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The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive player of the year in college football as judged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. The award is named for Chuck Bednarik, a former college and professional American football player. Voters for the Maxwell College Awards are NCAA head college football coaches, members of the Maxwell Football Club, and sportswriters and sportscasters from across the country. The Maxwell Club is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the presentations are held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Club members are given voting privileges for the award.

Winners

See also

• Bronko Nagurski Trophy, a similar award given by the Football Writers Association of America

References

General

• "Chuck Bednarik Award Winners". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 8, 2017.

Footnotes

1. "Manning, Woodson earn football honors". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. December 12, 1997. p. 3C. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
2. "Posluszny wins the Bednarik Award". Beaver County Times. December 9, 2005. p. B1. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
3. "LSU's Patrick Peterson wins Chuck Bednarik, Jim Thorpe awards". The Times-Picayune. December 9, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
4. "LSU has big night as college football awards are handed out". USA Today. Associated Press. December 9, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
5. Scheuring, Ian. "Manti Te'o wins Maxwell, Bednarik, Walter Camp player-of-the-year awards". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
6. "Pittsburgh DT Aaron Donald Wins Bednarik Award". Associated Press. December 12, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
7. "Arizona LB Scooby Wright wins Chuck Bednarik Award". USA Today. Associated Press. December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
8. "Temple's Tyler Matakevich wins Bednarik Award for defense". USA Today. Associated Press. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
9. "Alabama defensive lineman Allen wins Bednarik Award". Yahoo Sports. Associated Press. December 8, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
10. "Minkah Fitzpatrick also takes home Chuck Bednarik Award". Bamaonline.com. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
11. Conway, Tyler. "Kentucky's Josh Allen Wins 2018 Bednarik Award as Top Defensive Player". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
12. "Chase Young Wins 2019 Chuck Bednarik Award". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. 12 December 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
13. "Bama players take home several major awards". 8 January 2021.
14. "Alabama linebacker Will Anderson wins 2022 Bednarik Award". 8 December 2022.
15. Escarpio, Max (2024-12-12). "Colorado's Travis Hunter Wins Major College Football Award on Thursday". Athlon Sports. Retrieved 2024-12-13.

External links

• Official website

• College football national player awards
• Awards established in 1995