2012 Men’s Basketball
Championship
The majority of college football’s top awards were announced Dec. 8 as part of the College Football Awards Show in Orlando, Fla. Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck was among the big winners, taking home the Maxwell and Walter Camp awards as the national player of the year.
Among the major awards, a total of 21 awards are part of the NCFAA, National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which was formed in 1997 as a coalition of major collegiate football awards. The NCFAA provides a governance system to encourage “professionalism and the highest standards possible for the administration of college football awards and the selection of their winners.”
The Heisman Memorial Trophy, given to the nation’s most outstanding player since Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago won the first award in 1935, was presented on Dec. 10 to Robert Griffin III (Baylor). Luck, who was joined as finalists by Montee Ball (Wisconsin), Tyrann Mathieu (LSU) and Trent Richardson (Alabama), was the runner-up for the second consecutive year.
| Award Watch List | Presented to | Winner Named | 2011 Winner, School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bednarik Award | College defensive player of the year | Dec. 8 | Tyrann Mathieu, LSU |
| Biletnikoff Award | Nation’s most outstanding receiver | Dec. 8 | Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State |
| Broyles Award | Nation’s most outstanding assistant coach | Dec. 6 | John Chavis, LSU |
| Butkus Award | Nation’s most outstanding linebacker | Dec. 4 | Luke Kuechly, Boston College |
| Walter Camp Award | Nation’s most outstanding player | Dec. 8 | Andrew Luck, Stanford |
| William V. Campbell Trophy | Nation’s top collegiate scholar-athlete | Dec. 6 | Andrew Rodriguez, Army |
| Lou Groza Award | Nation’s most outstanding place-kicker | Dec. 8 | Randy Bullock, Texas A&M |
| Ray Guy Award | Nation’s most outstanding punter | Dec. 8 | Ryan Allen, Louisana Tech |
| Heisman Memorial Trophy | Nation’s most outstanding player | Dec. 10 | Robert Griffin III, Baylor |
| Lombardi Award | College lineman of the year | Dec. 7 | Luke Kuechly, Boston College |
| John Mackey Award | Nation’s most outstanding tight end | Dec. 8 | Dwayne Allen, Clemson |
| Maxwell Award | College player of the year | Dec. 8 | Andrew Luck, Stanford |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Nation’s most outstanding defensive player | Dec. 12 | Luke Kuechly, Boston College |
| Davey O’Brien Award | Nation’s best quarterback | Dec. 8 | Robert Griffin III, Baylor |
| Outland Trophy | Nation’s most outstanding interior lineman | Dec. 8 | Barrett Jones, Alabama |
| Rimington Trophy | Nation’s most outstanding center | Dec. 8 | David Molk, Michigan |
| Eddie Robinson Award | National coach of the year | Dec. 15 | Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State |
| Spirit Award | College football’s most inspirational team | Dec. 8 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Nation’s most outstanding defensive back | Dec. 8 | Morris Claiborne, LSU |
| Johny Unitas Award | Nation’s top college quarterback | Dec. 5 | Andrew Luck, Stanford |
| Doak Walker Award | Nation’s most outstanding running back | Dec. 8 | Trent Richardson, Alabama |
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