Rimington Trophy

{{infobox sports award

| name = Rimington Trophy

| current_awards =

| image = RTLogo.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption =

| description = Most outstanding center in college football

| presenter = Boomer Esiason Foundation

| country = United States

| location =

| year = 2000

| holder = Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State

| website = {{URL|http://www.rimingtontrophy.com}}

}}

The Dave Rimington Trophy is awarded to the player considered to be the best center in college football. Dave Rimington was a center who played at the University of Nebraska from 1979 to 1982.

A member of the National College Football Awards Association, the Rimington Trophy serves as a fundraiser for the Boomer Esiason Foundation's fight against cystic fibrosis. The sculptor of the Dave Rimington Trophy is Marc Mellon, also the sculptor of the NBA MVP Trophy.

Selection process

The winner of the Rimington Trophy is selected by determining the consensus All-American center pick from four existing All-America teams. While more than a dozen All-America football teams are selected annually, the Rimington Trophy committee uses these four prestigious teams to determine a winner:

• American Football Coaches Association

• Walter Camp Foundation

• The Sporting News

• Football Writers Association of America

Because the selectors of these four All-America teams can place centers in a "mix" of offensive linemen that includes guards and tackles, their 11-man first teams can often have two centers. The Rimington Trophy committee's policy is to count all players who play primarily the center position for their respective teams as centers, though they may be listed as guards or tackles on the four All-American teams. The center with the most first-team votes is determined to be the winner. If a tie occurs with first-team votes, then the center with most second-team votes wins. If a tie still exists, the winner is determined by a majority vote from the Rimington Trophy committee.

Winners

File:Jake Kirkpatrick.jpg of TCU, the 2010 Rimington Trophy winner]]

class="wikitable" !bgcolor="#e5e5e5"\| Year !! bgcolor="#e5e5e5"\| Player !! bgcolor="#e5e5e5"\| School !! bgcolor="#e5e5e5"\|Ref
2000	Dominic Raiola	Nebraska
2001	LeCharles Bentley	Ohio State
2002	Brett Romberg	Miami (FL)
2003	Jake Grove	Virginia Tech
rowspan=2 \| 2004	David Baas	Michigan	rowspan=2 \|
Ben Wilkerson	LSU
2005	Greg Eslinger	Minnesota
2006	Dan Mozes	West Virginia
2007	Jonathan Luigs	Arkansas
2008	A. Q. Shipley	Penn State	{{cite web\|title=PSU Football: Shipley receives national award\|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08345/934028-143.stm\|first=Ron\|last=Musselman\|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\|date=December 12, 2008\|access-date=January 14, 2017\|url-status=bot: unknown\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604154609/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08345/934028-143.stm\|archive-date=June 4, 2011}}
2009	Maurkice Pouncey	Florida	{{cite news\|last1=Amis\|first1=John\|title=Pouncey to receive Rimington Trophy\|url=http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/pouncey-to-receive-rimington-trophy/image_9a39bbc3-f2c1-5e00-b5d0-a68f6a9470c5.html\|access-date=January 14, 2017\|work=Lincoln Journal Star\|date=January 14, 2010}}
2010	Jake Kirkpatrick	TCU	{{cite news\|title=TCU's Kirkpatrick wins Rimington Trophy\|url=http://journalstar.com/sports/football/tcu-s-kirkpatrick-wins-rimington-trophy/article_5d716686-64ca-5c6a-85dc-fb635a6d46d4.html\|access-date=January 14, 2017\|work=Lincoln Journal Star\|date=December 9, 2010}}
2011	David Molk	Michigan (2)	{{cite news\|last1=Meinke\|first1=Kyle\|title=Michigan senior David Molk named Rimington Award winner as country's best center\|url=http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-football/michigan-senior-david-molk-named-rimington-award-winner-as-countrys-best-center/\|access-date=January 14, 2017\|work=The Ann Arbor News\|date=December 8, 2011}}
2012	Barrett Jones	Alabama	{{cite news\|title=Jones first Alabama player to receive Rimington Trophy as nation's top center\|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2012-12-06/jones-first-alabama-player-receive-rimington-trophy-nations-top-cen\|access-date=January 14, 2017\|publisher=NCAA\|date=December 6, 2012}}
2013	Bryan Stork	Florida State	{{cite news\|last1=McGuire\|first1=Kevin\|title=Florida State's Bryan Stork wins Rimington Trophy\|url=http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/12/florida-states-bryan-stork-wins-rimington-trophy/\|access-date=January 14, 2017\|publisher=NBC Sports\|date=December 12, 2013}}
2014	Reese Dismukes	Auburn	{{cite news\|title=Reese Dismukes wins Rimington Trophy, named Walter Camp All-American\|url=http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/auburnauthority/2014/12/11/reese-dismukes-wins-rimington-trophy-as-nations-top-center/20272049/\|access-date=January 14, 2017\|work=Montgomery Advertiser\|date=December 11, 2014}}
2015	Ryan Kelly	Alabama (2)	{{cite news\|last1=McGuire\|first1=Kevin\|title=Alabama center Ryan Kelly wins 2015 Rimington Trophy\|url=http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/01/14/louisville-reportedly-pulls-o-line-coach-mike-summers-away-from-florida/\|access-date=January 14, 2017\|publisher=NBC Sports\|date=December 10, 2015}}
2016	Pat Elflein	Ohio State (2)	{{cite news\|last1=Sipple\|first1=Steven M.\|title=Ohio State center Elflein overcame odds to win Rimington Trophy\|url=http://journalstar.com/sports/local/college/football/ohio-state-center-elflein-overcame-odds-to-win-rimington-trophy/article_19c243a5-3ad2-5096-8f8c-a3f3367c6cf4.html\|access-date=January 14, 2017\|work=Lincoln Journal Star\|date=January 13, 2017}}
2017 \|Billy Price \|Ohio State (3) \|{{Cite web\|url=http://www.rimingtontrophy.com/trophy/ncaa/\|title=Rimington Trophy Official Website: Past Winners\|website=www.rimingtontrophy.com\|access-date=2018-12-07}}
2018 \|Garrett Bradbury \|NC State \|{{Cite web\|url=https://247sports.com/college/north-carolina-state/Article/NC-State-center-Garrett-Bradbury-wins-Rimington-Trophy-125997710/\|title=NC State center Garrett Bradbury wins Rimington Trophy\|website=PackPride.com\|language=en-US\|access-date=2018-12-07}}
2019 \|Tyler Biadasz \|Wisconsin \|{{Cite web\|url=https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/2019-College-Football-Awards-announced-140378477/\|title=Wisconsin's Tyler Biadasz wins the Rimington Trophy as the nation's best center\|website=247sports.com\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-12-13}}
2020 \|Landon Dickerson \|Alabama (3) \|{{cite web\| url = https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30670450/alabama-crimson-tide-players-take-home-several-major-college-football-awards\| title = Alabama Crimson Tide players take home several major college football awards\| date = 8 January 2021}}
2021 \|Tyler Linderbaum \|Iowa \|{{Cite web\|title=PHOTOS: TYLER LINDERBAUM WINS RIMINGTON TROPHY AWARD - 12/09/2021\|url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2021/12/09/photos-tyler-linderbaum-wins-rimington-trophy-award-12-09-2021/\|website=hawkeyesports.com\|date=December 9, 2021\|access-date=March 25, 2024}}
2022 \|Olusegun Oluwatimi \|Michigan (3) \|{{Cite web\|title=Oluwatimi Wins Pair of National Awards, Claiming Outland, Rimington Trophies\|url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2022/12/8/football-oluwatimi-wins-pair-of-national-awards-claiming-outland-rimington-trophies\|website=mgoblue.com\|date=December 8, 2022\|access-date=March 25, 2024}}
2023 \|Jackson Powers-Johnson \|Oregon \|{{Cite web\|title=Powers-Johnson awarded Rimington Trophy\|url=https://goducks.com/news/2023/12/8/football-powers-johnson-awarded-rimington-trophy\|website=goducks.com\|date=December 8, 2023\|access-date=March 25, 2024}}
2024 \|Seth McLaughlin \|Ohio State (4) \|{{Cite web\|title=OHIO STATE’S SETH MCLAUGHLIN WINS RIMINGTON TROPHY AS COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S BEST CENTER\|url= https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2024/12/151726/ohio-state-s-seth-mclaughlin-wins-rimington-trophy-as-college-football-s-best-center?amp}}

Gerald R. Ford Legends Award

Since 2005, the Rimington Trophy also recognizes legendary centers from the past by presenting the President Gerald R. Ford Legendary Center Award, which is named after Gerald Ford. The award is presented annually to a former collegiate or professional center who was either a legend on or off the field by making extraordinary contributions through business, civic, or philanthropic endeavors.{{Cite web|title=GERALD R. FORD LEGENDS AWARD|url=https://www.rimingtontrophy.com/ford/about/|website=rimingtontrophy.com|access-date=March 25, 2024}}

= Winners =

class="wikitable"

! bgcolor="#e5e5e5" | Season !! bgcolor="#e5e5e5" | Player !! bgcolor="#e5e5e5" | School !! bgcolor="#e5e5e5" | Tenure

2005

| Gerald Ford

| Michigan

| 1932–1934

2006

| Jim Otto

| Miami (FL)

| 1957–1959

2007

| Alex Kroll

| Yale
Rutgers

| 1956
1960–1961

2008

| Bill Curry

| Georgia Tech

| 1961–1964

2009

| Jim Ritcher

| NC State

| 1976–1979

2010

| Dwight Stephenson

| Alabama

| 1976–1979

2011

| Mick Tingelhoff

| Nebraska

| 1958–1961

2012

| Jay Hilgenberg

| Iowa

| 1977–1980

2013

| Dermontti Dawson

| Kentucky

| 1984–1987

2014

| Courtney Hall

| Rice

| 1985–1988

2015

| Jeff Saturday

| North Carolina

| 1993–1997

2016

| Carl Mauck

| Southern Illinois

| 1965–1968

2017

| Joe Montgomery

| William & Mary

| 1971–1974

2018

| Robert Caslen

| Army

| 1972–1975

2019

| Dominic Raiola

| Nebraska

| 1997–2000

2020

| colspan="3" {{unreleased|No winner}}

2021

| Aaron Graham

| Nebraska

| 1991–1995

2022

| Jake Grove

| Virginia Tech

| 2000–2003

2023

| Kevin Mawae

| LSU

| 1989–1993

2024

| Shaun O'Hara

| Rutgers

| 2005–2009

Sources:{{Cite web|title=CURRENT AWARD WINNER|url=https://www.rimingtontrophy.com/ford/current-award-winner/|website=rimingtontrophy.com|access-date=March 25, 2024}}{{Cite web|title=PAST WINNERS|url=https://www.rimingtontrophy.com/ford/past/|website=rimingtontrophy.com|access-date=March 25, 2024}}

References

;General

{{cite web|title=Dave Rimington Trophy Winners|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/rimington.html|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=January 14, 2017}}
{{cite web|title=The Dave Rimington Trophy, Yearly Recipients, and the Sculptor of the Rimington Trophy|url=http://www.mellonstudio.com/blog/rimington-trophy|access-date=January 18, 2022}}

;Footnotes

External links

{{Official website|http://www.rimingtontrophy.com}}

Category:College football national player awards

Category:Awards established in 2000