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]
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 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]
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]
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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] |
Conerly Trophy | ||
---|---|---|
Rank | School | Won |
1 | Ole Miss | 10 |
2 | Mississippi State | 9 |
3 | Southern Miss | 4 |
4 | Delta State | 3 |
5 | Millsaps | 1 |
Hull Trophy | ||
---|---|---|
Rank | School | Hull |
1 | Mississippi State | 6 |
2 | Ole Miss | 5 |
3 | Southern Miss | 1 |
Awarded for | The best college football player in the state of Mississippi |
---|---|
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]
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 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]
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]
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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] |
Conerly Trophy | ||
---|---|---|
Rank | School | Won |
1 | Ole Miss | 10 |
2 | Mississippi State | 9 |
3 | Southern Miss | 4 |
4 | Delta State | 3 |
5 | Millsaps | 1 |
Hull Trophy | ||
---|---|---|
Rank | School | Hull |
1 | Mississippi State | 6 |
2 | Ole Miss | 5 |
3 | Southern Miss | 1 |