Maxwell Award History

Each year the Maxwell Football Club presents the Maxwell Award for the College Player of the Year.

Maxwell Award

Nation's Top Player

History and Watch Lists
- Bednarik | Biletnikoff | Butkus | Davey O'Brien | Doak Walker
- Lou Groza | Lombardi | Mackey | Maxwell | Nagurski | Outland
- Ray Guy | Rimington | Thorpe | Walter Camp

Ranking the All-Time Winners
- The 25 Greatest Heisman Winners | No. 26 to 50 | No. 51 to 77

Heisman Winners - Top 5 Races, Player to Not Win, and More
- 2010 to Present | 2000 to 2009 | 1990 to 1999 | 1980 to 1989
- 1970 to 1979 | 1960 to 1969 | 1950 to 1959 | 1940 to 1949 | 1930 to 1935

Maxwell Award Winners

2012	Manti Te'o, LB Notre Dame
2011	Andrew Luck, QB Stanford
2010	Cam Newton, QB Auburn
2009	Colt McCoy, QB Texas
2008	Tim Tebow, QB Florida
2007	Tim Tebow, QB Florida
2006	Brady Quinn, QB Notre Dame
2005	Vince Young, QB Texas
2004	Jason White, QB Oklahoma
2003	Eli Manning. QB Ole Miss
2002	Larry Johnson, RB Penn State
2001	Ken Dorsey, QB Miami
2000	Drew Brees, QB Purdue
1999	Ron Dayne, RB Wisconsin
1998	Ricky Williams, RB Texas
1997	Peyton Manning, QB Tennessee
1996	Danny Wuerffell, QB Florida
1995	Eddie George, RB Ohio State
1994	Rashaan Salaam, RB Colorado
1993	Charlie Ward, QB Florida State
1992	Gino Torretta, QB Miami
1991	Desmond Howard, WR Michigan
1990	Ty Detmer, QB BYU
1989	Anthony Thomas, RB Indiana
1988	Barry Sanders, RB Oklahoma State
1987	Don McPherson, QB Syracuse
1986	Vinny Testaverde, QB Miami
1985	Chuck Long, QB Iowa
1984	Doug Flutie, QB Boston College
1983	Mike Rozier, RB Nebraska
1982	Herschel Walker, RB Georgia
1981	Marcus Allen, RB USC
1980	Hugh Green, DE Pittsburgh
1979	Charles White, RB USC
1978	Chuck Fusina, QB Penn State
1977	Ross Browner, DE Notre Dame
1976	Tony Dorsett, RB Pittsburgh
1975	Archie Griffin, RB Ohio State
1974	Steve Joachim, QB Temple
1973	John Cappelletti, RB Penn State
1972	Brad Van Pelt, DB Michigan State
1971	Ed Marinaro, RB Cornell
1970	Jim Plunkett, QB Stanford
1969	Mike Reid, DT Penn State
1968	O.J. Simpson, RB USC
1967	Gary Beban, QB UCLA
1966	Jim Lynch, LB Notre Dame
1965	Tommy Nobis, LB Texas
1964	Glenn Ressler, C Penn State
1963	Roger Staubach, QB Navy
1962	Terry Baker, QB Oregon State
1961	Bob Ferguson, FB Ohio State
1960	Joe Bellino, RB Navy
1959	Richie Lucas, QB Penn State
1958	Pete Dawkins, RB Army
1957	Bob Reifsnyder, T Navy
1956	Tommy McDonald, RB Oklahoma
1955	Howard Cassady, RB Ohio State
1954	Ron Beagle, E Navy
1953	John Lattner, RB Notre Dame
1952	John Lattner, RB Notre Dame
1951	Dick Kazmaier, RB Princeton
1950	Reds Bagnall, RB Pennsylvania
1949	Leon Hart, E Notre Dame
1948	Chuck Bednarik, C Pennsylvania
1947	Doak Walker, RB SMU
1946	Charley Trippi, RB Georgia
1945	Doc Blanchard, FB Army
1944	Glenn Davis, RB Army
1943	Bob Odell, RB Pennsylvania
1942	Paul Governali, QB Columbia
1941	Bill Dudley, RB Virginia
1940	Tom Harmon, RB Michigan
1939	Nile Kinnick, RB Iowa
1938	Davey O"Brien, QB TCU
1937	Clint Frank, RB Yale