman, oklahoma<br />
2004 David Pollack, Georgia<br />
2005 Paul Posluszny, Penn St.<br />
2006 Paul Posluszny, Penn St.<br />
2007 Dan Connor, Penn St.<br />
2008 rey maualuga, Southern California<br />
rAY GUY PUNTING AWArd<br />
First presented in 2000 to honor the nation’s top collegiate<br />
punter by the Greater Augusta (Ga.) Sports<br />
Council. The winner will display leadership, self-discipline<br />
and have a significant impact on the team’s<br />
success. Voted upon by a panel of sports writers, college<br />
football coaches and former punters. The award<br />
is named after ray Guy, former punter at Southern<br />
mississippi and NFl all-Pro punter for the oakland<br />
raiders.<br />
Year Player, College<br />
2000 Kevin Stemke, Wisconsin<br />
2001 Travis Dorsch, Purdue<br />
2002 mark mariscal, Colorado<br />
2003 B.J. Sander, ohio St.<br />
2004 Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor<br />
2005 ryan Plackemeier, Wake Forest<br />
2006 Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor<br />
2007 Durant Brooks, Georgia Tech<br />
2008 matt Fodge, oklahoma St.<br />
JOHN MACKEY<br />
TIGHT ENd AWArd<br />
First presented in 2000 to honor the nation’s top collegiate<br />
tight end by the Nassau County (N.Y.) Sports<br />
Commission. The award is named after John mackey,<br />
the first tight end inducted into the Pro <strong>Football</strong> Hall<br />
of Fame.<br />
Year Player, College<br />
2000 Tim Stratton, Purdue<br />
2001 Dan Graham, Colorado<br />
2002 Dallas Clark, iowa<br />
2003 Kellen Winslow, miami (Fl)<br />
2004 Heath miller, Virginia<br />
2005 marcedes lewis, uClA<br />
2006 matt Spaeth, minnesota<br />
2007 Fred Davis, Southern California<br />
2008 Chase Coffman, missouri<br />
dAVE rIMINGTON<br />
CENTEr TrOPHY (FBS)<br />
First presented in 2000 to honor the nation’s top<br />
<strong>Football</strong> Bowl Subdivision offensive center by the<br />
Boomer esiason Foundation. The award is named<br />
after Dave rimington, a consensus All-America center<br />
at Nebraska in 1981-82 who was inducted into the<br />
College <strong>Football</strong> Hall of Fame in 1997.<br />
Year Player, College<br />
2000 Dominic raiola, Nebraska<br />
2001 leCharles Bentley, ohio St.<br />
2002 Brett romberg, miami (Fl)<br />
2003 Jake Grove, Virginia Tech<br />
2004 David Baas, michigan<br />
Ben Wilkerson, lSu<br />
2005 Greg eslinger, minnesota<br />
2006 Dan mozes, West Virginia<br />
2007 Jonathan luigs, Arkansas<br />
2008 A.Q. Shipley, Penn St.<br />
TEd HENdrICKS<br />
dEFENSIVE ENd AWArd<br />
First presented in 2002 to honor the nation’s top<br />
defensive end by the miami (Florida) Touchdown<br />
Club. The award is named after Ted Hendricks, College<br />
<strong>Football</strong> Hall of Fame member from miami (Florida)<br />
and a member of the Pro <strong>Football</strong> Hall of Fame.<br />
Year Player, College<br />
2002 Terrell Suggs, Arizona St.<br />
2003 David Pollack, Georgia<br />
2004 David Pollack, Georgia<br />
2005 elvis Dumervil, louisville<br />
2006 lamarr Woodley, michigan<br />
2007 Chris long, Virginia<br />
2008 Brian orakpo, Texas<br />
BOBBY BOWdEN AWArd<br />
First presented in 2003 by the Fellowship of Christian<br />
Athletes (FCA) to the collegiate football player who<br />
best epitomizes the term student-athlete. The person<br />
selected will be one of character, classroom excellence,<br />
athletic achievement and community involvement.<br />
Presented at the site of the Bowl Championship<br />
Series national championship game.<br />
Year Player, College<br />
2003 Jason Wright, Northwestern<br />
2004 Billy Bajema, oklahoma St.<br />
2005 D.J. Shockley, Georgia<br />
2006 Carl Pendleton, oklahoma<br />
2007 Jacob Tamme, Kentucky<br />
2008 Stephen mcGee, Texas A&m<br />
rONNIE LOTT TrOPHY<br />
First presented in 2004 by the Pacific Club of Newport<br />
Beach, California, to the imPACT Defensive Player<br />
of the Year. it recognizes a player’s success both on<br />
and off the field. imPACT is an acronym for integrity,<br />
maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and<br />
Tenacity.<br />
Year Player, College, Position<br />
2004 David Pollack, Georgia, De<br />
2005 Demeco ryans, Alabama, lB<br />
2006 Daymeion Hughes, California, CB<br />
2007 Glenn Dorsey, lSu, DT<br />
2008 James laurinaitis, ohio St., lB<br />
MANNING AWArd<br />
First presented in 2004 by the Nokia Sugar Bowl to the<br />
nation’s top <strong>Football</strong> Bowl Subdivision quarterback.<br />
The award is named for the manning family – former<br />
New orleans Saints quarterback Archie manning and<br />
his sons Peyton and eli, both NFl quarterbacks and<br />
former collegiate All-Americans.<br />
Year Player, College<br />
2004 matt leinart, Southern California<br />
2005 Vince Young, Texas<br />
2006 Jamarcus russell, lSu<br />
2007 matt ryan, Boston College<br />
2008 Tim Tebow, Florida<br />
WUErFFEL TrOPHY<br />
First presented in 2005 by the All Sports Association<br />
of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and named after Danny<br />
Wuerffel, Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback at<br />
Florida, NFl veteran and graduate of Fort Walton<br />
Beach High School. in addition to being a great college<br />
quarterback, Wuerffel is also recognized for his<br />
work off the field, including running Desire Street<br />
ministries, a faith-based organization for underprivileged<br />
children in New orleans.<br />
Year Player, College<br />
2005 rudy Niswanger, lSu<br />
2006 Joel Penton, ohio St.<br />
2007 Paul Smith, Tulsa<br />
2008 Tim Tebow, Florida<br />
rUdY AWArd<br />
First presented in 2007 by the rudy Foundation and<br />
honors <strong>Division</strong> i players who demonstrate exemplary<br />
character, courage, contribution and commitment.<br />
Year Player, College<br />
2007 Terry Clayton, Kentucky<br />
2008 Drew Combs, TCu<br />
Discontinued <strong><strong>Award</strong>s</strong><br />
MOSI TATUPU SPECIAL TEAMS<br />
PLAYEr OF THE YEAr AWArd<br />
First presented in 1997 to the top special teams player<br />
in the country by the maui (Hawaii) Touchdown Club.<br />
The award is named after mosi Tatupu, who played<br />
high school football in Honolulu and collegiate football<br />
at Southern California. He went on to a 14-year<br />
playing career in the NFl.<br />
Year Player, College<br />
1997 Brock olivo, missouri<br />
1998 Chris mcAlister, Arizona<br />
1999 Deltha o’Neal, California<br />
2000 J.T. Thatcher, oklahoma<br />
2001 Kahlil Hill, iowa<br />
2002 Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky<br />
2003 Wes Welker, Texas Tech<br />
2004 Chad owens, Hawaii<br />
2005 ryan Hoffman, illinois St.<br />
2006 A.J. Trapasso, ohio St.<br />
AWArd WINNErS