Walter Camp Award

Walter Camp Player of the Year Award
Walter Camp Foundation logo
Given for Player of the Year in college football
Country United States
Presented by Walter Camp Football Foundation
History
First award 1967
Most recent Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
Website http://www.waltercamp.org/

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.

Winners

YearWinnerPositionSchoolRef
1967O. J. SimpsonRunning backUSC[1]
1968O. J. SimpsonRunning backUSC[1]
1969Steve OwensRunning backOklahoma
1970Jim PlunkettQuarterbackStanford
1971Pat SullivanQuarterbackAuburn
1972Johnny RodgersRunning backNebraska
1973John CappellettiRunning backPenn State
1974Archie GriffinRunning backOhio State
1975Archie GriffinRunning backOhio State
1976Tony DorsettRunning backPittsburgh
1977Ken MacAfeeTight endNotre Dame
1978Billy SimsRunning backOklahoma
1979Charles WhiteRunning backUSC
1980Hugh GreenLinebackerPittsburgh
1981Marcus AllenRunning backUSC
1982Herschel WalkerRunning backGeorgia
1983Mike RozierRunning backNebraska
1984Doug FlutieQuarterbackBoston College
1985Bo JacksonRunning backAuburn
1986Vinny TestaverdeQuarterbackMiami (FL)
1987Tim BrownWide receiverNotre Dame
1988Barry SandersRunning backOklahoma State
1989Anthony ThompsonRunning backIndiana[2]
1990Raghib IsmailWide receiverNotre Dame
1991Desmond HowardWide receiverMichigan
1992Gino TorrettaQuarterbackMiami (FL)
1993Charlie WardQuarterbackFlorida State [3]
1994Rashaan SalaamRunning backColorado
1995Eddie GeorgeRunning backOhio State
1996Danny WuerffelQuarterbackFlorida
1997Charles WoodsonCornerbackMichigan
1998Ricky WilliamsRunning backTexas
1999Ron DayneRunning backWisconsin
2000Josh HeupelQuarterbackOklahoma [4]
2001Eric CrouchQuarterbackNebraska [5]
2002Larry JohnsonRunning backPenn State
2003Larry FitzgeraldWide receiverPittsburgh
2004Matt LeinartQuarterbackUSC
2005Reggie BushRunning backUSC
2006Troy SmithQuarterbackOhio State
2007Darren McFaddenRunning backArkansas
2008Colt McCoyQuarterbackTexas
2009Colt McCoyQuarterbackTexas
2010Cam NewtonQuarterbackAuburn
2011Andrew LuckQuarterbackStanford
2012Manti Te'oLinebackerNotre Dame [6]
2013Jameis WinstonQuarterbackFlorida State
2014Marcus MariotaQuarterbackOregon
2015Derrick HenryRunning backAlabama
2016Lamar JacksonQuarterbackLouisville [7]
2017Baker MayfieldQuarterbackOklahoma

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
Auburn 3
Nebraska 3
Pittsburgh 3
Texas 3*
Florida State 2
Miami 2
Michigan 2
Penn State 2
Stanford 2
Alabama 1
Arkansas 1
Boston College 1
Colorado 1
Florida 1
Georgia 1
Indiana 1
Louisville 1
Oklahoma State 1
Oregon 1
Wisconsin 1

*Designates double award winner

See also

References

General
  • "Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Winners". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
Footnotes
  1. 1 2 "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.
  • Awards webpage. Walter Camp Football Foundation official website
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