Talk:AP Trophy
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Multiple trophy designs
[edit]Looks like this was not the original design of the trophy:
- 1958
- 1970-71
- 1997
- 2003 , 2006 (photo 8 of 33)
- 2021 - is the one in the article even the current design?
Raises the question of the current trophy's provenance. Woodshed (talk) 08:11, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
AP Trophy designs
[edit]Attempting to track the various iterations of the AP Trophy. When we find the start and end date of each design, we can add them to the article. CC @Woodshed, @Oluwasegu
Please edit my comment here to add any others you find!
No AP trophy (1936–1940)
[edit]No trophy was awarded in the early years of the AP Poll.
- 1936
- 1937
- 1938
- 1939
- 1940
Williams Trophy (1941–1947)
[edit]AP traveling trophy #1. (Traveling trophy #3 following the lineage of the two Dickinson System trophies.)
Retired by Notre Dame in 1947.
O'Donnell Trophy (1948–1956)
[edit]AP traveling trophy #2: Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell Memorial Trophy
Retired by Oklahoma in 1956
Bryant Trophy (1957–1965)
[edit]AP traveling trophy #3.
Named the 'Associated Press Trophy', not given a name by Oklahoma. Renamed the Paul W. Bryant Trophy upon retirement by Alabama.
- 1957 Auburn head coach Ralph Jordan with AP Trophy
- 1958 https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc326913/m1/1/
- 1961 Alabama
- 1962 USC
- 1965 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109866452/still-retiring-ap-trophies-1978/
Retired permanently by Alabama in 1965. Currently in the collection of the Paul W. Bryant Museum.
AP Trophy (1966–1977)
[edit]AP traveling trophy #4.
Won permanently by Notre Dame in 1977. Does it have a name?
- 1966 Notre Dame (Different trophy??)
- 1967 USC
- 1971 Nebraska Plaque
- 1972 USC
- 1973 Notre Dame
- 1975 Oklahoma
- 1977 Notre Dame
Retired by Notre Dame in 1977. In 2013, resided in the trophy case at the Joyce Center.
Bryant Trophy (1978–1989)
[edit]AP traveling trophy #5. Named "Bryant" after the death of the coach in 1983.
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109866452/still-retiring-ap-trophies-1978/
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109866709/ap-trophy-traveling-in-1989/
Retired by Miami in 1989. Currently in the collection of the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame.
Wooden Obelisk
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Silver football, black pedestal, glass octagon surround
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Golden football, triangular, round glass "AP"
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new underlined "AP" logo:
no underline logo:
Golden football, hourglass shaped, multiple tubular prongs
[edit]- 2016 Clemson — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rpr-ratings (talk • contribs) 16:46, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
- 2018 Clemson — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rpr-ratings (talk • contribs) 16:50, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
