NCAA Division 1A Football Awards - Maxwell Award

NCAA Division 1A Football Awards - Maxwell Award

Given to the nation's outstanding college football player by the Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia.

Year	Player, College, Position
1937	Clint Frank, Yale, HB
1938	Davey O'Brien, TCU, QB
1939	Nile Kinnick, Iowa, HB
1940	Tom Harmon, Michigan, HB
1941	Bill Dudley, Virginia, HB
1942	Paul Governali, Columbia, QB
1943	Bob Odell, Pennsylvania, HB
1944	Glenn Davis, Army, HB
1945	Doc Blanchard, Army, FB
1946	Charley Trippi, Georgia, HB
1947	Doak Walker, SMU, HB
1948	Chuck Bednarik, Pennsylvania, C
1949	Leon Hart, Notre Dame, E
1950	Reds Bagnell, Pennsylvania, HB
1951	Dick Kazmaier, Princeton, HB
1952	John Lattner, Notre Dame, HB
1953	John Lattner, Notre Dame, HB
1954	Ron Beagle, Navy, E
1955	Howard Cassady, Ohio State, HB
1956	Tommy McDonald, Oklahoma, HB
1957	Bob Reifsnyder, Navy, T
1958	Pete Dawkins, Army, HB
1959	Rich Lucas, Penn State, QB
1960	Joe Bellino, Navy, HB
1961	Bob Ferguson, Ohio State, FB
1962	Terry Baker, Oregon State, QB
1963	Roger Staubach, Navy, QB
1964	Glenn Ressler, Penn State, C
1965	Tommy Nobis, Texas, LB
1966	Jim Lynch, Notre Dame, LB
1967	Gary Beban, UCLA, QB
1968	O.J. Simpson, USC, RB
1969	Mike Reid, Penn State, DT
1970	Jim Plunkett, Stanford, QB
1971	Ed Marinaro, Cornell, RB
1972	Brad Van Pelt, Michigan State, DB
1973	John Cappelletti, Penn State, RB
1974	Steve Joachim, Temple, QB
1975	Archie Griffin, Ohio State, RB
1976	Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, RB
1977	Ross Browner, Notre Dame, DE
1978	Chuck Fusina, Penn State, QB
1979	Charles White, USC, RB
1980	Hugh Green, Pittsburgh, DE
1980	Hugh Green, Pittsburgh, DE
1981	Marcus Allen, USC, RB
1982	Herschel Walker, Georgia, RB
1983	Mike Rozier, Nebraska, RB
1984	Doug Flutie, Boston College, QB
1985	Chuck Long, Iowa, QB
1986	Vinny Testaverde, Miami (FL), QB
1987	Don McPherson, Syracuse, QB
1988	Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, RB
1989	Anthony Thompson, Indiana, RB
1990	Ty Detmer, BYU, QB
1991	Desmond Howard, Michigan, WR
1992	Gino Torretta, Miami (FL), QB
1993	Charlie Ward, Florida State, QB
1994	Kerry Collins, Penn State, QB
1995	Eddie George, Ohio State, RB
1996	Danny Wuerffel, Florida, QB
1997	Peyton Manning, Tennessee, QB
1998	Ricky Williams, Texas, RB
1999	Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, RB
2000	Drew Brees, Purdue, QB
2001	Ken Dorsey, Miami (FL), QB
2002	Larry Johnson, Penn State, RB
2003	Eli Manning, Mississippi, QB
2004	Jason White, Oklahoma, QB
2005	Vince Young, Texas, QB
2006	Brady Quinn, QB, Notre Dame
2007	Tim Tebow, Florida
2008	Tim Tebow, Florida