Gagliardi Trophy Explained

The Gagliardi Trophy was first presented in 1993 to the Outstanding Division III college football player of the year by the Jostens Company and the J-Club of Saint John's University in Minnesota. Since that time, the award has become one of the leading collegiate football awards in Division III football, honoring excellence in athletics, academics and community service. The award is named for John Gagliardi, head football coach of Carroll College 1949 to 1952 and Saint John's University in Minnesota from 1953 to 2012. The trophy was presented by the Salem Rotary Club each year in Salem, Virginia until 2018.

Winners

Year	Player	Position	School	Class
				Senior
			Coe	Senior
				Senior
				Senior
				Senior
				Senior
				Senior
				Senior
			Mount Union	Senior
				Senior
				Senior
				Senior
				Senior
	Josh Brehm[1]			Senior
	Justin Beaver[2]		Wisconsin–Whitewater	Senior
	Greg Micheli[3]			Senior
	Blaine Westemeyer[4]			Senior
	Eric Watt[5]			Senior
	Michael Zweifel[6]		Dubuque	Senior
	Scottie Williams[7]			Senior
	[8]			Junior
	[9]			Senior
	Joe Callahan[10]		Wesley (DE)	Senior
	Carter Hanson[11]		Saint John's (MN)	Senior
	Brett Kasper[12]		Wisconsin–Oshkosh	Senior
	Jackson Erdmann[13] [14] [15]			Junior
	Broc Rutter[16]	QB	North Central (IL)	Senior
	Not awarded due to COVID-19
	Blaine Hawkins[17]	QB	Central (IA)	Senior
		RB	North Central (IL)	Senior
		QB	North Central (IL)	Junior

Winners by school

School	Winners
Mount Union	7
Saint John's (MN)	4
North Central (IL)	3
Wesley (DE)	2
Alma	1
Augsburg	1
Augustana (IL)	1
Central (IA)	1
Coe	1
Dubuque	1
Elmhurst	1
Illinois Wesleyan	1
Linfield	1
Pacific Lutheran	1
Redlands	1
Trine	1
Wisconsin–Oshkosh	1
Wisconsin–Whitewater	1

External links

• The Gagliardi Trophy

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2006-12-15. College Notebook: Alma's Brehm receives Gagliardi Trophy. 2021-06-21. Midland Daily News. en-US.
2. Web site: Beaver Receives Gagliardi Trophy. 2021-06-21. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Athletics. en.
3. Web site: Thomas. Jim. Mount Union QB Greg Micheli wins Gagliardi Trophy. 2021-06-21. The Repository. en.
4. Web site: Johnston. Tom. Augie's Westemeyer D-III's best football player. 2021-06-21. Dispatch Argus. en.
5. 2010-12-16. Eric Watt wins Gagliardi Trophy. 2021-06-21. D3football. en.
6. Web site: UPDATE: Michael Zweifel wins Gagliardi Trophy. 2021-06-21. Daily Jefferson County Union. en.
7. 2012-12-12. Williams wins Gagliardi Trophy. 2021-06-21. D3football. en.
8. Web site: 2013-12-19. Mount Union QB Kevin Burke wins Gagliardi Trophy. 2021-06-21. San Diego Union-Tribune. en-US.
9. 2014-12-17. Mount Union's Kevin Burke Wins Gagliardi Trophy for Second Year in a Row. 2021-06-21. Willamette University. en.
10. 2015-12-16. Gagliardi Trophy goes to Callahan. 2021-06-21. D3football. en.
11. Web site: 2017-01-27. Gagliardi Trophy comes home: Johnnie linebacker Carter Hanson named Division III's most outstanding player. 2021-06-21. The Record. en-US.
12. Web site: Nelson. Ricky. 2017-12-14. Brett Kasper caps career by winning Gagliardi Trophy. 2021-06-21. UW Oshkosh Today. en-US.
13. Web site: Saint John's QB wins Gagliardi Trophy. 2021-06-21. kare11.com. en-US.
14. Web site: SJU's Erdmann named 2018 Gagliardi Trophy winner. 2021-06-21. St. Cloud Times. en-US.
15. Web site: St. John's QB Jackson Erdmann wins D-III Gagliardi Trophy as most outstanding player. 2021-06-21. Star Tribune.
16. 2019-12-20. Rutter wins Gagliardi Trophy in closest-ever vote. 2021-06-21. D3football. en.
17. Web site: 2021-12-17. Central's Hawkins Wins 2021 Gagliardi Trophy. 2021-12-17. The Gagliardi Trophy sponsored by Jostens. en.