Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
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The Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy is an annual award given to the best team in the Northeast in Division I FBS (formerly I-A) college football
.
The Lambert Trophy was established by brothers Victor and Henry Lambert in memory of their father, August. The Lamberts were the principals in a distinguished Madison Avenue jewelry house and were prominent college football boosters. The trophy
, established in 1936 as the "Lambert Trophy" to recognize supremacy in northeastern college football, has since grown to recognize the best team in the Northeast in Division I FBS. A set of parallel trophies collectively known as the Lambert Cup is awarded to teams in Division I FCS (formerly I-AA), Division II, and Division III. The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority
, operator of the Meadowlands Sports Complex
, took over the administration of the Lambert Meadowlands Awards in 1983.
Penn State
won the most recent award after the 2009 season for a record 28th time and the second consecutive year. On January 10, 2011, the NJSEA announced that the University of Connecticut had won the trophy for the very first time, after winning the Big East and making their first appearance in the BCS. Since 1936, there have been 16 different winners in Division I-A/FBS.
To be eligible for the Lambert Meadowlands Award, a school must be located in the Northeast or play half its schedule against eligible Lambert teams. The territory includes New York
, New Jersey
, New England
and Pennsylvania
, while teams in the bordering states of Delaware
, Maryland
, Virginia
and West Virginia
and the District of Columbia
qualify if half their schedule features eligible teams. With the establishment of the Big East Conference
as a major football conference, members of that conference outside of the Northeast were also made eligible. While they were members of the Big East Conference
, Virginia Tech
and Miami of Florida
were also eligible. Current Big East members Cincinnati
, Louisville
and South Florida
are now eligible.
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
.
The Lambert Trophy was established by brothers Victor and Henry Lambert in memory of their father, August. The Lamberts were the principals in a distinguished Madison Avenue jewelry house and were prominent college football boosters. The trophy
Trophy
A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are most often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics...
, established in 1936 as the "Lambert Trophy" to recognize supremacy in northeastern college football, has since grown to recognize the best team in the Northeast in Division I FBS. A set of parallel trophies collectively known as the Lambert Cup is awarded to teams in Division I FCS (formerly I-AA), Division II, and Division III. The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority
New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority
The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority is an independent authority established by the State of New Jersey in 1971 to oversee the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Originally consisting of Giants Stadium and the Meadowlands Racetrack in 1976, Brendan Byrne Arena was added to the complex in...
, operator of the Meadowlands Sports Complex
Meadowlands Sports Complex
The MetLife Sports Complex is a sports and entertainment facility located in East Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority...
, took over the administration of the Lambert Meadowlands Awards in 1983.
Penn State
Penn State Nittany Lions football
The Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied college football programs in the...
won the most recent award after the 2009 season for a record 28th time and the second consecutive year. On January 10, 2011, the NJSEA announced that the University of Connecticut had won the trophy for the very first time, after winning the Big East and making their first appearance in the BCS. Since 1936, there have been 16 different winners in Division I-A/FBS.
To be eligible for the Lambert Meadowlands Award, a school must be located in the Northeast or play half its schedule against eligible Lambert teams. The territory includes New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
and Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, while teams in the bordering states of Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
and West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
and the District of Columbia
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
qualify if half their schedule features eligible teams. With the establishment of the Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
as a major football conference, members of that conference outside of the Northeast were also made eligible. While they were members of the Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
, Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Hokies football
The Virginia Tech Hokies football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS, in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They have more wins in team history than any other program in the ACC. Their home games are played at Lane Stadium which seats over...
and Miami of Florida
Miami Hurricanes football
The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships...
were also eligible. Current Big East members Cincinnati
Cincinnati Bearcats football
The Cincinnati Bearcats football program represents the University of Cincinnati in a college football. They compete at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level as members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcat football program is one of the nation's oldest, having fielded a team as...
, Louisville
Louisville Cardinals football
The Louisville Cardinals football team represents the University of Louisville in college football as a member of the Big East Conference. Howard Schnellenberger started the program's rise to relevancy after winning the Miami Hurricanes' first national championship...
and South Florida
South Florida Bulls football
The South Florida Bulls are a Division I FBS college football program that plays its home games in Tampa, Florida. The team began playing in 1997, holding its first team meeting under a shade tree as the school had no proper football facilities on campus...
are now eligible.
Lambert Trophy winners
| Year | School | Record | AP Rank | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Pittsburgh 1936 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The 1936 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1936 college football season. The Panthers won the Rose Bowl and received a share of the National Championship... |
8-1-1 | #3 | Won Rose |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh 1937 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The 1937 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1937 college football season. The Panthers were crowned National Champions. Pitt was also awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy as the champion of the East... |
9-0-1 | #1 | No Bowl |
| 1938 | Carnegie Tech Carnegie Institute of Technology The Carnegie Institute of Technology , is the name for Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering. It was first called the Carnegie Technical Schools, or Carnegie Tech, when it was founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie who intended to build a “first class technical school” in Pittsburgh,... |
8-1-1 | #6 | Lost Sugar |
| 1939 | Cornell Cornell Big Red The Cornell Big Red is the informal name of the sports teams, and other competitive teams, at Cornell University. The university sponsors 36 varsity sports, as well as numerous intramural and club teams. Cornell participates in NCAA Division I as part of the Ivy League.The men's and women's hockey... |
8-0-0 | #4 | No Bowl |
| 1940 | Boston College Boston College Eagles football The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division... |
11-0-0 | #5 | Won Sugar |
| 1941 | Fordham Fordham Rams The 22 Fordham University varsity sports teams are known as the Fordham Rams. Their colors are maroon and white. The Fordham Rams are members of NCAA Division I and compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference for all sports except football. In football, the Rams play in the Patriot League of NCAA... |
8-1-0 | #6 | Won Sugar |
| 1942 | Boston College | 8-2-0 | #8 | Lost Orange |
| 1943 | Navy Navy Midshipmen football The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007... |
8-1-0 | #4 | No Bowl |
| 1944 | Army 1944 Army Cadets football team The 1944 Army Black Knights football team represents the United States Military Academy. Led by head coach Red Blaik, the team finished with a perfect 9-0 season. The Black Knights offense scored 504 points, while the defense allowed 35 points. At the season’s end, the team won the National... |
9-0-0 | #1 | No Bowl |
| 1945 | Army 1945 Army Cadets football team The 1945 Army Black Knights football team represents the United States Military Academy. Led by head coach Red Blaik, the team finished with a perfect 9-0 season. The Black Knights offense scored 412 points, while the defense allowed 46 points... |
9-0-0 | #1 | No Bowl |
| 1946 | Army 1946 Army Cadets football team The 1946 Army Black Knights football team represents the United States Military Academy. Led by head coach Red Blaik, the team finished with an undefeated 9-0-1 season. The Black Knights offense scored 263 points, while the defense allowed 80 points. At season’s end, the team ranked second in the... |
9-0-1 | #2 | No Bowl |
| 1947 | Penn State Penn State Nittany Lions football The Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied college football programs in the... |
9-0-1 | #4 | Tied Cotton |
| 1948 | Army 1948 Army Cadets football team Led by head coach Colonel Red Blaik, the Cadets offense scored 294 points while the defense allowed 89 points. At season’s end, Army was ranked sixth in the nation. -Coaching staff:... |
8-0-1 | #6 | No Bowl |
| 1949 | Army 1949 Army Cadets football team The Cadets scored 354 points, while the defense allowed only 68 points. Arnold Galiffa was the starting quarterback, ahead of Red Blaik’s son, Bob. Johnny Trent was the team captain. The Cadets won the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy as the best college team in the East... |
9-0-0 | #4 | No Bowl |
| 1950 | Princeton Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution.... |
9-0-0 | #6 | No Bowl |
| 1951 | Princeton | 9-0-0 | #6 | No Bowl |
| 1952 | Syracuse Syracuse Orange football The Syracuse Orange football program is a college football team that represents Syracuse University. The team is a member of the Big East Conference, which is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I conference that is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision... |
7-3-0 | #14 | Lost Orange |
| 1953 | Army 1953 Army Cadets football team The 1953 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy. Led by head coach Red Blaik, the team finished with a record of 7-1-1. The Army Cadets finished the season by winning the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy, awarded to the top college team in the East.-Regular... |
7-1-1 | #14 | No Bowl |
| 1954 | Navy | 8-2-0 | #5 | Won Sugar |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers football Pittsburgh Panthers football is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football... |
7-4-0 | #11 | Lost Sugar |
| 1956 | Syracuse 1956 Syracuse Orangemen football team The 1956 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1956 NCAA University Division college football season. The offense scored 230 points, while the defense allowed 11 points. The Orange participated in the Cotton Bowl Classic, which was played on January 1,... |
7-2-0 | #8 | Lost Cotton |
| 1957 | Navy | 8-1-1 | #5 | Won Cotton |
| 1958 | Army 1958 Army Cadets football team The 1958 Army Black Knights football team represents the United States Military Academy. Led by head coach Red Blaik, the team finished with an undefeated 8-0-1 season. The Black Knights offense scored 264 points, while the defense allowed 49 points... |
8-0-1 | #3 | No Bowl |
| 1959 | Syracuse | 11-0-0 | #1 | Won Cotton |
| 1960 | Navy 1960 Navy Midshipmen football team The 1960 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 1960 college football season. The offense scored 262 points while the defense allowed 103 points. Led by head coach Wayne Hardin, the Midshipmen finished the season with nine wins and an appearance in the... |
9-2-0 | #4 | Lost Orange |
| Yale Yale University Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States... |
9-0-0 | #14 | No Bowl |
| Year | School | Record | AP Rank | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Penn State | 8-3-0 | #17 | Won Gator |
| 1962 | Penn State | 9-2-0 | #9 | Lost Gator |
| 1963 | Navy 1963 Navy Midshipmen football team The 1963 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 1963 college football season.-Season:Quarterback Roger Staubach won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award while leading the Midshipmen to a 9-1 regular season record and a final ranking of #2 in the nation.... |
9-2-0 | #2 | Lost Cotton |
| 1964 | Penn State | 6-4-0 | NR | No Bowl |
| 1965 | Dartmouth | 9-0-0 | NR | No Bowl |
| 1966 | Syracuse | 8-3-0 | NR | Lost Gator |
| 1967 | Penn State | 8-2-1 | #10 | Tied Gator |
| 1968 | Penn State | 11-0-0 | #2 | Won Orange |
| 1969 | Penn State | 11-0-0 | #2 | Won Orange |
| 1970 | Dartmouth | 9-0-0 | #14 | No Bowl |
| 1971 | Penn State | 11-1-0 | #5 | Won Cotton |
| 1972 | Penn State | 10-2-0 | #10 | Lost Sugar |
| 1973 | Penn State | 12-0-0 | #5 | Won Orange |
| 1974 | Penn State | 10-2-0 | #7 | Won Cotton |
| 1975 | Penn State | 9-3-0 | #10 | Lost Sugar |
| 1976 | Pittsburgh 1976 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The 1976 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1976 college football season and is recognized as that season's consensus National Champions... |
12-0-0 | #1 | Won Sugar |
| 1977 | Penn State | 11-1-0 | #5 | Won Fiesta |
| 1978 | Penn State | 11-1-0 | #4 | Lost Sugar |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh 1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The 1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1979 college football season. The Panthers competed in the 1980 Fiesta Bowl. Pitt was awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy as the champion of the East.- Schedule :... |
11-1-0 | #7 | Won Fiesta |
| 1980 | Pittsburgh 1980 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The 1980 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1980 college football season. Despite losing one game, the Panthers were named National Champions by several selectors of national championships including the College Football Researchers Association, the New... |
11-1-0 | #2 | Won Gator |
| 1981 | Penn State | 10-2-0 | #3 | Won Sugar |
| 1982 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Paul "Bear" Bryant retire as head coach at Alabama with 323 career victories in 38 seasons.The Penn State Nittany Lions won their first consensus national championship, closing out an 11-1 season by defeating Georgia and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel... |
Penn State | 11-1-0 | #1 | Won Sugar |
| 1983 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning their first national championship over perennial power Nebraska in the Orange Bowl.... |
Boston College | 9-3-0 | #19 | Lost Liberty |
| 1984 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Brigham Young University winning their first national championship by beating an unranked Michigan team in the Holiday Bowl... |
Boston College 1984 Boston College Eagles football team The 1984 Boston College Eagles football team represented the Boston College Eagles in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season.-Schedule:The Eagles finished the season with a 9-2-0 record. Doug Flutie gained national attention in 1984 when he quarterbacked the Eagles to victory in a high-scoring,... |
10-2-0 | #5 | Won Cotton |
| 1985 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Oklahoma Sooners, led by head coach Barry Switzer, win the national championship.Oklahoma finished the season 11-1, with their only loss to Miami at home, in a game future NFL star Troy Aikman was lost for the season... |
Penn State | 11-1-0 | #3 | Lost Orange |
| Year | School | Record | AP Rank | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Penn State winning the national championship. Coached by Joe Paterno, they defeated Miami 14–10 in the Fiesta Bowl. This Fiesta Bowl was the first in the game's history to decide the national championship, launching it into the top tier of... |
Penn State | 12-0-0 | #1 | Won Fiesta |
| 1987 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its second national championship during the 80s in an Orange Bowl match-up featuring a rare #1 vs... |
Syracuse 1987 Syracuse Orangemen football team The 1987 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team finished 11–0–1 and tied Auburn in the 1988 Sugar Bowl.-Schedule:-1987 Team Players in the NFL:... |
11-0-1 | #4 | Tied Sugar |
| 1988 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Notre Dame winning the national championship. The Fighting Irish won the title via a 34-21 defeat of previously unbeaten West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona.... |
West Virginia 1988 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 1988 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with a 11–0 and traveled to the Fiesta Bowl to decide the National Championship, where they lost to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34–21.-1988 Schedule:-1988 season:... |
11-1-0 | #5 | Lost Fiesta |
| 1989 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its third National Championship during the 80s, cementing its claim as the decade's top team, winning more titles than any other program.... |
Penn State | 8-3-1 | #15 | Won Holiday |
| 1990 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split championship and the ensuing controversy led to the creation of the Bowl Coalition, a precursor to the Bowl Championship Series. The title was split between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets... |
Penn State | 9-3-0 | #11 | Lost Blockbuster |
| 1991 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split champion for the second consecutive season. Both the Miami Hurricanes and the Washington Huskies finished the season undefeated and with the top ranking in a nationally recognized poll... |
Penn State | 11-2-0 | #3 | Won Fiesta |
| 1992 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Coalition, and ended with Alabama's first national championship in thirteen years—their first since the departure of Bear Bryant... |
Syracuse | 10-2-0 | #6 | Won Fiesta |
| 1993 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State crowned national champions, but not without controversy.Under the Bowl Coalition, undefeated Big 8 champ and #2 ranked Nebraska hosted ACC champ and #1 ranked Florida State in the Orange Bowl... |
West Virginia 1993 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 1993 West Virginia Mountaineers football team completed the regular season with a 11–0 and won the school's first Big East Conference championship. The team traveled to the , where they lost to the Florida Gators, 41–7. WVU finished the season 11–1.-Schedule:-season:The 1993 season began with... |
11-1-0 | #7 | Lost Sugar |
| 1994 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season saw yet another controversial finish as both Nebraska and Penn State finished undefeated, and yet Penn State finished a distant second in the final AP and UPI polls. The controversial finish, however, could have been an even worse morass if not for some... |
Penn State | 12-0-0 | #2 | Won Rose |
| 1995 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Alliance and was a relatively calm year compared to the early 1990s.Tom Osborne led Nebraska to its second straight national title with a victory over Florida in the Fiesta Bowl.... |
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Hokies football The Virginia Tech Hokies football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS, in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They have more wins in team history than any other program in the ACC. Their home games are played at Lane Stadium which seats over... |
10-2-0 | #10 | Won Sugar |
| 1996 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators crowned National Champions, but not as unanimously as the Bowl Alliance would have hoped.... |
Penn State | 11-2 | #7 | Won Fiesta |
| 1997 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-A level, began in late summer 1997 and culminated with the major bowl games in early January 1998. The national championship was... |
Penn State | 9-3 | #16 | Lost Citrus |
| 1998 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first of the Bowl Championship Series, which saw Tennessee win the national championship, one year after star quarterback Peyton Manning left for the NFL... |
Penn State | 9-3 | #17 | Won Outback |
| 1999 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State named national champions, defeating Virginia Tech in the BCS Sugar Bowl.Florida State became the first team in history to start out preseason #1 and remain there through the entire season. Their 12-0 season gave them 109 victories in the... |
Virginia Tech 1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team -Regular season:Michael Vick led the Hokies to an 11–1 season and to the Bowl Championship Series national title game in the 2000 Nokia Sugar Bowl against Florida State. Although Virginia Tech lost 46–29, Vick was able to bring the team back from a 21 point deficit to take a 29-28 lead into the... |
11-1 | #2 | Lost Sugar |
| 2000 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season The 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Oklahoma Sooners claiming their first national championship and their first conference championship since the departure of head coach Barry Switzer.... |
Miami Miami Hurricanes football The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships... |
11-1 | #2 | Won Sugar |
| 2001 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season The 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning the national title for the fifth time.The Hurricanes were led by Larry Coker, who was in his first year as head coach after five years as Miami's offensive coordinator under Butch Davis... |
Miami 2001 Miami Hurricanes football team The 2001 Miami Hurricanes football team was the national champion of the 2001 college football season and is considered by many to be the greatest team in college football history.-Pre-season motivation:... |
12-0 | #1 | Won Rose |
| 2002 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season ended the season with what most consider an exciting double overtime national championship game. Ohio State and Miami both came into the Fiesta Bowl undefeated. The underdog Buckeyes defeated the Hurricanes 31–24, ending Miami's 34 game winning... |
Miami 2002 Miami Hurricanes football team The 2002 Miami Hurricanes football team sought to defend the school's 1-A national championship. They were coached by second year head coach Larry Coker, and competed in the Big East Conference- Pre Season :... |
12-1 | #2 | Lost Fiesta |
| 2003 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season The 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with an abundance of controversy, resulting in a split national championship. This was the first split title since the inception of the BCS, something the BCS intended to eliminate.... |
Miami | 11-2 | #5 | Won Orange |
| 2004 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season The 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with several undefeated teams vying for a spot in the national title game, triggering controversy. In the 2003 season, no team finished the regular season unbeaten, and five teams finished the season with one loss... |
Boston College | 9-3 | #21 | Won Meineke |
| 2005 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season The 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the least amount of controversy surrounding the Bowl Championship Series title game in many years.To an extent it was a return to classic football... |
Penn State 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2005–2006 college football season. The team's head coach was Joe Paterno... |
11-1 | #3 | Won Orange |
| 2006 | Louisville 2006 Louisville Cardinals football team The 2006 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2006 college football season. The team, led by Bobby Petrino in his fourth year at the school, played their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium... |
12-1 | #5 | Won Orange |
| 2007 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 30, 2007, progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 7, 2008, where the top... |
West Virginia 2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team The 2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team began play on September 1, 2007. The team was coached by Rich Rodriguez until he announced on December 16, 2007 that he was leaving West Virginia to coach the Michigan Wolverines. The head coaching position remained vacant after his announcement,... |
11-2 | #6 | Won Fiesta |
| 2008 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 28, 2008, progressing through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in Miami Gardens, Florida on January 8, 2009, where the #2... |
Penn State 2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The 2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the 2008 college football season. The team is coached by Joe Paterno and plays its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.-Previous season:... |
11-2 | #8 | Lost Rose |
| 2009 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on September 2, 2009, progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2010, featuring the... |
Penn State 2009 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The 2009 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the 2009 college football season. The team is coached by Joe Paterno and plays its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. Penn State had the highest graduation rate among all of... |
11-2 | #9 | Won CapitalOne |
| 2010 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for... |
Connecticut 2010 Connecticut Huskies football team The 2010 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was coached by Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut... |
8-5 | #25 | Lost Fiesta |
Most Lambert Trophies
| School | Total | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 28 | 1947, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2009 |
| Army | 7 | 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1958 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | 1936, 1937, 1955, 1976, 1979, 1980 |
| Syracuse | 6 | 1952, 1956, 1959, 1966, 1987, 1992 |
| Boston College | 5 | 1940, 1942, 1983, 1984, 2004 |
| Navy | 4½ | 1943, 1954, 1957, 1960 (½), 1963 |
| Miami | 4 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 1988, 1993, 2007 |
| Dartmouth | 2 | 1965, 1970 |
| Princeton | 2 | 1950, 1951 |
| Virginia Tech | 2 | 1995, 1999 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 2010 |
| Carnegie Tech | 1 | 1938 |
| Cornell | 1 | 1939 |
| Fordham | 1 | 1941 |
| Louisville | 1 | 2006 |
| Yale | ½ | 1960 (½) |
Football Championship Subdivision (Division I-AA)
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Delaware |
| 1983 | Holy Cross Holy Cross Crusaders football The Holy Cross Crusaders football team is the collegiate football program of the College of the Holy Cross. The team is a member of the Patriot League, an NCAA Division I conference that participates in the second-level Football Championship Subdivision, more commonly known as FCS or the... |
| 1984 | Rhode Island University of Rhode Island The University of Rhode Island is the principal public research university in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in Kingston. Additional campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Providence, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West... |
| 1985 | Rhode Island |
| 1986 | Holy Cross |
| 1987 | Holy Cross |
| 1988 | Holy Cross |
| 1989 | Holy Cross |
| 1990 | William & Mary |
| 1991 | Delaware |
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Villanova |
| 1993 | Boston Univ. Boston University Terriers The Boston University Terriers are the nine men's and twelve women's varsity athletic teams representing Boston University in NCAA Division I competition. The men compete in basketball, cross country, ice hockey, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, and wrestling... |
| 1994 | James Madison James Madison Dukes football The James Madison Dukes football team, founded in 1972, plays at Bridgeforth Stadium. Originally called JMU Stadium, it was renamed for William E. Bridgeforth in 1990. The JMU football team was rarely the centerpiece of JMU sports until the hiring of Mickey Matthews in 1999... |
| 1995 | Delaware |
| 1996 | William & Mary |
| 1997 | Delaware |
| 1998 | Massachusetts UMass Minutemen The UMass Minutemen are the athletic teams that represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst in NCAA Division I sports competition. The nickname is also applied to club teams that do not participate within the NCAA structure. Strictly speaking, the Minutemen nickname applies to men's teams and... |
| 1999 | Hofstra Hofstra University Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York, United States, about east of New York City: less than an hour away by train or car... |
| 2000 | Delaware |
| 2001 | Lehigh Lehigh Mountain Hawks The Lehigh Mountain Hawks are the athletic teams representing Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. The Hawks participate in NCAA Division I competition as a member of the Patriot League... |
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Villanova |
| 2003 | Delaware |
| 2004 | James Madison |
| 2005 | New Hampshire New Hampshire Wildcats The New Hampshire Wildcats, or Cats, are the athletic teams of the University of New Hampshire. The wildcat is the school's official mascot, the colors are UNH Blue and white... |
| 2006 | Massachusetts |
| 2007 | Delaware 2007 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team The 2007 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision college football in its seventh season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association , and the football program's... |
| 2008 | James Madison |
| 2009 | Villanova |
| 2010 | Delaware 2010 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team The 2010 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision college football season. They played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware... |
Division II
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Lehigh Lehigh Mountain Hawks The Lehigh Mountain Hawks are the athletic teams representing Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. The Hawks participate in NCAA Division I competition as a member of the Patriot League... |
| 1958 | Buffalo Buffalo Bulls football The Buffalo Bulls football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University at Buffalo located in the U.S. state of New York. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of the Mid-American Conference. Buffalo's first... |
| 1959 | Delaware |
| 1960 | Bucknell Bucknell University Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of... |
| 1961 | Lehigh |
| 1962 | Delaware |
| 1963 | Delaware |
| 1964 | Bucknell |
| 1965 | Maine Maine Black Bears The Maine Black Bears are the athletic teams which represent the University of Maine. They compete in NCAA Division I athletics, with the majority of the teams playing in the America East Conference... |
| 1966 | Gettysburg Gettysburg College Gettysburg College is a private four-year liberal arts college founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the famous battlefield. Its athletic teams are nicknamed the Bullets. Gettysburg College has about 2,700 students, with roughly equal numbers of men and women... |
| 1967 | West Chester West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, about miles west of Philadelphia. It is one of the 14 state universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education . West Chester was ranked 69th in the Master's Universities ... |
| 1968 | Delaware |
| 1969 | Delaware/Wesleyan Wesleyan University Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and... |
| 1970 | Delaware |
| 1971 | Delaware |
| 1972 | Delaware |
| 1973 | Delaware/Lehigh |
| 1974 | Delaware |
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 1975 | Lehigh |
| 1976 | Delaware |
| 1977 | Lehigh |
| 1978 | Massachusetts UMass Minutemen The UMass Minutemen are the athletic teams that represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst in NCAA Division I sports competition. The nickname is also applied to club teams that do not participate within the NCAA structure. Strictly speaking, the Minutemen nickname applies to men's teams and... |
| 1979 | Delaware |
| 1980 | Lehigh |
| 1981 | Shippensburg Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, commonly known as Ship, or SU, is a public university located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, 40 miles west-southwest of Harrisburg... |
| 1982 | East Stroudsburg East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It is one of the 14 state universities that compose the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education . It is commonly referred to as ESU by its students and members of the community... |
| 1983 | Towson State Towson Tigers The Towson Tigers, formerly Towson College Knights, are the athletics teams of Towson University. All of the major athletic teams compete in the Colonial Athletic Association with 20 Division I athletic teams The Towson Tigers, formerly Towson College Knights, are the athletics teams of Towson... |
| 1984 | Towson State |
| 1985 | Bloomsburg Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, commonly referred to as Bloomsburg, BU or Bloom, is a public university in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States... |
| 1986 | Towson State |
| 1987 | Indiana (Pa.) IUP Crimson Hawks The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks, commonly known as the IUP Crimson Hawks and formerly called the IUP Indians are the varsity athletic teams that represent Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The university and all of its teams compete in the Pennsylvania State Athletic... |
| 1988 | Millersville Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Millersville, Pennsylvania, USA, 3 miles southwest of Lancaster. Millersville University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.-History:... |
| 1989 | Indiana (Pa.) |
| 1990 | Indiana (Pa.) |
| 1991 | Indiana (Pa.) |
| 1992 | New Haven University of New Haven The University of New Haven is a private university that combines a liberal arts education with professional training. The university comprises five colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the Tagliatela College of Engineering, the Henry C... |
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Indiana (Pa.) |
| 1994 | Indiana (Pa.) |
| 1995 | New Haven |
| 1996 | Clarion Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clarion University of Pennsylvania, located on a campus in Clarion, Pennsylvania, is one of fourteen universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education .... |
| 1997 | New Haven |
| 1998 | Slippery Rock Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a public, master's-level university that offers some doctoral programs in cooperation with Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Both institutions are members of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education... |
| 1999 | Indiana (Pa.) |
| 2000 | Bloomsburg |
| 2001 | Indiana (Pa.) |
| 2002 | Indiana (Pa.) |
| 2003 | Indiana (Pa.) |
| 2004 | West Chester |
| 2005 | East Stroudsburg |
| 2006 | West Chester |
| 2007 | California (Pa.) California Vulcans California University of Pennsylvania's intercollegiate sports teams and players are called the "Vulcans" , and participate in the NCAA's Division II in all sports and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in most sports. The school colors are Red, Black, and White... |
| 2008 | West Chester |
| 2009 | California (Pa.) |
Division III
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Wilkes Wilkes University Wilkes University is a private, non-denominational American university located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It has over 2,200 undergraduates and over 2,200 graduate students... |
| 1967 | Wagner Wagner College Wagner College is a private, co-educational, national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 total students located atop Grymes Hill in New York City's borough of Staten Island... |
| 1968 | Wilkes |
| 1969 | Merchant Marine United States Merchant Marine Academy The United States Merchant Marine Academy is one of the five United States Service academies... |
| 1970 | Edinboro Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro University is a public liberal arts university located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, USA and one of 14 schools associated with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The town is named after Edinburgh, Scotland. It is also not to be confused with the University of Edinburgh... |
| 1971 | Alfred Alfred University Alfred University is a small, comprehensive university in the Village of Alfred in Western New York, USA, an hour and a half south of Rochester and two hours southeast of Buffalo. Alfred has an undergraduate population of around 2,000, and approximately 300 graduate students... |
| 1972 | Franklin & Marshall Franklin & Marshall College Franklin & Marshall College is a four-year private co-educational residential national liberal arts college in the Northwest Corridor neighborhood of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.... |
| 1973 | C.W. Post Long Island University C.W. Post Campus The C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University is a private institution of higher education located in Brookville in Nassau County, New York, United States... |
| 1974 | Ithaca Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. The school was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music. The college has a strong liberal arts core, but also offers several pre-professional programs and some graduate programs. The college is... |
| 1975 | Ithaca |
| 1976 | C.W. Post |
| 1977 | Westminster |
| 1978 | Ithaca |
| 1979 | Carnegie Mellon Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.... |
| 1980 | Ithaca |
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Widener Widener University Widener University is a private, coeducational university located in Chester, Pennsylvania.Its main campus sits on 108 acres , just southwest of Philadelphia... |
| 1982 | Plymouth State Plymouth State University Plymouth State University, formerly Plymouth State College, is a regional comprehensive university located in Plymouth, New Hampshire and part of the University System of New Hampshire.... |
| 1983 | Hofstra Hofstra University Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York, United States, about east of New York City: less than an hour away by train or car... |
| 1984 | Union Union College Union College is a private, non-denominational liberal arts college located in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. In the 19th century, it became the "Mother of Fraternities", as... /Ithaca |
| 1985 | Ithaca |
| 1986 | Salisbury State Salisbury University Salisbury University is a public university in Salisbury, Maryland.According to U.S. News and World Report's 2009 America's Best Colleges index, "In guidebooks and surveys by U.S... |
| 1987 | Wagner |
| 1988 | Ithaca |
| 1989 | Union |
| 1990 | Allegheny Allegheny College Allegheny College is a private liberal arts college located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the town of Meadville. Founded in 1815, the college has about 2,100 undergraduate students.-Early history:... |
| 1991 | Ithaca |
| 1992 | Washington & Jefferson Washington & Jefferson Presidents football The Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team represents Washington & Jefferson College in collegiate level football. The team competes in NCAA Division III and is affiliated with the Presidents' Athletic Conference... |
| 1993 | Rowan Rowan University Rowan University is a public university in Glassboro, New Jersey, USA with a satellite campus in Camden, New Jersey. The school was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a twenty-five acre tract of land donated by the town... |
| 1994 | Washington & Jefferson |
| 1995 | Rowan |
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Rowan |
| 1997 | Lycoming Lycoming College Founded in 1812, Lycoming College is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. One of the 50 oldest colleges in America, Lycoming enrolls 1400 undergraduate students from over 28 states and 12 foreign countries. Eighty percent of the college's students live on campus... |
| 1998 | Rowan |
| 1999 | Rowan |
| 2000 | Widener |
| 2001 | Rowan |
| 2002 | Brockport State University of New York at Brockport The College at Brockport: State University of New York, also known as SUNY Brockport, Brockport State, College at Brockport, or the State University of New York at Brockport, is a four-year liberal arts college located in Brockport, Monroe County, New York, United States, near Rochester... |
| 2003 | Rensselaer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's... |
| 2004 | Rowan |
| 2005 | Rowan |
| 2006 | St. John Fisher Saint John Fisher College St. John Fisher College is a private liberal arts college located in Pittsford, New York, United States, an eastern suburb of Rochester. Fisher is ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the "Tier 1" Northern Master's Universities, while U.S News rates admissions to the College as... |
| 2007 | Wesley |
| 2008 | Cortland State State University of New York at Cortland The State University of New York College at Cortland, also officially called SUNY Cortland or informally known as Cortland State, is a coeducational university located in Cortland, New York... |
| 2009 | Wesley |