A possible solution to this might be to particularly focus your efforts in one area...in a sense, doing a few things really well rather than everything "so-so." Just because a team doesn't win many awards doesn't mean they aren't a good team; however, awards tend to recognize teams with great features rather than overall solid programs. I would say the important thing is the impact the team has on the people involved, not just the awards that are accumulated (although I will admit that awards are definitely nice motivators
).