Fulmer Cup
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The Fulmer Cup is a tongue-in-cheek award given each year in the United States to the Division I FBS college football program whose players collectively have the worst criminal record.[1]
The Fulmer cup was conceived in 2006 by sports blogger Orson Swindle, a fan of football rival Florida, and named for then-University of Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer. While Fulmer was coach, the Tennessee team had over 20 players arrested for criminal activity in a 16 month period from 2004 through 2005. This mirrored a similar outbreak of criminal activity at the University of Tennessee in 1995 when 9 players were arrested. Since this seemed to be a recurrent theme at Tennessee under Fulmer, the cup was named in his honor (USA Today). The University of Delaware holds the record for highest score among Division I FCS programs.
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Points
Points are scored for each charge received by players (players must be on the team roster at the time of the offense).
The scoring for the Fulmer Cup is imprecise — murder is 5 points; rape, bestiality, and grand larceny are 4 points; assault et al. are 3; drug possession et al. are 2; and misdemeanors are 1 point.[2] Bonus points are awarded for arrests that occur under interesting and unusual circumstances.
In order to be eligible to win the Fulmer Cup, a school must have more than one player charged (a school may not win the cup on the basis of a single player's criminal record; this is known as the Ellis T. Jones III Rule, named after the San Jose State wide receiver who in 2006 was accumulated 31 points by himself having been charged with 13 felony counts, including robbery, assault, and kidnapping). However, the Ellis T. Jones III Award is given to the player with the single highest point total.
Ironically, despite being associated with the award's namesake, the University of Tennessee has never even approached winning the cup. Three other SEC schools, Auburn, Alabama and Georgia have won the cup, yet Tennessee has finished near the bottom of the top ten only once.
Past winners
- 2006: Marshall University
- 2007: University of Illinois
- 2008: University of Alabama
- 2009: University of South Florida[3]
- 2010: University of Georgia[4]
- 2011: Auburn University[5]
References
- ^ Travis, Clay (25 July 2007). "ClayNation: Honoring the dishonorable with the Fulmer Cup". CBSSports. http://www.cbssports.com/spin/story/10268627. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ Fulmer Cup Scoring: Further Clarification. February, 2006
- ^ 2009 Fulmer Cup Final Standings
- ^ 2010 Fulmer Cup Final Standings
- ^ http://www.sectalk.com/boards/sec-trash-talk/102199-auburn-wins-2011-fulmer-cup.html
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