Coaches of the
Pac-12 Conference bestow the following awards at the end of each
football season. The conference was founded in its current form as the Athletic Association of Western Universities in 1959, but traces its roots to the
Pacific Coast Conference, founded in 1915. The conference name changed to Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) in 1968 and Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) in 1978. The conference's
2011 expansion to 12 members saw the conference formally renamed as the Pac-12 Conference.
Player of the Year
The following are the conference's various Player of the Year award recipients.
In 2004 the Defensive Player of the Year award was renamed the
Pat Tillman
Patrick Daniel Tillman Jr. (November 6, 1976 – April 22, 2004) was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) who left his sports career and enlisted in the United States Army in May 2002 in the afterma ...
Defensive Player of the Year.
Pop Warner Trophy
The Glenn "Pop" Warner Memorial Trophy was awarded annually by the Palo Club to the most valuable
senior player on the
West Coast. It was awarded from
1949 to
2004.
Notably, all but 5 recipients played for
Pac-10 institutions. The award is distinguished from the unaffiliated
W. J. Voit Memorial Trophy, presented annually from
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
to
1978 to the top player on the Pacific Coast regardless of class-year.
Morris Trophy
The Morris Trophy is awarded annually to the best offensive and defensive linemen in the conference, as selected by opposing players.
Offense
Defense
Coach of the Year
The following coach were selected as coach of the year.
See also
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List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams The All-Pac-12 football team is an annual Pac-12 Conference honor bestowed on the best players in the conference following every college football season. Pac-12 coaches select first and second teams that each typically consists of 11 offensive playe ...
References
External links
Morris Trophy official website
;Official Pac-10 announcements
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College football conference awards and honors
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