Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy

Lambert Trophy
Awarded for	the best team in the East in Division I FBS (formerly I-A) college football
Location	Eastern United States
Country	United States
Presented by	Metropolitan New York Football Writers
First awarded	1936
Currently held by	Navy – 6th time

The Lambert Trophy is an annual award given to the best team in the East in Division I FBS (formerly I-A) college football. In affiliation with the Metropolitan New York Football Writers (founded 1935), the Lambert Trophy was established by brothers Victor and Henry Lambert in memory of their father, August. The Lamberts were the principals in a distinguished Madison Avenue jewelry house and were prominent college football boosters. The trophy, established in 1936 as the "Lambert Trophy" to recognize supremacy in Eastern college football, has since grown to recognize the best team in the East in Division I FBS. A set of parallel trophies collectively known as the Lambert Cup is awarded to teams in Division I FCS (formerly I-AA), Division II, and Division III. The Metropolitan New York Football Writers , owned and operated by American Football Networks, Inc., took the administration of the Lambert Meadowlands Awards back from the New Jersey Sports & Exhibition Authority in 2011.

The Penn State Nittany Lions won the award after the 2009 season for a then record 28th time and the second consecutive year.^[1] On January 10, 2011, the NJSEA announced that the University of Connecticut had won the trophy for the very first time, after winning the Big East in 2010 and making their first appearance in the BCS. The Cincinnati Bearcats won their first trophy in 2012 by first becoming eligible after joining the former Big East Conference in 2005. Penn State won the trophy for a record 29th time for its 2013 Season.^[2] Rutgers won the trophy for the first time in school history in 2014, their first season in the Big Ten Conference.

Since 1936, there have been 19 different winners in Division I-A/FBS. To be eligible for the Lambert Awards, a school must be located in the East. Teams are automatically eligible if they are located in Delaware, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, New England, and Pennsylvania, plus teams situated in the bordering states of Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia qualify. With the establishment of the Big East Conference as a major football conference, members of that conference outside of the East were also made eligible if at least half their schedule was against Lambert eligible teams. Therefore while they were members of the Big East Conference, Cincinnati, Louisville, Miami, and South Florida were also eligible, and 3 of the 4 won the award.

Lambert Trophy winners

By Year

Year	School	Record	Final AP Rank	Bowl
1936	Pittsburgh	8–1–1	#3	Won Rose
1937	Pittsburgh	9–0–1	#1	No Bowl
1938	Carnegie Tech	8–1–1	#6	Lost Sugar
1939	Cornell	8–0	#4	No Bowl
1940	Boston College	11–0	#5	Won Sugar
1941	Fordham	8–1	#6	Won Sugar
1942	Boston College	8–2	#8	Lost Orange
1943	Navy	8–1	#4	No Bowl
1944	Army	9–0	#1	No Bowl
1945	Army	9–0	#1	No Bowl
1946	Army	9–0–1	#2	No Bowl
1947	Penn State	9–0–1	#4	Tied Cotton
1948	Army	8–0–1	#6	No Bowl
1949	Army	9–0	#4	No Bowl
1950	Princeton	9–0	#6	No Bowl
1951	Princeton	9–0	#6	No Bowl
1952	Syracuse	7–3	#14	Lost Orange
1953	Army	7–1–1	#14	No Bowl
1954	Navy	8–2	#5	Won Sugar
1955	Pittsburgh	7–4	#11	Lost Sugar
1956	Syracuse	7–2	#8	Lost Cotton
1957	Navy	8–1–1	#5	Won Cotton
1958	Army	8–0–1	#3	No Bowl
1959	Syracuse	11–0	#1	Won Cotton
1960	Navy	9–2	#4	Lost Orange
1960	Yale	9–0	#14	No Bowl
1961	Penn State	8–3	#17	Won Gator
1962	Penn State	9–2	#9	Lost Gator
1963	Navy	9–2	#2	Lost Cotton
1964	Penn State	6–4	NR	No Bowl
1965	Dartmouth	9–0	NR	No Bowl
1966	Syracuse	8–3	NR	Lost Gator
1967	Penn State	8–2–1	#10	Tied Gator
1968	Penn State	11–0	#2	Won Orange
1969	Penn State	11–0	#2	Won Orange
1970	Dartmouth	9–0	#14	No Bowl
1971	Penn State	11–1	#5	Won Cotton
1972	Penn State	10–2	#10	Lost Sugar
1973	Penn State	12–0	#5	Won Orange
1974	Penn State	10–2	#7	Won Cotton
1975	Penn State	9–3	#10	Lost Sugar
1976	Pittsburgh	12–0	#1	Won Sugar
1977	Penn State	11–1	#5	Won Fiesta
1978	Penn State	11–1	#4	Lost Sugar
1979	Pittsburgh	11–1	#7	Won Fiesta
1980	Pittsburgh	11–1	#2	Won Gator
1981	Penn State	10–2	#3	Won Fiesta
1982	Penn State	11–1	#1	Won Sugar
1983	Boston College	9–3	#19	Lost Liberty
1984	Boston College	10–2	#5	Won Cotton
1985	Penn State	11–1	#3	Lost Orange
1986	Penn State	12–0	#1	Won Fiesta
1987	Syracuse	11–0–1	#4	Tied Sugar
1988	West Virginia	11–1	#5	Lost Fiesta
1989	Penn State	8–3–1	#15	Won Holiday
1990	Penn State	9–3	#11	Lost Blockbuster
1991	Penn State	11–2	#3	Won Fiesta
1992	Syracuse	10–2	#6	Won Fiesta
1993	West Virginia	11–1	#7	Lost Sugar
1994	Penn State	12–0	#2	Won Rose
1995	Virginia Tech	10–2	#10	Won Sugar
1996	Penn State	11–2	#7	Won Fiesta
1997	Penn State	9–3	#16	Lost Citrus
1998	Penn State	9–3	#17	Won Outback
1999	Virginia Tech	11–1	#2	Lost Sugar
2000	Miami	11–1	#2	Won Sugar
2001	Miami	12–0	#1	Won Rose
2002	Miami	12–1	#2	Lost Fiesta
2003	Miami	11–2	#5	Won Orange
2004	Boston College	9–3	#21	Won Continental Tire
2005	Penn State	11–1	#3	Won Orange
2006	Louisville	12–1	#5	Won Orange
2007	West Virginia	11–2	#6	Won Fiesta
2008	Penn State	11–2	#8	Lost Rose
2009	Penn State^[1]	11–2	#9	Won Capital One
2010	Connecticut	8–5	NR	Lost Fiesta
2011	West Virginia	10–3	#17	Won Orange
2012	Cincinnati	10–3	NR	Won Belk
2013	Penn State	7–5	NR	No Bowl
2014	Rutgers	8–5	NR	Won Quick Lane
2015	Navy	11–2	#18	Won Military

By School

School	Total	Years won
Penn State	29	1947, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2013
Army	7	1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1958
Pittsburgh	6	1936, 1937, 1955, 1976, 1979, 1980
Syracuse	6	1952, 1956, 1959, 1966, 1987, 1992
Navy	5½	1943, 1954, 1957, 1960 (½), 1963, 2015
Boston College	5	1940, 1942, 1983, 1984, 2004
Miami	4	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
West Virginia	4	1988, 1993, 2007, 2011
Dartmouth ^	2	1965, 1970
Princeton ^	2	1950, 1951
Virginia Tech	2	1995, 1999
Carnegie Tech †	1	1938
Cincinnati	1	2012
Connecticut	1	2010
Cornell ^	1	1939
Fordham ^	1	1941
Louisville	1	2006
Rutgers	1	2014
Yale ^	½	1960 (½)

^ Now a member of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
† Now a member of Division III.

Lambert Cup

Football Championship Subdivision (Division I-AA)

Year	School	Record	Playoff Results
1982	Delaware	12–2	Championship Game
1983	Holy Cross	9–2–1	First Round
1984	Rhode Island	10–3	Semifinals
1985	Rhode Island	10–3	Quarterfinals
1986	Holy Cross	10–1	No Playoffs
1987	Holy Cross	11–0	No Playoffs
1988	Holy Cross	9–2	No Playoffs
1989	Holy Cross	10–1	No Playoffs
1990	William & Mary	10–3	Quarterfinals
1991	Delaware	10–2	First Round
1992	Villanova	9–3	First Round
1993	Boston University	12–1	Quarterfinals
1994	James Madison	10–3	Quarterfinals
1995	Delaware	11–2	Quarterfinals
1996	William & Mary	10–3	Quarterfinals
1997	Delaware	12–2	Semifinals
1998	Massachusetts	12–3	National Champions

Year	School	Record	Playoff Results
1999	Hofstra	11–2	Quarterfinals
2000	Delaware	12–2	Semifinals
2001	Lehigh	11–1	Quarterfinals
2002	Villanova	11–4	Semifinals
2003	Delaware	15–1	National Champions
2004	James Madison	13–2	National Champions
2005	New Hampshire	11–2	Quarterfinals
2006	Massachusetts	13–2	Championship Game
2007	Delaware	11–4	Championship Game
2008	James Madison	12–2	Semifinals
2009	Villanova	14–1	National Champions
2010	Delaware	12–3	Championship Game
2011	Lehigh	11–2	Quarterfinals
2012	Old Dominion	11–2	Quarterfinals
2013	Towson	13–3	Championship Game
2014	New Hampshire	12–2	Semifinals

Most FCS Lambert Cups

School	Total	Years won
Delaware	8	1982, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2010
Holy Cross	5	1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
James Madison	3	1994, 2004, 2008
Villanova	3	1992, 2002, 2009
Lehigh	2	2001, 2011
Massachusetts †	2	1998, 2006
New Hampshire	2	2005, 2014
Rhode Island	2	1984, 1985
William & Mary	2	1990, 1996
Boston University ‡	1	1993
Hofstra ‡	1	1999
Old Dominion †	1	2012
Towson	1	2013

† Now a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
‡ Discontinued football

Division II

Year	School	Record	Playoff Results (Start 1973)
1957	Lehigh	8–1	No Playoffs
1958	Buffalo	8–1	No Playoffs
1959	Delaware	8–1	No Playoffs
1960	Bucknell	7–2	No Playoffs
1961	Lehigh	7–2	No Playoffs
1962	Delaware	7–2	No Playoffs
1963	Delaware	8–0	National Champions
1964	Bucknell	7–2	No Playoffs
1965	Maine	8–2	Tangerine Bowl (L)
1966	Gettysburg
1967	West Chester
1968	Delaware	8–3	Boardwalk Bowl
1969	Delaware	9–2	Boardwalk Bowl
1969	Wesleyan
1970	Delaware	9–2	Boardwalk Bowl
1971	Delaware	10–1	National Champions
1972	Delaware	10–0	National Champions
1973	Delaware	8–4	Quarterfinals
1973	Lehigh	7–4–1	Quarterfinals
1974	Delaware	12–2	Championship Game
1975	Lehigh	9–3	Quarterfinals
1976	Delaware	8–3–1	Quarterfinals
1977	Lehigh	12–2	National Champions
1978	Massachusetts	9–4	I-AA Championship Game
1979	Delaware	13–1	National Champions
1980	Lehigh	9–1–2	I-AA Semifinals
1981	Shippensburg
1982	East Stroudsburg
1983	Towson State	10–2	Quarterfinals
1984	Towson State	9–4	Semifinals

Year	School	Record	Playoff Results
1985	Bloomsburg	12–1	Semifinals
1986	Towson State	8–3–1	Quarterfinals
1987	Indiana (Pa.)	10–2	Quarterfinals
1988	Millersville
1989	Indiana (Pa.)	11–2	Semifinals
1990	Indiana (Pa.)	12–2	Championship Game
1991	Indiana (Pa.)	12–1	Semifinals
1992	New Haven	12–1	Semifinals
1993	Indiana (Pa.)	13–1	Championship Game
1994	Indiana (Pa.)	10–3	Semifinals
1995	New Haven	10–1–1	Quarterfinals
1996	Clarion
1997	New Haven	12–2	Championship Game
1998	Slippery Rock
1999	Indiana (Pa.)	9–4	Semifinals
2000	Bloomsburg	12–3	Championship Game
2001	Indiana (Pa.)	8–2	First Round
2002	Indiana (Pa.)	11–2	Quarterfinals
2003	Indiana (Pa.)	10–1	No Playoffs
2004	West Chester
2005	East Stroudsburg
2006	West Chester
2007	California (Pa.)
2008	West Chester
2009	California (Pa.)^[1]
2010	Mercyhurst	10–3	Quarterfinals
2011	New Haven	11–2	Quarterfinals
2012	Indiana (Pa.)	12–2	Quarterfinals
2013	West Chester	13–2	Semifinals
2014	Bloomsburg	11–2	Quarterfinals
2015	Shepherd	13–1	Championship Game

Most D-II Lambert Cups

School	Total	Years won
Delaware †	11	1959, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1969(½), 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973(½), 1974, 1976, 1979
Indiana (PA)	11	1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2012
Lehigh †	5½	1957, 1961, 1973 (½), 1975, 1977, 1980
West Chester	5	1967, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2013
New Haven	4	1992, 1995, 1997, 2011
Bloomsburg	3	1985, 2000, 2014
Towson State †	3	1983, 1984, 1986
Bucknell †	2	1960, 1964
California (PA)	2	2007, 2009
East Stroudsburg	2	1982, 2005
Buffalo ‡	1	1958
Clarion	1	1996
Gettysburg ^	1	1966
Maine †	1	1965
Massachusetts ‡	1	1978
Mercyhurst	1	2010
Millersville	1	1988
Shippensburg	1	1981
Slippery Rock	1	1998
Wesleyan ^	½	1969 (½)

‡ Now a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
† Now a member of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
^ Now a member of Division III.

Division III

Year	School
1966	Wilkes
1967	Wagner
1968	Wilkes
1969	Merchant Marine
1970	Edinboro
1971	Alfred
1972	Franklin & Marshall
1973	C.W. Post
1974	Ithaca
1975	Ithaca
1976	C.W. Post
1977	Westminster
1978	Ithaca
1979	Carnegie Mellon
1980	Ithaca
1981	Widener
1982	Plymouth State

Year	School
1983	Hofstra
1984	Union
1984	Ithaca
1985	Ithaca
1986	Salisbury State
1987	Wagner
1988	Ithaca
1989	Union
1990	Allegheny
1991	Ithaca
1992	Washington & Jefferson
1993	Rowan
1994	Washington & Jefferson
1995	Rowan
1996	Rowan
1997	Lycoming

Year	School
1998	Rowan
1999	Rowan
2000	Widener
2001	Rowan
2002	Brockport
2003	Rensselaer
2004	Rowan
2005	Rowan
2006	St. John Fisher
2007	Wesley
2008	Cortland State
2009	Wesley^[1]
2010	Wesley
2011	Wesley
2012	Hobart
2013	St. John Fisher
2014	Wesley

Most D-III Lambert Cups

School	Total	Years won
Rowan	8	1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005
Ithaca	7½	1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1984 (½), 1985, 1988, 1991
Wesley	5	2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
C.W. Post ‡	2	1973, 1976
St. John Fisher	2	2006, 2013
Wagner †	2	1967, 1987
Washington & Jefferson	2	1992, 1994
Widener	2	1981, 2000
Wilkes	2	1966, 1968
Union	1½	1984 (½), 1989
Allegheny	1	1990
Brockport	1	2002
Carnegie Mellon	1	1979
Cortland State	1	2008
Edinboro ‡	1	1970
Franklin & Marshall	1	1972
Hobart	1	2012
Hofstra ^	1	1983
Lycoming	1	1997
Merchant Marine	1	1969
Plymouth State	1	1982
Rensselaer	1	2003
Salisbury State	1	1986
Westminster	1	1977

† Now a member of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
‡ Now a member of Division II.
^ Discontinued football

References

1 2 3 4 Mackall, Dave (2010-01-05). "Penn State finishes atop MNYFW poll". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
↑ "Nittany Lions Earn Record 29th Lambert Trophy". 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.

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