Best Game ESPY Award
The Best Game ESPY Award has been conferred annually since 2002 on the single regular season or playoff game contested professionally under the auspices of one of the four major North American leagues or collegiately under the auspices of the National Collegiate Athletic Association adjudged, in view of its quality, competitiveness, excitement, and significance, to be the best.
Between 2002 and 2004, the award voting panel comprised variously fans; sportswriters and broadcasters, sports executives, and retired sportspersons, termed collectively experts; and ESPN personalities, but balloting thereafter has been exclusively by fans over the Internet from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee. The ESPY Awards ceremony is conducted in June and awards conferred reflect performance and achievement over the twelve months previous to presentation.[1]
List of winners
Year |
Game or event |
Date contested |
League or governing body |
Sport |
Winning team |
Losing team |
Final score |
2002 |
2001 World Series, game seven |
November 4, 2001 |
Major League Baseball |
Baseball |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
New York Yankees |
3-2 |
2003 |
2003 Fiesta Bowl |
January 3, 2003 |
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A |
American football |
Ohio State University Buckeyes |
University of Miami Hurricanes |
31-24 (double overtime) |
2004 |
Super Bowl XXXVIII |
February 1, 2004 |
National Football League |
American football |
New England Patriots |
Carolina Panthers |
32-29 |
2005 |
2004 American League Championship Series, game five |
October 18, 2004 |
Major League Baseball |
Baseball |
Boston Red Sox |
New York Yankees |
5-4 |
2006 |
2006 Rose Bowl |
January 4, 2006 |
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A |
American football |
University of Texas Longhorns |
University of Southern California Trojans |
41-38 |
2007 |
2007 Fiesta Bowl |
January 1, 2007 |
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I FBS |
American football |
Boise State University Broncos |
University of Oklahoma Sooners |
43-42 (overtime) |
2008 |
Super Bowl XLII |
February 3, 2008 |
National Football League |
American football |
New York Giants |
New England Patriots |
17-14 |
2009 |
Super Bowl XLIII |
February 1, 2009 |
National Football League |
American football |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Arizona Cardinals |
27-23 |
2010 |
Winter Olympics men's hockey gold-medal game |
February 28, 2010 |
International Olympic Committee |
Ice hockey |
Canada |
United States |
3-2 (overtime) |
2011 |
NFL Week 15 game |
December 19, 2010 |
National Football League |
American football |
Philadelphia Eagles |
New York Giants |
38–31 |
2012 |
2012 NFC Divisional Playoffs |
January 14, 2012 |
National Football League |
American football |
San Francisco 49ers |
New Orleans Saints |
36–32 |
2013 |
Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals |
June 18, 2013 |
National Basketball Association |
Basketball |
Miami Heat |
San Antonio Spurs |
103-100 |
2014 |
2013 Iron Bowl |
November 30, 2013 |
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I FBS |
American football |
Auburn Tigers |
Alabama Crimson Tide |
34-28 |
2015 |
Super Bowl XLIX |
February 1, 2015 |
National Football League |
American football |
New England Patriots |
Seattle Seahawks |
28-24 |
2016 |
Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals |
June 19, 2016 |
National Basketball Association |
Basketball |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Golden State Warriors |
93-89 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Because of the rescheduling of the ESPY Awards ceremony, the award presented in 2002 was given in consideration of performance betwixt February 2001 and June 2002.
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