Archie Griffin Award
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The Archie Griffin Award is a college football award given each year to the nation's most valuable player as determined by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. It differs from the Chic Harley Award, TCoC's other "best player" award, in that it recognizes the "most valuable" player rather than the "most outstanding" player, and considers the player's performance in bowl games.
| 1999 | Michael Vick | Virginia Tech | quarterback |
| 2000 | Josh Heupel | Oklahoma | quarterback |
| 2001 | Ken Dorsey | Miami (FL) | quarterback |
| 2002 | Ken Dorsey | Miami (FL) | quarterback |
| 2003 | Matt Leinart | Southern California | quarterback |
| 2004 | Matt Leinart | Southern California | quarterback |
| 2005 | Vince Young | Texas | quarterback |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State | quarterback |
| 2007 | Pat White | West Virginia | quarterback |
| 2008 | Colt McCoy | Texas | quarterback |
| 2009 | Toby Gerhart | Stanford | running back |
| 2010 | Andrew Luck | Stanford | quarterback |
| 2011 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | running back |
| 2012 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | quarterback |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston | Florida State | quarterback |
| 2014 | Ezekiel Elliott | Ohio State | running back |
