Buck Buchanan Award

Buck Buchanan Award
Awarded for	most outstanding defensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision
Country	United States
Presented by	STATS LLC
First awarded	1995
Currently held by	Deon King, Norfolk State
Official website	www.fcs.football

The Buck Buchanan Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding defensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) of college football, and was first given in 1995 after the Walter Payton Award was designated solely for offensive players.^[1]

It was named in honor of the late National Football League (NFL) player Junious "Buck" Buchanan, who starred at Grambling State University. Buchanan was an All-American defensive lineman and the first overall pick in the 1963 American Football League (AFL) Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.^[1]

Up until 2015, the Payton and Buchanan Awards were awarded by The Sports Network. STATS LLC acquired The Sports Network in February 2015 and will now present all of the major FCS awards. Through the 2011 season, the awards were presented the night before the NCAA Division I Football Championship, but the 2012 awards were presented on December 17, nearly three weeks before that season's championship game.^[2] Only one school, Cal Poly has won the award three (3) times, 2004–2006. Appalachian State, 1995–1996, Eastern Washington, 2008 and 2010, James Madison, 2001 and 2009, and Montana State, 2012-2013, are the only schools to win the award twice (2). Dexter Coakley of Appalachian State University is the only player to win the award twice (2).

Winners

Year	Winner	School	Position
1995	Dexter Coakley	Appalachian State	Linebacker
1996	Dexter Coakley (2)	Appalachian State	Linebacker
1997	Chris McNeil	North Carolina A&T	Defensive end
1998	James Milton	Western Illinois	Linebacker
1999	Al Lucas	Troy State	Defensive tackle
2000	Edgerton Hartwell	Western Illinois	Linebacker
2001	Derrick Lloyd	James Madison	Linebacker
2002	Rashean Mathis	Bethune-Cookman	Cornerback
2003	Jared Allen	Idaho State	Defensive end
2004	Jordan Beck	Cal Poly	Linebacker
2005	Chris Gocong	Cal Poly	Defensive end
2006	Kyle Shotwell	Cal Poly	Linebacker
2007	Kroy Biermann	Montana	Defensive end
2008	Greg Peach	Eastern Washington	Defensive end
2009	Arthur Moats	James Madison	Defensive end
2010	J. C. Sherritt	Eastern Washington	Linebacker
2011	Matt Evans	New Hampshire	Linebacker
2012	Caleb Schreibeis	Montana State	Defensive end
2013	Brad Daly	Montana State	Defensive end
2014	Kyle Emanuel	North Dakota State	Defensive end
2015	Deon King	Norfolk State	Linebacker

References

1 2 "Buck Buchanan Award". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
↑ "Old Dominion's Heinicke captures 2012 Walter Payton Award". The Sports Network. December 17, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.

External links

Buck Buchanan Award - Past winners from The Sports Network

Buck Buchanan Award winners

1995: Coakley 1996: Coakley 1997: McNeil 1998: Milton 1999: Lucas 2000: Hartwell 2001: Lloyd 2002: Mathis 2003: Allen 2004: Beck 2005: Gocong 2006: Shotwell 2007: Biermann 2008: Peach 2009: Moats 2010: Sherritt 2011: Evans 2012: Schreibeis 2013: Daly 2014: Emanuel 2015: King

College football awards

Overall trophies	Heisman Memorial Trophy (winners) (1935) Maxwell Award (1937) Walter Camp Award (1967)

Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) Sporting News Player of the Year (1942) Defunct: UPI Player of the Year

Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive player) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive player) Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (receiver) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) Lott Trophy (Defensive player) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Jet Award (Return Specialist) Jacobs Blocking Trophy Joe Moore Award (Offensive Line) Holder of the Year (Holder)

Other national player awards	Archie Griffin Award (Best player) Bill Willis Trophy (Defensive lineman) Chic Harley Award (Best player) Jack Lambert Trophy (Linebacker) Jack Tatum Trophy (Defensive back) Jim Brown Trophy (Running back) Jim Parker Trophy (Offensive lineman) Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback) Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy (Lineman) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Paul Warfield Award (Wide receiver) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Passer) Walter Camp Memorial Trophy (Offensive back)

All-Americans	College Football All-America Team

Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) George Munger Award (1989) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010)

Assistant coaching awards	Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year

Conference awards	ACC awards American awards Big 12 awards Big Ten awards (MVP) MAC awards Pac-12 awards SEC awards Defunct: Big East awards SWC awards

Division I FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defensive player) Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach) Defunct: Mickey Charles Award (Div. I FCS student-athlete) STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS offensive player) STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS defensive player) STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year (Div. I FCS freshman) STATS FCS Coach of the Year (Div. I FCS coach)

Other divisions/associations	Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) Melberger Award (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA)

Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards	Academic All-America of the Year (Student-athlete) Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete) Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (Student-athlete) Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on) Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)

Service awards	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Walter Camp Man of the Year National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners Theodore Roosevelt Award

Regional awards	All-Southern team Champ Pickens Trophy Conerly Trophy (Mississippi's best college football player) Dudley Award (Virginia's best college football player) Norris Cup Porter Cup Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship)

Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame

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