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Lou Groza Award

College football award in the US

Lou Groza Award

College football award in the US

FieldValue
nameLou Groza Award
imageGrozaAwardLogo.jpg
imagesize200px
captionThe Lou Groza Award logo
descriptionthe top college football placekicker in the United States
presenterPalm Beach County Sports Commission
countryUnited States
locationPalm Beach County, Florida
year1992
holderTate Sandell, Oklahoma (2025)
website

The Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the top college football placekicker in the United States by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. The award is named after former Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns player Lou Groza. It has been presented since 1992, with Joe Allison of Memphis State receiving the inaugural award. The incumbent award holder is Tate Sandell of the University of Oklahoma. The award is part of the National College Football Awards Association coalition.

Winners

UCLA
YearWinnerSchoolRef.
1992Joe AllisonMemphis State
1993Judd DavisFlorida
1994Steve McLaughlinArizonatitle=Lou Groza Award Winnersurl=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-lou-groza-award-winners-2015dec10-story.htmlaccess-date=February 16, 2017work=The San Diego Union-Tribuneagency=Associated Pressdate=December 10, 2015}}
1995Michael ReederTCU
1996Marc PrimantiNC State
1997Martín GramáticaKansas State
1998Sebastian Janikowski (2)Florida State (1)
1999Florida State (2)
2000Jonathan RuffinCincinnati
2001Seth MarlerTulane
2002Nate KaedingIowa
2003Jonathan NicholsOle Miss
2004Mike NugentOhio State
2005Alexis SernaOregon State
2006Art CarmodyLouisville
2007Thomas WeberArizona State
2008Graham GanoFlorida State (3)
2009Kai ForbathUCLA
2010Dan BaileyOklahoma State
2011Randy BullockTexas A&M
2012Cairo SantosTulane (2)
2013Roberto AguayoFlorida State (4)
2014Brad CraddockMaryland
2015Kaʻimi FairbairnUCLA (2)
2016Zane GonzalezArizona State (2)
2017Matt GayUtah
2018Andre SzmytSyracuse
2019Rodrigo BlankenshipGeorgia
2020José BorregalesMiami (FL)
2021Jake MoodyMichigan
2022Christopher DunnNC State (2)
2023Graham NicholsonMiami (OH)
2024Kenneth AlmendaresLouisiana
2025Tate SandellOklahoma

References

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;Footnotes

References

  1. (December 4, 1992). "Davey Allison's cousin honored". The Index-Journal.
  2. (December 3, 1993). "Florida Kicker Judd Davis Wins Lou Groza Award". Orlando Sentinel.
  3. (December 10, 2015). "Lou Groza Award Winners". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
  4. "Janikowski wins second Groza award". ESPN.com.
  5. (December 31, 2000). "Champions 2000; From Sydney To the Bronx, the Winners". The New York Times.
  6. (December 30, 2001). "2001: Looking Back; A Year of Champions: The Fastest, the Strongest, the Best". The New York Times.
  7. (December 10, 2003). "Jonathat Nichols wins Groza Award". United Press International.
  8. (December 7, 2006). "Carmody wins Groza Award as top kicker". ESPN.com.
  9. (December 7, 2007). "College: 2007 Award Winners". Indiana Gazette.
  10. (December 11, 2008). "Graham Gano Wins Lou Groza Award For Nation's Top Placekicker". Florida State University.
  11. (December 10, 2009). "UCLA's Kai Forbath wins Lou Groza Award". The Seattle Times.
  12. (December 9, 2010). "Oklahoma State's Dan Bailey wins Lou Groza Award". Orlando Sentinel.
  13. (December 8, 2011). "A&M's Randy Bullock wins Lou Groza Award as nation's top kicker". The Dallas Morning News.
  14. (December 6, 2012). "Tulane kicker Cairo Santos wins the Lou Groza Award". The Times-Picayune.
  15. (December 12, 2013). "Roberto Aguayo Wins the Lou Groza Award". Miami Herald.
  16. (December 11, 2014). "Maryland's Brad Craddock wins Lou Groza Award as nation's best kicker". The Washington Times.
  17. (December 10, 2015). "UCLA's Ka'imi Fairbairn wins Lou Groza Award as the nation's top kicker". Los Angeles Times.
  18. (December 14, 2016). "ASU's Zane Gonzalez wins Groza Award as nation's top kicker". Fox Sports.
  19. (December 8, 2017). "Utah's Matt Gay, with memory of his best friend on his mind, wins Lou Groza Award". [[Salt Lake Tribune]].
  20. Bailey, Stephen. (December 6, 2018). "From walk-on to nation's best, Syracuse football K Andre Szmyt wins Lou Groza Award". [[The Post-Standard]].
  21. Weiszer, Marc. "Blankenship wins Groza Award as country's top kicker".
  22. (8 January 2021). "Bama players take home several major awards".
  23. (December 9, 2021). "Moody Becomes Michigan's First-Ever Lou Groza Award Winner". CBS Interactive.
  24. (2022-12-09). "QB Williams wins Walter Camp, Maxwell awards".
  25. (December 8, 2023). "Nicholson Wins Lou Groza Award".
  26. (December 12, 2024). "The Best Kicker In America! Louisiana's Almendares Named Lou Groza Award Winner".
  27. (December 12, 2025). "OU football’s Tate Sandell wins Lou Groza Award for nation’s best kicker". [[The Norman Transcript]].
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