AutoNation National Team of the Week

The AutoNation National Team of the Week is a weekly award given by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to an American College Football team to honor that team's win and performance. Beginning in 2002, the members of the FWAA began naming a National Team of the Week. In 2004, the award first started being sponsored by the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. In 2014, Big Game replaced Tostitos Fiesta Bowl as the presenting sponsor for the National Team of the Week. In 2015, AutoNation became the presenting sponsor.

Members of the FWAA board of directors and All-America committee decide the weekly honor. Each Monday during the college football regular season at 4pm ET, the FWAA will name the AutoNation National Team of the Week.

The very first recipient of the award was Duke, following their 23–16 victory over East Carolina to open the 2002 season, which ended the Blue Devils' 23-game losing streak.http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2002/team020903.html DUKE IS FWAA'S TEAM OF THE WEEK, Sept. 3, 2002 Since then, four teams have been given the honor at least three times, the most of any teams: Miami, Michigan State, Notre Dame, and Southern California. Only one team, Miami, has received the award twice in one season (2002),http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2002/poll021014.html Miami Remains No. 1 in Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll, Oct. 14, 2002 and only once has the award been shared amongst two teams (Texas and Oklahoma State in 2008).http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2008/team081013.html Oklahoma State, Texas are Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Teams of the Week, Oct. 13, 2008

Award recipients

Year Date Team 2002 Aug. 31 Duke Sept. 7 Miami (Fla.) Sept. 14 California Sept. 21 Florida Sept. 28 Iowa State Oct. 5 Ole Miss Oct. 12 Miami (Fla.) Oct. 19 Arizona State Oct. 26 Notre Dame Nov. 2 Boston College Nov. 9 Texas A&M Nov. 16 Texas Tech Nov. 23 Ohio State 2003 Aug. 30 Southern Cal Sept. 6 Wake Forest Sept. 13 Arkansas Sept. 20 Marshall Sept. 27 California Oct. 6 Baylor Oct. 13 Oklahoma Oct. 20 Florida Oct. 27 West Virginia Nov. 3 Virginia Tech Nov. 10 Clemson Nov. 17 Kansas State Nov. 24 Michigan 2004 Sept. 4 Rutgers Sept. 11 Fresno State Sept. 18 Auburn Sept. 25 Navy Oct. 2 Northwestern Oct. 9 Army Oct. 16 Wisconsin Oct. 23 Mississippi State Oct. 30 North Carolina Nov. 6 Notre Dame Nov. 13 Michigan State Nov. 20 Utah Nov. 27 Syracuse 2005 Sept. 3 Texas Christian Sept. 10 Michigan State Sept. 17 Arkansas Sept. 24 South Florida Oct. 1 Alabama Oct. 8 Penn State Oct. 15 Southern Cal Oct. 22 Northwestern Oct. 29 South Carolina Nov. 5 Miami Nov. 12 Clemson Nov. 19 Georgia Tech Nov. 26 Nevada 2006 Sept. 2 Southern Cal Sept. 9 Tennessee Sept. 16 Michigan Sept. 23 Notre Dame Sept. 30 Georgia Tech Oct. 14 Indiana Oct. 21 Michigan STate Oct. 28 Oregon State Nov. 4 Louisville Nov. 11 Rutgers Nov. 18 Cincinnati Nov. 25 Texas A&M 2007 Sept. 1 Appalachian State Sept. 8 South Florida Sept. 15 Iowa State Sept. 22 Kentucky Sept. 29 Kansas State Oct. 6 Stanford Oct. 13 Oregon State Oct. 20 Vanderbilt Oct. 27 Kansas Nov. 3 Navy Nov. 10 Illinois Nov. 17 Indiana Nov. 24 Missouri 2008 Aug. 30 Alabama Sept. 6 East Carolina Sept. 13 Southern Cal Sept. 20 Boise State Sept. 27 Oregon State Oct. 4 Vanderbilt Oct. 11 Texas and Oklahoma State Oct. 18 Texas Christian Oct. 25 Penn State Nov. 1 Texas Tech Nov. 8 Iowa Nov. 15 Houston Nov. 22 Oklahoma Nov. 29 Kansas 2009 Sept. 5 BYU Sept. 12 Houston Sept. 19 Washington Sept. 26 South Florida Oct. 3 UTEP Oct. 10 Florida Oct. 17 Purdue Oct. 24 TCU Oct. 31 Oregon Nov. 7 Northwestern Nov. 14 Stanford Nov. 21 Connecticut Nov. 28 Georgia 2010 Sept. 4 Boise State Sept. 11 Oklahoma Sept. 18 Arizona Sept. 25 UCLA Oct. 2 Michigan State Oct. 9 South Carolina Oct. 16 Wisconsin Oct. 23 Missouri Oct. 30 Iowa Nov. 6 TCU Nov. 13 Northwestern Nov. 20 Texas A&M Nov. 27 Nevada 2015 Nov. 2 Iowa State

AutoNation National Team of the Week

Bron en licentie