Big East Conference Football Awards
The Big East Conference gives five football awards at the conclusion of every season. The awards were first given in 1991 following the conference's first football season. The five awards include Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Special Teams Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year. Recipients are selected by the votes of the conference's eight head coaches.
Award recipients having included Heisman Trophy winners, NFL first-round draft picks, and NFL All-Star selections. The Miami Hurricanes have been the most successful team through the school's tenure with the conference from 1991 to 2004, winning six awards for offensive players, seven for defense, four for special teams, three for Rookie of the Year, and six for Coach of the Year. Every current and past conference member has received at least two awards.
Donovan McNabb of Syracuse is the only player to win more than two awards; he was named Rookie of the Year in 1995 and Offensive Player of the Year in 1996, 1997, and 1998. Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech, Dennis Erickson of Miami, and Brian Kelly of Cincinnati were each Coach of the Year three times.
Read more about Big East Conference Football Awards: Offensive Player of The Year, Defensive Player of The Year, Special Teams Player of The Year, Rookie of The Year, Coach of The Year, Footnotes
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