Conerly Trophy

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Conerly Trophy
Awarded forThe best college football player in the state of Mississippi
Location Mississippi
Country United States
Presented by Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame
History
First award1996
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]

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Voting

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

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

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

Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning won the Conerly Trophy in 2001 and 2003. Elimanning1.jpg
Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning won the Conerly Trophy in 2001 and 2003.
Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott won the Conerly Trophy in 2014 and 2015. Dak Prescott 20151105.png
Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott won the Conerly Trophy in 2014 and 2015.
YearWinnerPosSchoolRefOther Finalists
1996 Tregnel Thomas RB Delta State [6] Marchant Kenney, LB, Southern Miss
Kris Mangum, TE, Ole Miss
1997 Stewart Patridge QB Ole Miss [7] John Avery, RB, Ole Miss
Patrick Surtain, CB, Southern Miss
1998 J. J. Johnson RB Mississippi State [8] Rufus French, TE, Ole Miss
Sherrod Gideon, WR, Southern Miss
1999 Deuce McAllister RB Ole Miss [9] Ashley Cooper, S, Mississippi State
Adalius Thomas, LB, Southern Miss
2000 Josh Bright QB Delta State [10] Dicenzo Miller, RB, Mississippi State
Fred Smoot, CB, Mississippi State
2001 Eli Manning QB Ole Miss [11] Robert Kent, QB, Jackson State
T. C. Taylor, WR, Jackson State
2002 Rod Davis LB Southern Miss [12] [13] Robert Kent, QB, Jackson State
Eli Manning, QB, Ole Miss
2003 Eli Manning QB Ole Miss [14] [15] Rod Davis, LB, Southern Miss
Scott Eyster, QB, Delta State
2004 Michael Boley LB Southern Miss [16] Scott Eyster, QB, Delta State
Jerious Norwood, RB, Mississippi State
2005 Jerious Norwood RB Mississippi State [17] Scott Eyster, QB, Delta State
Patrick Willis, LB, Ole Miss
2006 Patrick Willis LB Ole Miss [18] Scott Eyster, QB, Delta State
Damion Fletcher, RB, Southern Miss
2007 Damion Fletcher RB Southern Miss [19] Titus Brown, DE, Mississippi State
Anthony Dixon, RB, Mississippi State
2008 Juan Joseph QB Millsaps [20] [21] Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss
Michael Oher, OT Ole Miss
2009 Anthony Dixon RB Mississippi State [22] Dexter McCluster, RB/WR, Ole Miss
Adam Shaffer, QB, Mississippi College
2010 Chris White LB Mississippi State [23] [24] Austin Davis, QB, Southern Miss
Casey Therriault, QB, Jackson State
2011 Austin Davis QB Southern Miss [25] [26] Johnthan Banks, CB, Mississippi State
Paul Cox, WR, Mississippi Valley State
Jarrad Craine, CB, Mississippi College
Micah Davis, QB, Delta State
Justin Gaines, RB, Belhaven
Terrence Lewis, WR/PR, Alcorn State
Jason O'Rear, WR, Millsaps
Charles Sawyer, S/CB, Ole Miss
Casey Therriault, QB, Jackson State
2012 Bo Wallace QB Ole Miss [27] [28] Johnthan Banks, CB, Mississippi State
Cornelius Brown, OT, Alcorn State
Jamie Collins, DE, Southern Miss
Kendall Hunter, OT, Delta State
Garrett Pinciotti, QB, Millsaps
Rico Richardson, WR, Jackson State
Robert Simpson, DT, Mississippi Valley State
Keith Villafranco, S, Mississippi College
Isiah Wiley, CB/KR, Belhaven
2013 Gabe Jackson G Mississippi State [29] [30] Mike Barthelemy, RB, Millsaps
Avery Boykin, CB, Mississippi Valley State
Matt Hall, OT, Belhaven
Ricky Hunt, WR, Delta State
Clayton Moore, QB, Jackson State
Jonathan Redd, QB, Mississippi College
Khyri Thornton, DT, Southern Miss
Arnold Walker, RB, Alcorn State
Bo Wallace, QB, Ole Miss
2014 Dak Prescott QB Mississippi State [31] Zach Bell, DE, Millsaps
John Gibbs Jr., QB, Alcorn State
Senquez Golson, CB, Ole Miss
Dylan Klibert, S, Mississippi College
Greg Livingston, WR, Belhaven
Dasman McCullum, DE, Southern Miss
Julian Stafford, WR, Mississippi Valley State
Tyler Sullivan, QB, Delta State
Daniel Williams, WR, Jackson State
2015 Dak Prescott QB Mississippi State [32] [33] Marquis Green, S, Mississippi Valley State
Javancy Jones, DE, Jackson State
Nick Mullens, QB, Southern Miss
Marcel Newsome, WR, Mississippi College
Darryan Ragsdale, RB, Alcorn State
Hector Sandoval, LB, Millsaps
Isaiah Swopes, CB, Belhaven
Laquon Treadwell, WR, Ole Miss
Jarvis York, WR, Delta State
2016 Evan Engram TE Ole Miss [34] Darien Anderson, LB, Alcorn State
Austin Bray, QB, Mississippi Valley State
Alex Foust, DT, Millsaps
Javancy Jones, DE, Jackson State
Hunter McEachern, QB, Belhaven
Marcel Newsome, WR, Mississippi College
Chris Robinson, RB, Delta State
Fred Ross, WR, Mississippi State
Ito Smith, RB, Southern Miss
2017 A. J. Brown WR Ole Miss [35] De'Lance Turner, RB, Alcorn State
Shawn Bishop, LB, Jackson State
Mark Pegues, DB, Mississippi Valley State
Chris Robinson, RB, Delta State
Hunter McEachern, QB, Belhaven
Jacob Kendall, LB, Millsaps
Chris Manning, DB, Mississippi College
Nick Fitzgerald, QB, Mississippi State
Ito Smith, RB, Southern Miss
2018 Jeffery Simmons DL Mississippi State [36] Noah Johnson, QB, Alcorn State
Christian Jacquemin, K, Jackson State
Booker Chambers, WR, Mississippi Valley State
Patrick Shegog, QB, Delta State
Dennarrios Noel, LB, Belhaven
Chandler Coleman, LB, Millsaps
Tiberias Lampkin , RB, Mississippi College
A. J. Brown, WR, Ole Miss
Quez Watkins, WR, Southern Miss
2019 Kylin Hill RB Mississippi State [37] Felix Harper, QB, Alcorn State
Keonte Hampton, LB, Jackson State
Tracy Thompkins, DB, Mississippi Valley State
Junior Faulk, DB, Delta State
Hunter McEachern, QB, Belhaven
Liam Vincfora, DL, Millsaps
Detric Hawthorn, QB, Mississippi College
John Rhys Plumlee, QB, Ole Miss
Jack Abraham, QB, Southern Miss
2020 Elijah Moore WR Ole Miss [38] Daylen Baldwin, WR, Jackson State
Jerry Garner, LB, Mississippi Valley State
Brad Foley, RB, Belhaven
Christian Roberts , DB, Millsaps
Cole Fagan , RB, Mississippi College
Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi State
Arvin Fletcher, G, Southern Miss
2021 Matt Corral QB Ole Miss [39] [40] Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss
Brad Foley, RB, Belhaven
Caleb Johnson, RB, Mississippi Valley State
Jonathan Jones, LB, Mississippi College
Will Rogers, QB, Mississippi State
Shedeur Sanders, QB, Jackson State
Malik Shorts, CB, Southern Miss
Juwan Taylor, S, Alcorn State
Marvin Terry, LB, Delta State
Moïse Tezzo, WR, Millsaps
2022 Quinshon Judkins RB Ole Miss [41] [42] Jarveon Howard, RB, Alcorn State
Connor Fordham, LB, Belhaven
Patrick Shegog, QB, Delta State
Shedeur Sanders, QB, Jackson State
Moïse Tezzo, WR/KR, Millsaps
Marcus Williams, RB, Mississippi College
Emmanuel Forbes, DB, Mississippi State
Ronnie Thomas, DL, Mississippi Valley State
Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ole Miss
Jason Brownlee, WR, Southern Miss
2023 Patrick Shegog QB Delta State [43] [44] Aaron Allen, QB, Alcorn State
Kolbe Blunt, RB, Belhaven
Patrick Shegog, QB, Delta State
Irv Mulligan, RB, Jackson State
Ethan Klapatch, P, Millsaps
Marcus Williams, RB, Mississippi College
Nathaniel Watson, LB, Mississippi State
Rondey Luckett, C, Mississippi Valley State
Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ole Miss
Frank Gore Jr., RB, Southern Miss

Kent Hull Trophy

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]

YearWinnerPosSchoolRef
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

Conerly Trophy
RankSchoolWon
1 Ole Miss 10
2 Mississippi State 9
3 Southern Miss 4
4 Delta State 3
5 Millsaps 1
Hull Trophy
RankSchoolHull
1 Mississippi State 6
2 Ole Miss 5
3 Southern Miss 1

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