Outland Trophy

Outland Trophy
Awarded forBest interior lineman in college football
CountryUnited States
Presented byFootball Writers Association of America
History
First award1946
Most recentT'Vondre Sweat, Texas
Websitesportswriters.net

The Outland Trophy is awarded to the best college football interior lineman in the United States as adjudged by the Football Writers Association of America. It is named after John H. Outland. One of only a few players ever to be named an All-American at two positions, Outland garnered consensus All-America honors in 1898 as a tackle and consensus honors as a halfback in 1899. Outland had always contended that football tackles and guards deserved greater recognition and conceived the Outland Trophy as a means of providing this recognition.[1] In 1988, Jimmy Ridlon was commissioned to design and sculpt the Outland Trophy. A member of the National College Football Awards Association, the award has become one of college football's most prestigious.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Connor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "College football: 2016 Outland Trophy watch list announced". NCAA.com. July 8, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2017.