WALTHAM, Mass. – Bentley University quarterback Danny Guadagnoli (Framingham/ Framinghan HS) has been selected as the 2014 recipient of the Harry Agganis/Harold Zinman Award, presented annually by the New England Football Writers to the outstanding senior football player in New England.

Guadagnoli, a May 2014 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Bentley who broke the school record for passing yards in a season for the second straight year, will receive the prestigious award on Thursday, Dec. 11 when the NEFW holds its annual Captains and Award Banquet at the Montvale Plaza in Stoneham.

It's the third major award that Guadagnoli has received since completing his career last month. He was chosen as the Offensive Player of the Year in the Northeast-10 Conference and was announced as the 2014 recipient of the Swede Nelson Award, given by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston for outstanding achievement in academics, athletics, sportsmanship and citizenship.

The Agganis/Zinman Award dates back to 1966 and Guadagnoli is just the fourth non-Division I student-athlete to be selected for the honor, joining a short list that includes another former Bentley quarterback, Marc Eddy (2004).

"Danny not only had an impressive senior season, but an extremely impressive career at Bentley, both athletically and academically," praised Falcon head coach Bill Kavanaugh. "He's become the ideal role model for young student-athletes by striving to be the best on the field and in the classroom." 

Guadagnoli has done exactly that since his arrival on campus in 2010. The two-year team captain and three-year starter amassed a 3.74 grade point average as an economics-finance major and is currently pursuing his Master's Degree in finance. He's been on the Academic All-Northeast-10 team twice and should receive that honor again when this year's team is selected.

This past season, Guadagnoli threw for 3,438 yards, surpassing the school record of 3,310 he set in 2013. He passed for 31 touchdowns, including five against New Haven and four on three other occasions, while helping Bentley to a 5-6 record, including four wins in the final five games.

On Bentley's all-time lists, Guadagnoli ranks second to Eddy in most categories, with his final totals including 9,170 passing yards, 69 TD passes, 671 completions and 9,697 yards total offense. During his 32 starts, he threw for multiple TDs 22 times, including 15 games with three or more.

"Danny is an excellent football player who will go on to do great things upon graduation," said Kavanaugh of his on-the-field leader.

Guadagnoli joins a distinguished list of past Agganis/Zinman Award recipients, one that includes such luminaries as Matt Ryan (BC), Gordie Lockbaum (Holy Cross), Doug Flutie (BC), Dan Ross (Northeastern), Dick Jauron (Yale), Bruce Taylor (Boston University) and 2013 honoree Andre Williams (BC).

For banquet reservations, contact Dick Lipe at 781-891-2334.

NEW ENGLAND FOOTBALL WRITERS HARRY AGGANIS/HAROLD ZINMAN AWARD

1966       Bobby Leo, Harvard
1967       Greg Landry, UMass
1968       Brian Dowling, Yale
1969       Bruce Taylor, Boston University
1970       Jim Chasey, Dartmouth
1971       Ed Rideout, Boston College
1972       Dick Jauron, Yale
1973       Tom Gsatari, Dartmouth
1974       Pat McInally, Harvard
1975       Mike Kruczek, Boston College
1976       Tim Whelan, Tufts
1977       Bill Burnham, New Hampshire
1978       Dan Ross, Northeastern
1979       Mal Najarian, Boston University
1980       Kevin Czinger, Yale
1981       Rich Diana, Yale
1982       Garry Pearson, UMass
1983       Brian Brennan, Boston College
1984       Doug Flutie, Boston College
1985       Tom Ehrhardt, Rhode Island
1986       John Bosa, Boston College
1987       Gordie Lockbaum, Holy Cross
1988       Tom Waddle, Boston College
1989       Mike Buck, Maine
1990       Stan Greene, Boston University
1991       Mark Chmura, Boston College
1992       Chuckie Dukes, Boston College
1993       Glenn Foley, Boston College
1994       Robert Dougherty, Boston University
1995       Rene Ingoglia, UMass
1996       Jon Alancic, Dartmouth
1997       Jim Murphy, Northeastern
1998       Jerry Azumah, New Hampshire
1999       Chris Hovan, Boston College
2000       Eric Johnson, Yale
2001       L.J. McKanas, Northeastern
2002       Carl Morris, Harvard
2003       Derrick Knight, Boston College
2004       Marc Eddy, Bentley
2005       Nick Hartigan, Brown
2006       David Ball, New Hampshire
2007       Matt Ryan, Boston College
2008       Liam Coen, UMass
2009       Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross
2010       Anthony Costanzo, Boston College
2011       Josue Ortiz, Harvard
2012       Joe Clancy, Merrimack
2013       Andre Williams, Boston College

2014       Danny Guadagnoli, Bentley