University of Connecticut Athletics
Joe Fagnano Wins The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston Award
11/24/2025 6:19:00 PM | Football
STORRS, CT - UConn quarterback Joe Fagnano (Williamsport, PA) was announced as the winner of The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston's Bulger Lowe Award given to the best offensive player of the year on the FBS or FCS level. Fagnano has guided the Huskies to a 9-3 record and second-straight season of bowl eligibility this season.
The 87th annual Bulger Lowe Award, given to the best players on offense and defense in the NCAA Bowl Subdivision/Football Championship Subdivision (FBS/FCS). The Bulger Lowe is the nation's second-oldest nationally recognized college football award, after the Heisman Trophy.
Fagnano, who is a candidate for the Heisman Trophy, has also been named a semifinalist for the 2025 Davey O'Brien Award. This season he has won the New England Gold Helmet Award twice and been named a Manning Award Star of the Week on four occasions.
He started all 12 games for the Huskies and has gone 285-for-413 for 3,448 yards and 28 TD with one interception. He has a 161.03 passing efficiency rating. On the season, he ranks third in the NCAA in passing TDs and passing yards, seventh in completions per game (23.75) and passing yards per game (287.3) and eighth in points responsible for (188). With a bowl game left to play, Fagnano is three completions away from the school record, 37 yards away from the school mark and currently holds the record for fewest interceptions and best passing rating.
He and the Huskies finished with nine wins for the second-straight season, marking the first time in program history the team has posted consecutive nine-win seasons. It is also the most wins in back-to-back seasons in school history.
About the Gridiron Club, "Keepers of the Flame"
Founded in 1932, the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston (https://gridclubofgreaterboston.com/) promotes the game of football at all levels and nurtures the ideals of citizenship, sportsmanship, leadership, and athletic and academic achievement. A registered 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation, the Gridiron Club is supported by membership dues, philanthropic contributions, and proceeds from its annual dinners. The Club honors exemplary players, coaches and officials at all levels of the sport and supports worthy charitable causes, especially those that assist children.
