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Major programs with most individual player awards

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This is the first decade since 1931-1940 that no Buckeye has won one of the major awards (Heisman, Maxwell, Outland, Lombardi, Walter Camp):

1941-1950: Les Horvath (Heisman, 1944); Vic Janowicz (Heisman, 1950)
1951-1960: Hopalong Cassady (Heisman, 1955; Maxwell, 1955); Jim Parker (Outland, 1956)
1961-1970: Robert Ferguson (Maxwell, 1961); Jim Stillwagon (Outland, 1970; Lombardi, 1970)
1971-1980: Archie Griffin (Heisman, 1974, 1975; Walter Camp, 1974, 1975; Maxwell, 1975); John Hicks (Outland, 1973, Lombardi, 1973)
1981-1990: Chris Spielman (Lombardi, 1987)
1991-2000: Eddie George (Heisman, 1995; Maxwell, 1995; Walter Camp, 1995); Orlando Pace (Lombardi, 1995, 1996; Outland, 1996)
2001-2010: Troy Smith (Heisman, 2006; Walter Camp, 2006); A.J. Hawk (Lombardi, 2005)
2011-2020: none

Joey Bosa should have won both the Outland and the Lombardi in 2014, and Ezekiel Elliott should have won the Heisman in 2014 (and would have, if the award had been voted on after the playoffs).
 
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Jaxbuck said:
You mean over guy like Scooby Wright?

C'mon man. Don't be such a homer.
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I remember that guy having 15 sacks, but I can't remember if he came back the next year and sucked or went pro and sucked. Reminds me of the DE from PSU that got 16 sacks in '15 and then ceased to exist after that.

Edit: Wait, how did Young win neither the Outland or Lombardi??
 
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1926Buckeyes said:
I remember that guy having 15 sacks, but I can't remember if he came back the next year and sucked or went pro and sucked. Reminds me of the DE from PSU that got 16 sacks in '15 and then ceased to exist after that.

Edit: Wait, how did Young win neither the Outland or Lombardi??
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Lombardi was changed to a player of the year award and Burrow won it.
 
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Got one extra special addition... in very sure hands lets hear it for

Mike Lanese the 1985 Rhodes Scholar and tOSu flanker

How many programs outside the Ivy League ever had a football player who was also a Rhodes Scholar?
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At least three...
Army- Pete Dawkins (USMA class of 1959)
Florida State- Myron Rolle (FSU class of 2008)
Colorado- Byron "Whizzer" White (1938)
 
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Updated for these 2021 awards.

Walter Camp POY (Kenneth Walker III, Sparty), Doak Walker RB (Walker, Sparty), Biletnikoff Receiver (Jordan Addison, Pitt), Outland Interior Lineman (Jordan Davis, Georgia), Davey O'Brien QB (Bryce Young, Bama), Ray Guy Punter (Marr Arabia, San Diego St), Thorpe DB (Coby Bryant, Cincy), Lou Groza PK (Jake Moody, TTUN), Bednarik Defensive (Jordan Davis Georgia), Nagurski Defensive (Will Anderson, Bama), Mackey TE (Trey McBride, Colo St), Maxwell POY (Young, Bama), Wuerrfel (Isaiah Sanders, Stanford), Rimington Center (Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa), Unitas Golden Arm (Kenny Pickett, Pitt), Hendricks DE (Aidan Hutchinson, TTUN), Butkus LB (Nakibe Dean, Georgia), Campbell Academic (Charlie Kolar, Iowa St), Heisman (Young, Bama), Manning (TBA), Lott Impact (Hutchinson, TTUN), Lowe's CLASS (Kenny Pickett, Pitt), Lombardi (Hutchinson, TTUN)

2021 summary so far: 4 for Bama (3 for Young, 1 got Anderson); 4 for TTUN (3 for Hutchinson, 1 for Moody); 3 for Pitt (2 for Pickett, 1 for Addison); 3 for Georgia: (2 for Davis, 1 for Dean); 2 for Sparty (Walker); 1 each for Iowa, San Diego St, Colorado St, Iowa St, Stanford, and Cincy.

2021 not awarded yet - Manning

Award1st yrtOSUOklaTexUSCNebNDBamaPSUFlaFSUTTUNUGALSUWiscAubUCLAClemMiamIowa
Heisman19357726374133322231021
Maxwell19374343175731221111032
Outland19464531946100021222024
W. Camp19674436343212211130020
Lombardi19706331552202212020010
O'Brien19811520102233001011222
Butkus19852411134202121001110
Thorpe19862322002012113110011
Unitas198701 13123013001101120
Doak Walker19901041003100110500001
Campbell19902020201130011000110
Groza199210 00000014110002011
Nagurski19932220112000111000120
Bednarik19931101112400122000020
Biletnikoff19941101013100102000000
Tatupu19971100000000000000000
Rimington20003000103111101110011
Mackey20000101010021100001112
Guy200010 10000010010100000
Hendricks20021020001100220000200
Manning20040221001011002010200
Lott200410 00011100211112001
Wuerffel20051211011010001000000
Lowe's CLASS20081000110110100010000


Award TotalstOSUOklaTexUSCNebNDBamaPSUFlaFSUTTUNUGALSUWiscAubUCLAClemMiamIowa
Total Categories Won211616141314191514121615171011981510
Tot # Of Awards Won47453529303948282325232124161712112416

Note - I only did this for these 19 teams.

Note - No longer counting O'Brien's that went to Earl Campbell in '77, Billy Sims in '78 (It was basically a SWC award until 1980, Singletary won in '79 and '80, then in '81 it was changed to strictly a QB award)

Note - removed 2005 Heisman
 
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