Nov. 7, 2007
Columbia, Mo. - With the University of Missouri football team in the midst of its best season since 1969, national recognition keeps flooding in for members of the Tiger squad. Junior quarterback Chase Daniel was today announced as a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award for the Collegiate Player of the Year, while Head Coach Gary Pinkel was announced as a semifinalist for the George Munger Award for College Coach of the Year. Maxwell Football Club President Ron Jaworski announced the lists today.
The respective lists include a field of fifteen candidates for each of these awards as selected by the Maxwell Football Club Advisory Committee.
The announcement of the winner of the 71st Maxwell Award will be made during the Home Depot College Football Awards Show that will be broadcast on ESPN on Thursday, December 6, 2007. Three finalists for the award will be in attendance for the ESPN broadcast. The Maxwell Football Club will announce the winner of the 19th George Munger Award via a press release in December. The formal presentation of these awards will be made at the Maxwell Football Club's Awards Dinner, to be held on Friday, March 7, 2008 at the Harrah's Entertainment Complex in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Voting for all of the collegiate awards presented by the Maxwell Football Club will begin on Wednesday, November 7th and close on Friday, November 30th.
Semifinalists for the 71st Maxwell Award
|
Player Name |
School |
Position |
Year |
|
Brohm, Brian |
University of Louisville |
QB |
SR |
|
Crabtree, Michael |
Texas Tech |
WR |
FR |
|
University of Missouri |
QB |
JR | |
|
Dixon, Dennis |
University of Oregon |
QB |
SR |
|
Forte, Matt |
Tulane University |
RB |
SR |
|
Hart, Mike |
University of Michigan |
RB |
SR |
|
McFadden, Darren |
University of Arkansas |
RB |
JR |
|
Mendenhall, Rashard |
University of Illinois |
RB |
JR |
|
Rice, Ray |
Rutgers University |
RB |
JR |
|
Ryan, Matt |
Boston College |
QB |
SR |
|
Slaton, Steve |
West Virginia University |
RB |
SR |
|
Stewart, Jonathan |
University of Oregon |
RB |
JR |
|
Tebow, Tim |
University of Florida |
QB |
SOPH |
|
White, Pat |
West Virginia University |
QB |
JR |
|
Woodson, Andre |
University of Kentucky |
QB |
SR |
Semifinalists for the 19th George Munger Award
|
Coach |
University |
|
Bellotti, Mike |
University of Oregon |
|
Bielema, Bret |
University of Wisconsin |
|
Edsall, Randy |
University of Connecticut |
|
Erickson, Dennis |
Arizona State University |
|
Jagodzinski, Jeff |
Boston College |
|
University of South Florida | |
|
Mangino, Mark |
University of Kansas |
|
Miles, Les |
LSU |
|
Peterson, Chris |
Boise State |
|
Pinkel, Gary |
University of Missouri |
|
Richt, Mark |
University of Georgia |
|
Rodriguez, Rich |
West Virginia University |
|
Saban, Nick |
University of Alabama |
|
Stoops, Bob |
University of Oklahoma |
|
Tressel, Jim |
The Ohio State University |
Daniel has led the Tigers to an 8-1 record for the first time since 1969, and ranks in the NCAA's top-10 of seven different major statistical categories, including: completions per game (4th - 28.22), total offense (5th - 354.11 ypg), passing yards per game (5th - 328.22), passing yards (6th - 2,954), completion percentage (6th - 68.7%), points responsible for (9th - 17.78 ppg), and touchdown passes (23), in addition to ranking 15th nationally in passing efficiency (151.36 rating).
Pinkel has been cited as his Tigers are in the hunt for the school's first conference championship in football since 1969. Mizzou currently sits sixth in the latest BCS poll - the school's highest-ever ranking in that system. He has led his squad to consecutive eight-win regular seasons, something that has only been accomplished at MU one other time (1941-1942).
All questions or concerning these Semifinalist Lists or the awards presented by the Maxwell Football Club can be directed to Mr. Robert Clark (Maxwell Football Club Executive Director) bobclark@maxwellfootballclub.org, or to Mr. Mark Wolpert (Sr. Vice President Collegiate Awards) mwolpert@maxwellfootballclub.org.