Even fans that don’t follow College football during the regular season start scouring the web for data now, as they ‘prep up’ for the draft in April. While awards are not neccessarily a guarantee of NFL success, they are an indication of that season’s top college talent.
Here is a brief summary of the 2004-2005 College football award winners.
| Heisman Memorial Trophy | Matt Leinart | USC |
| AP Player of the Year | Matt Leinart | USC |
| Walter Camp Award | Matt Leinart | USC |
| Outland Trophy | Jammal Brown | Oklahoma |
| Dick Butkus Award | Derrick Johnson | Texas |
| Rimington Trophy | David Baas | Michigan |
| Rimington Trophy (tie) | Ben Wilkerson | LSU |
| Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award | David Pollack | Georgia |
| Chuck Bednarik Award | David Pollack | Georgia |
| Lou Groza Award | Mike Nugent | Ohio State |
| Ray Guy Award | Daniel Sepulveda | Baylor |
| John Mackey Award | Heath Miller | Virginia |
| Maxwell Award | Jason White | Oklahoma |
| Davey O’Brien Award | Jason White | Oklahoma |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Carlos Rogers | Auburn |
| Doak Walker Award | Cedric Benson | Texas |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Jason White | Oklahoma |
| Bronko Nagurski Award | Derrick Johnson | Texas |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Braylon Edwards | Michigan |
| AP Coach of the Year | Tommy Tuberville | Auburn |
| AFCA Coach of the Year | Tommy Tuberville | Auburn |
| FWA/Eddie Robinson Award | Urban Meyer | Utah |
| Home Depot Coach of the Year | Urban Meyer | Utah |
Edit: This blog was archived in May of 2016 from our original articles database.It was originally posted by Mark Solway