Southeastern Conference football individual awards

Coaches and media of the Southeastern Conference bestow the following individual awards at the end of each football season.

Player of the Year

• 1933: Beattie Feathers, HB, Tennessee
• 1934: Dixie Howell, TB, Alabama
• 1935: Willie Geny, E, Vanderbilt
• 1936: Walter Gilbert, C, Auburn
• 1937: Carl Hinkle, C, Vanderbilt
• 1938: George Cafego, HB, Tennessee
• 1939: Ken Kavanaugh, E, LSU and Bob Foxx, WB, Tennessee
• 1940: Buddy Elrod, E, Mississippi State
• 1941: Jack Jenkins, FB, Vanderbilt
• 1942: Frank Sinkwich, TB, Georgia
• 1943: no selection made
• 1944: Shorty McWilliams, HB, Mississippi State
• 1945: Harry Gilmer, TB, Alabama
• 1946: Charley Trippi, HB, Georgia
• 1947: Charlie Conerly, TB, Ole Miss
• 1948: John Rauch, QB, Georgia
• 1949: Travis Tidwell, QB, Auburn
• 1950: Babe Parilli, QB, Kentucky
• 1951: Bill Wade, QB, Vanderbilt
• 1952: Jackie Parker, QB, Mississippi State
• 1953: Jackie Parker, QB, Mississippi State
• 1954: Art Davis, HB, Mississippi State
• 1955: Johnny Majors, TB, Tennessee
• 1956: Johnny Majors, TB, Tennessee
• 1957: Lou Michaels, T, Kentucky
• 1958: Billy Cannon, HB, LSU
• 1959: Billy Cannon, HB, LSU
• 1960: Jake Gibbs, QB, Ole Miss
• 1961: Pat Trammell, QB, Alabama
• 1962: Jerry Stovall, HB, LSU
• 1963: Jimmy Sidle, QB, Auburn
• 1964: Tucker Frederickson, FB, Auburn
• 1965: Steve Sloan, QB, Alabama
• 1966: Steve Spurrier, QB, Florida
• 1967: Bob Goodridge, E, Vanderbilt
• 1968: Jake Scott, S, Georgia
• 1969: Archie Manning, QB, Ole Miss
• 1970: Pat Sullivan, QB, Auburn
• 1971: Johnny Musso, TB, Alabama
• 1972: Terry Davis, QB, Alabama
• 1973: Sonny Collins, TB, Kentucky
• 1974: Rockey Felker, QB, Mississippi State
• 1975: Jimmy DuBose, FB, Florida
• 1976: Ray Goff, QB, Georgia
• 1977: Charles Alexander, TB, LSU
• 1978: Willie McClendon, TB, Georgia
• 1979: Joe Cribbs, RB, Auburn
• 1980: Herschel Walker, RB, Georgia
• 1981: Herschel Walker, RB, Georgia
• 1982: Herschel Walker, RB, Georgia
• 1983: Reggie White, DT, Tennessee
• 1984: Kerwin Bell, QB, Florida
• 1985: Bo Jackson, RB, Auburn
• 1986: Cornelius Bennett, LB, Alabama
• 1987: Wendell Davis, WR, LSU
• 1988: Tracy Rocker, DT, Auburn
• 1989: Emmitt Smith, RB, Florida
• 1990: Shane Matthews, QB, Florida
• 1991: Shane Matthews, QB, Florida
• 1992: Garrison Hearst, RB, Georgia
• 1993: Heath Shuler, QB, Tennessee
• 1994: Jay Barker, QB, Alabama
• 1995: Danny Wuerffel, QB, Florida
• 1996: Danny Wuerffel, QB, Florida
• 1997: Peyton Manning, QB Tennessee
• 1998: Tim Couch, QB, Kentucky
• 1999: Shaun Alexander, RB, Alabama
• 2000: Rudi Johnson, RB, Auburn
• 2001: Rex Grossman, QB, Florida
• 2002: Artose Pinner, RB, Kentucky (offense); David Pollack, DE, Georgia (defense)
• 2003: Eli Manning, QB, Ole Miss (offense), Chad Lavalais, DT, LSU (defense)
• 2004: Jason Campbell, QB, Auburn (offense), David Pollack DE, Georgia (defense), Carnell Williams, RB, Auburn (special teams)
• 2005: Jay Cutler, QB, Vanderbilt (offense), DeMeco Ryans, LB, Alabama (defense), Skyler Green, RS, LSU (special teams)
• 2006: Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas (offense), Patrick Willis, LB, Ole Miss (defense), John Vaughn, PK, Auburn (special teams)
• 2007: Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas (offense); Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU (defense); Felix Jones, RS, Arkansas (special teams)
• 2008: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida (offense); Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee (defense); Brandon James, RS, Florida (special teams)
• 2009: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida (offense, coaches) & Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama (offense, AP); Rolando McClain, LB, Alabama (defense); Javier Arenas, RS, Alabama (special teams)
• 2010: Cam Newton, QB, Auburn (offense); Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn (defense); Patrick Peterson, RS,LSU (special teams)
• 2011: Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama (offense); Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU (defense, coaches) & Tyrann Mathieu, CB, LSU (defense, AP); Joe Adams, RS, Arkansas (special teams)
• 2012: Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M (offense); Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina (defense, coaches) & Jarvis Jones, LB, Georgia (defense, AP); Caleb Sturgis, PK, Florida and Ace Sanders, RS, South Carolina (special teams)
• 2013: Tre Mason, RB, Auburn (offense); C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama (defense) and Michael Sam, DE, Missouri (defense, AP); Christion Jones, Alabama (special teams)
• 2014: Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama (offense); Shane Ray, DE, Missouri (defense); Marcus Murphy, Missouri (special teams)
• 2015: Derrick Henry, RB, Alabama (offense); Reggie Ragland, LB, Alabama (defense); Evan Berry, Tennessee (special teams)

Jacobs Blocking Trophy

Main article: Jacobs Blocking Trophy

• 1935: Riley Smith, Alabama
• 1936: Bill May, LSU
• 1937: Leroy Monsky, Alabama
• 1938: Sam Bartholomew, Tennessee
• 1939: Sam Bartholomew, Tennessee
• 1940: Lloyd Cheatham, Auburn
• 1941: Jack Jenkins, Vanderbilt
• 1942: Jack Jenkins, Vanderbilt
• 1943: John Steber, Georgia Tech
• 1944: Billy Bevis, Tennessee
• 1945: Billy Bevis, Tennessee
• 1946: Hal Self, Alabama
• 1947: Buddy Bowen, Ole Miss
• 1948: Truitt Smith, Mississippi State
• 1949: Butch Avinger, Alabama
• 1950: Butch Avinger, Alabama
• 1951: Jimmy Hahn, Tennessee
• 1952: John Michels, Tennessee
• 1953: Crawford Mims, Ole Miss
• 1954: Charles Evans, Mississippi State
• 1955: Paige Cothren, Ole Miss
• 1956: Stockton Adkins, Tennessee
• 1957: Stockton Adkins, Tennessee
• 1958: Red Brodnax, LSU
• 1959: Jim Cartwright, Tennessee
• 1960: Jim Cartwright, Tennessee
• 1961: Billy Neighbors, Alabama
• 1962: Butch Wilson, Alabama
• 1963: Tucker Frederickson, Auburn
• 1964: Tucker Frederickson, Auburn
• 1965: Hal Wantland, Tennessee
• 1966: Cecil Dowdy, Alabama
• 1967: Bob Johnson, Tennessee
• 1968: Brad Johnson, Georgia
• 1969: Chip Kell, Tennessee
• 1970: Chip Kell, Tennessee
• 1971: Royce Smith, Georgia
• 1972: John Hannah, Alabama
• 1973: Buddy Brown, Alabama
• 1974: Sylvester Croom, Alabama
• 1975: Randy Johnson, Georgia
• 1976: Warren Bryant, Kentucky
• 1977: Bob Cryder, Alabama
• 1978: Robert Dugas, LSU
• 1979: Dwight Stephenson, Alabama
• 1980: Nat Hudson, Georgia
• 1981: Wayne Harris, Mississippi State
• 1982: Wayne Harris, Mississippi State
• 1983: Guy McIntyre, Georgia
• 1984: Lomas Brown, Florida
• 1985: Peter Anderson, Georgia
• 1986: Wes Neighbors, Alabama
• 1987: Harry Galbreath, Tennessee
• 1988: Howard Cross, Alabama
• 1989: Eric Still, Tennessee
• 1990: Antone Davis, Tennessee
• 1991: Cal Dixon, Florida
• 1992: Everett Lindsay, Ole Miss
• 1993: Tobie Sheils, Alabama
• 1994: Jason Odom, Florida
• 1995: Jason Odom, Florida
• 1996: Donnie Young, Florida
• 1997: Alan Faneca, LSU
• 1998: Matt Stinchcomb, Georgia
• 1999: Chris Samuels, Alabama
• 2000: Kenyatta Walker, Florida
• 2001: Kendall Simmons, Auburn
• 2002: Shawn Andrews, Arkansas
• 2003: Shawn Andrews, Arkansas
• 2004: Wesley Britt, Alabama
• 2005: Marcus McNeill, Auburn
• 2006: Arron Sears, Tennessee
• 2007: Andre Smith, Alabama and Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
• 2008: Michael Oher, Ole Miss
• 2009: Ciron Black, LSU
• 2010: Lee Ziemba, Auburn
• 2011: Barrett Jones, Alabama
• 2012: Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
• 2013: Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
• 2014: La'el Collins, LSU
• 2015: Ryan Kelly, Alabama and Sebastian Tretola, Arkansas

Freshman of the Year

• 1986: Tommy Hodson, QB, LSU
• 1987: Emmitt Smith, RB, Florida
• 1988: no selection made
• 1989: no selection made
• 1990: Garrison Hearst, RB, Georgia (offense) and James Willis, LB, Auburn (defense)
• 1991: Eric Zeier, QB, Georgia
• 1992: Steve Taneyhill, QB, Carolina (offense) and Randall Godfrey, ILB, Georgia (defense)
• 1993: Danny Wuerffel, QB, Florida
• 1994: Peyton Manning, QB, Tennessee
• 1995: Kevin Faulk, RB, LSU and Anthony McFarland, DL, LSU
• 1996: Derick Logan, RB, Kentucky
• 1997: Jamal Lewis, RB, Tennessee
• 1998: Quincy Carter, QB, Georgia
• 1999: Ronney Daniels, WR, Auburn
• 2000: Jabar Gaffney, WR, Florida
• 2001: David Greene, QB, Georgia
• 2002: Kwane Doster, RB, Vanderbilt
• 2003: Chris Leak, QB, Florida
• 2004: Brandon Siler, LB, Florida
• 2005: Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas
• 2006: Percy Harvin, WR, Florida
• 2007: Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia
• 2008: A.J. Green, WR, Georgia (coaches) & Julio Jones, WR, Alabama (AP)
• 2009: Warren Norman, RB, Vanderbilt
• 2010: Marcus Lattimore, RB, Carolina
• 2011: Jadeveon Clowney, DE, Carolina (coaches) & Isaiah Crowell, RB, Georgia (AP)
• 2012: Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
• 2013: Laquon Treadwell, WR, Ole Miss (coaches) & Alex Collins, RB, Arkansas (AP)
• 2014: Nick Chubb, RB, Georgia
• 2015: Christian Kirk, WR, Texas A&M

Coach of the Year

League coaches have made selections since 1935. The AP has made selections since 1946. The UPI also made selections from 1960 to 1990.

• 1935: Jack Meagher, Auburn
• 1936: Robert Neyland, Tennessee
• 1937: Ray Morrison, Vanderbilt
• 1938: Robert Neyland, Tennessee
• 1939: Bill Alexander, Georgia Tech
• 1940: Allyn McKeen, Mississippi State
• 1941: Henry Russell Sanders, Vanderbilt
• 1942: Wally Butts, Georgia
• 1943: no selection made
• 1944: John Barnhill, Tennessee
• 1945: Frank Thomas, Alabama
• 1946: Wally Butts, Georgia (coaches and AP)
• 1947: Johnny Vaught, Ole Miss (coaches and AP)
• 1948: Henry Frnka, Tulane (coaches) and Johnny Vaught, Ole Miss (AP)
• 1949: Gaynell Tinsley, LSU (coaches and AP)
• 1950: Robert Neyland, Tennessee (coaches) and Bear Bryant, Kentucky (AP)
• 1951: Bobby Dodd, Georgia Tech (coaches) and Robert Neyland, Tennessee (AP)
• 1952: Harold Drew, Alabama (coaches) and Bobby Dodd, Georgia Tech (AP)
• 1953: Ralph Jordan, Auburn (coaches and AP)
• 1954: Blanton Collier, Kentucky (coaches) and Johnny Vaught, Ole Miss (AP)
• 1955: Arthur Guepe, Vanderbilt (coaches) and Johnny Vaught, Ole Miss (AP)
• 1956: Bowden Wyatt, Tennessee (coaches and AP)
• 1957: Wade Walker, Mississippi State (coaches) Ralph Jordan, Auburn (AP)
• 1958: Paul Dietzel, LSU (coaches and AP)
• 1959: Wally Butts, Georgia (coaches) and Bear Bryant, Alabama (AP)
• 1960: Ray Graves, Florida (coaches) and Johnny Vaught, Ole Miss (AP and UPI)
• 1961: Bear Bryant, Alabama (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1962: Johnny Vaught, Ole Miss (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1963: Ralph Jordan, Auburn (coaches and UPI) and Paul E. Davis, Mississippi State (AP)
• 1964: Bear Bryant, Alabama (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1965: Doug Dickey, Tennessee (coaches) and Bear Bryant, Alabama (AP and UPI)
• 1966: Vince Dooley, Georgia (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1967: Doug Dickey, Tennessee (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1968: Vince Dooley, Georgia (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1969: Charles McClendon, LSU (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1970: Charles McClendon, LSU (coaches and UPI) and Charley Shira, Mississippi State (AP)
• 1971: Bear Bryant, Alabama (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1972: Ralph Jordan, Auburn (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1973: Bear Bryant, Alabama (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1974: Bear Bryant, Alabama (coaches and UPI) and Steve Sloan, Vanderbilt (AP)
• 1975: Ken Cooper, Ole Miss (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1976: Vince Dooley, Georgia (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1977: Bear Bryant, Alabama (coaches and UPI) and Fran Curci, Kentucky (AP)
• 1978: Vince Dooley, Georgia (coaches) and Bear Bryant, Alabama (AP and UPI)
• 1979: Bear Bryant, Alabama (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1980: Vince Dooley, Georgia (coaches and AP) and Charley Pell, Florida (UPI)
• 1981: Bear Bryant, Alabama (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1982: George MacIntyre, Vanderbilt (coaches and UPI) and Jerry Stovall, LSU (AP)
• 1983: Pat Dye, Auburn (coaches and UPI), Billy Brewer, Ole Miss (AP), and Jerry Claiborne, Kentucky (AP)
• 1984: Bill Arnsparger, LSU (coaches) and Galen Hall, Florida (AP and UPI)
• 1985: Johnny Majors, Tennessee (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1986: Bill Arnsparger, LSU (coaches and AP) and Billy Brewer, Ole Miss (UPI)
• 1987: Pat Dye, Auburn (coaches and AP) and Bill Curry, Alabama (UPI)
• 1988: Pat Dye, Auburn (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1989: Bill Curry, Alabama (coaches, AP, and UPI)
• 1990: Billy Brewer, Ole Miss (coaches) and Steve Spurrier, Florida (AP and UPI)
• 1991: Steve Spurrier, Florida (coaches) and Gerry DiNardo, Vanderbilt (AP)
• 1992: Gene Stallings, Alabama (coaches and AP)
• 1993: Terry Bowden, Auburn (coaches and AP)
• 1994: Steve Spurrier, Florida (coaches) and Gene Stallings, Alabama (AP)
• 1995: Steve Spurrier, Florida (coaches and AP)
• 1996: Steve Spurrier, Florida (coaches and AP)
• 1997: Jim Donnan, Georgia (coaches) and Tommy Tuberville, Ole Miss (AP)
• 1998: Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee (coaches and AP)
• 1999: Mike DuBose, Alabama (coaches and AP)
• 2000: Lou Holtz, South Carolina (coaches and AP)
• 2001: Houston Nutt, Arkansas (coaches and AP)
• 2002: Mark Richt, Georgia (coaches and AP)
• 2003: David Cutcliffe, Ole Miss (coaches and AP) and Nick Saban, LSU (AP)
• 2004: Tommy Tuberville, Auburn (coaches and AP)
• 2005: Mark Richt, Georgia (coaches) and Steve Spurrier, South Carolina (AP)
• 2006: Houston Nutt, Arkansas (coaches and AP)
• 2007: Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State (coaches and AP)
• 2008: Nick Saban, Alabama (coaches and AP), Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt, (coaches), and Houston Nutt, Ole Miss (coaches)
• 2009: Nick Saban, Alabama (coaches and AP)
• 2010: Gene Chizik, Auburn (AP), Steve Spurrier, South Carolina (coaches)
• 2011: Les Miles, LSU (coaches and AP)
• 2012: Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M (coaches and AP), Will Muschamp, Florida (coaches)
• 2013: Gus Malzahn, Auburn (coaches and AP)
• 2014: Dan Mullen, Mississippi State (AP), Gary Pinkel, Missouri (coaches)
• 2015: Jim McElwain, Florida (coaches)