I think teams like UL,UC, may still be inelidgible since they aren't in the in the geographic paremeter in the ECAC. USF will be able since they play PSU as well as SU,Uconn,RU,Pitt,WVU "half there schedule"


BC will recieve the Lambert trophy for the 2004 season

PusherT Wrote:I think teams like UL,UC, may still be inelidgible since they aren't in the in the geographic paremeter in the ECAC. USF will be able since they play PSU as well as SU,Uconn,RU,Pitt,WVU "half there schedule"


BC will recieve the Lambert trophy for the 2004 season

UC is also eligible because they too play PSU like USF. At any rate I kinda agree with the Lambert Trophy being awarded to the BE champ but it'd be better if Temple, PSU, BC were in the conference for that to happen.

The ECAC is not a region, it is a membership of schools. If UC is not in the ECAC it won't win the trophy.

DFW HOYA Wrote:The ECAC is not a region, it is a membership of schools. If UC is not in the ECAC it won't win the trophy.

yes but the exception is if your scool schedule plays 1/2 of qualified ECAC teams you can win the trophy. Miami and VT have Lambert Trophies, not as many as PSU though

FROM THE BOSTON COLLEGE SITE COMES THIS INFO:

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Established in 1936 as the "Lambert Trophy" to recognize supremacy in eastern college football, the award has since grown to recognize the best teams in the East in Divisions I-A, I-AA, II and III. To be eligible for the Lambert Meadowlands Awards, a school must be located in the East or play half of its schedule against eligible Lambert teams. The territory includes New York, New Jersey, New England and Pennsylvania while teams in the bordering states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia and the District of Columbia qualify if half of their schedule features eligible teams.

This year, 156 schools are eligible in the four divisions including 11 in Division I-A, 44 in Division I-AA, 27 in Division II and 74 in Division III. Four separate panels of media, one in each division, participate in a weekly poll and the final poll determines the winners. Playoffs and bowl games are including in the polling.

1. Boston College - 9-3 2. Navy - 10-2 3. West Virginia - 8-4 4. Connecticut - 8-4 5. Pittsburgh - 8-4 6. Syracuse - 6-6 7. Penn State - 4-7 8. Rutgers - 4-7 9. Army - 2-9 10. Temple - 2-9.
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EVEN THOUGH IT MENTIONED 11 1A SCHOOLS THIS YEAR, ONLY THOSE 10 WERE LISTED. Note also that it limits the territory to PA, NY, NJ, AND NEW ENGLAND while saying that the bordering areas of DEL, MD, VA, WVU, AND DC qualify if they play half their schedule against qualifying teams.

I don't know if schools beyond these parameters are eligible. I couldn't find a list of the history of winners. If someone has better info, please let me know.

Lambert Trophy Winners

1936: Pittsburgh
1937: Pittsburgh
1938: Carnegie Mellon
1939: Cornell
1940: Boston College
1941: Fordham
1942: Boston College
1943: Navy
1944: Army
1945: Army
1946: Army
1947: Penn State
1948: Army
1949: Army
1950: Princeton
1951: Princeton
1952: Princeton
1953: Army
1954: Navy
1955: Pittsburgh
1956: Syracuse
1957: Navy
1958: Army
1959: Syracuse
1960: Navy & Yale
1961: Penn State
1962: Penn State
1963: Navy
1964: Penn State
1965: Dartmouth
1966: Syracuse
1967: Penn State
1968: Penn State
1969: Penn State
1970: Dartmouth
1971: Penn State
1972: Penn State
1973: Penn State
1974: Penn State
1975: Penn State
1976: Pittsburgh
1977: Penn State
1978: Penn State
1979: Pittsburgh
1980: Pittsburgh
1981: Penn State
1982: Penn State
1983: Boston College
1984: Boston College
1985: Penn State
1986: Penn State
1987: Syracuse
1988: West Virginia
1989: Penn State
1990: Penn State
1991: Penn State
1992: Syracuse
1993: West Virginia
1994: Penn State
1995: Virginia Tech
1996: Penn State
1997: Penn State
1998: Penn State
1999: Virginia Tech
2000: Miami
2001: Miami
2002: Miami
2003: Miami
2004: Boston College