Maxwell Award winners
(outstanding player)
2001 -- Ken Dorsey, Miami
2000 -- Drew Brees, Purdue
1999 -- Ron Dayne, Wisconsin
1998 -- Ricky Williams, Texas
1997 -- Peyton Manning, Tennessee
1996 -- Danny Wuerffel, Florida
1995 -- Eddie George, Ohio St .
1994 -- Kerry Collins, Penn St.
1993 -- Charlie Ward, Florida St.
1992 -- Gino Torretta, Miami
1991 -- Desmond Howard, Michigan
1990 -- Ty Detmer, BYU
1989 -- Anthony Thompson, Indiana
1988 -- Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St.
1987 -- Don McPherson, Syracuse
1986 -- Vinny Testaverde, Miami
1985 -- Chuck Long, Iowa
1984 -- Doug Flutie, Boston College
1983 -- Mike Rozier, Nebraska
1982 -- Herschel Walker, Georgia
1981 -- Marcus Allen, USC
1980 -- Hugh Green, Pittsburgh
1979 -- Charles White, USC
1978 -- Chuck Fusina, Penn St.
1977 -- Ross Browner, Notre Dame
1976 -- Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh
1975 -- Archie Griffin, Ohio St.
1974 -- Steve Joachim, Temple
1973 -- John Cappelletti, Penn St.
1972 -- Brad Van Pelt, Michigan St.
1971 -- Ed Marinaro, Cornell
1970 -- Jim Plunkett, Stanford
1969 -- Mike Reid, Penn St.
1968 -- O.J. Simpson, USC
1967 -- Gary Beban, UCLA
1966 -- Jim Lynch, Notre Dame
1965 -- Tommy Nobis, Texas
1964 -- Glenn Ressler, Penn St.
1963 -- Roger Staubach, Navy
1962 -- Terry Baker, Oregon St.
1961 -- Bob Ferguson, Ohio St.
1960 -- Joe Bellino, Navy
1959 -- Richie Lucas, Penn St.
1958 -- Pete Dawkins, Army
1957 -- Bob Reifsnyder, Navy
1956 -- Tommy McDonald, Oklahoma
1955 -- Howard Cassady, Ohio St.
1954 -- Ron Beagle, Navy
1953 -- John Lattner, Notre Dame
1952 -- John Lattner, Notre Dame
1951 -- Dick Kazmaier, Princeton
1950 -- Reds Bagnell, Pennsylvania
1949 -- Leon Hart, Notre Dame
1948 -- Chuck Bednarik, Pennsylvania
1947 -- Doak Walker, SMU
1946 -- Charley Trippi, Georgia
1945 -- Doc Blanchard, Army
1944 -- Glenn Davis, Army
1943 -- Bob O'Dell, Pennsylvania
1942 -- Paul Governali, Columbia
1941 -- Bill Dudley, Virginia
1940 -- Tom Harmon, Michigan
1939 -- Nile Kinnick, Iowa
1938 -- Davey O'Brien, TCU
1937 -- Clint Frank, Yale
