Bronko Nagurski Trophy | |
File:Nagurski.jpg The Bronko Nagurski Trophy | |
Awarded for | the collegiate American football player adjudged to be the best defensively in the NCAA |
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Presented by | Charlotte Touchdown Club and the FWAA |
Country | United States |
First awarded | 1993 |
Currently held by | Manti Te'o |
Official website | http://www.touchdownclub.com |
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to be the best defensively in the National Collegiate Athletic Association; the award is presented by the Charlotte Touchdown Club and the FWAA. The award is named for Bronko Nagurski, who played football for the University of Minnesota and the Chicago Bears.
Winners[]
Year | Winner | School |
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1993 | Rob Waldrop | Arizona |
1994 | Warren Sapp | Miami (Fla.) |
1995 | Pat Fitzgerald | Northwestern |
1996 | Pat Fitzgerald | Northwestern |
1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan |
1998 | Champ Bailey | Georgia |
1999 | Corey Moore | Virginia Tech |
2000 | Dan Morgan | Miami (Fla.) |
2001 | Roy Williams | Oklahoma |
2002 | Terrell Suggs | Arizona State |
2003 | Derrick Strait | Oklahoma |
2004 | Derrick Johnson | Texas |
2005 | Elvis Dumervil | Louisville |
2006 | James Laurinaitis | Ohio State |
2007 | Glenn Dorsey | LSU |
2008 | Brian Orakpo | Texas |
2009 | Ndamukong Suh | Nebraska |
2010 | Da'Quan Bowers | Clemson |
2011 | Luke Kuechly | Boston College |
2012 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame |
Trophies won by school[]
School | Winners |
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Miami (Fla.) | 2 |
Texas | 2 |
Northwestern | 2 |
Oklahoma | 2 |
Arizona | 1 |
Arizona State | 1 |
Boston College | 1 |
Clemson | 1 |
Georgia | 1 |
Louisville | 1 |
LSU | 1 |
Michigan | 1 |
Nebraska | 1 |
Notre Dame | 1 |
Ohio State | 1 |
Virginia Tech | 1 |
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