- Chuck Bednarik Award
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Chuck Bednarik Award Awarded for College Defensive Player of the Year Presented by Maxwell Football Club Country United States First awarded 1995 Currently held by Patrick Peterson Official website Chuck Bednarik Award The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive collegiate football player adjudged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. Voters for the Maxwell College Awards are NCAA Head College Football Coaches, members of the Maxwell Football Club & sportswriters and sportscasters from across the country.
The Maxwell Club is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the presentations are held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Club members are given voting privileges for the award; almost one-third of Bednarik winners are from Penn State.
Winners
Year Player School 1995 Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern 1996 Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern 1997 Charles Woodson Michigan 1998 Dat Nguyen Texas A&M 1999 LaVar Arrington Penn State 2000 Dan Morgan Miami 2001 Julius Peppers North Carolina 2002 E. J. Henderson Maryland 2003 Teddy Lehman Oklahoma 2004 David Pollack Georgia 2005 Paul Posluszny Penn State 2006 Paul Posluszny Penn State 2007 Dan Connor Penn State 2008 Rey Maualuga USC 2009 Ndamukong Suh Nebraska 2010 Patrick Peterson LSU Trophies won by school
School Winners Penn State 4 Northwestern 2 Georgia 1 LSU 1 Maryland 1 Miami 1 Michigan 1 Nebraska 1 North Carolina 1 Oklahoma 1 Texas A&M 1 USC 1 External links
Chuck Bednarik Award winners College football awards Overall trophies 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)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 (Quarterback) • Paul Warfield Trophy (Wide receiver) • Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback)All-Americans 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) • 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 YearConference awards ACC awards • Big 12 awards • Big East awards • Big Ten awards (MVP) • MAC awards • Pac-12 awards • SEC awards • Defunct: SWC awardsDivision 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 awardsAcademic 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 Regional awards Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England Sportsmanship)Halls of fame Categories:- College football awards
- Awards established in 1995
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