2015 NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS ASSOCIATION SEMIFINALISTS Bednarik Award (Nov. 2) Sean Lewis, Bowling Green (Co-Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks) LB Kendell Beckwith, LSU Kirby Smart, Alabama (Defensive Coord./Inside Linebackers) NT Andrew Billings, Baylor Phil Snow, Temple (Defensive Coord.) DE Joey Bosa, Ohio State Dave Ungerer, Utah State (Special Teams Coord./Running Backs) DE Jonathan Bullard, Florida Brent Venables, Clemson (Defensive Coord. (Linebackers) DE Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State Dan Werner, Ole Miss (Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks) S Jeremy Cash, Duke LB Su’a Cravens, USC Butkus Award (Nov. 2) DE Myles Garrett, Texas A&M Kendall Beckwith, LSU CB Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida Su’a Cravens, USC DE Shaq Lawson, Clemson Kyler Fackrell, Utah State CB Jourdan Lewis, Michigan Leonard Floyd, Georgia LB Tyler Matakevich, Temple Deion Jones, LSU DE Carl Nassib, Penn State Blake Martinez, Stanford DT Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State DE Emmanuel Ogbah, Oklahoma State Antonio Morrison, Florida LB Reggie Ragland, Alabama Reggie Ragland, Alabama CB Jalen Ramsey, Florida State Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame DL A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama LB Joe Schobert, Wisconsin Davey O’Brien Award (Nov. 2) LB Jaylon Smith, Notre Dame Trevone Boykin, TCU Connor Cook, Michigan State Biletnikoff Award (Nov. 17) Brandon Doughty, Western Kentucky Corey Coleman, Baylor Luke Falk, Washington State Josh Doctson, TCU Jared Goff, California William Fuller, Notre Dame Kevin Hogan, Stanford Roger Lewis, Bowling Green Matt Johnson, Bowling Green Gabe Marks, Washington State Cody Kessler, USC Tajae Sharpe, Massachusetts Paxton Lynch, Memphis Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Taywan Taylor, Western Kentucky Dak Prescott, Mississippi State Laquon Treadwell, Ole Miss Keenan Reynolds, Navy Josh Rosen, UCLA Broyles Award (Nov. 25) Seth Russell, Baylor Dave Aranda, Wisconsin (Defensive Coord.) Greg Ward Jr., Houston Kendal Briles, Baylor (Offensive Coord.) Deshaun Watson, Clemson Don Brown, Boston College (Defensive Coord./Linebackers) Joe Cauthen, Arkansas State (Defensive Coord./Linebackers) Doak Walker Award (Nov. 18) Gene Chizik, North Carolina (Defensive Coord.) Devontae Booker, Utah Greg Colby, Central Michigan (Defensive Coord./Linebackers) Alex Collins, Arkansas Geoff Collins, Florida (Defensive Coord.) Dalvin Cook, Florida State Brad Cornelsen, Memphis (Co-Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks) Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State Greg Davis, Iowa (Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks Coach) Leonard Fournette, LSU Tim Drevno, Michigan (Offensive Coord./Offensive Line) Royce Freeman, Oregon Dan Enos, Arkansas (Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks) Derrick Henry, Alabama Greg Frey, Indiana (Co-Offensive Coord./Offensive Line) Brian Hill, Wyoming Will Friend, Colorado State (Offensive Coord./Offensive Line) Shock Linwood, Baylor Alex Grinch, Washington State (Defensive Coord./Secondary) Christian McCaffrey, Stanford Jon Heacock, Toledo (Defensive Coord.) C.J. Prosise, Notre Dame Chuck Heater, Marshall (Defensive Coord./Defensive Backs) Danny Hope, South Florida (Co-Offensive Coord./Run Game) George Munger Award (Nov. 19) Brian Johnson, Mississippi State (Quarterbacks) Mark Dantonio, Michigan State Charles Kelly, Florida State (Defensive Coord./Defensive Backs) Larry Fedora, North Carolina Tee Martin, USC (Wide Receivers/Pass Game Coord.) Kirk Ferentz, Iowa Noel Mazzone, UCLA (Offensive Coord.) Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern Dell McGee, Georgia Southern (Running Backs) Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State Jesse Minter, Georgia State (Defensive Coord.) Jim Harbaugh, Michigan Ryan Nielsen, NC State (Defensive Line) Tom Herman, Houston Todd Orlando, Houston (Defensive Coord.) Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Dale Pehrson, Navy (Defensive Coord./Defensive Line) Mike Leach, Washington State Tony Petersen, Louisiana Tech (Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks) Jim McElwain, Florida Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma (Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks) Urban Meyer, Ohio State
ncfaa.org | @ncfaa 2015 NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS ASSOCIATION SEMIFINALISTS Ken Niumatalolo, Navy RB Dalvin Cook, Florida State Matt Rhule, Temple WR Josh Doctson, TCU Nick Saban, Alabama QB Brandon Doughty, Western Kentucky David Shaw, Stanford RB Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State Bob Stoops, Oklahoma RB Leonard Fournette, LSU Dabo Swinney, Clemson RB Royce Freeman, Oregon Kyle Whittingham, Utah RB Derrick Henry, Alabama QB Cody Kessler, USC Jim Thorpe Award (Oct. 26) QB Paxton Lynch, Memphis Mackensie Alexander, Clemson QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Vonn Bell, Ohio State RB Christian McCaffrey, Stanford Jeremy Cash, Duke QB Dak Prescott, Mississippi State Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida RB C.J. Prosise, Notre Dame Mike Hilton, Ole Miss QB Keenan Reynolds, Navy Eddie Jackson, Alabama QB Greg Ward Jr., Houston Desmond King, Iowa QB Deshaun Watson, Clemson Jourdan Lewis, Michigan Shawun Lurry, Northern Illinois Outland Trophy (Nov. 19) Adrian McDonald, Houston OT Spencer Drango, Baylor Kevin Peterson, Oklahoma State G Joshua Garnett, Stanford Jalen Ramsey, Florida State C Ryan Kelly, Alabama Zack Sanchez, Oklahoma DT A’Shawn Robinson, Alabama Jordan Simone, Arizona State OT Jason Spriggs, Indiana Darian Thompson, Boise State OT Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame Tre’Davious White, LSU Ray Guy Award (Nov. 13) John Mackey Award (Nov. 16) Michael Carrizosa, San Jose State Jake Butt, Michigan Riley Dixon, Syracuse Billy Freeman, San Jose State Tom Hackett, Utah Hunter Henry, Arkansas Hayden Hunt, Colorado State Bucky Hodges, Virginia Tech Cameron Johnston, Ohio State Austin Hooper, Stanford Drew Kaser, Texas A&M O.J. Howard, Alabama Alex Kinal, Wake Forest Jordan Leggett, Clemson Nick Porebski, Oregon State Jake McGee, Florida Austin Seibert, Oklahoma Johnny Townsend, Florida Lou Groza Award (Nov. 5) Roberto Aguayo, Florida State Rotary Lombardi Award (Nov. 5) Michael Badgley, Miami DE Joey Bosa, Ohio State Jonathan Barnes, Louisiana Tech DE Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State Daniel Carlson, Auburn OT Taylor Decker, Ohio State Trent Domingue, LSU OT Spencer Drango, Baylor Jake Elliott, Memphis DE Myles Garrett, Texas A&M Ka’imi Fairbairn, UCLA DE Shaq Lawson, Clemson Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati LB Tyler Matakevich, Temple Ross Martin, Duke DE Carl Nassib, Penn State Jaden Oberkrom, TCU DT Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss Andy Phillips, Utah LB Reggie Ragland, Alabama Bobby Puyol, Connecticut LB Joe Schobert, Wisconsin Tyler Rausa, Boise State OT Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame Austin Rehkow, Idaho Ryan Santoso, Minnesota Walter Camp Award (Nov. 18) Garrett Schwettman, Western Kentucky QB Trevone Boykin, TCU Joey Slye, Virginia Tech WR Corey Coleman, Baylor Nick Smith, Marshall RB Dalvin Cook, Florida State Conrad Ukropina, Stanford WR Josh Doctson, TCU Nick Weiler, North Carolina RB Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State QB Luke Falk, Washington State Maxwell Award (Nov. 2) RB Leonard Fournette, LSU, RB Devontae Booker, Utah WR Will Fuller, Notre Dame QB Trevone Boykin, TCU RB Derrick Henry, Alabama WR Corey Coleman, Baylor DB Desmond King, Iowa QB Connor Cook, Michigan State QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
ncfaa.org | @ncfaa 2015 NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS ASSOCIATION SEMIFINALISTS RB/KR Christian McCaffrey, Stanford Football Championship Subdivision (23) DL Emmanuel Ogbah, Oklahoma State Isaac Ales, Northern Iowa QB Keenan Reynolds, Navy Matt Arends, Princeton QB Deshaun Watson, Clemson John Brennan, Marist Matt Byaha, Holy Cross William V. Campbell Trophy (Sept. 25) Derek Crittenden, Montana Football Bowl Subdivision (56) Matt DelMauro, Bucknell Brandon Allen, Arkansas Brandon Eakins, The Citadel Jack Allen, Michigan State Nick Faraci, Robert Morris Nick Arbuckle, Georgia State Michael Henry, Nicholls State Nick Beamish, Central Michigan Mark Iannotti, Southern Illinois Mike Bercovici, Arizona State Danny Leach, Dayton E.K. Binns, Navy Ryan McManus, Dartmouth Jacoby Boren, Ohio State Logan Moss, Lamar Jake Brendel, UCLA Adam Noble, Austin Peay Taveze Calhoun, Mississippi State Darius Ramsey, Western Carolina Jon Christenson, Minnesota Morgan Roberts, Yale Ty Darlington, Oklahoma Daniel Rowe, New Hampshire John DePalma, West Virginia Hunter Somerville, Campbell Riley Dixon, Syracuse Cody Sorensen, Idaho State Jordan Dobrich, Nevada Brian Strachan, Brown Matt Dobson, Georgia Southern Cole Toner, Harvard Spencer Drango, Baylor Andrew Weidinger, William & Mary James Farrimond, Rice Steve Zaborsky, Youngstown State Landon Foster, Kentucky Kyle Friend, Temple Division II (20) Blake Frohnapfel, Massachusetts Charles Barton, Kutztown (Pa.) Ian Frye, Virginia Sean Binckes, LIU-Post (N.Y.) Jake Ganus, Georgia Jeremy Buurma, Eastern New Mexico Quentin Gause, Rutgers Jon Cipa, Ashland (Ohio) Matt Giachinta, Army Na’im Colbert, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Joey Grant, UCF Colby Hall, Pittsburg State (Kan.) Tyler Grassman, Buffalo Robert Hinton, Tarleton State (Texas) Jake Hardee, Boise State Davis Hudson, Harding (Ark.) Jordan Italiano, Kent State Jake Ludwick, Colorado State-Pueblo Ryan Kelly, Alabama Eric Mapoles, Wingate (N.C.) Rafe Kiely, Wyoming Anthony Masucci, Stonehill (Mass.) Ben Kline, Penn State John Miller, Southern Arkansas Robert Kugler, Purdue Taylor Mitchell, Humboldt State (Calif.) Jordan Lomax, Iowa Paul Norris, Bentley (Mass.) Derrick Luetjen, Tulsa Carl Roscoe, Wayne State (Mich.) Jarrod Lynn, North Texas Jon Schnaars, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) Ross Martin, Duke Brandon Schoen, Ohio Dominican Andy McCleneghen, SMU Taylor Schultz, Colorado Mesa Desmond Morgan, Michigan Taylor Suta, Fort Lewis (Colo.) Justin Northern, Fresno State Jason Vander Laan, Ferris State (Mich.) Jaden Oberkrom, TCU Jordan Parker, Middle Tennessee Division III (27) Logan Piper, Houston Jacob Beecher, Grinnell (Iowa) Jacob Richard, Ball State Rowan Cade, Johns Hopkins (Md.) Steven Scheu, Vanderbilt Mike Czarnecki, Albion (Mich.) Joe Schmidt, Notre Dame Sean Douglass, Bridgewater (Va.) Micah Simmons, Memphis John Doyon, Maine Maritime Casey Skowron, Arizona Nick Flannery, Wooster (Ohio) Nelson Spruce, Colorado Adam Folta, DePauw (Ind.) Nate Sudfeld, Indiana Christopher Gow, Amherst (Mass.) Tyler Tate, Bowling Green Logan Haston, Manchester (Ind.) Evan Tatford, Louisiana Collin Laursen, Wisconsin-Stout Joseph Thuney, N.C. State Daniel Lis, Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) Jonathan Wallace, Auburn Drake Matuska, Saint John’s (Minn.) Derek Watt, Wisconsin Kodie McNamara, Gettysburg (Pa.) Stanton Weber, Kansas State Matt Mehlhorn, Bethel (Minn.) Hunter Williams, Wake Forest Matthew Mender, Rochester (N.Y.)
ncfaa.org | @ncfaa 2015 NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS ASSOCIATION SEMIFINALISTS Alex Oles, Kenyon (Ohio) Anthony Orlando, Moravian (Pa.) Cameron Pappa, Ohio Wesleyan Colton Ryan, Albright (Pa.) Craig Schommer, Wisconsin-Oshkosh David Simmet, St. Thomas (Minn.) Blaine Snitker, Dubuque (Iowa) Hank Spencer, Mount Union (Ohio) Ryan Umpleby, Lycoming (Pa.) Nathan Varady, MIT George Vidas, Lake Forest (Ill.) Joe Worth, Wisconsin-Whitewater
NAIA (9) Garrett Borcher, Doane (Neb.) Jacob Curran, Kansas Wesleyan Jason Grady, Dakota State (S.D.) Elliott Graves, Faulkner (Ala.) Logan Paben, Peru State (Neb.) Kramer Patterson, William Penn (Iowa) Cayman Russell, Cumberland (Tenn.) Ethan Stofferan, Morningside (Iowa) Josh Wilson, Bethel (Tenn.)
Wuerffel Trophy (Nov. 3) Garrett Adcock, New Mexico Ty Darlington, Oklahoma Spencer Drango, Baylor Landon Foster, Kentucky Ross Martin, Duke Corey Robinson, Notre Dame Nate Sudfeld, Indiana Alex Zmolik, Toledo
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