College Football Reference

Season	Name	Pos	Team
2006	Troy Smith	QB	Ohio State
2005	Reggie Bush	RB	Southern California
2004	Matt Leinart	QB	Southern California
2003	Jason White	QB	Oklahoma
2002	Carson Palmer	QB	Southern California
2001	Eric Crouch	QB	Nebraska
2000	Chris Weinke	QB	Florida State
1999	Ron Dayne	RB	Wisconsin
1998	Ricky Williams	RB	Texas
1997	Charles Woodson	CB	Michigan
1996	Danny Wuerffel	QB	Florida
1995	Eddie George	RB	Ohio State
1994	Rashaan Salaam	RB	Colorado
1993	Charlie Ward	QB	Florida State
1992	Gino Torretta	QB	Miami
1991	Desmond Howard	WR	Michigan
1990	Ty Detmer	QB	Brigham Young University
1989	Andre Ware	QB	Houston
1988	Barry Sanders	RB	Oklahoma State
1987	Tim Brown	WR	Notre Dame
1986	Vinny Testaverde	QB	Miami
1985	Bo Jackson	HB	Auburn University
1984	Doug Flutie	QB	Boston College
1983	Mike Rozier	RB	Nebraska
1982	Hershel Walker	RB	Georgia
1981	Marcus Allen	RB	Southern California
1980	George Rogers	HB	South Carolina
1979	Charles White	RB	Southern California
1978	Billy Sims	HB	Oklahoma
1977	Earl Campbell	HB	Texas
1976	Tony Dorsett	RB	Pittsburgh
1975	Archie Griffin	RB	Ohio State
1974	Archie Griffin	RB	Ohio State
1973	John Cappelletti	RB	Penn State
1972	Johnny Rodgers	FL	Nebraska
1971	Pat Sullivan	QB	Auburn University
1970	Jim Plunkett	QB	Stanford University
1969	Steve Owens	FB	Oklahoma
1968	O. J. Simpson	RB	Southern California
1967	Gary Beban	QB	UCLA
1966	Steve Spurrier	QB	Florida
1965	Mike Garrett	HB	Southern California
1964	John Huarte	QB	Notre Dame
1963	Roger Staubach	QB	Navy
1962	Terry Baker	QB	Oregon State
1961	Ernie Davis	HB	Syracuse University
1960	Joe Bellino	HB	Navy
1959	Billy Cannon	HB	Louisiana State
1958	Pete Dawkins	HB	Army
1957	John David Crow	HB	Texas A&M
1956	Paul Hornung	QB	Notre Dame
1955	Howard Cassady	HB	Ohio State
1954	Alan Ameche	FB	Wisconsin
1953	John Lattner	HB	Notre Dame
1952	Billy Vessels	HB	Oklahoma
1951	Dick Kazmaier	HB	Princeton University
1950	Vic Janowicz	HB	Ohio State
1949	Leon Hart	END	Notre Dame
1948	Doak Walker	HB	Southern Methodist
1947	John Lujack	QB	Notre Dame
1946	Glenn Davis	HB	Army
1945	Doc Blanchard	FB	Army
1944	Les Horvath	B	Ohio State
1943	Angelo Bertelli	QB	Notre Dame
1942	Frank Sinkwich	HB	Georgia
1941	Bruce Smith	HB	Minnesota
1940	Tom Harmon	HB	Michigan
1939	Nile Kinnick	HB	Iowa
1938	Davey O'Brien	QB	Texas Christian
1937	Clint Frank	HB	Yale University
1936	Larry Kelley	END	Yale University
1935	Jay Berwanger	HB	Chicago