Lou Groza Award
The Lou Groza Award logo
Awarded for	the top college football placekicker in the United States
Presented by	Palm Beach County Sports Commission
Country	United States
Location	Palm Beach County, Florida
First awarded	1992
Currently held by	Kai Forbath
Official Website	http://www.lougrozaaward.com/

The Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the top college football placekicker in the United States by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. The award is named after former Ohio State University player Lou Groza.

[edit] Winners

Year	Winner	School
1992	Joe Allison	Memphis
1993	Judd Davis	Florida
1994	Steve McLaughlin	Arizona
1995	Michael Reeder	TCU
1996	Marc Primanti	North Carolina State
1997	Martín Gramática	Kansas State
1998	Sebastian Janikowski	Florida State
1999	Sebastian Janikowski	Florida State
2000	Jonathan Ruffin	Cincinnati
2001	Seth Marler	Tulane
2002	Nate Kaeding	Iowa
2003	Jonathan Nichols	Ole Miss
2004	Mike Nugent	Ohio State
2005	Alexis Serna	Oregon State
2006	Art Carmody	Louisville
2007	Thomas Weber	Arizona State
2008	Graham Gano	Florida State
2009	Kai Forbath	UCLA

[edit] External links

• Official website

v • d • e Lou Groza Award winners 1992: Allison | 1993: Davis | 1994: McLaughlin | 1995: Reeder | 1996: Primanti | 1997: Gramatica | 1998: Janikowski | 1999: Janikowski | 2000: Ruffin | 2001: Marler | 2002: Kaeding | 2003: Nichols | 2004: Nugent | 2005: Serna | 2006: Carmody | 2007: Weber | 2008: Gano | 2009: Forbath

College football awards
BEST PLAYER awards: Heisman Memorial Trophy (1935) Maxwell Award (1937) • SN Player of the Year (1942) • Chic Harley Award (1955) • Walter Camp Award (1967) • AP Player of the Year (1998)
INDIVIDUAL awards: 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) 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) Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (Student-athlete) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Quarterback) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete)
COACHING: AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) • Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) • SN Coach of the Year (1963) • Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1967) • Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) • Woody Hayes Trophy (1977) • Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year (1986) • George Munger Award (1989) • Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) • AP Coach of the Year (1998) • Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) • Broyles Assistant Coach of the Year
DIVISION I FCS awards: Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) • Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defenseman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach)
CONFERENCE awards: Big 12 awards • Big East awards • Big Ten awards (MVP) • MAC awards • Pac-10 awards • SEC awards
OTHER DIVISIONS / ASSOCIATIONS: Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) • Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) • Melberger Award (Div. III) • Rawlings Award (NAIA)
MOST INSPIRATIONAL individual or team: Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award
HALL OF FAME: College Football Hall of Fame

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