The Gagliardi Trophy was first presented in 1993 to the Outstanding Division III college football player of the year by the Jostens Company and the J-Club of Saint John's University in Minnesota. Since that time, the award has become one of the leading collegiate football awards in Division III football, honoring excellence in athletics, academics and community service. The award is named for John Gagliardi, head football coach of Carroll College 1949 to 1952 and Saint John's University in Minnesota from 1953 to 2012. The trophy was presented by the Salem Rotary Club each year in Salem, Virginia until 2018.
 Image of the Gagliardi Trophy | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Division III college football player of the year |
|---|---|
| Location | Salem, Virginia |
| Country | United States |
| History | |
| First award | 1993 |
| Most recent | Luke Lehnen, North Central (IL) |
| Website | Gagliardi Trophy |
Winners edit
Winners by school edit
| School | Winners |
|---|---|
| Mount Union | 7 |
| Saint John's (MN) | 4 |
| North Central (IL) | 3 |
| Wesley (DE) | 2 |
| Alma | 1 |
| Augsburg | 1 |
| Augustana (IL) | 1 |
| Central (IA) | 1 |
| Coe | 1 |
| Dubuque | 1 |
| Elmhurst | 1 |
| Illinois Wesleyan | 1 |
| Linfield | 1 |
| Pacific Lutheran | 1 |
| Redlands | 1 |
| Trine | 1 |
| Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 1 |
| Wisconsin–Whitewater | 1 |
References edit
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- ^ "Beaver Receives Gagliardi Trophy". University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Athletics. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ Thomas, Jim. "Mount Union QB Greg Micheli wins Gagliardi Trophy". The Repository. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ Johnston, Tom. "Augie's Westemeyer D-III's best football player". Dispatch Argus. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Eric Watt wins Gagliardi Trophy". D3football. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "UPDATE: Michael Zweifel wins Gagliardi Trophy". Daily Jefferson County Union. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Williams wins Gagliardi Trophy". D3football. 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Mount Union QB Kevin Burke wins Gagliardi Trophy". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Mount Union's Kevin Burke Wins Gagliardi Trophy for Second Year in a Row". Willamette University. 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Gagliardi Trophy goes to Callahan". D3football. 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Gagliardi Trophy comes home: Johnnie linebacker Carter Hanson named Division III's most outstanding player". The Record. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ Nelson, Ricky (2017-12-14). "Brett Kasper caps career by winning Gagliardi Trophy". UW Oshkosh Today. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Saint John's QB wins Gagliardi Trophy". kare11.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "SJU's Erdmann named 2018 Gagliardi Trophy winner". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "St. John's QB Jackson Erdmann wins D-III Gagliardi Trophy as most outstanding player". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Rutter wins Gagliardi Trophy in closest-ever vote". D3football. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Central's Hawkins Wins 2021 Gagliardi Trophy". The Gagliardi Trophy sponsored by Jostens. 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2021-12-17.