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2011 BP Football Awards - Winners and All-American Team

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The George

Wisconsin's Montee Ball, a Heisman Trophy finalist, has been named as the winner of the seventh annual George Award for the nation's best collegiate running back. Ball's 38 TDs are the second-highest total ever for any FBS player, behind Barry Sanders' total of 44 (39 officially, plus 5 in his bowl game). The top three vote-getters were named on all ballots except one.
Montee Ball (Wisconsin) - 34 (9)
Trent Richardson (27 (4)
LaMichael James (Oregon) - 19 (1)
David Wilson (Virginia Tech) - 1
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

BP George Award Winners:
2005 - Reggie Bush, Southern California
2006 - Darren McFadden, Arkansas
2007 - Darren McFadden, Arkansas
2008 - Shonn Greene, Iowa
2009 - Toby Gerhart, Stanford
2010 - LaMichael James, Oregon
2011 - Montee Ball, Wisconsin
 
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The Troy

Congrats to Robert Griffin III of Baylor for winning the Troy Award as the nation's best collegiate quarterback. The Heisman favorite also won the Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's best QB.
Robert Griffin III (Baylor) - 38 (11)
Andrew Luck (Stanford - 2010 winner) - 22 (2)
Matt Barkley (Southern California) - 5
Brandon Weeden (Oklahoma State - 5
Russell Wilson (Wisconsin) - 5
Kellen Moore (Boise St) - 3 (1)
Case Keenum (Houston) - 3
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

BP Troy Award (originally the Kern-Krenzel) Winners:
2005 - Vince Young, Texas
2006 - Troy Smith, Ohio State
2007 - Tim Tebow, Florida
2008 - Colt McCoy, Texas
2009 - Colt McCoy, Texas
2010 - Andrew Luck, Stanford
2011 - Robert Griffin III, Baylor
 
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The Big Daddy

Whitney Mercilus of Illinois has been named as the the winner of BP's seventh annual Big Daddy Award (named after former Buckeye great "Big Daddy" Dan Wilkinson) as the nation's best collegiate defensive lineman. He was also the recipient of the Ted Hendricks Award for 2011.
Whitney Mercilus (Illinois) - 27 (7)
Devon Still (Penn State) - 8 (1)
Jerel Worthy (Michigan State) - 7 (1)
Melvin Ingram (South Carolina) - 6
John Simon (Ohio State) - 4
Sam Montgomery (LSU) - 4
Barkevious Mingo (LSU) - 3 (1)
Donte Paige-Moss (North Carolina) - 3 (1)
Vinny Curry (Marshall) - 2
Brandon Jenkins (Florida State) - 2
Courtney Upshaw (Alabama) - 1
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

BP Big Daddy Award Winners:
2005 - Elvis Dumervil, Louisville
2006 - Quinn Pitcock, Ohio State
2007 - Glenn Dorsey, LSU
2008 - Brian Orakpo, Texas
2009 - Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
2010 - Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson
2011 - Whitney Mercilus, Illinois
 
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The Spielman

Congratulations to Luke Kuechly of Boston College, who is the winner of BP's Spielman award as college football's best linebacker. He was also the recipient of the Butkus and Rotary Lombardi Awards this year.
Luke Kuechly (Boston College) - 22 (7)
Lavonte David (Nebraska) - 13 (3)
Jarvis Jones (Georgia) - 8 (1)
Manti Te'o (Notre Dame) - 5
Courtney Upshaw (Alabama) - 5
Dont'a Hightower (Alabama) - 3
Jonathan Brown (Illinois) - 2
Ronnell Lewis (Oklahoma ) - 2
Chris Borland (Wisconsin) - 1
Trent Mackey (Tulane) - 1
Ryan Shazier (Ohio State) - 1
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

BP Spielman Award Winners:
2005 - A.J. Hawk, Ohio State
2006 - James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
2007 - James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
2008 - James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
2009 - Rolando McClain, Alabama
2010 - Greg Jones, Michigan State
2011 - Luke Kuechly, Boston College
 
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The Assassin

Congratulations to defensive back Tyrann Mathieu of LSU, a Heisman finalist, on being named the winner of the Assassin Award this year, which takes its name from the nickname of legendary hitter Jack Tatum. The 'Honey Badger' also won the Bednarik Award as the nation's top defensive player, while teammate Morris Claiborne was the Thorpe Award as the nation's top DB. LSU also claimed the Assassin last year when Patrick Peterson won it.
Tyrann Mathieu (LSU) - 27 (9)
Morris Claiborne (LSU) - 14
David Amerson (NC State) - 5 (1)
Dre Kirkpatrick (Alabama) - 5
Mark Barron (Alabama) - 3
Antonio Allen (South Carolina) - 1
Bacarri Rambo (Georgia) - 1

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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

BP Assassin Award Winners:
2005 - Jimmy Williams, Virginia Tech
2006 - Reggie Nelson, Florida
2007 - Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
2008 - Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
2009 - Eric Berry, Tennessee
2010 - Patrick Peterson, LSU
2011 - Tyrann Mathieu, LSU
 
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The Nuuuuuuge

Congrats to Caleb Sturgis of Florida on winning this BP award as the best placekicker in the country. Caleb becomes the seventh winner of the Nuuuuuuge Award.
Caleb Sturgis (Florida) - 15 (3)
Randy Bullock (Texas A&M) - 12 (1)
Brent Maher (Nebraska) - 11 (3)
Quinn Sharp (Oklahoma State) - 4 (1)
Dustin Hopkins (Florida State) - 3
Drew Basil (Ohio State) - 2
Anthony Fera (Penn State) - 2
Justin Tucker (Texas ) - 1
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

BP Nuuuuuuge Award Winners:
2005 - Alexis Serna, Oregon State
2006 - Arthur Carmody, Louisville
2007 - Thomas Weber, Arizona State
2008 - Louie Sakoda, Utah
2009 - Kai Forbath, UCLA
2010 - Alex Henery, Nebraska
2011 - Caleb Sturgis, Florida
 
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The Skladany

LSU's Brad Wing, a freshman from Australia, has been named the winner of the Skladany Award as the nation's best punter in 2011. He averaged 44.1 yards per punt, and opponents only had 7 yards in punt returns for the season. Congrats to Brad on winning BP's seventh annual Skladany Award as the nation's best collegiate punter.
Brad Wing (LSU) - 18 (5)
Shawn Powell (Florida State) - 8 (2)
Quinn Sharp (OKlahoma St) - 7 (1)
Bobby Cowan (Idaho) - 5
Drew Butler (Georgia) - 3 (1)
Ben Buchanan (Ohio State) - 2
Jeff Locke (UCLA ) - 2
Kyle Martens (Rice) - 1
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

BP Skladany Award Winners:
2005 - Ryan Plackemeier, Wake Forest
2006 - Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor
2007 - Durant Brooks, Georgia Tech
2008 - Kevin Huber, Cincinnati
2009 - Drew Butler, Georgia
2010 - Chas Henry, Florida
2011 - Brad Wing, LSU
 
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The Griffin Player of the Year

Voters selected Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III as the winner of BP's Archie Griffin Player of the Year. We will find out tomorrow who wins the Heisman, but RG3 (not believed to be related to Archie) has already won the Davey O'Brien best QB Award.

Congrats to Robert Griffin III on being named the the winner of BP's seventh annual Griffin Award (named after the only man to win two Heisman Trophies), as the best overall player in collegiate football.
Robert Griffin III (Baylor) - 34 (8)
Tyrann Mathieu (LSU) - 14 (2)
Montee Ball (Wisconsin) - 10 (1)
Andrew Luck (Stanford) - 9 (1)
LaMichael James (Oregon) - 5 (1)
Justin Blackmon (Oklahoma State) - 3
Trent Richardson (Alabama) - 3
Matt Barkley (Southern California) - 1
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Points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a first-place vote; 2 points for a second-place vote; 1 point for a third-place vote. Vote totals follow each player's name, with the total number of first-place votes appearing in parentheses.

BP Griffin Award Winners:
2005 - Reggie Bush, Southern California (we're still awaiting its return)
2006 - Troy Smith, Ohio State
2007 - Tim Tebow, Florida
2008 - Colt McCoy, Texas
2009 - Toby Gebhart, Stanford
2010 - Cam Newton, Auburn
2011 - Robert Griffin III, Baylor
 
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2011 BP All-American Team

QB: Robert Griffin III (Baylor)
RB: Montee Ball (Wisconsin)
RB: Trent Richardson (Alabama)
WR: Justin Blackmon (Oklahoma St) **
WR: Robert Woods (Southern California)
WR: Kendall Wright (Baylor)
OL: Matt Kalil (Southern California)
OL: Barrett Jones (Alabama)
OL: David DeCastro (Stanford)
OL: Jonathan Martin (Stanford)
OL: Peter Konz (Wisconsin)
K: Caleb Sturgis (Florida)

DL: Whitney Mercilus (Illinois)
DL: Devon Still (Penn State)
DL: Jerel Worthy (Michigan State)
DL: Melvin Ingram (South Carolina)
LB: Luke Kuechly (Boston College) **
LB: Lavonte David (Nebraska)
LB: Jarvis Jones (Georgia)
DB: Tyrann Mathieu (LSU)
DB: Morris Claiborne (LSU)
DB: Davis Amerson (NC State)
DB: Dre Kirkpatrick (Alabama)
P: Brad Wing (LSU)

HC: Les Miles (LSU)
AC: Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State)
AC: Bill Snyder (Kansas State)

* *- indicates a repeat selection

For the first time in 7 years, no Buckeye made the All-American team.
 
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