Hauck a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy

Montana safety Robby Hauck added to his already impressive off-field resume Wednesday as one of just four players from the Big Sky Conference and 37 FCS players named a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation's William V. Campbell Trophy.

Known as the "Academic Heisman," the Campbell Trophy recognizes individuals as the absolute best scholar-athlete in the nation for their combined academic success, football performance, and exemplary leadership.

The NFF will select 12-14 finalists for the Campbell Trophy on Oct. 26, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2022 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class.

The finalists will travel to Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for the 64th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 6, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 33rd Campbell Trophy and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.

Semifinalists for the award must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of playing eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first-team player or significant contributor, and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship.

"The NFF would like to personally congratulate each of the semifinalists as well as their schools and coaches on their tremendous accomplishments," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell in a NFF release. "We are extremely proud to highlight their achievements, showcasing their ability to balance academics and athletics at the highest level. The NFF Awards Committee will have an incredibly difficult task in selecting the finalists from this outstanding group of candidates."

Hauck, who broke Montana's school record for career tackles on Saturday, is a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American who holds a cumulative 3.45 GPA through his undergrad and graduate studies at UM.

Having already earned two degrees in Management Information Systems and Business Administration, Hauck is currently completing his Master's in Business Administration.

He's a two-time Academic All-Big Sky selection and is on pace to become just the fourth Grizzly to be named a three-time Academic All-American.

Hauck's on-field accomplishments are well documented as one of the most productive defenders in program history. He enters this week's game at Idaho State with a school record 402 tackles and is now chasing the Big Sky Conference record of 473.

At the start of the 2022 season he was one of three Grizzlies named to the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List for the FCS Defensive Player of the Year after two-straight seasons with 120-plus tackles.

Having started every game of his career at UM, he's a three-time All-American, and two-time All-Big Sky pick who finished seventh in the voting for the 2018 FCS Jerry Rice Award for the nation's top freshman. He was also the team's defensive MVP in 2021, a two-time recipient of the team's Golden Helmet Award for hardest hitter, and a two-time team captain.

Hauck has also been active in the community, helping combat homelessness in Western Montana as a volunteer for Family Promise of Missoula, an organization that provides food and shelter to families to help them overcome housing and employment barriers.

He has volunteered with Grizzly great Colt Anderson's Dream Big Foundation kids camp and family fun days in Butte and helped encourage fellow UM students to join the Be the Match marrow donor program during a team-sponsored registration drive. He's also volunteered to make thank you calls to scholarship donors for the Grizzly Scholarship Association and volunteered to help UM freshmen move into the dorms.

Montana has a long history of success with the Campbell Trophy with two finalists in the last seven years. Dante Olson was a finalist in 2019 as was Derek Crittenden in 2015.

Other Grizzlies named NFF Scholar-Athletes include College Football Hall of Famer Dave Dickenson (1995), Josh Branen (1997), and Grizzly Sports Hall of Famer Vince Huntsberger (2001).

2022 WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY® SEMIFINALISTS

Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
Alabama - Darrian Dalcourt
Appalachian State - Tyler Bird
Arkansas - Trey Knox
Auburn - Anders Carlson
Baylor - Dillon Doyle
Boise State - John Ojukwu
Bowling Green - Matt McDonald
Brigham Young - Clark Barrington
Buffalo - Alex McNulty
California - Matthew Cindric
Central Michigan - Robi Stuart
Clemson - K.J. Henry
Colorado - Daniel Arias
Duke - DeWayne Carter
Eastern Michigan - Dylan Drummond
Florida State - Wyatt Rector
Georgia - Jack Podlesny
Georgia State - Seth Glausier
Georgia Tech - Dylan Leonard
Illinois - Alex Pihlstrom
Indiana - Beau Robbins
Iowa - Jack Campbell
Iowa State - Jared Rus
Kansas - Sam Burt
Kansas State - Adrian Martinez
Kentucky - Colin Goodfellow
Liberty - Cooper McCaw
Memphis - Quindell Johnson
Miami (FL) - Lou Hedley
Michigan - Jake Moody
Middle Tennessee - Jordan Palmer
Mississippi State - Austin Williams
Missouri - Barrett Banister
Navy - John Marshall
Nebraska - Travis Vokolek
North Carolina State - Tim McKay
Northern Illinois - Michael Kennedy
Northwestern - Charlie Mangieri
Notre Dame - Josh Lugg
Ohio State - Bradley Robinson
Oklahoma - Drake Stoops
Oklahoma State - Tom Hutton
Old Dominion - Zack Kuntz
Oregon - Alex Forsyth
Oregon State - Jack Colletto
Penn State - Jonathan Sutherland
Pittsburgh - Habakkuk Baldonado
Rice - Wiley Green
Rutgers - Adam Korsak
San Jose State - Tre Jenkins
SMU - Tanner Mordecai
South Carolina - Jovaughn Gwyn
South Florida - Brad Cecil
Southern California - Nick Figueroa
Stanford - Walter Rouse
Syracuse - Dakota Davis
TCU - Dominic DiNunzio
Tennessee - Paxton Brooks
Texas - Roschon Johnson
Texas at San Antonio - Ahofitu Maka
Texas State - Russell Baker
Texas Tech - Marquis Waters
Troy - Austin Stidham
Tulane - Nick Anderson
UCF - Alex Ward
UCLA - Shea Pitts
Utah - R.J. Hubert
Utah State - Chandler Dolphin
Virginia - Brendan Farrell
Wake Forest - Michael Jurgens
Washington - Edefuan Ulofoshio
Washington State - Brennan Jackson
Western Michigan - Dylan Deatherage

Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)
Brown - Lucas Ferraro
Bucknell - Brent Jackson
Columbia - Stewart Newblatt
Cornell - Jake Stebbins
Dartmouth - Nick Howard
Davidson - Bradyn Oakley
Dayton - Jake Chisholm
Eastern Illinois - Isaiah Hill
Fordham - Ryan Greenhagen
Georgetown - Mac Hollensteiner
Harvard - Truman Jones
Holy Cross - Peter Oliver
Houston Christian - Brennan Young
Jacksonville State - Zack Cangelosi
Lamar - Luke Wallis
Maine - Michael Gerace
Marist - Mike Arrington
Montana - Robby Hauck
New Hampshire - Niko Kvietkus
Nicholls - Glen Thurmond
Norfolk State - Marquis Hall
North Dakota - Cade Peterson
Northern Arizona - Anthony Sweeney
Northwestern State - Kaleb Fletcher
Princeton - Michael Ruttlen Jr.
Sacramento State - Abel Ordaz
South Dakota State - Reece Winkelman
St. Thomas - Seth Bickett
Stetson - Ethan Hull
Stonehill - David Satkowski
Stony Brook - Kyle Nunez
Tennessee Tech - Seth Carlisle
Texas A&M-Commerce - Michael Noble
UC Davis - Jayce Smalley
William & Mary - Carlton Fowler
Yale - Oso Ifesinachukwu
Youngstown State - Griffin Hoak

Division II
Ashland (OH) - Austin Brenner
Benedict (SC) - Ja'Ron Kilpatrick
Bentley (MA) - Jailen Branch
California (PA) - Noel Brouse
Colorado State Pueblo - Max Gonzales
Harding (AR) - Grant Fitzhugh
Minnesota State - Jalen Sample
Ouachita Baptist (AR) - Peyton Stafford
Pittsburg State (KS) - P.J. Sarwinski
Slippery Rock (PA) - Noah Grover
Southern Arkansas - Austin Wilkerson
Wayne State (MI) - Julius Wilkerson
Wingate (NC) - Trevor Grant

Division III
Allegheny (PA) - Hudson Alread
Bates (ME) - Tony Hooks
Berry (GA) - Jake Weitkamp
Chicago (IL) - Nicholas D'Ambrose
DePauw (IN) - Danny Sheehan
Gallaudet (DC) - Laron Thomas
Hampden-Sydney (VA) - Michael Harris
Hardin-Simmons (TX) - Cody Harral
Hobart (NY) - Cade Frucci
Hope (MI) - Daniel Romano
Johns Hopkins (MD) - JR Woods
Lake Forest (IL) - Dante Esposito
Lycoming (PA) - Cole Senior
Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX) - Sante Parker Jr.
Middlebury (VT) - Gregory Livingston
Millsaps (MS) - Nic Hayes
Rhodes (TN) - Reggie Matthews
Saint John's (MN) - Michael Wozniak
Shenandoah (VA) - Mason Caldwell
Springfield (MA) - Lou Cocozza
Susquehanna (PA) - Elijah Hoffman
Trinity (CT) - Aidan Kennedy
Tufts (MA) - Johnathan Oneal
Washington & Jefferson (PA) - Alexander Keith
Waynesburg (PA) - Tyler Raines
Wesleyan (CT) - Matt Simco
Wisconsin Lutheran - Brevin Jegerlehner
Wisconsin-Stout - Sean Borgerding
Wooster (OH) - Lake Barrett

NAIA
Dakota State (SD) - Travis Rebstock
Morningside (IA) - Joe Dolincheck
Rocky Mountain (MT) - Andrew Simon
Southwestern (KS) - Drew Smith

Past recipients of the Campbell Trophy include:
1990 – Chris Howard (Air Force)
1991 – Brad Culpepper (Florida)
1992 – Jim Hansen (Colorado)
1993 – Thomas Burns (Virginia)
1994 – Rob Zatechka (Nebraska)
1995 – Bobby Hoying (Ohio State)
1996 – Danny Wuerffel (Florida)
1997 – Peyton Manning (Tennessee)
1998 – Matt Stinchcomb (Georgia)
1999 – Chad Pennington (Marshall)
2000 – Kyle Vanden Bosch (Nebraska)
2001 – Joaquin Gonzalez (Miami [FL])
2002 – Brandon Roberts (Washington U. in St. Louis [MO])
2003 – Craig Krenzel (Ohio State)
2004 – Michael Munoz (Tennessee)
2005 – Rudy Niswanger (LSU)
2006 – Brian Leonard (Rutgers)
2007 – Dallas Griffin (Texas)
2008 – Alex Mack (California)
2009 – Tim Tebow (Florida)
2010 – Sam Acho (Texas)
2011 – Andrew Rodriguez (Army West Point)
2012 – Barrett Jones (Alabama)
2013 – John Urschel (Penn State)
2014 – David Helton (Duke)
2015 – Ty Darlington (Oklahoma)
2016 – Zach Terrell (Western Michigan)
2017 – Micah Kiser (Virginia)
2018 – Christian Wilkins (Clemson)
2019 – Justin Herbert (Oregon)
2020 – Brady White (Memphis)
2021 – Charlie Kolar (Iowa State)

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Hauck a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy

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