| Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week | |
| Awarded for | weekly award given by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to an American College Football team to honor that team's win and performance |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Football Writers Association of America |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | August 31, 2002 |
The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week is a weekly award given by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to an American College Football team to honor that team's win and performance. Beginning in 2002, the members of the FWAA began naming a National Team of the Week. In 2004, the award first started being sponsored by the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
Members of the FWAA board of directors and All-America committee decide the weekly honor. Each Monday during the college football season, the FWAA will name the Tostitos Bowl National Team of the Week throughout the regular season.
The very first recipient of the award was Duke, following their 23-16 victory over East Carolina to open the 2002 season, which ended the Blue Devils' 23-game losing streak. [1] Since then, four teams have been given the honor at least three times, the most of any teams: Miami, Michigan State, Notre Dame, and Southern California. Only one team, Miami, has received the award twice in one season (2002),[2] and only once has the award been shared amongst two teams (Texas and Oklahoma State in 2008).[3]
Award recipients[]
| Year | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Aug. 31 | Duke |
| Sept. 7 | Miami (Fla.) | |
| Sept. 14 | California | |
| Sept. 21 | Florida | |
| Sept. 28 | Iowa State | |
| Oct. 5 | Ole Miss | |
| Oct. 12 | Miami (Fla.) | |
| Oct. 19 | Arizona State | |
| Oct. 26 | Notre Dame | |
| Nov. 2 | Boston College | |
| Nov. 9 | Texas A&M | |
| Nov. 16 | Texas Tech | |
| Nov. 23 | Ohio State | |
| 2003 | Aug. 30 | Southern Cal |
| Sept. 6 | Wake Forest | |
| Sept. 13 | Arkansas | |
| Sept. 20 | Marshall | |
| Sept. 27 | California | |
| Oct. 6 | Baylor | |
| Oct. 13 | Oklahoma | |
| Oct. 20 | Florida | |
| Oct. 27 | West Virginia | |
| Nov. 3 | Virginia Tech | |
| Nov. 10 | Clemson | |
| Nov. 17 | Kansas State | |
| Nov. 24 | Michigan | |
| 2004 | Sept. 4 | Rutgers |
| Sept. 11 | Fresno State | |
| Sept. 18 | Auburn | |
| Sept. 25 | Navy | |
| Oct. 2 | Northwestern | |
| Oct. 9 | Army | |
| Oct. 16 | Wisconsin | |
| Oct. 23 | Mississippi State | |
| Oct. 30 | North Carolina | |
| Nov. 6 | Notre Dame | |
| Nov. 13 | Michigan State | |
| Nov. 20 | Utah | |
| Nov. 27 | Syracuse | |
| 2005 | Sept. 3 | Texas Christian |
| Sept. 10 | Michigan State | |
| Sept. 17 | Arkansas | |
| Sept. 24 | South Florida | |
| Oct. 1 | Alabama | |
| Oct. 8 | Penn State | |
| Oct. 15 | Southern Cal | |
| Oct. 22 | Northwestern | |
| Oct. 29 | South Carolina | |
| Nov. 5 | Miami | |
| Nov. 12 | Clemson | |
| Nov. 19 | Georgia Tech | |
| Nov. 26 | Nevada | |
| 2006 | Sept. 2 | Southern Cal |
| Sept. 9 | Tennessee | |
| Sept. 16 | Michigan | |
| Sept. 23 | Notre Dame | |
| Sept. 30 | Georgia Tech | |
| Oct. 14 | Indiana | |
| Oct. 21 | Michigan STate | |
| Oct. 28 | Oregon State | |
| Nov. 4 | Louisville | |
| Nov. 11 | Rutgers | |
| Nov. 18 | Cincinnati | |
| Nov. 25 | Texas A&M | |
| 2007 | Sept. 1 | Appalachian State |
| Sept. 8 | South Florida | |
| Sept. 15 | Iowa State | |
| Sept. 22 | Kentucky | |
| Sept. 29 | Kansas State | |
| Oct. 6 | Stanford | |
| Oct. 13 | Oregon State | |
| Oct. 20 | Vanderbilt | |
| Oct. 27 | Kansas | |
| Nov. 3 | Navy | |
| Nov. 10 | Illinois | |
| Nov. 17 | Indiana | |
| Nov. 24 | Missouri | |
| 2008 | Aug. 30 | Alabama |
| Sept. 6 | East Carolina | |
| Sept. 13 | Southern Cal | |
| Sept. 20 | Boise State | |
| Sept. 27 | Oregon State | |
| Oct. 4 | Vanderbilt | |
| Oct. 11 | Texas and Oklahoma State | |
| Oct. 18 | Texas Christian | |
| Oct. 25 | Penn State | |
| Nov. 1 | Texas Tech | |
| Nov. 8 | Iowa | |
| Nov. 15 | Houston | |
| Nov. 22 | Oklahoma | |
| Nov. 29 | Kansas | |
| 2009 | Sept. 5 | BYU |
| Sept. 12 | Houston | |
| Sept. 19 | Washington | |
| Sept. 26 | South Florida | |
| Oct. 3 | UTEP | |
| Oct. 10 | Florida | |
| Oct. 17 | Purdue | |
| Oct. 24 | TCU | |
| Oct. 31 | Oregon | |
| Nov. 7 | Northwestern | |
| Nov. 14 | Stanford | |
| Nov. 21 | Connecticut | |
| Nov. 28 | Georgia | |
| 2010 | Sept. 4 | Boise State |
| Sept. 11 | Oklahoma | |
| Sept. 18 | Arizona | |
| Sept. 25 | UCLA | |
| Oct. 2 | Michigan State | |
| Oct. 9 | South Carolina | |
| Oct. 16 | Wisconsin | |
| Oct. 23 | Missouri | |
| Oct. 30 | Iowa | |
| Nov. 6 | TCU | |
| Nov. 13 | Northwestern | |
| Nov. 20 | Texas A&M | |
| Nov. 27 | Nevada |
See also[]
- Grantland Rice Award
References[]
- ↑ http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2002/team020903.html DUKE IS FWAA'S TEAM OF THE WEEK, Sept. 3, 2002
- ↑ http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2002/poll021014.html Miami Remains No. 1 in Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll, Oct. 14, 2002
- ↑ http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2008/team081013.html Oklahoma State, Texas are Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Teams of the Week, Oct. 13, 2008