- NAIA Football Player of the Year Award
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NAIA Football Player of the Year Award Awarded for best college football player in the NAIA Country United States First awarded 1997 Currently held by Lorenzo Brown Official website http://naia.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121407aaf.html Rawlings-NAIA Football Player of the Year is award sponsor by Rawlings that is awarded to the best college football player in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Winners
Year Name School 1997 Bo Hurley University of Findlay 1998 Jack Williams Azusa Pacific University 1999 Eddie Eviston Georgetown College 2000 Eddie Eviston Georgetown College 2001 Eddie Eviston Georgetown College 2002 Nick Kortan University of Sioux Falls 2003 Tyler Emmert Carroll College 2004 Cory Jacquay University of Saint Francis 2005 Tyler Emmert Carroll College 2006 Brian Kurtz University of Saint Francis 2007 Chad Cavender University of Sioux Falls 2008 Owen Koeppen Carroll College 2009 Lorenzo Brown University of Sioux Falls 2010 Jon Ryan University of Sioux Falls Winners By School
Team Winners Years Sioux Falls 4 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010 Carroll College 3 2003, 2005, 2008 Georgetown 3 1999, 2000, 2001 Saint Francis 2 2004, 2006 Azusa Pacific 1 1998 Findlay 1 1997 External links
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 1997
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