OU Football Tradition | Award Winners

Mosi Tatupu Award | Official Site
The Mosi Tatupu Award is given annually to the special teams Player of the Year by the Maui Quarterback Club and the Hula Bowl. Mosi Tatupu was a standout player at Punahou School, the University of Southern California and the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
 

2000 | J.T. Thatcher

A standout on both defense and special teams, J.T. Thatcher was named an All-American as both a defensive back and returner.
 
The Mosi Tatupu Special Teams Player of the Year Award winner, Thatcher was one of only seven players to return two or more punts for a touchdown in 2000 and ranked ninth nationally in punt return average.
 
A four-time Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week selection, Thatcher set OU's single-game (160) and single-season (599) records for punt return yards. He also posted the second-highest single-game kickoff return yard total with 150, including a 93-yard return to set up OU's go-ahead touchdown against second-ranked Kansas State.
 
Thatcher was a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award - awarded to the nation's top defensive back - and tied school records for interceptions in a game (3) and season (8).
 

Career Statistics
Season	PR	Yds	Avg	TDs	KR	Yds	Avg	TDs
1997	0	0	0	0	1	16	16	0
1999	4	146	36.5	1	0	0	0	0
2000	43	634	14.7	2	11	264	20.1	0
Totals	47	780	16.6	3	12	280	20.1	0