Maxwell Award

The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the college football player judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best all-around in the United States. The award is named after Robert "Tiny" Maxwell, a Swarthmore College football player, coach, and sportswriter. Johnny Lattner (1952, 1953) and Tim Tebow (2007, 2008) are the only players to have won the award twice. It is the college equivalent of the Bert Bell Award of the National Football League, also given out by the Maxwell Club.[1][2]

Maxwell Award
Given forCollege football player of the year
CountryUnited States
Presented byMaxwell Football Club
History
First award1937
Most recentDeVonta Smith, Alabama
WebsiteThe Maxwell Award

Winners
YearPlayerSchoolRef
1937Clint FrankYale
1938Davey O'BrienTCU
1939Nile KinnickIowa
1940Tom HarmonMichigan
1941Bill DudleyVirginia
1942Paul GovernaliColumbia
1943Bob OdellPennsylvania
1944Glenn DavisArmy
1945Doc BlanchardArmy (2)
1946Charley TrippiGeorgia [3]
1947Doak WalkerSMU
1948Chuck BednarikPennsylvania (2)
1949Leon HartNotre Dame
1950Reds BagnellPennsylvania (3)
1951Dick KazmaierPrinceton
1952Johnny LattnerNotre Dame (3)
1953
1954Ron BeagleNavy
1955Howard CassadyOhio State
1956Tommy McDonaldOklahoma
1957Bob ReifsnyderNavy (2)
1958Pete DawkinsArmy (3)
1959Richie LucasPenn State
1960Joe BellinoNavy (3)
1961Bob FergusonOhio State (2) [1]
1962Terry BakerOregon State
1963Roger StaubachNavy (4)
1964Glenn ResslerPenn State (2) [4]
1965Tommy NobisTexas
1966Jim LynchNotre Dame (4) [5]
1967Gary BebanUCLA [6]
1968O. J. SimpsonUSC [7]
1969Mike ReidPenn State (3) [8]
1970Jim PlunkettStanford [2]
1971Ed MarinaroCornell
1972Brad Van PeltMichigan State
1973John CappellettiPenn State (4)
1974Steve JoachimTemple
1975Archie GriffinOhio State (3)
1976Tony DorsettPittsburgh [9]
1977Ross BrownerNotre Dame (5)
1978Chuck FusinaPenn State (5)
1979Charles WhiteUSC (2)
1980Hugh GreenPittsburgh (2)
1981Marcus AllenUSC (3)
1982Herschel WalkerGeorgia (2)
1983Mike RozierNebraska
1984Doug FlutieBoston College
1985Chuck LongIowa
1986Vinny TestaverdeMiami
1987Don McPhersonSyracuse [10]
1988Barry SandersOklahoma State [11]
1989Anthony ThompsonIndiana [12]
1990Ty DetmerBYU [13]
1991Desmond HowardMichigan [14]
1992Gino TorrettaMiami (2) [15]
1993Charlie WardFlorida State
1994Kerry CollinsPenn State (6) [16]
1995Eddie GeorgeOhio State (4)
1996Danny WuerffelFlorida
1997Peyton ManningTennessee [17]
1998Ricky WilliamsTexas (2)
1999Ron DayneWisconsin
2000Drew BreesPurdue [18]
2001Ken DorseyMiami (3)
2002Larry JohnsonPenn State (7)
2003Eli ManningOle Miss
2004Jason WhiteOklahoma (2) [19]
2005Vince YoungTexas (3)
2006Brady QuinnNotre Dame (6) [20]
2007Tim TebowFlorida (3)
2008
2009Colt McCoyTexas (4)
2010Cam NewtonAuburn
2011Andrew LuckStanford (2)
2012Manti Te'oNotre Dame (7) [21]
2013AJ McCarronAlabama
2014Marcus MariotaOregon
2015Derrick HenryAlabama (2)
2016Lamar JacksonLouisville [22]
2017Baker MayfieldOklahoma (3) [23]
2018 Tua Tagovailoa Alabama (3)
2019Joe BurrowLSU [24]
2020DeVonta SmithAlabama (4)

References
General
  • "Maxwell Award Winners". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  • "Maxwell Award Winners". USA Today. Associated Press. December 8, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
Footnotes
  1. "Hornung, Ferguson Honored as 'Best'". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. February 6, 1962. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  2. "New Award For Blanda". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 18, 1970. p. 21. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  3. "Trippi Winner Of Football Award". The Free Lance-Star. Associated Press. December 11, 1946. p. 3. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  4. "Unitas, Ressler To Receive Awards". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. December 4, 1964. p. 17. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  5. "Maxwell Club Cites Lynch, Meredith". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. January 24, 1967. p. 2B. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  6. "Beban, Unitas Win Awards". The Morning Record. Associated Press. December 20, 1967. p. 9. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  7. "Simpson, Kelly Win Maxwell Awards". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press International. December 18, 1968. p. 74. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  8. "Reid, Gabriel Are Top Rated". Lodi News-Sentinel. United Press International. January 20, 1970. p. 8. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  9. "Tony Dorsett Receives Maxwell Club Award". The Morning Herald. Associated Press. January 20, 1977. p. 20. Retrieved June 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Sports People; McPherson Honored". The New York Times. December 18, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  11. Cialini, Joe (December 13, 1988). "Oklahoma State running back Barry Sanders, winner of the..." United Press International. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  12. "Sports People: College Football; Indiana Running Back Wins Maxwell Award". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 16, 1989. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  13. "Detmer Gets a New Honor: the Maxwell". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. December 13, 1990. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  14. Thomas Jr., Robert (December 8, 1991). "College Football; Howard Receives Honor As Nation's Top Player". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  15. "Torretta Wins Two More Awards". Chicago Tribune. December 7, 1992. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  16. "Sports People: College Football; Two Awards for Penn State Quarterback". The New York Times. December 9, 1994. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  17. "Manning, Woodson earn football honors". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. December 12, 1997. p. 3C. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  18. Marks, Jon (March 5, 2000). "New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees accepts Maxwell Club's Bert Bell Award". NOLA.com. The Times-Picayune. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  19. "White Takes Maxwell, Davey O'Brien Awards". Park City Daily News. Associated Press. December 10, 2004. p. 10C. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  20. "Quinn beats out Smith for Maxwell". The Southeast Missourian. Associated Press. December 8, 2006. p. 4B. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  21. Scheuring, Ian. "Manti Te'o wins Maxwell, Bednarik, Walter Camp player-of-the-year awards". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  22. "Louisville QB Lamar Jackson wins Camp, Maxwell awards". The Boston Globe. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  23. Stavenhagen, Cody (December 8, 2017). "OU football: Baker Mayfield takes home four trophies in award-season sweep". tulsaworld.com. Tulsa World. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  24. Pickman, Ben (December 12, 2019). "College Football Awards: Full List of Winners, Results". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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