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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s Joshua Dobbs was named to the Watch List for The Wuerffel Trophy, known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service,” on Wednesday. The junior quarterback is involved in numerous community efforts in addition to outstanding achievements on the field and in the classroom.
The Wuerffel Trophy is presented annually by the All Sports Association in Fort Walton Beach Florida. Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Danny Wuerffel from the University of Florida, the Wuerffel Trophy is awarded to the FBS player that best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement.
Voting for the Wuerffel Trophy is performed by a National Selection Committee that includes college football television and print media, industry notables, former head coaches and prior Wuerffel Trophy recipients.
An Alpharetta, Georgia native, Dobbs was 4-1 as the Vols starting quarterback in 2014. In those five starts, Tennessee averaged 36.7 points per game and racked up 431 yards of offense per game. In six games overall, Dobbs compiled 1,675 total yards of offense, an average of 279 per game and was responsible for 17 touchdowns, nine passing and a team-high eight rushing. Dobbs threw for 1,206 yards on 112-of-177 passing and rushed for 469 yards.
He was named MVP of the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl after leading the Vols to 45-28 win over Iowa. In the win, Dobbs accounted for 205 yards of total offense and three touchdowns, completing 16-of-21 passes for 129 yards on with a passing touchdown while running for 76 yards and two scores.
In the community, Dobbs has been active in numerous service initiatives including the following: Educators for Excellence – Reach Them to Teach Them, WomEngineers Day, the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Prayers for AJ Cucksey, Read Across America, Special Olympics Knoxville, Beads of Courage and Habitat for Humanity.
Dobbs has also been named as a nominee for Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®, the most esteemed off the field honor in college football. For 24 years, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® has recognized college football players from across the country who exemplifies a superior commitment to community service and volunteerism.
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