Walter Camp Award

The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football player of the year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I FBS head coaches and sports information directors under the auspices of the Walter Camp Football Foundation; the award is named for Walter Camp, an important and influential figure in the development of the sport. Three players have won the award twice: Colt McCoy of the University of Texas in 2008 and 2009, Archie Griffin of Ohio State in 1974 and 1975, and O. J. Simpson of USC in 1967 and 1968.

Walter Camp Player of the Year Award
Walter Camp Foundation logo
Given forPlayer of the Year in college football
CountryUnited States
Presented byWalter Camp Football Foundation
History
First award1967
Most recentDeVonta Smith, Alabama
Websitehttp://www.waltercamp.org/

Winners
YearWinnerPositionSchoolRef
1967O. J. SimpsonRBUSC[1]
1968[1]
1969Steve OwensRBOklahoma
1970Jim PlunkettQBStanford
1971Pat SullivanQBAuburn
1972Johnny RodgersRBNebraska
1973John CappellettiRBPenn State
1974Archie GriffinRBOhio State
1975
1976Tony DorsettRBPittsburgh
1977Ken MacAfeeTENotre Dame
1978Billy SimsRBOklahoma
1979Charles WhiteRBUSC
1980Hugh GreenLBPittsburgh
1981Marcus AllenRBUSC
1982Herschel WalkerRBGeorgia
1983Mike RozierRBNebraska
1984Doug FlutieQBBoston College
1985Bo JacksonRBAuburn
1986Vinny TestaverdeQBMiami (FL)
1987Tim BrownWRNotre Dame
1988Barry SandersRBOklahoma State
1989Anthony ThompsonRBIndiana[2]
1990Raghib IsmailWRNotre Dame
1991Desmond HowardWRMichigan
1992Gino TorrettaQBMiami (FL)
1993Charlie WardQBFlorida State [3]
1994Rashaan SalaamRBColorado
1995Eddie GeorgeRBOhio State
1996Danny WuerffelQBFlorida
1997Charles WoodsonCBMichigan
1998Ricky WilliamsRBTexas
1999Ron DayneRBWisconsin
2000Josh HeupelQBOklahoma [4]
2001Eric CrouchQBNebraska [5]
2002Larry JohnsonRBPenn State
2003Larry FitzgeraldWRPittsburgh
2004Matt LeinartQBUSC
2005Reggie BushRBUSC
2006Troy SmithQBOhio State
2007Darren McFaddenRBArkansas
2008Colt McCoyQBTexas
2009
2010Cam NewtonQBAuburn
2011Andrew LuckQBStanford
2012Manti Te'oLBNotre Dame [6]
2013Jameis WinstonQBFlorida State
2014Marcus MariotaQBOregon
2015Derrick HenryRBAlabama
2016Lamar JacksonQBLouisville [7]
2017Baker MayfieldQBOklahoma
2018Tua TagovailoaQBAlabama
2019Joe BurrowQBLSU [8]
2020DeVonta SmithWRAlabama

Awards won by school

This is a list of the schools that have had a player win the Walter Camp Award. USC has the most award winners, with six. In total, players from 22 different schools have won the Walter Camp Award.

School Trophies
won
USC 6*
Ohio State 4*
Oklahoma 4
Notre Dame 4
Alabama 3
Auburn 3
Nebraska 3
Pittsburgh 3
Texas 3*
Florida State 2
Miami 2
Michigan 2
Penn State 2
Stanford 2
Arkansas 1
Boston College 1
Colorado 1
Florida 1
Georgia 1
Indiana 1
Louisville 1
LSU 1
Oklahoma State 1
Oregon 1
Wisconsin 1

*Designates double award winner

References
General
  • "Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Winners". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
Footnotes
  1. "College Football Awards - Walter Camp Award". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  2. "Coaches, SID's vote Thompson best". Daily News. Associated Press. November 27, 1989. p. 10. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  3. "Ward receives Walter Camp Award". The News-Journal. Associated Press. November 30, 1993. p. 6B. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  4. "Heupel, Stoops win Camp awards". The Daily Gazette. November 29, 2000. p. C3. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  5. "Crouch takes O'Brien and Camp Awards". McCook Daily Gazette. Associated Press. December 7, 2001. p. 12. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  6. Scheuring, Ian. "Manti Te'o wins Maxwell, Bednarik, Walter Camp player-of-the-year awards". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  7. "Louisville QB Lamar Jackson wins Camp, Maxwell awards". The Boston Globe. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  8. "LSU Quarterback Joe Burrow Wins Walter Camp Player of the Year Award". si.com. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  • Awards webpage. Walter Camp Football Foundation official website
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