Lou Groza Award

Lou Groza Award
The Lou Groza Award logo
Awarded for	the top college football placekicker in the United States
Location	Palm Beach County, Florida
Country	United States
Presented by	Palm Beach County Sports Commission
First awarded	1992
Currently held by	Ka'imi Fairbairn, UCLA Bruins
Official website	http://www.lougrozaaward.com

The Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the top college football placekicker in the United States by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. The award is named after former Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns player Lou Groza.

Winners

2015 winner Ka'imi Fairbairn of UCLA

Year	Winner	School
1992	Joe Allison	Memphis
1993	Judd Davis	Florida
1994	Steve McLaughlin	Arizona
1995	Michael Reeder	TCU
1996	Marc Primanti	NC State
1997	Martín Gramática	Kansas State
1998	Sebastian Janikowski	Florida State
1999	Sebastian Janikowski	Florida State
2000	Jonathan Ruffin	Cincinnati
2001	Seth Marler	Tulane
2002	Nate Kaeding	Iowa
2003	Jonathan Nichols	Ole Miss
2004	Mike Nugent	Ohio State
2005	Alexis Serna	Oregon State
2006	Art Carmody	Louisville
2007	Thomas Weber	Arizona State
2008	Graham Gano	Florida State
2009	Kai Forbath	UCLA
2010	Dan Bailey	Oklahoma State
2011	Randy Bullock	Texas A&M
2012	Cairo Santos	Tulane
2013	Roberto Aguayo	Florida State
2014	Brad Craddock	Maryland
2015	Ka'imi Fairbairn	UCLA

Trophies won by school

School	Winners
Florida State	4
Tulane	2
UCLA	2
Arizona	1
Arizona State	1
Cincinnati	1
Florida	1
Iowa	1
Kansas State	1
Louisville	1
Maryland	1
Memphis	1
North Carolina State	1
Ohio State	1
Oklahoma State	1
Ole Miss	1
Oregon State	1
TCU	1
Texas A&M	1

References

External links

Official website

Lou Groza Award winners

1992: Allison 1993: Davis 1994: McLaughlin 1995: Reeder 1996: Primanti 1997: Gramatica 1998: Janikowski 1999: Janikowski 2000: Ruffin 2001: Marler 2002: Kaeding 2003: Nichols 2004: Nugent 2005: Serna 2006: Carmody 2007: Weber 2008: Gano 2009: Forbath 2010: Bailey 2011: Bullock 2012: Santos 2013: Aguayo 2014: Craddock 2015: Fairbairn

College football awards

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

Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) Sporting News Player of the Year (1942) Defunct: UPI Player of the Year

Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive player) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive player) Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (receiver) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) Lott Trophy (Defensive player) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Jet Award (Return Specialist) Jacobs Blocking Trophy Joe Moore Award (Offensive Line) Holder of the Year (Holder)

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

All-Americans	College Football All-America Team

Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) Sporting News 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) George Munger Award (1989) 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)

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

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

Division I FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defensive player) Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach) Defunct: Mickey Charles Award (Div. I FCS student-athlete) STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS offensive player) STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS defensive player) STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year (Div. I FCS freshman) STATS FCS Coach of the Year (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	All-Southern team Champ Pickens Trophy Conerly Trophy (Mississippi's best college football player) Dudley Award (Virginia's best college football player) Norris Cup Porter Cup Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship)

Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame

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