Chuck Bednarik Award

Chuck Bednarik Award
Awarded for	College Defensive Player of the Year
Presented by	Maxwell Football Club
Country	United States
First awarded	1995
Currently held by	Manti Te'o
Official website	Chuck Bednarik Award

The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive collegiate football player adjudged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. Voters for the Maxwell College Awards are NCAA Head College Football Coaches, members of the Maxwell Football Club & sportswriters and sportscasters from across the country.

The Maxwell Club is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the presentations are held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Club members are given voting privileges for the award; almost one-quarter of Bednarik winners are from Penn State.

Winners[]

Year	Player	School
1995	Pat Fitzgerald	Northwestern
1996	Pat Fitzgerald	Northwestern
1997	Charles Woodson	Michigan
1998	Dat Nguyen	Texas A&M
1999	LaVar Arrington	Penn State
2000	Dan Morgan	Miami
2001	Julius Peppers	North Carolina
2002	E. J. Henderson	Maryland
2003	Teddy Lehman	Oklahoma
2004	David Pollack	Georgia
2005	Paul Posluszny	Penn State
2006	Paul Posluszny	Penn State
2007	Dan Connor	Penn State
2008	Rey Maualuga	USC
2009	Ndamukong Suh	Nebraska
2010	Patrick Peterson	LSU
2011	Tyrann Mathieu	LSU
2012	Manti Te'o	Notre Dame

Trophies won by school[]

School	Winners
Penn State	4
LSU	2
Northwestern	2
Georgia	1
Maryland	1
Miami	1
Michigan	1
Nebraska	1
North Carolina	1
Notre Dame	1
Oklahoma	1
Texas A&M	1
USC	1

External links[]

Chuck Bednarik Official Web Site.

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1995: Fitzgerald \| 1996: Fitzgerald \| 1997: Woodson \| 1998: Nguyen \| 1999: Arrington \| 2000: Morgan \| 2001: Peppers \| 2002: Henderson \| 2003: Lehman \| 2004: Pollack \| 2005: Posluszny \| 2006: Posluszny \| 2007: Connor \| 2008: Maualuga \| 2009: Suh \| 2010: Peterson

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Overall trophies	Heisman Memorial Trophy (1935) Maxwell Award (1937) Walter Camp Award (1967)

Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) SN Player of the Year (1942)

Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defenseman) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defenseman) Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide receiver) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) Lott Trophy (Defenseman) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Johnny Rodgers Award (Return Specialist)

Other national player awards	Chic Harley Award (Best player) Archie Griffin Award (Best player) Bill Willis Trophy (Defensive lineman) Jack Lambert Trophy (Linebacker) Jack Tatum Trophy (Defensive back) Jim Brown Trophy (Running back) Jim Parker Trophy (Offensive lineman) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Quarterback) Paul Warfield Trophy (Wide receiver) Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback)

All-Americans	College Football All-America Team

Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) SN Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010) (formerly the George Munger Award (1989))

Assistant coaching awards	Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year

Conference awards	ACC awards Big 12 awards Big East awards Big Ten awards (MVP) MAC awards Pac-12 awards SEC awards Defunct: SWC awards

Division I FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defenseman) Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach)

Other divisions/associations	Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) Melberger Award (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA)

Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards	Academic All-America of the Year (Student-athlete) Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete) Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (Student-athlete) Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on) Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)

Service awards	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Walter Camp Man of the Year National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners Theodore Roosevelt Award

Regional awards	Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England Sportsmanship)

Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame

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