HISTORY
2014 @RAZORBACKFB MEDIA GUIDE
NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS RIMINGTON TROPHY (MOST OUTSTANDING COLLEGIATE CENTER IN NCAA FBS) The winner is selected by determining the consensus All-American center from four existing All-America teams — the American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News and Football Writers Association of America. The award is named after Dave Rimington, a two-time consensus All-American at Nebraska in 1981 and 1982. Rimington also won the Outland Trophy those two seasons. The trophy is sponsored by the Boomer Esiason Foundation to support treatment and research of cystic fibrosis. Jonathan Luigs won the award in 2007 after helping clear the way for Darren McFadden, the Heisman Trophy runner-up and Doak Walker Award winner, to rush for 1,830 yards and 16 touchdowns; and for All-American Felix Jones, who ran for 1,162 yards and 11 scores. Luigs earned first-team All-America honors from the FWAA, The Sporting News, Walter Camp, Rivals, College Football News and Phil Steele. Arkansas set school records with 3,725 rushing yards on the season and ranked fourth in the nation, with 5,850 yards of total offense, and in scoring with 485 total points and 37.3 points per game. 2007: Jonathan Luigs
JONATHAN LUIGS JOHN MACKEY AWARD (MOST OUTSTANDING TIGHT END IN FBS COLLEGE FOOTBALL) The John Mackey Award, established in 2001, is awarded annually to the most outstanding tight end in FBS college football. In addition to demonstrating outstanding athletic prowess on the field, the award also stands for positive sportsman-like behavior, good academic standing and exceptional leadership qualities. In 2010, D.J. Williams became the first Razorback to win the award after becoming the school’s first semifinalist in 2008. He finished the season with a team-leading 54 receptions, the fourth-highest singleseason total in school history, for 627 yards and a career-high four touchdowns. He was named first-team All-SEC after helping the Razorbacks be the only team in the country with a 3,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and five 600-yard receivers. His 4.2 receptions-per-game average ranked seventh in the SEC and tops among the conference’s tight ends. Williams finished his career with 152 receptions, at the time the second-highest total in school history and the most by a non-wide receiver, 1,855 receiving yards, which ranked eighth on the school’s all-time list, and 10 touchdowns. He was a three-time All-SEC selection and also was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2007. 2010: D.J. Williams
D.J. WILLIAMS JOHNNY “THE JET” RODGERS AWARD (COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S BEST RETURN SPECIALIST) Established following the 2011 season, the Johnny Rodgers Award is given to the best return specialist in college football. The award is named after 1972 Heisman Trophy winner and 2000 College Football Hall of Fame inductee Johnny Rodgers, who finished his career holding NCAA records for career punt return touchdowns (seven) and total kick return touchdowns (nine) while helping Nebraska to consecutive national titles in 1970-71. Joe Adams won the inaugural award in 2011 after he recorded four punt return touchdowns and averaged 16.89 yards per return. Adams’ touchdown total tied the single-season SEC record, and his average led the conference, ranked second in the NCAA and was the fourth-highest average in school history. Adams also tied an SEC record with two punt return touchdowns in a game, a feat he accomplished in the season opener vs. Missouri State while breaking the UA single-game punt return yardage record with 174. Adams concluded his career with five punt return touchdowns, tied for third in SEC history, and an average of 15.83 yards per punt return that ranked second all-time at Arkansas.
2011: Joe Adams
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