Bronko Nagurski Trophy
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Awarded for	the collegiate American football player adjudged to be the best defensively in the NCAA
Presented by	Charlotte Touchdown Club and the FWAA
Country	United States
First awarded	1993
Currently held by	Ndamukong Suh
Official Website	http://www.touchdownclub.com

The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to be the best defensively in the National Collegiate Athletic Association; the award is presented by the Charlotte Touchdown Club and the FWAA. The award is named for Bronko Nagurski, who played football for the University of Minnesota and the Chicago Bears.

[edit] Winners

Year	Winner	School
1993	Rob Waldrop	Arizona
1994	Warren Sapp	Miami (Fla.)
1995	Pat Fitzgerald	Northwestern
1996	Pat Fitzgerald	Northwestern
1997	Charles Woodson	Michigan
1998	Champ Bailey	Georgia
1999	Corey Moore	Virginia Tech
2000	Dan Morgan	Miami (Fla.)
2001	Roy Williams	Oklahoma
2002	Terrell Suggs	Arizona State
2003	Derrick Strait	Oklahoma
2004	Derrick Johnson	Texas
2005	Elvis Dumervil	Louisville
2006	James Laurinaitis	Ohio State
2007	Glenn Dorsey	LSU
2008	Brian Orakpo	Texas
2009	Ndamukong Suh	Nebraska

[edit] Trophies won by school

School	Winners
Miami (Fla.)	2
Texas	2
Northwestern	2
Oklahoma	2
Arizona	1
Arizona State	1
Georgia	1
Louisville	1
LSU	1
Michigan	1
Nebraska	1
Ohio State	1
Virginia Tech	1

[edit] External links

• The Bronko Nagurski Charlotte Touchdown Club

v • d • e Bronko Nagurski Trophy winners 1993: Waldrop | 1994: Sapp | 1995: Fitzgerald | 1996: Fitzgerald | 1997: Woodson | 1998: Bailey | 1999: Moore | 2000: Morgan | 2001: Williams | 2002: Suggs | 2003: Strait | 2004: Johnson | 2005: Dumervil | 2006: Laurinaitis | 2007: Dorsey | 2008: Orakpo | 2009: Suh

College football awards
Best player awards: Heisman Memorial Trophy Chic Harley Award • Maxwell Award • Walter Camp Award • AP Player of the Year • SN Player of the Year
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defenseman) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defenseman) Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) Doak Walker Award (Running back) William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide receiver) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) John Mackey Award (Tight end)	Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback) Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) Lott Trophy (Defenseman) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Quarterback) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete)
Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year • Home Depot Coach of the Year Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year • Walter Camp Coach of the Year AFCA Coach of the Year • Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award • Broyles Assistant Coach of the Year AP Coach of the Year • Woody Hayes Trophy
Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) • Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defenseman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach)
Big 12 awards • Big East awards • Big Ten awards (MVP) • MAC awards • Pac-10 awards • SEC awards
Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) • Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) • Melberger Award (Div. III) • Rawlings Award (NAIA)