FWAA Outland Trophy

Presented to the Nation's Best Interior Lineman

The Outland Trophy winner is chosen from three finalists who are a part of the annual FWAA All-America Team. The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the entire membership, selects a 26-man first team and eventually the three Outland finalists. Committee members, then by individual ballot, select the winner. Only interior linemen on offense or defense are eligible for the award; ends are not eligible.

The Outland Trophy is the third-oldest major college football award. Created in 1946 when Dr. John Outland presented the FWAA with a financial contribution to initiate the award, the Outland Trophy has been given to the best interior lineman in college football ever since. Dr. Outland, an All-American at the University of Pennsylvania in the late 1890s, eventually took up practice in Kansas City, Mo. An avid outdoorsman, Dr. Outland believed linemen did not get the credit they deserved and wanted an award to recognize them.

The Outland Trophy is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses college football’s most prestigious awards. The NCFAA’s 25 awards have honored more than 800 recipients since 1935. Visit NCFAA.org for more information.

Three finalists named for 2023 Outland Trophy Seven semifinalists named for 2023 Outland Trophy Clemson's Putnam is Outland Trophy National Player of the Week Arizona State's Fautanu is Outland Trophy National Player of the Week Kansas State's Beebe is Outland Trophy National Player of the Week LSU's Turner is Outland Trophy National Player of the Week Oklahoma's Rouse is Outland Trophy National Player of the Week Kentucky's Flax is Outland Trophy National Player of the Week Penn State's Fashanu is Outland Trophy National Player of the Week

ALL-TIME OUTLAND TROPHY WINNERS

1946   George Connor, Notre Dame
1947   Joe Steffy, Army
1948   Bill Fischer, Notre Dame
1949   Ed Bagdon, Michigan State
1950   Bob Gain, Kentucky
1951   Jim Weatherall, Oklahoma
1952   Dick Modzelewski, Maryland
1953   J.D. Roberts, Oklahoma
1954   Bud Brooks, Arkansas
1955   Calvin Jones, Iowa
1956   Jim Parker, Ohio State
1957   Alex Karras, Iowa
1958   Zeke Smith, Auburn
1959   Mike McGee, Duke
1960   Tom Brown, Minnesota
1961   Merlin Olsen, Utah State
1962   Bobby Bell, Minnesota
1963   Scott Appleton, Texas
1964   Steve DeLong, Tennessee
1965   Tommy Nobis, Texas
1966   Loyd Phillips, Arkansas
1967   Ron Yary, USC
1968   Bill Stanfill, Georgia
1969   Mike Reid, Penn State
1970   Jim Stillwagon, Ohio State
1971   Larry Jacobson, Nebraska
1972   Rich Glover, Nebraska
1973   John Hicks, Ohio State
1974   Randy White, Maryland
1975   Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma
1976   Ross Browner, Notre Dame
1977   Brad Shearer, Texas
1978   Greg Roberts, Oklahoma
1979   Jim Ritcher, N.C. State
1980   Mark May, Pitt
1981   Dave Rimington, Nebraska
1982   Dave Rimington, Nebraska
1983   Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska
1984   Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech
1985   Mike Ruth, Boston College
1986   Jason Buck, BYU
1987   Chad Hennings, Air Force
1988   Tracy Rocker, Auburn
1989   Mohammed Elewonibi, BYU
1990   Russell Maryland, Miami
1991   Steve Emtman, Washington
1992   Will Shields, Nebraska
1993   Rob Waldrop, Arizona
1994   Zach Wiegert, Nebraska
1995   Jonathan Ogden, UCLA
1996   Orlando Pace, Ohio State
1997   Aaron Taylor, Nebraska
1998   Kris Farris, UCLA
1999   Chris Samuels, Alabama
2000   John Henderson, Tennessee
2001   Bryant McKinnie, Miami
2002   Rien Long, Washington State
2003   Robert Gallery, Iowa
2004   Jammal Brown, Oklahoma
2005   Greg Eslinger, Minnesota
2006   Joe Thomas, Wisconsin
2007   Glenn Dorsey, LSU
2008   Andre Smith, Alabama
2009   Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
2010   Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
2011   Barrett Jones, Alabama
2012   Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
2013   Aaron Donald, Pitt
2014   Brandon Scherff, Iowa
2015   Joshua Garnett, Stanford
2016   Cam Robinson, Alabama
2017   Ed Oliver, Houston
2018   Quinnen Williams, Alabama
2019   Penei Sewell, Oregon
2020   Alex Leatherwood, Alabama
2021   Jordan Davis, Georgia