Awarded for | The best college football player in the state of Mississippi |
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Location | Mississippi |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame |
History | |
First award | 1996 |
Most recent | Patrick Shegog, QB, Delta State |
Website | Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Events |
The C Spire Conerly Trophy is an award given annually to the best college football player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.[1]
Voting
[edit]Sixty media representatives from across Mississippi determine the Trophy recipient. All players at Mississippi's four-year college football programs are eligible on the first ballot. Previously, the top three vote-getters were listed on a second and final ballot, but starting with the 2011 award, each of the four-year colleges and universities in Mississippi that field football teams are represented by one finalist.[2] In 2013, fans were allowed to vote on the award for the first time. Fan voting accounted for 10 percent of the total vote.[3]
Voters are instructed to evaluate a player's entire regular season performance and ignore post-season honors or professional potential.
The trophy
[edit]The Conerly Trophy is a bronze casting, 19" high x 11" long x 7.5" wide, weighing 18.5 lbs. (8.4 kg).[4] The trophy was sculpted by Bruce Holmes Brady, a Brookhaven, Mississippi native and graduate of the University of Mississippi.[5] The original trophy is on permanent display at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. A replica of the trophy is presented to the winner each year at the announcement dinner.[4]
History
[edit]The award was begun in 1996 and has been sponsored by C Spire Wireless, formerly known as Cellular South, since 1998. Previous presentations have been held in Jackson, Clarksdale, Tunica and Biloxi. The namesake of the award is Mississippi-born Charlie Conerly who also starred as quarterback at the University of Mississippi, and was later a star for the New York Giants.[4]
Winners and finalists
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Kent Hull Trophy
[edit]Starting in 2013, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame began awarding a second award, the Kent Hull Trophy, for the best college offensive lineman in Mississippi.[45]
Year | Winner | Pos | School | Ref |
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2013 | Gabe Jackson | G | Mississippi State | [46] |
2014 | Laremy Tunsil | T | Ole Miss | [47] |
2015 | Fahn Cooper | T | Ole Miss | [48] |
2016 | Justin Senior | T | Mississippi State | [49] |
2017 | Martinas Rankin | T | Mississippi State | [50] |
2018 | Elgton Jenkins | C | Mississippi State | [51] |
2019 | Drake Dorbeck | T | Southern Miss | [52] |
2020 | Royce Newman | G | Ole Miss | [53] |
2021 | Charles Cross | T | Mississippi State | [54] |
2022 | Nick Broeker | G | Ole Miss | [55] |
2023 | Cole Smith | C | Mississippi State | [56] |
Trophies won by school
[edit]Conerly Trophy | ||
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Rank | School | Won |
1 | Ole Miss | 10 |
2 | Mississippi State | 9 |
3 | Southern Miss | 4 |
4 | Delta State | 3 |
5 | Millsaps | 1 |
Hull Trophy | ||
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Rank | School | Hull |
1 | Mississippi State | 6 |
2 | Ole Miss | 5 |
3 | Southern Miss | 1 |
See also
[edit]- Howell Trophy - award given annually to the best men's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
- Gillom Trophy - award given annually to the best women's college basketball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
- C Spire Ferriss Trophy - award given annually to the best men's college baseball player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cellular South Outstanding Player Awards". Archived from the original on 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ Talbott, Chris (2009-11-30). "Dixon wins Conerly Trophy". SDNMSU.Wordpress.com. The Starkville Daily News Bulldog Blog. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22.
- ^ MBJ Staff (2013-11-26). "Fan voting opens for first time in Conerly Trophy history". MSBusiness.com. Mississippi Business Journal.
- ^ a b c Blevins, Dave (2012). College Football Awards: All National and Conference Winners Through 2010. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9080-6.
- ^ "Senate Concurrent Resolution SB589, 2000 Regular Session" (PDF). Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ The Best - and Worst - of 1996 Season
- ^ Mississippi House Concurrent Resolution 103
- ^ J.J. Johnson @ Debate.org Archived 2013-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Deuce McAllister Bio" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ Delta State honors its student-athletes
- ^ "Eli Manning's College Statistics & Records". Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ Davis Wins Conerly Trophy, "Mississippi's Heisman"
- ^ Davis Named Finalist For Conerly Trophy
- ^ "Mississippi Senate Concurrent Resolution 542". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ Davis Named Finalist For Conerly Trophy
- ^ "USM's Boley Wins Conerly Trophy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ Mississippi House Resolution 19
- ^ Patrick Willis Honored with Conerly Trophy
- ^ "Southern Miss' Fletcher Wins Conerly Trophy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ Joseph Wins 2008 Cellular South Conerly Trophy
- ^ 2008 CellularSouth Conerly Trophy Finalists Archived 2013-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "State's Dixon Awarded Conerly Trophy As Best Collegiate Football Player In Mississippi". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ Miss St. LB Chris White wins Conerly Trophy
- ^ Therriault Among Top Three in Conerly Trophy
- ^ USM Quarterback Austin Davis Wins 2011 Conerly Trophy as Top College Football Player in Mississippi
- ^ Conerly trophy Nominees Gifted
- ^ Bo Wallace wins 2012 Conerly Trophy
- ^ "10 Nominees for 2012 Conerly Trophy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
- ^ Gabe Jackson Wins 2013 Conerly Trophy Archived 2015-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ten Finalists Announced for C Spire Conerly Trophy
- ^ Prescott Claims 2014 C Spire Conerly Award
- ^ "Mississippi State QB Prescott wins Conerly Trophy". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08.
- ^ 2015 C Spire Conerly Trophy nominees
- ^ This year's C Spire Conerly Trophy nominees
- ^ Ole Miss receiver A. J. Brown wins 2017 C Spire Conerly Trophy
- ^ MSU's Jeffery Simmons, Elgton Jenkins collect Conerly and Hull awards
- ^ Kylin Hill wins 24th Annual C-Spire Connerly Trophy
- ^ C Spire Outstanding Player Award Winners Announced for the 2020-2021 Seasons
- ^ "Matt Corral wins 2021 C Spire Conerly Trophy as best college football player in Mississippi". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01.
- ^ Conerly winner Matt Corral says he won’t skip the Ole Miss bowl game
- ^ Busby, Garrett (November 14, 2022). "Mississippi sports museum announces 2022 C Spire Conerly trophy nominees". wlbt.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ Busby, Garrett (November 29, 2022). "Ole Missl freshman sensation claims 2022 Conerly Trophy". wlbt.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ Johnstone, Patrick (November 14, 2023). "Nominees announced for 2023 C Spire Conerly Trophy". wlbt.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Delta State's Patrick Shegog wins 2023 C Spire Conerly Trophy". msfame.com. Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. November 28, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Kent Hull Trophy, tribute banquet announced
- ^ State's Gabe Jackson wins first Hull Trophy
- ^ Laremy Tunsil wins Kent Hull Trophy
- ^ Ole Miss’ Fahn Cooper wins 2015 Kent Hull Trophy
- ^ Justin Senior wins Kent Hull Trophy as top OL in state
- ^ Senior Martinas Rankin Wins 2017 Kent Hull Trophy
- ^ Senior State’s Elgton Jenkins wins Kent Hull Trophy
- ^ USM standout Dorbeck wins Kent Hull Trophy
- ^ The Kent Hull Trophy
- ^ Cross Earns 2021 Kent Hull Trophy
- ^ "Nick Broeker Earns 2022 Kent Hull Trophy". olemisssports.com. November 29, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Cole Smith Named Winner of Kent Hull Trophy". hailstate.com. November 22, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2024.