Howard Named a Semifinalist for Campbell Trophy

HANOVER, N.H. — Dartmouth football quarterback Nick Howard has been named as one of the 156 semifinalists for the 2022 William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes the top football scholar-athlete in the nation. The 156 players come from all levels of college football, both NCAA and NAIA, with 73 coming from the FBS and 37 more from the FCS, including seven Ivy Leaguers.

The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Oct. 26, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class. The finalists will travel to New York City for the 64th NFF Annual Awards Dinner in Las Vegas on Dec. 6, where their accomplishments will be highlighted. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 33rd William V. Campbell Trophy and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.

Howard, a senior majoring in goverment modified with economics, entered this fall with a 3.41 GPA. He was an All-Ivy League First Team selection in 2021, ranking sixth nationally in rushing touchdowns (15), tying a school record that stood for more than 90 years. The native of Green Bay, Wisconsin, led the Ivy League and ranked 14th in the FCS with 6.3 yards per rush on his way to amassing 787 rushing yards in all, good for third in the conference. Three times he ran for more than 100 yards last year with a season-high 172 (and four touchdowns) in a 41-7 win over Cornell. In limited passing duty, he even completed 11-of-18 throws for 126 yards and a touchdown as Dartmouth went 9-1 on the season and earned a share of the Ivy League crown.

Named in honor of the late Bill Campbell, former chairman of Intuit, former player and head coach at Columbia University and the 2004 recipient of the NFF's Gold Medal, the Campbell Trophy is a 25-pound bronze trophy and increases the amount of the recipient's grant by $7,000 for a total postgraduate scholarship of $25,000. This year's postgraduate scholarships will push the program's all-time distribution to more than $12.3 million.

Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of playing eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first-team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.

Six Dartmouth players have been chosen as finalists for the NFF Scholar-Athlete Class — Alan Rozycki (1960), Willie Bogan (1970), Fred Radke (1972), Pat Sullivan (1976), Paul Sorensen (1988) and Josh Bloom (1994).

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