Chuck Bednarik Award
| Chuck Bednarik Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | College Defensive Player of the Year |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Maxwell Football Club |
| First awarded | 1995 |
| Currently held by | Tyler Matakevich, Temple |
| 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. The award is named for Chuck Bednarik, a former collegiate and professional American football player. 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; just over one-fifth 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[1] | 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 |
| 2013 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh |
| 2014 | Scooby Wright III | Arizona |
| 2015 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple |
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 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| Texas A&M | 1 |
| USC | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Temple | 1 |
References
- ↑ "Posluszny wins the Bednarik Award". Beaver County Times. December 9, 2005. p. B1. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
External links
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