Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy

Lambert Trophy
Awarded for	the best team in the East in Division I FBS (formerly I-A) college football
Location	Eastern United States
Country	United States
Presented by	Metropolitan New York Football Writers
First awarded	1936
Currently held by	Penn State – 30th time

The Lambert Trophy is an annual award given to the best team in the East in Division I FBS (formerly I-A) college football. In affiliation with the Metropolitan New York Football Writers (founded 1935), the Lambert Trophy was established by brothers Victor and Henry Lambert in memory of their father, August. The Lamberts were the principals in a distinguished Madison Avenue jewelry house and were prominent college football boosters. The trophy, established in 1936 as the "Lambert Trophy" to recognize supremacy in Eastern college football, has since grown to recognize the best team in the East in Division I FBS. A set of parallel trophies collectively known as the Lambert Cup is awarded to teams in Division I FCS (formerly I-AA), Division II, and Division III. The Metropolitan New York Football Writers, owned and operated by American Football Networks, Inc., took the administration of the Lambert Meadowlands Awards back from the New Jersey Sports & Exhibition Authority in 2011.

The Penn State Nittany Lions won the award after the 2009 season for a then-record 28th time and the second consecutive year. On January 10, 2011, the NJSEA announced that the University of Connecticut had won the trophy for the very first time, after winning the Big East in 2010 and making their first appearance in the BCS. The Cincinnati Bearcats won their first trophy in 2012 by first becoming eligible after joining the former Big East Conference in 2005. Penn State won the trophy for a then-record 29th time for its 2013 Season.Rutgers won the trophy for the first time in school history in 2014, their first season in the Big Ten Conference.

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