# Atlantic Coast Conference football individual awards

The Atlantic Coast Conference honors players and coaches upon the conclusion of each college football season with the following individual honors as voted on by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.

## Coach of the Year

* 1953: Jim Tatum, Maryland
* 1954: William D. Murray, Duke
* 1955: Jim Tatum, Maryland
* 1956: Paul Amen, Wake Forest
* 1957: Earle Edwards, NC State
* 1958: Frank Howard, Clemson
* 1959: Paul Amen, Wake Forest
* 1960: William D. Murray, Duke
* 1961: Bill Elias, Virginia
* 1962: William D. Murray, Duke
* 1963: Jim Hickey, North Carolina; Earle Edwards, NC State
* 1964: Bill Tate, Wake Forest
* 1965: Earle Edwards, NC State
* 1966: Frank Howard, Clemson
* 1967: Earle Edwards, NC State
* 1968: George Blackburn, Virginia
* 1969: Paul Dietzel, South Carolina
* 1970: Cal Stoll, Wake Forest
* 1971: Bill Dooley, North Carolina
* 1972: Lou Holtz, NC State
* 1973: Jerry Claiborne, Maryland
* 1974: Red Parker, Clemson
* 1975: Jerry Claiborne, Maryland
* 1976: Jerry Claiborne, Maryland
* 1977: Charley Pell, Clemson
* 1978: Charley Pell, Clemson
* 1979: John Mackovic, Wake Forest
* 1980: Dick Crum, North Carolina
* 1981: Danny Ford, Clemson
* 1982: Bobby Ross, Maryland
* 1983: George Welsh, Virginia
* 1984: George Welsh, Virginia
* 1985: Bill Curry, Georgia Tech
* 1986: Dick Sheridan, NC State
* 1987: Bill Dooley, Wake Forest
* 1988: Steve Spurrier, Duke
* 1989: Steve Spurrier, Duke
* 1990: Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech
* 1991: George Welsh, Virginia
* 1992: Bill Dooley, Wake Forest
* 1993: Bobby Bowden, Florida State
* 1994: Fred Goldsmith, Duke
* 1995: George Welsh, Virginia
* 1996: Mack Brown, North Carolina
* 1997: Bobby Bowden, Florida State
* 1998: George O'Leary, Georgia Tech
* 1999: Tommy Bowden, Clemson
* 2000: George O'Leary, Georgia Tech
* 2001: Ralph Friedgen, Maryland
* 2002: Al Groh, Virginia
* 2003: Tommy Bowden, Clemson
* 2004: Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
* 2005: Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
* 2006: Jim Grobe, Wake Forest
* 2007: Al Groh, Virginia
* 2008: Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
* 2009: Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
* 2010: Ralph Friedgen, Maryland
* 2011: Mike London, Virginia
* 2012: David Cutcliffe, Duke
* 2013: David Cutcliffe, Duke
* 2014: Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
* 2015: Dabo Swinney, Clemson
* 2016: Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech
* 2017: Mark Richt, Miami
* 2018: Dabo Swinney, Clemson
* 2019: Scott Satterfield, Louisville
* 2020: Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
* 2021: Dave Clawson, Wake Forest
* 2022: Mike Elko, Duke
* 2023: Mike Norvell, Florida State
* 2024: Rhett Lashlee, SMU

## Player of the Year

| Season | Winner | Pos. | Team |
| 1953 | Bernie Faloney | QB | Maryland |
| 1954 | Jerry Barger | QB | Duke |
| 1955 | Bob Pellegrini | C | Maryland |
| 1956 | Billy Ray Barnes | HB | Wake Forest |
| 1957 | Dick Christy | HB | NC State |
| 1958 | Alex Hawkins | HB | South Carolina |
| 1959 | Mike McGee | G | Duke |
| 1960 | Roman Gabriel | QB | NC State |
| 1961 | Roman Gabriel (2) | QB | NC State |
| 1962 | Billy Gambrell | HB | South Carolina |
| 1963 | Jay Wilkinson | HB | Duke |
| 1964 | Brian Piccolo | HB | Wake Forest |
| 1965 | Danny Talbott | QB | North Carolina |
| 1966 | Bob Davis | QB | Virginia |
| 1967 | Buddy Gore | HB | Clemson |
| 1968 | Frank Quayle | RB | Virginia |
| 1969 | Don McCauley | RB | North Carolina |
| 1970 | Don McCauley (2) | RB | North Carolina |
| 1971 | Ernie Jackson | CB | Duke |
| 1972 | Steve Jones | RB | Duke |
| 1973 | Willie Burden | RB | NC State |
| 1974 | Randy White | DT | Maryland |
| 1975 | Mike Voight | RB | North Carolina |
| 1976 | Mike Voight (2) | RB | North Carolina |
| 1977 | Steve Fuller | QB | Clemson |
| 1978 | Steve Fuller (2) | QB | Clemson |
| 1979 | Jay Venuto | QB | Wake Forest |
| 1980 | Lawrence Taylor | LB | North Carolina |
| 1981 | Jeff Davis | LB | Clemson |
| 1982 | Chris Castor | WR | Duke |
| 1983 | Ben Bennett | QB | Duke |
| 1984 | William Perry | DT | Clemson |
| 1985 | Barry Word | RB | Virginia |
| 1986 | Erik Kramer | QB | NC State |
| 1987 | Michael Dean Perry | DT | Clemson |
| 1988 | Anthony Dilweg | QB | Duke |
| 1989 | Clarkston Hines | WR | Duke |
| 1990 | Shawn Moore | QB | Virginia |
| 1991 | Matt Blundin | QB | Virginia |
| 1992 | Charlie Ward | QB | Florida State |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward (2) | QB | Florida State |
| 1994 | Robert Baldwin | RB | Duke |
| 1995 | Danny Kanell | QB | Florida State |
| 1996 | Tiki Barber | RB | Virginia |
| 1997 | Andre Wadsworth | DE | Florida State |
| 1998 | Torry Holt | WR | NC State |
| 1999 | Joe Hamilton | QB | Georgia Tech |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke | QB | Florida State |
| 2001 | E. J. Henderson | LB | Maryland |
| 2002 | Matt Schaub | QB | Virginia |
| 2003 | Philip Rivers | QB | NC State |
| 2004 | Bryan Randall | QB | Virginia Tech |
| 2005 | Chris Barclay | RB | Wake Forest |
| 2006 | Calvin Johnson | WR | Georgia Tech |
| 2007 | Matt Ryan | QB | Boston College |
| 2008 | Jonathan Dwyer | RB | Georgia Tech |
| 2009 | C. J. Spiller | RB/RS | Clemson |
| 2010 | Tyrod Taylor | QB | Virginia Tech |
| 2011 | David Wilson | RB | Virginia Tech |
| 2012 | Tajh Boyd | QB | Clemson |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston | QB | Florida State |
| 2014 | James Conner | RB | Pittsburgh |
| 2015 | Deshaun Watson | QB | Clemson |
| 2016 | Lamar Jackson | QB | Louisville |
| 2017 | Lamar Jackson (2) | QB | Louisville |
| 2018 | Travis Etienne | RB | Clemson |
| 2019 | Travis Etienne (2) | RB | Clemson |
| 2020 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | Clemson |
| 2021 | Kenny Pickett | QB | Pittsburgh |
| 2022 | Drake Maye | QB | North Carolina |
| 2023 | Jordan Travis | QB | Florida State |
| 2024 | Cam Ward | QB | Miami (FL) |

## Rookie of the Year

| Season | Winner | Pos. | Team |
| 1975 | Ted Brown | RB | NC State |
| 1976 | James McDougald | RB | Wake Forest |
| 1977 | Amos Lawrence | RB | North Carolina |
| 1978 | Darrell Nicholson | LB | North Carolina |
| 1979 | Chuck McSwain | RB | Clemson |
| 1980 | Ben Bennett | QB | Duke |
| 1981 | Joe McIntosh | RB | NC State |
| 1982 | Michael Ramseur | RB | Wake Forest |
| 1983 | Cory Collier | RB | Georgia Tech |
| 1984 | John Ford | WR | Virginia |
| 1985 | Jerry Mays | RB | Georgia Tech |
| 1986 | Ray Agnew | DT | NC State |
| 1987 | Terry Allen | RB | Clemson |
| 1988 | Jessee Campbell | CB | NC State |
| 1989 | Shawn Jones | QB | Georgia Tech |
| 1990 | Ronald Williams | RB | Clemson |
| 1991 | Jimy Lincoln | RB | Georgia Tech |
| 1992 | Tamarick Vanover | WR | Florida State |
| 1993 | Leon Johnson | RB | North Carolina |
| 1994 | Ronde Barber | CB | Virginia |
| 1995 | Anthony Simmons | LB | Clemson |
| 1996 | Dré Bly | CB | North Carolina |
| 1997 | Travis Minor | RB | Florida State |
| 1998 | Ray Robinson | RB | NC State |
| 1999 | Koren Robinson | WR | NC State |
| 2000 | Philip Rivers | QB | NC State |
| 2001 | Chris Rix | QB | Florida State |
| 2002 | T. A. McLendon | RB | NC State |
| 2003 | Reggie Ball | QB | Georgia Tech |
| 2004 | Calvin Johnson | WR | Georgia Tech |
| 2005 | James Davis | RB | Clemson |
| 2006 | Riley Skinner | QB | Wake Forest |
| 2007 | Josh Adams | RB | Wake Forest |
| 2008 | Russell Wilson | QB | NC State |
| 2009 | Ryan Williams | RB | Virginia Tech |
| 2010 | Danny O'Brien | QB | Maryland |
| 2011 | Sammy Watkins | WR | Clemson |
| 2012 | Duke Johnson | RB | Miami (FL) |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston | QB | Florida State |
| 2014 | Brad Kaaya | QB | Miami (FL) |
| 2015 | Jordan Whitehead | S | Pittsburgh |
| 2016 | Deondre Francois | QB | Florida State |
| 2017 | A. J. Dillon | RB | Boston College |
| 2018 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | Clemson |
| 2019 | Sam Howell | QB | North Carolina |
| 2020 | Kyren Williams | RB | Notre Dame |
| 2021 | Tyler Van Dyke | QB | Miami (FL) |
| 2022 | Drake Maye | QB | North Carolina |
| 2023 | KC Concepcion | WR | NC State |
| 2024 | Isaac Brown | RB | Louisville |

## Offensive Player of the Year

| Season | Winner | Pos. | Team |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | QB | Florida State |
| 1994 | Robert Baldwin | RB | Duke |
| 1995 | Danny Kanell | QB | Florida State |
| 1996 | Tiki Barber | RB | Virginia |
| 1997 | Thad Busby | QB | Florida State |
| 1998 | Torry Holt | WR | NC State |
| 1999 | Joe Hamilton | QB | Georgia Tech |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke | QB | Florida State |
| 2001 | Bruce Perry | RB | Maryland |
| 2002 | Matt Schaub | QB | Virginia |
| 2003 | Philip Rivers | QB | NC State |
| 2004 | Bryan Randall | QB | Virginia Tech |
| 2005 | Chris Barclay | RB | Wake Forest |
| 2006 | Calvin Johnson | WR | Georgia Tech |
| 2007 | Matt Ryan | QB | Boston College |
| 2008 | Jonathan Dwyer | RB | Georgia Tech |
| 2009 | C. J. Spiller | RB/RS | Clemson |
| 2010 | Tyrod Taylor | QB | Virginia Tech |
| 2011 | David Wilson | RB | Virginia Tech |
| 2012 | Tajh Boyd | QB | Clemson |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston | QB | Florida State |
| 2014 | James Conner | RB | Pittsburgh |
| 2015 | Deshaun Watson | QB | Clemson |
| 2016 | Lamar Jackson | QB | Louisville |
| 2017 | Lamar Jackson (2) | QB | Louisville |
| 2018 | Travis Etienne | RB | Clemson |
| 2019 | Travis Etienne (2) | RB | Clemson |
| 2020 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | Clemson |
| 2021 | Kenny Pickett | QB | Pittsburgh |
| 2022 | Drake Maye | QB | North Carolina |
| 2023 | Jordan Travis | QB | Florida State |
| 2024 | Cam Ward | QB | Miami (FL) |

## Defensive Player of the Year

| Season | Winner | Pos. | Team |
| 1993 | Derrick Brooks | LB | Florida State |
| 1994 | Derrick Alexander | DE | Florida State |
| 1995 | Marcus Jones | DE | North Carolina |
| 1996 | Peter Boulware | LB | Florida State |
| 1997 | Andre Wadsworth | DE | Florida State |
| 1998 | Anthony Poindexter | S | Virginia |
| 1999 | Keith Adams | LB | Clemson |
| 2000 | Levar Fisher | LB | NC State |
| 2001 | E. J. Henderson | LB | Maryland |
| 2002 | E. J. Henderson (2) | LB | Maryland |
| 2003 | Darnell Dockett | DT | Florida State |
| 2004 | Leroy Hill | LB | Clemson |
| 2005 | D'Qwell Jackson | LB | Maryland |
| 2006 | Gaines Adams | DE | Clemson |
| 2007 | Chris Long | DE | Virginia |
| 2008 | Mark Herzlich | LB | Boston College |
| 2009 | Derrick Morgan | DE | Georgia Tech |
| 2010 | Da'Quan Bowers | DE | Clemson |
| 2011 | Luke Kuechly | LB | Boston College |
| 2012 | Björn Werner | DE | Florida State |
| 2013 | Aaron Donald | DT | Pittsburgh |
| 2014 | Vic Beasley | DE | Clemson |
| 2015 | Jeremy Cash | S | Duke |
| 2016 | Ben Boulware | LB | Clemson |
| 2016 | DeMarcus Walker | DE | Florida State |
| 2017 | Bradley Chubb | DE | NC State |
| 2018 | Clelin Ferrell | DE | Clemson |
| 2019 | Isaiah Simmons | LB | Clemson |
| 2020 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | LB | Notre Dame |
| 2021 | Jermaine Johnson II | DE | Florida State |
| 2022 | Calijah Kancey | DT | Pittsburgh |
| 2023 | Payton Wilson | LB | NC State |
| 2024 | Donovan Ezeiruaku | DE | Boston College |

## Offensive Rookie of the Year

| Season | Winner | Pos. | Team |
| 2007 | Josh Adams | RB | Wake Forest |
| 2008 | Russell Wilson | QB | NC State |
| 2009 | Ryan Williams | RB | Virginia Tech |
| 2010 | Danny O'Brien | QB | Maryland |
| 2011 | Sammy Watkins | WR | Clemson |
| 2012 | Duke Johnson | RB | Miami (FL) |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston | QB | Florida State |
| 2014 | Brad Kaaya | QB | Miami (FL) |
| 2015 | Qadree Ollison | RB | Pittsburgh |
| 2016 | Deondre Francois | QB | Florida State |
| 2017 | A. J. Dillon | RB | Boston College |
| 2018 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | Clemson |
| 2019 | Sam Howell | QB | North Carolina |
| 2020 | Kyren Williams | RB | Notre Dame |
| 2021 | Tyler Van Dyke | QB | Miami (FL) |
| 2022 | Drake Maye | QB | North Carolina |
| 2023 | KC Concepcion | WR | NC State |
| 2024 | Isaac Brown | RB | Louisville |

## Defensive Rookie of the Year

| Season | Winner | Pos. | Team |
| 2006 | Myron Rolle | S | Florida State |
| 2007 | Deunta Williams | S | North Carolina |
| 2008 | Sean Spence | LB | Miami (FL) |
| 2009 | Luke Kuechly | LB | Boston College |
| 2010 | Xavier Rhodes | CB | Florida State |
| 2011 | Merrill Noel | CB | Wake Forest |
| 2012 | Ronald Darby | CB | Florida State |
| 2013 | Kendall Fuller | CB | Virginia Tech |
| 2014 | Quin Blanding | S | Virginia |
| 2015 | Jordan Whitehead | S | Pittsburgh |
| 2016 | Dexter Lawrence | DT | Clemson |
| 2017 | Brenton Nelson | S | Virginia |
| 2018 | Andre Cisco | S | Syracuse |
| 2019 | Greg Rousseau | DE | Miami (FL) |
| 2020 | Bryan Bresee | DT | Clemson |
| 2021 | Andrew Mukuba | S | Clemson |
| 2022 | Patrick Payton | DE | Florida State |
| 2023 | Rueben Bain Jr. | DE | Miami (FL) |
| 2024 | Sammy Brown | LB | Clemson |

## Brian Piccolo Award

* 1970: Paul Miller, QB, North Carolina
* 1971: Jim Webster, LB, North Carolina
* 1972: Mark Johnson, QB, Duke
* 1973: Al Neville, QB, Maryland
* 1974: David Visaggio, DG, Maryland
* 1975: Scott Gardner, QB, Virginia
* 1976: Jeff Green, DE, Duke
* 1977: Ralph Stringer, DB, NC State
* 1978: Rex Varn, DB, Clemson
* 1979: Al Richardson, LB, Georgia Tech
* 1980: Jack Cain, DB, Clemson
* 1981: Aaron Stewart, DB, Duke
* 1982: Kenny Duckett, WR, Wake Forest
* 1983: John Piedmonte, OLB, Wake Forest
* 1984: J. D. Maarleveld, T, Maryland
* 1985: Danny Burmeister, DB, N. Carolina
* 1986: Ray Williams, WR, Clemson
* 1987: No Recipient
* 1988: Jerry Mays, TB, Georgia Tech
* 1989: Michael Anderson, RB, Maryland
* 1990: Marc Mays, WR, Duke
* 1991: Scott Adell, T, NC State
* 1992: Dan Footman, DE, Florida State; Randy Cuthbert, TB, Duke
* 1993: Scott Youmans, DL, Duke
* 1994: Chris Harrison, T, Virginia
* 1995: Warren Forney, DT, Clemson
* 1996: John Lewis, RB, Wake Forest
* 1997: Sam Cowart, LB, Florida State
* 1998: Anthony Poindexter, DB, Virginia; Corey Simon, DT, Florida State
* 1999: Chris Weinke, QB, Florida State
* 2000: Ed Wilder, FB, Georgia Tech
* 2001: Matt Crawford, T, Maryland
* 2002: Anquan Boldin, WR, Florida State
* 2003: Kevin Bailey, OL, Virginia
* 2004: Frank Gore, RB, Miami
* 2005: Ryan Best, S, Virginia
* 2006: Glenn Sharpe, Miami
* 2007: Matt Robinson, DE, Wake Forest
* 2008: Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina
* 2009: Toney Baker, RB, NC State
* 2010: Mark Herzlich, LB, Boston College; Nate Irving, LB, NC State
* 2011: Giovani Bernard, RB, North Carolina
* 2012: Shayon Green, DE, Miami; Chris Thompson, RB, Florida State
* 2013: Robert Godhigh, RB, Georgia Tech
* 2014: Duke Johnson, RB, Miami
* 2015: Hunter Knighton, OL, Miami
* 2016: James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh
* 2017: Trevon Young, DE/OLB, Louisville
* 2018: Greg Dortch, WR, Wake Forest
* 2019: Richard Yeargin, DE, Boston College
* 2020: Nolan Cooney, P, Syracuse
* 2021: McKenzie Milton, QB, Florida State; Justyn Ross, WR, Clemson
* 2022: Sam Hartman, QB, Wake Forest
* 2023: Mike Hollins, RB, Virginia

## 50th anniversary team

* Bill Armstrong, Wake Forest (1973–1976)
* Tiki Barber, Virginia (1993–1996)
* Dré Bly, North Carolina (1996–1998)
* Joe Bostic, Clemson (1975–1978)
* Peter Boulware, Florida State (1994–1996)
* Derrick Brooks, Florida State (1991–1994)
* Ted Brown, NC State (1975–1978)
* Kelvin Bryant, North Carolina (1979–1982)
* Jerry Butler, Clemson (1975–1978)
* Dennis Byrd, NC State (1965–1967)
* Dick Christy, NC State (1955–1957)
* Marco Coleman, Georgia Tech (1989–1991)
* Bennie Cunningham, Clemson (1973–1975)
* Jeff Davis, Clemson (1978–1981)
* Jim Dombrowski, Virginia (1982–1985)
* Warrick Dunn, Florida State (1993–1996)
* Boomer Esiason, Maryland (1981–1983)
* Steve Fuller, Clemson (1975–1978)
* William Fuller, North Carolina (1980–1983)
* Roman Gabriel, NC State (1960–1961)
* Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech (1996–1999)
* Alex Hawkins, South Carolina (1956–1958)
* Clarkston Hines, Duke (1986–1989)
* Torry Holt, NC State (1995–1998)
* Sebastian Janikowski, Florida State (1997–1999)
* Marvin Jones, Florida State (1990–1992)
* Stan Jones, Maryland (1951–1953)
* Terry Kinard, Clemson (1978–1982)
* Amos Lawrence, North Carolina (1977–1980)
* Bob Matheson, Duke (1964–1966)
* Don McCauley, North Carolina (1968–1970)
* Mike McGee, Duke (1957–1959)
* Herman Moore, Virginia (1988–1990)
* Bob Pellegrini, Maryland (1953–1955)
* Julius Peppers, North Carolina (1999–2001)
* Michael Dean Perry, Clemson (1984–1987)
* William Perry, Clemson (1981–1984)
* Brian Piccolo, Wake Forest (1962–1964)
* Frank Quayle, Virginia (1966–1968)
* Jim Ritcher, NC State (1976–1979)
* Anthony Simmons, Clemson (1995–1997)
* Chris Slade, Virginia (1988–1992)
* Norm Snead, Wake Forest (1958–1960)
* Ken Swilling, Georgia Tech (1988–1991)
* Lawrence Taylor, North Carolina (1978–1980)
* Mike Voight, North Carolina (1973–1976)
* Charlie Ward, Florida State (1990–1993)
* Peter Warrick, Florida State (1996–1999)
* Chris Weinke, Florida State (1997–2000)
* Randy White, Maryland (1972–1974)