Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
The Sporting News College Football Player of the Year award is given to the player of the year in college football as adjudged by Sporting News.[1]
| Silver Anniversary Awards | |
|---|---|
| Given for | top collegiate football player |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Sporting News |
| History | |
| First award | 1942 |
| Most recent | DeVonta Smith, Alabama |
Winners
Oklahoma and Ohio State hold the record for most awards, with each school having won eight times.
| Year | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Frank Sinkwich | Georgia |
| 1943 | Angelo Bertelli | Notre Dame |
| 1944 | Les Horvath | Ohio State |
| 1945 | Doc Blanchard | Army |
| 1946 | Glenn Davis | Army |
| 1947 | John Lujack | Notre Dame |
| 1948 | Doak Walker | SMU |
| 1949 | Leon Hart | Notre Dame |
| 1950 | Vic Janowicz | Ohio State |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier | Princeton |
| 1952 | Billy Vessels | Oklahoma |
| 1953 | John Lattner | Notre Dame |
| 1954 | Howard Cassady | Ohio State |
| 1955 | ||
| 1956 | Tommy McDonald | Oklahoma |
| 1957 | John David Crow | Texas A&M |
| 1958 | Billy Cannon | LSU |
| 1959 | ||
| 1960 | Joe Bellino | Navy |
| 1961 | Bob Ferguson | Ohio State |
| 1962 | Terry Baker | Oregon State |
| 1963 | Roger Staubach | Navy |
| 1964 | Dick Butkus | Illinois |
| 1965 | Donny Anderson | Texas Tech |
| 1965 | Jim Grabowski | Illinois |
| 1966 | Steve Spurrier | Florida |
| 1967 | Gary Beban | UCLA |
| 1968 | O.J. Simpson | USC |
| 1969 | Steve Owens | Oklahoma |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett | Stanford |
| 1971 | Ed Marinaro | Cornell |
| 1971 | Pat Sullivan | Auburn |
| 1972 | Bert Jones | LSU |
| 1973 | John Hicks | Ohio State |
| 1974 | Archie Griffin | |
| 1975 | ||
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett | Pittsburgh |
| 1977 | Earl Campbell | Texas |
| 1978 | Billy Sims | Oklahoma |
| 1979 | Charles White | USC |
| 1980 | Hugh Green | Pittsburgh |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen | USC |
| 1982 | Herschel Walker | Georgia |
| 1983 | Mike Rozier | Nebraska |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie | Boston College |
| 1985 | Bo Jackson | Auburn |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde | Miami (FL) |
| 1987 | Tim Brown | Notre Dame |
| 1988 | Barry Sanders | Oklahoma State |
| 1989 | Darian Hagan | Colorado |
| 1990 | Raghib Ismail | Notre Dame |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | Michigan |
| 1992 | Marvin Jones | Florida State |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | Colorado |
| 1995 | Tommy Frazier | Nebraska |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke | Florida State |
| 2001 | Eric Crouch | Nebraska |
| 2002 | Carson Palmer | USC |
| 2003 | Jason White | Oklahoma |
| 2004 | Alex Smith | Utah |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush | USC |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow | Florida |
| 2008 | Graham Harrell | Texas Tech |
| 2008 | Sam Bradford | Oklahoma |
| 2008 | Colt McCoy | Texas |
| 2009 | Mark Ingram | Alabama |
| 2010 | Cam Newton | Auburn |
| 2011 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor |
| 2012 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston | Florida State |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon |
| 2015 | Baker Mayfield[2] | Oklahoma |
| 2016 | Lamar Jackson[3] | Louisville |
| 2017 | Baker Mayfield[4] | Oklahoma |
| 2018 | Tua Tagovailoa[5] | Alabama |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow[6] | LSU |
| 2020 | DeVonta Smith[7] | Alabama |
References
- Bradley, Ken (December 16, 2014). "Sporting News all-time College Football Players of the Year". Sporting News. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- Halliburton, Suzanne (December 18, 2015). "Sooners' Baker Mayfield is Sporting News national player of year". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- Bender, Bill (December 7, 2016). "Louisville QB Lamar Jackson is Sporting News Player of the Year". Sporting News. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- Hoover, John E. (December 11, 2017). "Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield is Sporting News Player of the Year". Sporting News. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- Bender, Bill (December 11, 2018). "Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa is Sporting News' 2018 Player of the Year". Sporting News. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- Bender, Bill (December 28, 2019). "LSU's Joe Burrow is Sporting News' 2019 Player of the Year". Sporting News. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- Bender, Bill (December 28, 2020). "Alabama's DeVonta Smith is Sporting News' 2020 Player of the Year". Sporting News. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
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