Bronko Nagurski Trophy

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Bronko Nagurski Trophy
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Awarded for	the collegiate American football player adjudged to be the best defensively in the NCAA
Country	United States
Presented by	Charlotte Touchdown Club and the FWAA
First awarded	1993
Currently held by	Manti Te'o
Official website	http://www.touchdownclub.com

The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to be the best defensively in the National Collegiate Athletic Association; the award is presented by the Charlotte Touchdown Club and the FWAA. The award is named for Bronko Nagurski, who played football for the University of Minnesota and the Chicago Bears.

Winners [edit]

Year	Winner	School
1993	Rob Waldrop	Arizona
1994	Warren Sapp	Miami (Fla.)
1995	Pat Fitzgerald	Northwestern
1996	Pat Fitzgerald	Northwestern
1997	Charles Woodson	Michigan
1998	Champ Bailey	Georgia
1999	Corey Moore	Virginia Tech
2000	Dan Morgan	Miami (Fla.)
2001	Roy Williams	Oklahoma
2002	Terrell Suggs	Arizona State
2003	Derrick Strait	Oklahoma
2004	Derrick Johnson	Texas
2005	Elvis Dumervil	Louisville
2006	James Laurinaitis	Ohio State
2007	Glenn Dorsey	LSU
2008	Brian Orakpo	Texas
2009	Ndamukong Suh	Nebraska
2010	Da'Quan Bowers	Clemson
2011	Luke Kuechly	Boston College
2012	Manti Te'o	Notre Dame

Trophies won by school [edit]

School	Winners
Miami (Fla.)	2
Texas	2
Northwestern	2
Oklahoma	2
Arizona	1
Arizona State	1
Boston College	1
Clemson	1
Georgia	1
Louisville	1
LSU	1
Michigan	1
Nebraska	1
Notre Dame	1
Ohio State	1
Virginia Tech	1

External links [edit]

The Bronko Nagurski Charlotte Touchdown Club

v t e Bronko Nagurski Trophy winners

1993: Waldrop 1994: Sapp 1995: Fitzgerald 1996: Fitzgerald 1997: Woodson 1998: Bailey 1999: Moore 2000: Morgan 2001: Williams 2002: Suggs 2003: Strait 2004: Johnson 2005: Dumervil 2006: Laurinaitis 2007: Dorsey 2008: Orakpo 2009: Suh 2010: Bowers 2011: Kuechly 2012: Te'o

v t e College football awards

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

Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) SN Player of the Year (1942)

Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defenseman) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defenseman) Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide receiver) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) Lott Trophy (Defenseman) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Johnny Rodgers Award (Return Specialist)

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

All-Americans	College Football All-America Team

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

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

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

Division I FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defenseman) Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) Eddie Robinson Award (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	Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England Sportsmanship)

Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame

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