Sammy Baugh Trophy

Sammy Baugh Trophy
Awarded for The nation's top college passer
Location Columbus, Ohio
Country United States
Presented by Touchdown Club of Columbus
First awarded 1959
Currently held by Brandon Doughty, WKU
Official website http://www.tdccolumbus.com

The Sammy Baugh Trophy is awarded annually to the nation's top college passer. The award is named in honor of former Texas Christian University and Washington Redskins quarterback "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh. The trophy has been given out by the Touchdown Club of Columbus since 1959. The Columbus Touchdown Club also gives the Chic Harley Award which goes to the nation's top collegiate player and the Archie Griffin Award which is award to the collegiate MVP. The Griffin Award is voted on after the college bowl games to ensure that the award goes to the MVP of the season.

Several schools have had multiple Sammy Baugh Trophy winners. Brigham Young University (BYU) leads with seven different award-winners, followed by Stanford with four. Fresno State, Purdue, and Texas Tech each have three winners. Houston, Florida Gators, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, and Oklahoma each have two winners. Baylor's Don Trull and Houston's Case Keenum are the only players to win the award twice.

The Sammy Baugh Trophy was awarded to Fresno State's Derek Carr in 2013 making David Carr and Derek Carr the first siblings to win the award.

Winners


Texas Tech's Graham Harrell was the 2007 recipient of the Sammy Baugh Trophy.
Houston's Case Keenum was awarded both the 2009 and 2011 Sammy Baugh Trophy.
Year Player School
1959 Norman, DickDick Norman Stanford
1960 Stephens, HaroldHarold Stephens Hardin-Simmons
1961 Miller, RonRon Miller Wisconsin
1962 Trull, DonDon Trull Baylor
1963 Trull, DonDon Trull Baylor
1964 Rhome, JerryJerry Rhome Tulsa
1965 Sloan, SteveSteve Sloan Alabama
1966 Griese, BobBob Griese Purdue
1967 Hanratty, TerryTerry Hanratty Notre Dame
1968 Hixson, ChuckChuck Hixson SMU
1969 Phipps, MikeMike Phipps Purdue
1970 Sullivan, PatPat Sullivan Auburn
1971 Reaves, JohnJohn Reaves Florida
1972 Strock, DonDon Strock Virginia Tech
1973 Freitas, JesseJesse Freitas San Diego State
1974 Scheide, GaryGary Scheide Brigham Young
1975 Swick, GeneGene Swick Toledo
1976 Kramer, TommyTommy Kramer Rice
1977 Benjamin, GuyGuy Benjamin Stanford
1978 Dils, SteveSteve Dils Stanford
1979 Wilson, MarcMarc Wilson Brigham Young
1980 Herrmann, MarkMark Herrmann Purdue
1981 McMahon, JimJim McMahon Brigham Young
1982 Elway, JohnJohn Elway Stanford
1983 Young, SteveSteve Young Brigham Young
1984 Bosco, RobbieRobbie Bosco Brigham Young
1985 McClure, BrianBrian McClure Bowling Green
1986 Testaverde, VinnyVinny Testaverde Miami (FL)
1987 McPherson, DonDon McPherson Syracuse
1988 Walsh, SteveSteve Walsh Miami (FL)
1989 George, JeffJeff George Illinois
1990 Klingler, DavidDavid Klingler Houston
1991 Detmer, TyTy Detmer Brigham Young
1992 Grbac, ElvisElvis Grbac Michigan
1993 Dilfer, TrentTrent Dilfer Fresno State
1994 Collins, KerryKerry Collins Penn State
1995 Wuerffel, DannyDanny Wuerffel Florida
1996 Sarkisian, SteveSteve Sarkisian Brigham Young
1997 Leaf, RyanRyan Leaf Washington State
1998 Culpepper, DaunteDaunte Culpepper Central Florida
1999 Pennington, ChadChad Pennington Marshall
2000 Weinke, ChrisChris Weinke Florida State
2001 Carr, DavidDavid Carr Fresno State
2002 Kingsbury, KliffKliff Kingsbury Texas Tech
2003 Symons, B.J.B.J. Symons Texas Tech
2004 LeFors, StefanStefan LeFors Louisville
2005 Quinn, BradyBrady Quinn Notre Dame
2006 Brennan, ColtColt Brennan Hawaiʻi
2007 Harrell, GrahamGraham Harrell Texas Tech
2008 Bradford, SamSam Bradford Oklahoma
2009 Keenum, CaseCase Keenum Houston
2010 Jones, LandryLandry Jones Oklahoma
2011 Keenum, CaseCase Keenum Houston
2012 Cameron, ColbyColby Cameron Louisiana Tech
2013 Carr, DerekDerek Carr Fresno State
2014 Doughty, BrandonBrandon Doughty WKU[1]

Trophies won by school

School Winners
Alabama 1
Auburn 1
Baylor 2
Bowling Green 1
BYU 7
Florida 2
Florida State 1
Fresno State 3
Hardin-Simmons 1
Hawaiʻi 1
Houston 3
Illinois 1
Louisiana Tech 1
Louisville 1
Marshall 1
Miami (FL) 2
Michigan 1
Notre Dame 2
Oklahoma 2
Penn State 1
Purdue 3
Rice 1
San Diego State 1
SMU 1
Stanford 4
Syracuse 1
Texas Tech 3
Toledo 1
Tulsa 1
UCF 1
Virginia Tech 1
Washington State 1
Western Kentucky 1
Wisconsin 1

References

  1. "Brandon Doughty Wins 2014 Sammy Baugh Award". WKU Sports. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

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