# Outland Trophy

The Outland Trophy is awarded to the best college football interior lineman in the United States as adjudged by the Football Writers Association of America. It is named after John H. Outland. One of only a few players ever to be named an All-American at two positions, Outland garnered consensus All-America honors in 1898 as a tackle and consensus honors as a halfback in 1899. Outland had always contended that football tackles and guards deserved greater recognition and conceived the Outland Trophy as a means of providing this recognition. In 1988, Jimmy Ridlon was commissioned to design and sculpt the Outland Trophy. A member of the National College Football Awards Association, the award has become one of college football's most prestigious.

## Winners

| Year | Player | School | Position |
| 1946 | George Connor | Notre Dame | T |
| 1947 | Joe Steffy | Army | G |
| 1948 | Bill Fischer | Notre Dame (2) | G |
| 1949 | Ed Bagdon | Michigan State | G |
| 1950 | Bob Gain | Kentucky | T |
| 1951 | Jim Weatherall | Oklahoma | T |
| 1952 | Dick Modzelewski | Maryland | T |
| 1953 | J. D. Roberts | Oklahoma (2) | G |
| 1954 | Bud Brooks | Arkansas | G |
| 1955 | Cal Jones | Iowa | G |
| 1956 | Jim Parker | Ohio State | G |
| 1957 | Alex Karras | Iowa (2) | T |
| 1958 | Zeke Smith | Auburn | G |
| 1959 | Mike McGee | Duke | T |
| 1960 | Tom Brown | Minnesota | G |
| 1961 | Merlin Olsen | Utah State | T |
| 1962 | Bobby Bell | Minnesota (2) | T |
| 1963 | Scott Appleton | Texas | T |
| 1964 | Steve DeLong | Tennessee | T |
| 1965 | Tommy Nobis | Texas (2) | G |
| 1966 | Loyd Phillips | Arkansas (2) | DT |
| 1967 | Ron Yary | USC | T |
| 1968 | Bill Stanfill | Georgia | DT |
| 1969 | Mike Reid | Penn State | DT |
| 1970 | Jim Stillwagon | Ohio State (2) | NT |
| 1971 | Larry Jacobson | Nebraska | DT |
| 1972 | Rich Glover | Nebraska (2) | NT |
| 1973 | John Hicks | Ohio State (3) | T |
| 1974 | Randy White | Maryland (2) | DT |
| 1975 | Lee Roy Selmon | Oklahoma (3) | DT |
| 1976 | Ross Browner | Notre Dame (3) | DE |
| 1977 | Brad Shearer | Texas (3) | DT |
| 1978 | Greg Roberts | Oklahoma (4) | C/G |
| 1979 | Jim Ritcher | North Carolina State | C |
| 1980 | Mark May | Pittsburgh | T |
| 1981 | Dave Rimington | Nebraska (3) | C |
| 1982 | Dave Rimington (2) | Nebraska (4) | C |
| 1983 | Dean Steinkuhler | Nebraska (5) | G |
| 1984 | Bruce Smith | Virginia Tech | DT |
| 1985 | Mike Ruth | Boston College | NT |
| 1986 | Jason Buck | BYU | DT |
| 1987 | Chad Hennings | Air Force | DT |
| 1988 | Tracy Rocker | Auburn (2) | DT |
| 1989 | Mohammed Elewonibi | BYU (2) | G |
| 1990 | Russell Maryland | Miami (FL) | NT |
| 1991 | Steve Emtman | Washington | DT |
| 1992 | Will Shields | Nebraska (6) | G |
| 1993 | Rob Waldrop | Arizona | NT |
| 1994 | Zach Wiegert | Nebraska (7) | T |
| 1995 | Jonathan Ogden | UCLA | T |
| 1996 | Orlando Pace | Ohio State (4) | T |
| 1997 | Aaron Taylor | Nebraska (8) | G |
| 1998 | Kris Farris | UCLA (2) | T |
| 1999 | Chris Samuels | Alabama | T |
| 2000 | John Henderson | Tennessee (2) | DT |
| 2001 | Bryant McKinnie | Miami (FL) (2) | T |
| 2002 | Rien Long | Washington State | DT |
| 2003 | Robert Gallery | Iowa (3) | T |
| 2004 | Jammal Brown | Oklahoma (5) | T |
| 2005 | Greg Eslinger | Minnesota (3) | C |
| 2006 | Joe Thomas | Wisconsin | T |
| 2007 | Glenn Dorsey | LSU | DT |
| 2008 | Andre Smith | Alabama (2) | T |
| 2009 | Ndamukong Suh | Nebraska (9) | DT |
| 2010 | Gabe Carimi | Wisconsin (2) | T |
| 2011 | Barrett Jones | Alabama (3) | T |
| 2012 | Luke Joeckel | Texas A&M | T |
| 2013 | Aaron Donald | Pittsburgh (2) | DT |
| 2014 | Brandon Scherff | Iowa (4) | T |
| 2015 | Joshua Garnett | Stanford | G |
| 2016 | Cam Robinson | Alabama (4) | T |
| 2017 | Ed Oliver | Houston | DT |
| 2018 | Quinnen Williams | Alabama (5) | DT |
| 2019 | Penei Sewell | Oregon | T |
| 2020 | Alex Leatherwood | Alabama (6) | T |
| 2021 | Jordan Davis | Georgia (2) | DT |
| 2022 | Olusegun Oluwatimi | Michigan | C |
| 2023 | T'Vondre Sweat | Texas (4) | DT |
| 2024 | Kelvin Banks Jr. | Texas (5) | T |