Buck Buchanan Award
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The Buck Buchanan Award is presented annually to the nation's outstanding Division I-AA college football defensive player. When it was instituted in 1995, the Walter Payton Award, previously awarded to the top I-AA player, was restricted to offensive players. The award is named after Buck Buchanan, and along with the Payton Award is handed out the night before the annual I-AA championship game.
[edit] Previous winners
| Year | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Dexter Coakley | Appalachian State |
| 1996 | Dexter Coakley | Appalachian State |
| 1997 | Chris McNeil | North Carolina A&T |
| 1998 | James Milton | Western Illinois |
| 1999 | Al Lucas | Troy State |
| 2000 | Edgerton Hartwell | Western Illinois |
| 2001 | Derrick Lloyd | James Madison |
| 2002 | Rashean Mathis | Bethune-Cookman |
| 2003 | Jared Allen | Idaho State |
| 2004 | Jordan Beck | Cal Poly |
| 2005 | Chris Gocong | Cal Poly |
| College football awards: | |
| Best player awards: Heisman Memorial Trophy Maxwell Award | Walter Camp Award |
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| Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Best Defenseman) Chuck Bednarik Award (Best Defenseman) Dave Rimington Trophy (Best C) Davey O'Brien Award (Best QB) Dick Butkus Award (Best LB) Doak Walker Award (Best RB) Draddy Trophy (Academic Heisman) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Best WR) Jim Thorpe Award (Best DB) John Mackey Award (Best TE) |
Johnny Unitas Award (Best Senior QB) Lombardi Award (Best Lineman or LB) Lott Trophy (Defensive impact) Lou Groza Award (Best PK) Manning Award (Best QB) Mosi Tatupu Award (Best spec. teams) Outland Trophy (Best IOL or DL) Ray Guy Award (Best P) Ted Hendricks Award (Best DE) |
| Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year | Home Depot Coach of the Year | |
| Walter Payton Award (Best Div. I-AA Off.) | Buck Buchanan Award (Best Div. I-AA Def.) Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) | Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) | Melberger Award (Div. III) |
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