The Wuerffel Trophy | July 13, 2016 College football: Wuerffel Trophy unveils record 2016 watch list Share FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — The Wuerffel Trophy announced its watch list today of a record 88 players from college football’s Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Wuerffel Trophy, known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service,” is presented annually by the All Sports Association in Fort Walton Beach Florida. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Danny Wuerffel from the University of Florida, the Wuerffel Trophy is awarded to the FBS player that best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement. The Atlantic Coast Conference led all conferences with 15 players appearing on the 2016 watch list. Following the ACC are the SEC with 12 players, Conference USA with 10 and the Big 10 and Big 12 with 9 players each. The American Athletic followed with 8 players while the Sun Belt added 7, the PAC 12 submitted 6 and the MAC and Mountain West followed with 4 each. All FBS Conferences are represented on the list, as were Independent representatives BYU and United States Military Academy (Army) with 1 nominee each. MORE: Check here for full preseason watch lists Voting for the Wuerffel Trophy is performed by a National Selection Committee that includes college football television and print media, industry notables, former head coaches and prior Wuerffel Trophy recipients. Nominations for the Wuerffel Trophy are made by the respective universities’ Sports Information departments and will close on Oct. 14. A current list of nominees can be found at www.wuerffeltrophy.org beginning Aug. 1. Semifinalists for the award will be announced on Nov. 3 and finalists will be announced on Nov. 23. The formal announcement of the 2016 recipient will be on Dec. 6 at the National Football Foundation’s press conference in New York City. The presentation of the 2016 Wuerffel Trophy will occur at the 48th Annual All Sports Association Awards Banquet on Feb. 10, 2017 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Past winners of the Wuerffel Trophy are: Rudy Niswanger (LSU-2005), Joel Penton (Ohio State-2006), Paul Smith (Tulsa-2007), Tim Tebow (Florida-2008), Tim Hiller (W. Michigan-2009), Sam Acho (Texas-2010), Barrett Jones (Alabama-2011), Matt Barkley (USC-2012), Gabe Ikard (Oklahoma-2013), Deterrian Shackelford (Ole Miss-2014) and Ty Darlington (Oklahoma-2015). Player School Year Position JK Scott Alabama Junior P O.J. Howard Alabama Senior TE Darian Small Appalachian State Senior DL Vilami “Laiu” Moeakiola Arizona State Senior LB Brooks Ellis Arkansas Senior LB Blaise Taylor Arkansas State Junior DB Andrew King Army Senior LB Daniel Carlson Auburn Junior PK Seth Russell Baylor Senior QB Mitchell Juergens BYU Senior WR Jonny Linehan BYU Senior P Jack Austin California Junior WR Jamal Covington Charlotte Senior OL Deshaun Watson Clemson Junior QB Sefo Liufau Colorado Senior QB Zack Golditch Colorado State Junior OL DeVon Edwards Duke Senior DB Zay Jones East Carolina Senior WR Jarrad Davis Florida Senior LB Shalom Ogbonda Florida Atlantic Senior DL Michael Montero Florida International Senior OL Alec Eberle Florida State Sophomore OL Jeb Blazevich Georgia Junior TE Keith Rucker Georgia State Senior TE KeShun Freeman Georgia Tech Junior DE Greg Ward, Jr. Houston Senior QB Joe Spencer Illinois Senior OL Mitchell Paige Indiana Senior WR LeShun Daniels, Jr. Iowa Senior RB Cole Netten Iowa State Senior PK Fish Smithson Kansas Senior DB Dante Barnett Kansas State Senior DB Antwan Dixon Kent State Sophomore WR Nick Cuthbert Kent State Senior LB Karmichael Dunbar Louisiana Senior DL Brandon Radcliff Louisville Senior RB Colin Jeter LSU Senior TE William Likely Maryland Senior DB Ryan Yurachek Marshall Sophomore TE Jake Elliott Memphis Senior PK Brad Kaaya Miami Junior QB Josiah Price Michigan State Senior TE Brent Stockstill Middle Tennessee Sophomore QB Damarius Travis Minnesota Senior DB Evan Ingram Mississippi Senior TE Brandon Holloway Mississippi State Senior WR/RB Drew Brown Nebraska Junior PK Jeremy Maculey Nevada Senior OL Nick Weller North Carolina Senior PK Tony Adams North Carolina State Junior OL Drew Hare Northern Illinois Senior QB Matthew Harris Northwestern Senior DB Jarrod Barnes Ohio State Senior DB Samaje Perine Oklahoma Junior RB Mason Rudolph Oklahoma State Junior QB Tyler Compton Old Dominion Senior OL Ryan Nall Oregon State Sophomore RB Adam Biniswaty Pittsburgh Senior OL James Conner Pittsburgh Junior RB Mike Caprara Pittsburgh Senior LB Darik Dillard Rice Senior RB Daniel Brunskill San Diego State Senior TE Tim Crawley San Jose State Senior WR Nick Mullins Southern Mississippi Senior QB Jason Emerich Syracuse Senior OL Aaron Curry TCU Senior DL Brendan McGowan Temple Senior OL Joshua Dobbs Tennessee Senior QB Trevor Knight Texas A&M Senior QB Felix Romero Texas State Junior OL Patrick Mahomes, II Texas Tech Junior QB Brad Spelman Toledo Junior LS John Johnson Troy Junior WR Marshall Wadleigh Tulane Senior TE Dane Evans Tulsa Senior QB Justin Holman UCF Senior QB Bobby Puyol UConn Senior PK John Plattenburg USC Junior DB Travis Seefeldt Utah State Senior DL Oren Burks Vanderbilt Junior LB Matt Johns Virginia Senior QB Sam Rogers Virginia Tech Senior RB Ryan Janvion Wake Forest Senior DB Jeff Lindquist Washington Senior TE Skyler Howard West Virginia Senior QB Forrest Lamp Western Kentucky Senior OL Marcus Ward Western Kentucky Senior DB Zach Terrell Western Michigan Senior QB College football teams with the most national championships These are the college football teams with the most national championships since 1869. 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