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Maxwell Award

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The Maxwell Award
Awarded forCollege Football Player of the Year Award
LocationAmbler, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
Presented byMaxwell Football Club
History
First award1937
Most recentIndiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza
WebsiteMaxwell 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]

Winners

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List of Maxwell Award winners[3]
Year Player Pos. School Ref
1937 Clint Frank HB Yale
1938 Davey O'Brien QB TCU
1939 Nile Kinnick HB Iowa
1940 Tom Harmon HB Michigan
1941 Bill Dudley HB, S, KR Virginia
1942 Paul Governali QB Columbia
1943 Bob Odell HB Penn
1944 Glenn Davis HB Army
1945 Doc Blanchard FB Army (2)
1946 Charley Trippi HB, QB, P Georgia [4]
1947 Doak Walker HB, K SMU
1948 Chuck Bednarik C, LB Penn (2)
1949 Leon Hart E Notre Dame
1950 Reds Bagnell HB Penn (3)
1951 Dick Kazmaier HB Princeton
1952 Johnny Lattner HB Notre Dame (2)
1953 Johnny Lattner (2) HB Notre Dame (3)
1954 Ron Beagle E Navy
1955 Howard Cassady HB Ohio State
1956 Tommy McDonald HB Oklahoma
1957 Bob Reifsnyder T Navy (2)
1958 Pete Dawkins HB Army (3)
1959 Richie Lucas QB Penn State
1960 Joe Bellino HB Navy (3)
1961 Bob Ferguson FB Ohio State (2) [1]
1962 Terry Baker QB Oregon State
1963 Roger Staubach QB Navy (4)
1964 Glenn Ressler G Penn State (2) [5]
1965 Tommy Nobis G, LB Texas
1966 Jim Lynch LB Notre Dame (4) [6]
1967 Gary Beban QB UCLA [7]
1968 O. J. Simpson RB USC [8]
1969 Mike Reid DT Penn State (3) [9]
1970 Jim Plunkett QB Stanford [2]
1971 Ed Marinaro RB Cornell
1972 Brad Van Pelt S Michigan State
1973 John Cappelletti RB Penn State (4)
1974 Steve Joachim QB Temple
1975 Archie Griffin RB Ohio State (3)
1976 Tony Dorsett RB Pittsburgh [10]
1977 Ross Browner DE Notre Dame (5)
1978 Chuck Fusina QB Penn State (5)
1979 Charles White RB USC (2)
1980 Hugh Green DE Pittsburgh (2)
1981 Marcus Allen RB USC (3)
1982 Herschel Walker RB Georgia (2)
1983 Mike Rozier RB Nebraska
1984 Doug Flutie QB Boston College
1985 Chuck Long QB Iowa (2)
1986 Vinny Testaverde QB Miami (FL)
1987 Don McPherson QB Syracuse [11]
1988 Barry Sanders RB Oklahoma State [12]
1989 Anthony Thompson RB Indiana [13]
1990 Ty Detmer QB BYU [14]
1991 Desmond Howard WR, RS Michigan (2) [15]
1992 Gino Torretta QB Miami (FL) (2) [16]
1993 Charlie Ward QB Florida State
1994 Kerry Collins QB Penn State (6) [17]
1995 Eddie George RB Ohio State (4)
1996 Danny Wuerffel QB Florida
1997 Peyton Manning QB Tennessee [18]
1998 Ricky Williams RB Texas (2)
1999 Ron Dayne RB Wisconsin
2000 Drew Brees QB Purdue [19]
2001 Ken Dorsey QB Miami (FL) (3)
2002 Larry Johnson RB Penn State (7)
2003 Eli Manning QB Ole Miss
2004 Jason White QB Oklahoma (2) [20]
2005 Vince Young QB Texas (3)
2006 Brady Quinn QB Notre Dame (6) [21]
2007 Tim Tebow QB Florida (2)
2008 Tim Tebow (2) QB Florida (3)
2009 Colt McCoy QB Texas (4) [22]
2010 Cam Newton QB Auburn [23]
2011 Andrew Luck QB Stanford (2) [24]
2012 Manti Te'o LB Notre Dame (7) [25]
2013 A. J. McCarron QB Alabama [26]
2014 Marcus Mariota QB Oregon [27]
2015 Derrick Henry RB Alabama (2) [28]
2016 Lamar Jackson QB Louisville [29]
2017 Baker Mayfield QB Oklahoma (3) [30]
2018 Tua Tagovailoa QB Alabama (3) [31]
2019 Joe Burrow QB LSU [32]
2020 DeVonta Smith WR Alabama (4) [33]
2021 Bryce Young QB Alabama (5) [34]
2022 Caleb Williams QB USC (4) [35]
2023 Michael Penix Jr. QB Washington [36]
2024 Ashton Jeanty RB Boise State [37]
2025 Fernando Mendoza QB Indiana (2) [38]

References

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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. ^ a b "Hornung, Ferguson Honored as 'Best'". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. February 6, 1962. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "New Award For Blanda". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 18, 1970. p. 21. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "Maxwell Award | All-time winners". maxwellfootballclub.substack.com. Maxwell Football Club. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  4. ^ "Trippi Winner Of Football Award". The Free Lance-Star. Associated Press. December 11, 1946. p. 3. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Unitas, Ressler To Receive Awards". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. December 4, 1964. p. 17. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  6. ^ "Maxwell Club Cites Lynch, Meredith". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. January 24, 1967. p. 2B. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  7. ^ "Beban, Unitas Win Awards". The Morning Record. Associated Press. December 20, 1967. p. 9. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "Simpson, Kelly Win Maxwell Awards". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press International. December 18, 1968. p. 74. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  9. ^ "Reid, Gabriel Are Top Rated". Lodi News-Sentinel. United Press International. January 20, 1970. p. 8. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  10. ^ "Tony Dorsett Receives Maxwell Club Award". The Morning Herald. Associated Press. January 20, 1977. p. 20. Retrieved June 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sports People; McPherson Honored". The New York Times. December 18, 1987. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  12. ^ Cialini, Joe (December 13, 1988). "Oklahoma State running back Barry Sanders, winner of the..." United Press International. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  13. ^ "Sports People: College Football; Indiana Running Back Wins Maxwell Award". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 16, 1989. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  14. ^ "Detmer Gets a New Honor: the Maxwell". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. December 13, 1990. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  15. ^ Thomas, Robert Jr. (December 8, 1991). "College Football; Howard Receives Honor As Nation's Top Player". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  16. ^ "Torretta Wins Two More Awards". Chicago Tribune. December 7, 1992. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  17. ^ "Sports People: College Football; Two Awards for Penn State Quarterback". The New York Times. December 9, 1994. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  18. ^ "Manning, Woodson earn football honors". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. December 12, 1997. p. 3C. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "White Takes Maxwell, Davey O'Brien Awards". Park City Daily News. Associated Press. December 10, 2004. p. 10C. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  21. ^ "Quinn beats out Smith for Maxwell". The Southeast Missourian. Associated Press. December 8, 2006. p. 4B. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  22. ^ "McCoy named 2009 Maxwell and Davey O'Brien Award winner". texaslonghorns.com. University of Texas at Austin. December 10, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  23. ^ "Auburn to retire Cam Newton's Jersey Number". auburntigers.com. Auburn University. August 18, 2025. Retrieved May 21, 2026. Newton was a consensus All-American in his lone season at Auburn and won the Walter Camp Award, Maxwell Award, Manning Award, Davey O'Brien Award and was Associated Press National Player of the Year
  24. ^ "Indianapolis Selects Andrew Luck With First Overall Pick". gostanford.com. Leland Stanford Junior University. April 26, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2026. As a fourth-year junior, Luck earned Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year honors and was also the recipient of the Maxwell Trophy as the nation's top player
  25. ^ "Manti Te'o Wins Maxwell Award". fightingirish.co. University of Notre Dame. December 6, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  26. ^ "AJ McCarron Wins Maxwell Award". rolltide.com. The University of Alabama. December 12, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  27. ^ Moseley, Rob (December 12, 2014). "Mariota Wins Camp, Maxwell Awards". goducks.com. University of Oregon. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  28. ^ "Alabama RB Derrick Henry wins Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award". ESPN.com. ESPN. December 10, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  29. ^ "Lamar Jackson wins Maxwell Award for college player of the year". NCAA.com. National Collegiate Athletic Association. December 8, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  30. ^ "Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield wins Maxwell, Davey O'Brien awards". NFL.com. National Football League. December 7, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  31. ^ "Alabama Football's Tua Tagovailoa, Jerry Jeudy and Quinnen Williams Take Home National Honors". rolltide.com. The University of Alabama. December 6, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  32. ^ Bonagura, Kyle (December 12, 2019). "LSU QB Joe Burrow wins Maxwell and Davey O'Brien awards". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  33. ^ Olson, Eric (January 7, 2021). "Smith adds Maxwell Award to collection of postseason honors". apnews.com. Associated Press. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  34. ^ "Bryce Young Collects Two Honors at 2021 Home Depot College Football Awards, Alabama Earns Four Walter Camp All-America Honors". rolltide.com. The University of Alabama. December 9, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  35. ^ "USC's Caleb Williams Wins Maxwell Award and Named Walter Camp Player of the Year". usctrojans.com. University of Southern California. December 8, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  36. ^ "Penix Jr., DeBoer Take Home Honors At Home Depot Award Show". gohuskies.com. University of Washington. December 8, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  37. ^ "Ashton Jeanty Wins Doak Walker Award and Maxwell Award". broncosports.com. Boise State University. December 12, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  38. ^ "Maxwell Football Club Honors Cignetti, Mendoza with National Awards". iuhoosiers.com. Indiana University Bloomington. March 14, 2026. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
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