Awards Banquet (11/22/09)
(formerly known as the Senior Awards Banquet) Players of the Year
Michigan State senior placekicker Brett Swenson, who ranks as the school's all-time leading scorer with 370 career points, has been selected Most Valuable Player (Governor's Award recipient) by his teammates at the Spartan Football Awards Banquet, held Sunday, November 22, 2009, at the Kellogg Center before a crowd in excess of 800. Swenson's selection marks the first time in the 79-year history of the Governor's Award that a placekicker has earned the team's top individual honor.
Biggie Munn Award (Most Inspirational Player): Offense - Kirk Cousins; Defense - Trevor Anderson
Captain's Awards: Kirk Cousins, Greg Jones, Ross Weaver, Blair White
Con Demos Scholarship Award (Manager): Eric Swanson (Troy, Mich.)
Cowing Award (Manager): Vince Herzog (Grand Blanc, Mich.)
Danziger Award (Outstanding Detroit-Area Player): Keshawn Martin
Doug Weaver Oil Can Award (Team Humorist): Jeremy Ware
Downtown Coaches Club Award - Outstanding Senior Defensive: Trevor Anderson
Downtown Coaches Club Award - Outstanding Senior Offense: Blair White
Downtown Coaches Club Award - Outstanding Senior Special Teams: Brett Swenson
Governor's Award (Most Valuable Player): Brett Swenson
Iron Man Award (Strength & Conditioning): Andrew Hawken
Jim Adams Award (Unsung Hero): Scout Team Offensive Player of the Year - Andrew Maxwell; Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year - Dana Dixon
MSU Football Players Association's Community Service & Outreach Award: Ross Weaver
Outstanding Underclass Back Award: Greg Jones
Outstanding Underclass Lineman Award: Charlie Gantt
Potsy Ross Award (Scholar-Athlete): Blair White
President's Award (Perseverance): Senior Lineman - Rocco Cironi; Senior Back - Jeremy Ware Rocco Cironi
Tommy Love Award (Most Improved Player): Colin Neely
Up Front Award (Outstanding Offensive Lineman): Joel Nitchman
