Conerly Trophy

Previously, the top three vote-getters were listed on a second and final ballot, but starting with the 2011 award, each of the four-year colleges and universities in Mississippi that field football teams are represented by one finalist.

[3] Voters are instructed to evaluate a player's entire regular season performance and ignore post-season honors or professional potential.

The Conerly Trophy is a bronze casting, 19" high x 11" long x 7.5" wide, weighing 18.5 lbs.

[5] The original trophy is on permanent display at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.

[4] Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss Bryce Lofton, P, Southern Miss Starting in 2013, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame began awarding a second award, the Kent Hull Trophy, for the best college offensive lineman in Mississippi.

Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning won the Conerly Trophy in 2001 and 2003.

Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott won the Conerly Trophy in 2014 and 2015.