Outland Trophy

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.

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