Year Winner, College, Pos Runner-Up Third Place
1935 Jay Berwanger , Chicago, HBMonk Meyer, Army, HB Bill Shakespeare, Notre Dame, HB
1936 Larry Kelley , Yale, ESam Francis, Nebraska, FB Ray Buivid, Marquette, HB
1937 Clinton Frank , Yale, HBByron (Whizzer) White, Colo., HB Marshall Goldberg , Pitt, HB
1938 Davey O'Brien , TCU, QBMarshall Goldberg , Pitt, HBSid Luckman , Columbia, QB
1939 Nile Kinnick , Iowa, HBTom Harmon , Michigan, HBPaul Christman, Missouri, QB
1940 Tom Harmon , Michigan, HBJohn Kimbrough , Texas A&M, FBGeorge Franck, Minnesota, HB
1941 Bruce Smith, Minnesota, HB Angelo Bertelli , Notre Dame, QBFrank Albert, Stanford, QB
1942 Frank Sinkwich, Georgia, TB Paul Governali , Columbia, QBClint Castleberry, Ga. Tech, HB
1943 Angelo Bertelli , Notre Dame, QBBob Odell, Penn, HB Otto Graham , Northwestern, QB
1944 Les Horvath , Ohio St., TB-QBGlenn Davis , Army, HBDoc Blanchard , Army, FB
1945 Doc Blanchard , Army, FBGlenn Davis , Army, HBBob Fenimore , Oklahoma A&M, HB
1946 Glenn Davis , Army, HBCharlie Trippi, Georgia, HB Johnny Lujack , Notre Dame, QB
1947 Johnny Lujack , Notre Dame, QBBob Chappuis, Michigan, HB Doak Walker, SMU, HB
1948 Doak Walker, SMU, HB Charlie Justice , N. Carolina, HBChuck Bednarik , Penn, C
1949 Leon Hart , Notre Dame, ECharlie Justice , N. Carolina, HBDoak Walker, SMU, HB
1950 Vic Janowicz , Ohio St., HBKyle Rote , SMU, HBReds Bagnell, Penn, HB
1951 Dick Kazmaier , Princeton, TBHank Lauricella, Tennessee, HB Babe Parilli , Kentucky, QB
1952 Billy Vessels, Oklahoma, HB Jack Scarbath, Maryland, QB Paul Giel, Minnesota, HB
1953 Johnny Lattner , Notre Dame, HBPaul Giel, Minnesota, HB Paul Cameron, UCLA, HB
1954 Alan Ameche , Wisconsin, FBKurt Burris, Oklahoma, C Howard "Hopalong" Cassady , Ohio St., HB
1955 Howard "Hopalong" Cassady , Ohio St., HBJim Swink, TCU, HB George Welsh, Navy, QB
1956 Paul Hornung , Notre Dame, QBJohnny Majors , Tennessee, HBTommy McDonald , Oklahoma, HB
1957 John David Crow , Texas A&M, HBAlex Karras , Iowa, TWalt Kowalczyk, Mich. St., HB
1958 Pete Dawkins , Army, HBRandy Duncan, Iowa, QB Billy Cannon , LSU, HB
1959 Billy Cannon , LSU, HBRichie Lucas, Penn St., QB Don Meredith, SMU, QB
1960 Joe Bellino , Navy, HBTom Brown, Minnesota, G Jake Gibbs, Mississippi, QB
1961 Ernie Davis , Syracuse, HBBob Ferguson, Ohio St., HB Jimmy Saxton, Texas, HB
1962 Terry Baker , Oregon St., QBJerry Stovall, LSU, HB Bobby Bell, Minnesota, T
1963 Roger Staubach, Navy, QB Billy Lothridge, Ga. Tech, QB Sherman Lewis, Mich. St., HB
1964 John Huarte , Notre Dame, QBJerry Rhome, Tulsa, QB Dick Butkus , Illinois, C
1965 Mike Garrett , USC, HBHoward Twilley, Tulsa, E Jim Grabowski, Illinois, FB
1966 Steve Spurrier, Florida, QB Bob Griese , Purdue, QBNick Eddy, Notre Dame, HB
1967 Gary Beban , UCLA, QBO. J. Simpson, USC, HB Leroy Keyes, Purdue, HB
1968 O.J. Simpson, USC, HB Leroy Keyes, Purdue, HB Terry Hanratty, Notre Dame, QB
1969 Steve Owens , Oklahoma, HBMike Phipps, Purdue, QB Rex Kern, Ohio St., QB
1970 Jim Plunkett , Stanford, QBJoe Theismann, Notre Dame, QB Archie Manning , Mississippi, QB
1971 Pat Sullivan, Auburn, QB Ed Marinaro, Cornell, RB Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma, RB
1972 Johnny Rodgers , Nebraska, FLGreg Pruitt, Oklahoma, RB Rich Glover , Nebraska, MG
1973 John Cappelletti , Penn St., RBJohn Hicks , Ohio St., OTRoosevelt Leaks, Texas, RB
1974 Archie Griffin , Ohio St., RBAnthony Davis, USC, RB Joe Washington, Oklahoma, RB
1975 Archie Griffin , Ohio St., RBChuck Muncie, California, RB Ricky Bell, USC, RB
1976 Tony Dorsett , Pittsburgh, RBRicky Bell, USC, RB Rob Lytle, Michigan, RB
1977 Earl Campbell , Texas, RBTerry Miller, Oklahoma St., RB Ken MacAfee, Notre Dame, TE
1978 Billy Sims, Oklahoma, RB Chuck Fusina, Penn St., QB Rick Leach, Michigan, QB
1979 Charles White, USC, RB Billy Sims, Oklahoma, RB Marc Wilson, BYU, QB
1980 George Rogers , South Carolina, RBHugh Green, Pittsburgh, DE Herschel Walker, Georgia, RB
1981 Marcus Allen , USC, RBHerschel Walker, Georgia, RB Jim McMahon, BYU, QB
1982 Herschel Walker, Georgia, RB John Elway , Stanford, QBEric Dickerson , SMU, RB
1983 Mike Rozier , Nebraska, RBSteve Young, BYU, QB Doug Flutie, Boston College, QB
1984 Doug Flutie, Boston College, QB Keith Byars, Ohio St., RB Robbie Bosco, BYU, QB
1985 Bo Jackson , Auburn, RBChuck Long, Iowa, QB Robbie Bosco, BYU, QB
1986 Vinny Testaverde, Miami-FL, QB Paul Palmer, Temple, RB Jim Harbaugh, Michigan, QB
1987 Tim Brown , Notre Dame, WRDon McPherson, Syracuse, QB Gordie Lockbaum, Holy Cross, WR-DB
1988 Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., RB Rodney Peete, USC, QB Troy Aikman , UCLA, QB
1989 Andre Ware, Houston, QB Anthony Thompson, Ind., RB Major Harris, West Va., QB
1990 Ty Detmer , BYU, QBRocket Ismail, Notre Dame, FL Eric Bieniemy, Colorado, RB
1991 Desmond Howard , Michigan, WRCasey Weldon, Florida St., QB Ty Detmer , BYU, QB
1992 Gino Torretta, Miami-FL, QB Marshall Faulk, San Diego St., RB Garrison Hearst, Georgia, RB
1993 Charlie Ward, Florida St., QB Heath Shuler, Tennessee, QB David Palmer, Alabama, RB
1994 Rashaan Salaam, Colorado, RB Ki-Jana Carter, Penn St., RB Steve McNair, Alcorn St., QB
1995 Eddie George, Ohio St., RB Tommie Frazier, Nebraska, QB Danny Wuerffel, Florida, QB
1996 Danny Wuerffel, Florida, QB Troy Davis, Iowa St., RB Jake Plummer, Arizona St., QB
1997 Charles Woodson, Michigan, DB-WR Peyton Manning, Tennessee, QB Ryan Leaf, Washington St., QB
1998 Ricky Williams, Texas, RB Michael Bishop, Kansas St., QB Cade McNown, UCLA, QB
1999 Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, RB Joe Hamilton, Ga. Tech, QB Michael Vick, Va. Tech, QB
2000 Chris Weinke, Florida St., QB Josh Heupel, Oklahoma, QB Drew Brees, Purdue, QB
2001 Eric Crouch, Nebraska, QB Rex Grossman, Florida, QB Ken Dorsey, Miami, QB
2002 Carson Palmer, Southern Cal, QB Brad Banks, Iowa, QB Larry Johnson, Penn St., RB
2003 Jason White, Oklahoma, QB Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh, WR Eli Manning, Mississippi, QB
2004 Matt Leinart, Southern Cal, QB Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma, RB Jason White, Oklahoma, QB
2005 Reggie Bush, Southern Cal, RB Vince Young, Texas, QB Matt Leinart, Southern Cal, QB
2006 Troy Smith, Ohio St., QB Darren McFadden, Arkansas, RB Brady Quinn, Notre Dame, QB
2007 Tim Tebow, Florida, QB Darren McFadden, Arkansas, RB Colt Brennan, Hawaii, QB
2008 Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, QB Colt McCoy, Texas, QB Tim Tebow, Florida, QB
2009 Mark Ingram, Alabama, RB Toby Gerhart, Stanford, RB Colt McCoy, Texas, QB
2010 Cam Newton, Auburn, QB Andrew Luck, Stanford, QB LaMichael James, Oregon, RB
2011 Robert Griffin III, Baylor, QB Andrew Luck, Stanford, QB Trent Richardson, Alabama, RB
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