''Chicago Tribune'' Silver Football

Chicago Tribune Silver Football
Given for Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference
Location Chicago, Illinois
Country United States
Presented by Chicago Tribune
History
First award 1924
Most recent Saquon Barkley, Penn State
Website http://www.chicagotribune.com

The Chicago Tribune Silver Football is awarded by the Chicago Tribune to the college football player determined to be the best player from the Big Ten Conference.[1] The award has been presented annually since 1924, when Red Grange of Illinois was the award's first recipient.[1]

The winner of the Silver Football is determined by a vote of Big Ten head football coaches.[1] Each coach submits a two-player ballot with a first and second choice, and coaches cannot vote for players on their own team.[1] The first-place vote receives two points and the second-place vote receives one point.[1]

Coaches and media of the Big Ten also make annual selections for additional individual honors.

Recipients

See footnote[1]

Winners by school

SchoolWinners
Ohio State19
Michigan17
Iowa10
Wisconsin9
Illinois7
Indiana7
Minnesota6
Purdue6
Northwestern5
Penn State5
Michigan State3
Chicago2
Maryland0
Nebraska0
Rutgers0

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rosenthal, Phil (December 3, 2009). "Chicago Tribune Silver Football, the Big Ten's MVP award, is headed to TV". Tower Ticker. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  2. ↑ "Dick Butkus Named MVP By Tribune". Freeport Journal-Standard. December 23, 1963. p. 13. Retrieved June 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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