Outland Trophy


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. In 1988, Jim 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.

Winners

YearPlayerSchoolPositionRef.
1946George ConnorNotre DameT
1947Joe SteffyArmyG
1948Bill FischerNotre Dame G
1949Ed BagdonMichigan StateG
1950Bob GainKentuckyT
1951Jim WeatherallOklahomaT
1952Dick ModzelewskiMarylandT
1953J. D. RobertsOklahoma G
1954Bud BrooksArkansasG
1955Cal JonesIowaG
1956Jim ParkerOhio StateG
1957Alex KarrasIowa T
1958Zeke SmithAuburnG
1959Mike McGeeDukeT
1960Tom BrownMinnesotaG
1961Merlin OlsenUtah StateT
1962Bobby BellMinnesota T
1963Scott AppletonTexasT
1964Steve DeLongTennesseeT
1965Tommy NobisTexas G
1966Loyd PhillipsArkansas DT
1967Ron YaryUSCOT
1968Bill StanfillGeorgiaDT
1969Mike ReidPenn StateDT
1970Jim StillwagonOhio State NT
1971Larry JacobsonNebraskaDT
1972Rich GloverNebraska NT
1973John HicksOhio State OT
1974Randy WhiteMaryland DT
1975Lee Roy SelmonOklahoma DT
1976Ross BrownerNotre Dame DE
1977Brad ShearerTexas DT
1978Greg RobertsOklahoma C/G
1979Jim RitcherNorth Carolina StateC
1980Mark MayPittsburghOT
1981Dave RimingtonNebraska C
1982Dave Rimington Nebraska C
1983Dean SteinkuhlerNebraska G
1984Bruce SmithVirginia TechDT
1985Mike RuthBoston CollegeNT
1986Jason BuckBYUDT
1987Chad HenningsAir ForceDT
1988Tracy RockerAuburn DT
1989Mohammed ElewonibiBYU G
1990Russell MarylandMiami NT
1991Steve EmtmanWashingtonDT
1992Will ShieldsNebraska G
1993Rob WaldropArizonaNT
1994Zach WiegertNebraska OT
1995Jonathan OgdenUCLAOT
1996Orlando PaceOhio State OT
1997Aaron TaylorNebraska G
1998Kris FarrisUCLA OT
1999Chris SamuelsAlabamaOT
2000John HendersonTennessee DT
2001Bryant McKinnieMiami OT
2002Rien LongWashington StateDT
2003Robert GalleryIowa OT
2004Jammal BrownOklahoma OT
2005Greg EslingerMinnesota C
2006Joe ThomasWisconsinOT
2007Glenn DorseyLSUDT
2008Andre SmithAlabama OT
2009Ndamukong SuhNebraska DT
2010Gabe CarimiWisconsin OT
2011Barrett JonesAlabama OT
2012Luke JoeckelTexas A&MOT
2013Aaron DonaldPittsburgh DT
2014Brandon ScherffIowa OT
2015Joshua GarnettStanfordG
2016Cam RobinsonAlabama OT
2017Ed OliverHoustonDT
2018Quinnen WilliamsAlabama DT
2019Penei SewellOregonOT