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 P. Metras.
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.
The American equivalent to the J. P. Metras Trophy is the Lombardi Award.
List of winners Year Athlete Team1974 Manitoba1975 Saint Mary's1976 Alberta1977 Queen's1978 Alberta1979 Queen's1980 Calgary1981 StFX1982 Guelph1983 Carleton1984 Ottawa1985 Queen's1986 Guelph1987 Western1988 Wilfrid Laurier1989 Ottawa1990 Toronto1991 Manitoba1992 Calgary1993 Concordia1994 Bishop's1995 Carleton1996 Saskatchewan1997 StFX1998 Calgary1999 UBC2000 McGill2001 Laval2002 Manitoba2003 Simon Fraser2004 Concordia2005 Laval2006 Waterloo2007 Wilfrid Laurier2008 Laval2009 Windsor2010 Laval2011 Laval2012 McMaster2013 McGill2014 Ottawa2015Kirk Penton, "Manitoba Bisons David Onyemata wins J.P. Metras trophy as top down lineman in CIS", Winnipeg Sun, November 26, 2015. Manitoba2016 Laval2017 Laval2018 Laval2019 McGill2021 Western2022 UBC2023 UBC2024 Manitoba2025 Western
See also Hec Crighton Trophy Presidents' Trophy Peter Gorman Trophy Russ Jackson Award
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External links U Sports Football home page