Outland Trophy

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The Outland Trophy is an award given annually in the US to the best college football player to play on the defensive line or on the offensive line .

The award commemorates former college football player and coach John H. Outland .

choice

The winner is chosen by the members of the Football Writers Association of America . The election has been held since 1946. The winner will be honored in an annual event. He does not receive any cash prize. Winning the Outland Trophy increases the prestige and "market value" of a young player.

winner

Bruce Smith
Chad Hennings
Jonathan Ogden
Orlando Pace
Chris Samuels
Glenn Dorsey
year player position college College Football Hall of Fame
1946 George Connor T Notre Dame Yes
1947 Joe Steffy G Army Yes
1948 Bill Fischer G Notre Dame Yes
1949 Ed Bagdon G Michigan State No
1950 Bob Gain T Kentucky Yes
1951 Jim Weatherall T Oklahoma Yes
1952 Dick Modzelewski T Maryland Yes
1953 JD Roberts G Oklahoma Yes
1954 Bud Brooks G Arkansas No
1955 Cal Jones G Iowa Yes
1956 Jim Parker G Ohio State Yes
1957 Alex Karras T Iowa Yes
1958 Zeke Smith G Auburn No
1959 Mike McGee T Duke Yes
1960 Tom Brown G Minnesota Yes
1961 Merlin Olsen T Utah State Yes
1962 Bobby Bell T Minnesota Yes
1963 Scott Appleton T Texas No
1964 Steve DeLong T Tennessee Yes
1965 Tommy Nobis G Texas Yes
1966 Loyd Phillips T Arkansas Yes
1967 Ron Yary T USC Yes
1968 Bill Stanfill T Georgia Yes
1969 Mike Reid DT Penn State Yes
1970 Jim Stillwagon DT Ohio State Yes
1971 Larry Jacobson DT Nebraska No
1972 Rich Glover DT Nebraska Yes
1973 John Hicks OT Ohio State Yes
1974 Randy White DT Maryland Yes
1975 Lee Roy Selmon DT Oklahoma Yes
1976 Ross Browner DE Notre Dame Yes
1977 Brad Shearer DT Texas No
1978 Greg Roberts C. Oklahoma No
1979 Jim Ritcher C. NC State Yes
1980 Mark May OT Pittsburgh Yes
1981 Dave Rimington C. Nebraska Yes
1982 Dave Rimington C. Nebraska Yes
1983 Dean Steinkuhler G Nebraska No
1984 Bruce Smith DT Virginia Tech Yes
1985 Mike Ruth NG Boston College No
1986 Jason Buck DT BYU No
1987 Chad Hennings DT Air Force Yes
1988 Tracy Rocker DT Auburn Yes
1989 Mohammed Elewonibi G BYU No
1990 Russell Maryland NT Miami Yes
1991 Steve Emtman DT Washington Yes
1992 Will Shields G Nebraska Yes
1993 Rob Waldrop NG Arizona Yes
1994 Zach Wiegert OT Nebraska No
1995 Jonathan Ogden OT UCLA Yes
1996 Orlando Pace OT Ohio State Yes
1997 Aaron Taylor G Nebraska No
1998 Kris Farris OT UCLA No
1999 Chris Samuels OT Alabama No
2000 John Henderson DT Tennessee No
2001 Bryant McKinnie OT Miami No
2002 Rien Long DT Washington State No
2003 Robert Gallery OT Iowa No
2004 Jammal Brown OT Oklahoma No
2005 Greg Eslinger C. Minnesota No
2006 Joe Thomas OT Wisconsin Still active
2007 Glenn Dorsey DT LSU Still active
2008 Andre Smith OT Alabama Still active
2009 Ndamukong Suh DT Nebraska Still active
2010 Gift Carimi OT Wisconsin No
2011 Barrett Jones OT Alabama Still active
2012 Luke Joeckel OT Texas A&M Still active
2013 Aaron Donald DT Pittsburgh Still active
2014 Brandon Scherff OT Iowa Still active
2015 Joshua Garnett G Stanford Still active
2016 Cam Robinson T Alabama Still active
2017 Ed Oliver DT Houston Still active
2018 Quinnen Williams DT Alabama Still active

Others

The award must not be confused with the Lombardi Award, which is presented annually . In addition to players on the defensive or offensive line, linebackers can also win this. However, the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award winners are often the same.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John Outland ( Memento from July 9, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  2. ^ Homepage of the association
  3. ↑ Explanation: T = Tackle Defensive Line or Offensive Line ; G = guard ; NG = nose guard ; DT = defensive tackle ; OT = offensive tackle ; C = center ; DE = defensive end
  4. ↑ Press report about the award to Smith ( Memento from January 22, 2009 in the web archive archive.today )
  5. ↑ Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh wins Outland Trophy ( Memento from December 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive )