# Walter Camp Award

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

| Year | Winner | Position | School |
| 1967 | O. J. Simpson | RB | USC |
| 1968 | O. J. Simpson | RB | USC |
| 1969 | Steve Owens | RB | Oklahoma |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett | QB | Stanford |
| 1971 | Pat Sullivan | QB | Auburn |
| 1972 | Johnny Rodgers | RB | Nebraska |
| 1973 | John Cappelletti | RB | Penn State |
| 1974 | Archie Griffin | RB | Ohio State |
| 1975 | Archie Griffin | RB | Ohio State |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett | RB | Pittsburgh |
| 1977 | Ken MacAfee | TE | Notre Dame |
| 1978 | Billy Sims | RB | Oklahoma |
| 1979 | Charles White | RB | USC |
| 1980 | Hugh Green | LB | Pittsburgh |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen | RB | USC |
| 1982 | Herschel Walker | RB | Georgia |
| 1983 | Mike Rozier | RB | Nebraska |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie | QB | Boston College |
| 1985 | Bo Jackson | RB | Auburn |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde | QB | Miami (FL) |
| 1987 | Tim Brown | WR | Notre Dame |
| 1988 | Barry Sanders | RB | Oklahoma State |
| 1989 | Anthony Thompson | RB | Indiana |
| 1990 | Raghib Ismail | WR | Notre Dame |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | WR | Michigan |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta | QB | Miami (FL) |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | QB | Florida State |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | RB | Colorado |
| 1995 | Eddie George | RB | Ohio State |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel | QB | Florida |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | CB | Michigan |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | RB | Texas |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | RB | Wisconsin |
| 2000 | Josh Heupel | QB | Oklahoma |
| 2001 | Eric Crouch | QB | Nebraska |
| 2002 | Larry Johnson | RB | Penn State |
| 2003 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | Pittsburgh |
| 2004 | Matt Leinart | QB | USC |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush | RB | USC |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | QB | Ohio State |
| 2007 | Darren McFadden | RB | Arkansas |
| 2008 | Colt McCoy | QB | Texas |
| 2009 | Colt McCoy | QB | Texas |
| 2010 | Cam Newton | QB | Auburn |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck | QB | Stanford |
| 2012 | Manti Te'o | LB | Notre Dame |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston | QB | Florida State |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | QB | Oregon |
| 2015 | Derrick Henry | RB | Alabama |
| 2016 | Lamar Jackson | QB | Louisville |
| 2017 | Baker Mayfield | QB | Oklahoma |
| 2018 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | Alabama |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow | QB | LSU |
| 2020 | DeVonta Smith | WR | Alabama |
| 2021 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | Michigan State |
| 2022 | Caleb Williams | QB | USC |
| 2023 | Jayden Daniels | QB | LSU |
| 2024 | Travis Hunter | CB/WR | Colorado |

## 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 seven. In total, players from 22 different schools have won the Walter Camp Award.
| School | Trophies won |
| USC | 7* |
| Ohio State | 4* |
| Oklahoma | 4 |
| Notre Dame | 4 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| Auburn | 3 |
| Nebraska | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 |
| Texas | 3* |
| Florida State | 2 |
| LSU | 2 |
| Miami | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Penn State | 2 |
| Stanford | 2 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Boston College | 1 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Louisville | 1 |
| Michigan State | 1 |
| Oklahoma State | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
*Designates double award winner