Gagliardi Trophy
Template:Short description Template:Infobox sports award 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Jim Ballard | QB | Mount Union | Senior |
| 1994 | Carey Bender | RB | Coe | Senior |
| 1995 | Chris Palmer | WR | Saint John's (MN) | Senior |
| 1996 | Lon Erickson | QB | Illinois Wesleyan | Senior |
| 1997 | Bill Borchert | QB | Mount Union | Senior |
| 1998 | Scott Hvistendahl | WR/P | Augsburg | Senior |
| 1999 | Danny Ragsdale | QB | Redlands | Senior |
| 2000 | Chad Johnson | QB | Pacific Lutheran | Senior |
| 2001 | Chuck Moore | RB | Mount Union | Senior |
| 2002 | Dan Pugh | RB | Mount Union | Senior |
| 2003 | Blake Elliott | WR/P/KR | Saint John's (MN) | Senior |
| 2004 | Rocky Myers | S | Wesley (DE) | Senior |
| 2005 | Brett Elliott | QB | Linfield | Senior |
| 2006 | Josh Brehm<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web | ||
| 2007 | Justin Beaver<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref>|| RB || Wisconsin–Whitewater|| Senior | ||
| 2008 | Greg Micheli<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref>|| QB || Mount Union || Senior | ||
| 2009 | Blaine Westemeyer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref>|| OT || Augustana (IL) || Senior | ||
| 2010 | Eric Watt<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> | QB | Trine | Senior |
| 2011 | Michael Zweifel<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web | ||
| 2012 | Scottie Williams<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> | RB | Elmhurst (IL) | Senior |
| 2013 | Kevin Burke<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref>|| QB || Mount Union || Junior | ||
| 2014 | Kevin Burke (2)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> | QB | Mount Union | Senior |
| 2015 | Joe Callahan<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> | QB | Wesley (DE) | Senior |
| 2016 | Carter Hanson<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref>|| LB || Saint John's (MN)|| Senior | ||
| 2017 | Brett Kasper<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref>|| QB || Wisconsin–Oshkosh|| Senior | ||
| 2018 | Jackson Erdmann<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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}}</ref>|| QB || Saint John's (MN) ||Junior |
| 2019 | Broc Rutter<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> | QB | North Central (IL) | Senior |
| 2020 | Not awarded due to COVID-19 | |||
| 2021 | Blaine Hawkins<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref>|| QB||Central (IA)||Senior | ||
| 2022 | Ethan Greenfield | RB | North Central (IL) | Senior |
| 2023 | Luke Lehnen | QB | North Central (IL) | Junior |
| 2024 | Luke Lehnen (2) | QB | North Central (IL) | Senior |
Winners by school
| School | Winners |
|---|---|
| Mount Union | 7 |
| North Central (IL) | 4 |
| Saint John's (MN) | 4 |
| 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 |
References
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