J. P. Metras Trophy
| Sport | Canadian football |
|---|---|
| League | U Sports |
| Awarded for | Most outstanding down lineman in the league |
| History | |
| First award | 1974 |
| First winner | Bart Evans, Manitoba Bisons |
| Most wins | Mathieu Betts (3 times), Laval Rouge et Or |
| Most recent | Theo Benedet, UBC Thunderbirds |
The J. P. Metras Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding down lineman in U Sports football. The award was first initiated in 1974 and is named after John Pius Metras.[1]
Metras was a former coach of the Western Mustangs from 1939 to 1969 and was inducted to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1980.[2]
The American equivalent to the J. P. Metras Trophy is the Lombardi Award.
List of winners[edit]
| Year | Athlete[3] | Team[3] |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Bart Evans | Manitoba |
| 1975 | Mark Pothier | Saint Mary's |
| 1976 | Gerry Inglis | Alberta |
| 1977 | Dick Bakker | Queen's |
| 1978 | Dave Willox | Alberta |
| 1979 | Jim Muller | Queen's |
| 1980 | Scott McArthur | Calgary |
| 1981 | Tony Grassa | StFX |
| 1982 | Peter Langford | Guelph |
| 1983 | Jim DeSilva | Carleton |
| 1984 | Boyd Young | Ottawa |
| 1985 | Mike Schad | Queen's |
| 1986 | Louie Godry | Guelph |
| 1987 | Pierre Vercheval | Western |
| 1988 | Veron Stiliadis | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 1989 | Chris Gioskos | Ottawa |
| 1990 | Chris Morris | Toronto |
| 1991 | Jason Rauhaus | Manitoba |
| 1992 | Chris Konrad | Calgary |
| 1993 | Paul Chesser | Concordia |
| 1994 | Paul Connery | Bishop's |
| 1995 | Harry Van Hofwegen | Carleton |
| 1996 | James Repesse | Saskatchewan |
| 1997 | Mike Kushnir | StFX |
| 1998 | Garret Everson | Calgary |
| 1999 | Tyson St. James | UBC |
| 2000 | Randy Chevrier | McGill |
| 2001 | Carl Gourgues | Laval |
| 2002 | Israel Idonije | Manitoba |
| 2003 | Ibrahim Khan | Simon Fraser |
| 2004 | Troy Cunningham | Concordia |
| 2005 | Dominic Picard | Laval |
| 2006 | Chris Best | Waterloo |
| 2007 | Scott Evans | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 2008 | Étienne Légaré | Laval |
| 2009 | Matt Morencie | Windsor |
| 2010 | Arnaud Gascon-Nadon | Laval |
| 2011 | Arnaud Gascon-Nadon | Laval |
| 2012 | Ben D'Aguilar | McMaster |
| 2013 | Laurent Duvernay-Tardif | McGill |
| 2014 | Ettore Lattanzio | Ottawa |
| 2015[4] | David Onyemata | Manitoba |
| 2016 | Mathieu Betts | Laval |
| 2017 | Mathieu Betts | Laval |
| 2018 | Mathieu Betts | Laval |
| 2019[5] | Andrew Seinet-Spaulding | McGill |
| 2021 | Deionte Knight | Western |
| 2022 | Theo Benedet | UBC |
| 2023 | Theo Benedet | UBC |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sport Awards". U SPORTS. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "John P. Metras". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ a b "Past U Sports Award Winners". Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17.
- ^ Kirk Penton, "Manitoba Bisons David Onyemata wins J.P. Metras trophy as top down lineman in CIS", Winnipeg Sun, November 26, 2015.
- ^ "Seinet-Spaulding becomes third player in McGill history to win elite Metras Trophy". McGill University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
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