{"id":12081,"date":"2005-01-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-01-16T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=12081"},"modified":"2016-05-26T17:35:03","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T21:35:03","slug":"award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/01\/16\/award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

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. <\/p>\n

Here is a brief summary of the 2004-2005 College football award winners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2004 Award Winners<\/b><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heisman Memorial Trophy<\/td>\nMatt Leinart<\/td>\nUSC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AP Player of the Year<\/td>\nMatt Leinart<\/td>\nUSC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walter Camp Award<\/td>\nMatt Leinart<\/td>\nUSC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Outland Trophy<\/td>\nJammal Brown<\/td>\nOklahoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dick Butkus Award<\/td>\nDerrick Johnson<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rimington Trophy<\/td>\nDavid Baas<\/td>\nMichigan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rimington Trophy (tie)<\/td>\nBen Wilkerson<\/td>\nLSU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vince Lombardi\/Rotary Award<\/td>\nDavid Pollack<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chuck Bednarik Award<\/td>\nDavid Pollack<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lou Groza Award<\/td>\nMike Nugent<\/td>\nOhio State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ray Guy Award<\/td>\nDaniel Sepulveda<\/td>\nBaylor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Mackey Award<\/td>\nHeath Miller<\/td>\nVirginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maxwell Award<\/td>\nJason White<\/td>\nOklahoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Davey O’Brien Award<\/td>\nJason White<\/td>\nOklahoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jim Thorpe Award<\/td>\nCarlos Rogers<\/td>\nAuburn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Doak Walker Award<\/td>\nCedric Benson<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award<\/td>\nJason White<\/td>\nOklahoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bronko Nagurski Award<\/td>\nDerrick Johnson<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fred Biletnikoff Award<\/td>\nBraylon Edwards<\/td>\nMichigan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AP Coach of the Year<\/td>\nTommy Tuberville<\/td>\nAuburn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AFCA Coach of the Year<\/td>\nTommy Tuberville<\/td>\nAuburn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FWA\/Eddie Robinson Award<\/td>\nUrban Meyer<\/td>\nUtah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Home Depot Coach of the Year<\/td>\nUrban Meyer<\/td>\nUtah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Edit: This blog was archived in May of 2016 from our original articles database.It was originally posted by Mark Solway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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