Maxwell Award
From Varsity Pride
The Maxwell Award is given each year to the nation's most outstanding college football player as voted on by a panel of media and coaches.
| 1937 | Clint Frank | Yale | halfback |
| 1938 | Davey O'Brien | Texas Christian | quarterback |
| 1939 | Nile Kinnick | Iowa | halfback |
| 1940 | Tom Harmon | Michigan | halfback |
| 1941 | Bill Dudley | Virginia | halfback |
| 1942 | Paul Governali | Columbia | quarterback |
| 1943 | Robert Odell | Pennsylvania | halfback |
| 1944 | Glenn Davis | Army | halfback |
| 1945 | Doc Blanchard | Army | fullback |
| 1946 | Charley Trippi | Georgia | halfback |
| 1947 | Doak Walker | Southern Methodist | running back |
| 1948 | Chuck Bednarik | Pennsylvania | linebacker |
| 1949 | Leon Hart | Notre Dame | end |
| 1950 | Reds Bagnell | Pennsylvania | halfback |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier | Princeton | halfback |
| 1952 | Johnny Lattner | Notre Dame | halfback |
| 1953 | Johnny Lattner (2) | Notre Dame | halfback |
| 1954 | Ronald Beagle | Navy | end |
| 1955 | Howard Cassaday | Ohio State | halfback |
| 1956 | Tommy McDonald | Oklahoma | wide receiver |
| 1957 | Bob Reifsnyder | Navy | defensive end |
| 1958 | Pete Dawkins | Army | halfback |
| 1959 | Richie Lucas | Penn State | quarterback |
| 1960 | Joe Bellino | Navy | halfback |
| 1961 | Bob Ferguson | Ohio State | halfback |
| 1962 | Terry Baker | Oregon State | quarterback |
| 1963 | Roger Staubach | Navy | quarterback |
| 1964 | Glenn Ressler | Penn State | off. tackle |
| 1965 | Tommy Nobis | Texas | linebacker |
| 1966 | Jim Lynch | Notre Dame | linebacker |
| 1967 | Gary Beban | Cal-Los Angeles | quarterback |
| 1968 | O.J. Simpson | Southern California | halfback |
| 1969 | Mike Reid | Penn State | def. tackle |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett | Stanford | quarterback |
| 1971 | Ed Marinaro | Cornell | running back |
| 1972 | Brad Van Pelt | Michigan State | linebacker |
| 1973 | John Cappelletti | Penn State | running back |
| 1974 | Steve Joachim | Temple | quarterback |
| 1975 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | running back |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett | Pittsburgh | running back |
| 1977 | Ross Browner | Notre Dame | defensive end |
| 1978 | Chuck Fusina | Penn State | quarterback |
| 1979 | Charles White | Southern California | running back |
| 1980 | Hugh Green | Pittsburgh | linebacker |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen | Southern California | running back |
| 1982 | Herschel Walker | Georgia | running back |
| 1983 | Mike Rozier | Nebraska | running back |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie | Boston College | quarterback |
| 1985 | Chuck Long | Iowa | quarterback |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde | Miami (FL) | quarterback |
| 1987 | Don McPherson | Syracuse | quarterback |
| 1988 | Barry Sanders | Oklahoma State | running back |
| 1989 | Anthony Thompson | Indiana | running back |
| 1990 | Ty Detmer | Brigham Young | quarterback |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | Michigan | wide receiver |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta | Miami (FL) | quarterback |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | quarterback |
| 1994 | Kerry Collins | Penn State | quarterback |
| 1995 | Eddie George | Ohio State | running back |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida | quarterback |
| 1997 | Peyton Manning | Tennessee | quarterback |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas | running back |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | running back |
| 2000 | Drew Brees | Purdue | quarterback |
| 2001 | Ken Dorsey | Miami (FL) | quarterback |
| 2002 | Larry Johnson | Penn State | quarterback |
| 2003 | Eli Manning | Mississippi | quarterback |
| 2004 | Jason White | Oklahoma | quarterback |
| 2005 | Vince Young | Texas | quarterback |
| 2006 | Brady Quinn | Notre Dame | quarterback |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow | Florida | quarterback |
| 2008 | Tim Tebow (2) | Florida | quarterback |
| 2009 | Colt McCoy | Texas | running back |
| 2010 | Cam Newton | Auburn | quarterback |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck | Stanford | quarterback |
| 2012 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame | linebacker |
| 2013 | A.J. McCarron | Alabama | quarterback |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | quarterback |
