College Football Reference

Season	Name	Pos	Team
2006	Brady Quinn	QB	Notre Dame
2005	Vince Young	QB	Texas
2004	Jason White	QB	Oklahoma
2003	Eli Manning	QB	Mississippi
2002	Larry Johnson	RB	Penn State
2001	Ken Dorsey	QB	Miami
2000	Drew Brees	QB	Purdue University
1999	Ron Dayne	RB	Wisconsin
1998	Ricky Williams	RB	Texas
1997	Peyton Manning	QB	Tennessee
1996	Danny Wuerffel	QB	Florida
1995	Eddie George	RB	Ohio State
1994	Kerry Collins	QB	Penn State
1993	Charlie Ward	QB	Florida State
1992	Gino Torretta	QB	Miami
1991	Desmond Howard	WR	Michigan
1990	Ty Detmer	QB	Brigham Young University
1989	Anthony Thompson	RB	Indiana University
1988	Barry Sanders	RB	Oklahoma State
1987	Don McPherson	QB	Syracuse University
1986	Vinny Testaverde	QB	Miami
1985	Chuck Long	QB	Iowa
1984	Doug Flutie	QB	Boston College
1983	Mike Rozier	RB	Nebraska
1982	Hershel Walker	RB	Georgia
1981	Marcus Allen	RB	Southern California
1980	Hugh Green	DE	Pittsburgh
1979	Charles White	RB	Southern California
1978	Chuck Fusina	QB	Penn State
1977	Ross Browner	DE	Notre Dame
1976	Tony Dorsett	RB	Pittsburgh
1975	Archie Griffin	RB	Ohio State
1974	Steve Joachim	QB	Temple University
1973	John Cappelletti	RB	Penn State
1972	Brad Van Pelt	DB	Michigan State
1971	Ed Marinaro	RB	Cornell University
1970	Jim Plunkett	QB	Stanford University
1969	Mike Reid	DT	Penn State
1968	O. J. Simpson	RB	Southern California
1967	Gary Beban	QB	UCLA
1966	Jim Lynch	LB	Notre Dame
1965	Tommy Nobis	G	Texas
1964	Glenn Ressler	C	Penn State
1963	Roger Staubach	QB	Navy
1962	Terry Baker	QB	Oregon State
1961	Bob Ferguson	FB	Ohio State
1960	Joe Bellino	HB	Navy
1959	Rich Lucas	QB	Penn State
1958	Pete Dawkins	HB	Army
1957	Bob Reifsnyder	T	Navy
1956	Tommy McDonald	HB	Oklahoma
1955	Howard Cassady	HB	Ohio State
1954	Ron Beagle	END	Navy
1953	John Lattner	HB	Notre Dame
1952	John Lattner	HB	Notre Dame
1951	Dick Kazmaier	HB	Princeton University
1950	Reds Bagnell	HB	Pennsylvania
1949	Leon Hart	END	Notre Dame
1948	Chuck Bednarik	C	Pennsylvania
1947	Doak Walker	HB	Southern Methodist
1946	Charley Trippi	HB	Georgia
1945	Doc Blanchard	FB	Army
1944	Glenn Davis	HB	Army
1943	Bob Odell	HB	Pennsylvania
1942	Paul Governali	QB	Columbia University
1941	Bill Dudley	HB	Virginia
1940	Tom Harmon	HB	Michigan
1939	Nile Kinnick	HB	Iowa
1938	Davey O'Brien	QB	Texas Christian
1937	Clint Frank	HB	Yale University