Joe Moore Award

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The Joe Moore Award is awarded annually to the best college football offensive line unit. The award is presented by the Joe Moore Foundation for Teamwork, and they state that "The Joe Moore Award for the Most Outstanding Offensive Line Unit will annually recognize the toughest, most physical offensive line in the country", making it the only major college football award to honor a unit or group.

Awarded forBest college football offensive line unit

CountryUnited States

Presented byJoe Moore Foundation for Teamwork

First award2015

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Joe Moore Award
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Awarded for	Best college football offensive line unit
Country	United States
Presented by	Joe Moore Foundation for Teamwork
First award	2015
Most recent	Iowa (2025)
Website	Joe Moore Award

The award's namesake, Joe Moore, was a long-time offensive line coach at Notre Dame and Pittsburgh.^[1] The award was created with the help of former Notre Dame All-American offensive guard Aaron Taylor, who played for Moore.

The award was first given after the 2015 college football season. A committee of voters are made up of all 128 FBS offensive line coaches, media members who played offensive line and a "legacy committee", including colleagues of Moore and players who were coached by him.^[1]

Winners

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Year	Winner	SL^[a]	Ref.
2015	Alabama Crimson Tide	^[A]	^[2]^[3]
2016	Iowa Hawkeyes	^[B]	^[4]^[3]
2017	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	^[C]	^[5]^[3]
2018	Oklahoma Sooners	^[D]	^[6]^[3]
2019	LSU Tigers	^[E]	^[7]^[3]
2020	Alabama Crimson Tide (2)	^[F]	^[8]
2021	Michigan Wolverines	^[G]	^[9]^[10]
2022	Michigan Wolverines (2)	^[H]	^[11]^[12]
2023	Washington Huskies	^[I]	^[13]^[14]
2024	Army Black Knights	^[J]	^[15]^[16]
2025	Iowa Hawkeyes (2)	^[K]	^[17]^[18]

Notes

[a]
The players shown are those who started the most games at their respective positions. The formation may have varied throughout the season.

[A]
Starting lineup:
Left tackle: Cam Robinson

Left guard: Ross Pierschbacher

Center: Ryan Kelly

Right guard: Alphonse Taylor

Right tackle: Dominick Jackson
[B]
Starting lineup:
Left tackle: Boone Myers

Left guard: Keegan Render

Center: James Daniels

Right guard: Sean Welsh

Right tackle: Ike Boettger
[C]
Starting lineup:
Left tackle: Mike McGlinchey

Left guard: Quenton Nelson

Center: Sam Mustipher

Right guard: Alex Bars

Right tackle: Tommy Kraemer
[D]
Starting lineup:
Left tackle: Bobby Evans

Left guard: Ben Powers

Center: Creed Humphrey

Right guard: Dru Samia

Right tackle: Cody Ford
[E]
Starting lineup:
Left tackle: Saahdiq Charles

Left guard: Adrian Magee

Center: Lloyd Cushenberry

Right guard: Damien Lewis

Right tackle: Austin Deculus
[F]
Starting lineup:
Left tackle: Alex Leatherwood

Left guard: Deonte Brown

Center: Landon Dickerson

Right guard: Emil Ekiyor Jr.

Right tackle: Evan Neal
[G]
Starting lineup:
Left tackle: Ryan Hayes

Left guard: Trevor Keegan

Center: Andrew Vastardis

Right guard: Zak Zinter

Right tackle: Andrew Stueber
[H]
Starting lineup:
Left tackle: Ryan Hayes

Left guard: Trevor Keegan

Center: Olu Oluwatimi

Right guard: Zak Zinter

Right tackle: Karsen Barnhart
[I]
Starting lineup:
Left tackle: Troy Fautanu

Left guard: Nate Kalepo

Center: Parker Brailsford

Right guard: Julius Buelow

Right tackle: Roger Rosengarten
[J]
Starting lineup:
Left tackle: Connor Finucane

Left guard: Paolo Gennarelli

Center: Brady Small

Right guard: Bill Katsigiannis

Right tackle: Lucas Scott
[K]
Starting lineup:
Left tackle: Trevor Lauck

Left guard: Beau Stephens

Center: Logan Jones

Right guard: Kade Pieper

Right tackle: Gennings Dunker

References

[1]
"New Joe Moore Award to honor entire college football team's offensive line". cbssports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
[2]
"Alabama Football's Offensive Line Wins Joe Moore Award". rolltide.com. The University of Alabama. December 16, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
[3]
"LSU wins Joe Moore Award for nation's top offensive line". nbcsports.com. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
[4]
"Hawkeyes Earn Joe Moore Award for Most Outstanding Offensive Line". hawkeyesports.com. University of Iowa. December 9, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2026. Overcoming many early season injuries, Iowa's offensive line has seen seven different starting combinations through 12 games this season. Senior Cole Croston (LT/RT); juniors Ike Boettger (LT, LG, RT), Boone Myers (LT, LG), and Sean Welsh (RG, RT); sophomores James Daniels (C), Lucas LeGrand (C), and Keegan Render (LG, RG); and freshman Levi Paulsen (RG) all started in at least one game for the Hawkeyes
[5]
"NOTRE DAME WINS 2017 JOE MOORE AWARD AS MOST OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE LINE UNIT". joemooreaward.com. The Joe Moore Award. December 19, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
[6]
"OU Offensive Line Wins Joe Moore Award". soonersports.com. University of Oklahoma. December 18, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2026. Oklahoma's starting line has featured redshirt junior left tackle Bobby Evans (13 starts), senior left guard [...] Ben Powers (12 starts), redshirt freshman center Creed Humphrey (11 starts), senior right guard Dru Samia (13 starts) and redshirt junior right tackle Cody Ford (13 starts). Redshirt senior Jonathan Alvarez also started two games at center and one at left guard
[7]
Bonnette, Michael (December 19, 2019). "Offensive Line Claims Joe Moore Award for Top Unit". lsusports.net. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Retrieved May 20, 2026. LSU's offensive line featured eight different starters and only had two players that started all thirteen games at the same position all season. [...] LSU's starting line featured senior tackle Badara Traore (3 starts), junior tackle Saahdiq Charles (6 starts), freshman tackle Dare Rosenthal (3 starts), junior tackle Austin Deculus (10 starts), senior guard Adrian Magee (12 starts), sophomore guard Ed Ingram (2 starts), senior right guard Damien Lewis (12 starts), and senior center Lloyd Cushenberry III (12 starts)
[8]
"Offensive Line Wins the 2020 Joe Moore Award". rolltide.com. The University of Alabama. January 4, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2026. Starting O-line has featured senior left tackle Alex Leatherwood (12 starts), redshirt senior left guard Deonte Brown (12 starts), redshirt senior center Landon Dickerson (11 starts), redshirt sophomore Emil Ekiyor Jr. (12 starts) and sophomore right tackle Evan Neal (11 starts), while redshirt senior Chris Owens has one start at center and one start at right tackle
[9]
Shepard, Chad; Ablauf, Dave (December 21, 2021). "U-M Offensive Line Named Joe Moore Award Winner". mgoblue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved May 20, 2026. Tackles Ryan Hayes (left) and Andrew Stueber (right) have joined center and captain Andrew Vastardis (center) in starting all 13 games. Guards Zak Zinter (right, 11 starts) and Trevor Keegan (left, 10 starts) have been mainstays as well. Chuck Filiaga (four starts) and Karsen Barnhart (two starts) have also started on either side of Vastardis, and Trente Jones (one start) has been the team's sixth man, lining up as the extra lineman in jumbo alignments
[10]
"Joe Moore Award Announces 2021 Winner". joemooreaward.com. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
[11]
Shepard, Chad; Ablauf, Dave (December 17, 2026). "Offensive Line Makes History, Repeats as Joe Moore Award Winners". mgoblue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved May 20, 2026. U-M saw starting guards Zak Zinter and Trevor Keegan pick up first-team All-Big Ten honors earlier this month, while Olusegun Oluwatimi was first team on the coaches' ballots. [...] Ryan Hayes (second team, coaches) and Karsen Barnhart (honorable mention, both) also were All-Big Ten picks, [...] Trente Jones (six starts), Giovanni El-Hadi (three starts) and Jeffrey Persi (one start) are also major contributors to the group
[12]
"Michigan Wolverines Win Unprecedented Back to Back Joe Moore Awards". joemooreaward.com. December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
[13]
Fetters, Chris (December 21, 2023). "Washington Huskies Win the 2023 Joe Moore Award". 247sports.com. 247Sports. Retrieved May 20, 2026. Washington's starting O-line featured seven different players and four different lineups, including junior left tackle Troy Fautanu (13 starts), junior left guard Nate Kalepo (13 starts, incl. 1 at RG), redshirt freshman center Parker Brailsford (13 starts, incl. 2 at RG), redshirt senior center Matteo Mele (2 starts - injured), redshirt junior right guard Julius Buelow (6 starts), sophomore right guard Geirean Hatchett (5 starts), and sophomore right tackle Roger Rosengarten (13 starts)
[14]
"WASHINGTON HUSKIES WIN THE 2023 JOE MOORE AWARD". joemooreaward.com. December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
[15]
"Football's Offensive Line Wins Joe Moore Award". goarmywestpoint.com. United States Military Academy. December 13, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2026. Army's starting offensive line featured the same five players throughout the season, a rare feat and a true luxury at the offensive line position. Despite the common and expected challenges of injuries in the trenches, Army's unit was exceptional at staying healthy, taking care of themselves, and showing up for their teammates each week. Leading the way were senior LT #60 Connor Finucane (13 starts), sophomore LG #71 Paolo Gennarelli (13 starts), sophomore C #51 Brady Small (13 starts), senior RG #53 Bill Katsigiannis (13 starts), and senior RT #65 Lucas Scott (13 starts)
[16]
"ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS WIN THE 2024 JOE MOORE AWARD". joemooreaward.com. The Joe Moore Award. December 13, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
[17]
"Iowa Hawkeyes Earn Joe Moore Award For Most Outstanding Offensive Line". hawkeyesports.com. University of Iowa. December 22, 2025. Retrieved May 20, 2026. Iowa's five starters – guards Beau Stephens and Kade Pieper, tackles Gennings Dunker and Trevor Lauck, and center Logan Jones – started all 12 games in 2025, with Jones, Stephens and Dunker combining for 120 career starts
[18]
"IOWA HAWKEYES EARN 2025 JOE MOORE AWARD". joemooreaward.com. The Joe Moore Award. January 20, 2026. Retrieved May 20, 2026.

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