# Maxwell 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. Since 2014 (the beginning of the College Football Playoff era), the Maxwell Award winner has gone on to win the Heisman Trophy during the same voting cycle in every year except 2018 (Tua Tagovailoa), 2023 (Michael Penix Jr.) and 2024 (Ashton Jeanty). It is the college equivalent of the Bert Bell Award of the National Football League, also given out by the Maxwell Club.

## Winners

| Year | Player | Position | School |
| 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 | Pennsylvania |
| 1944 | Glenn Davis | HB | Army |
| 1945 | Doc Blanchard | FB | Army (2) |
| 1946 | Charley Trippi | HB/QB/P | Georgia |
| 1947 | Doak Walker | HB/K | SMU |
| 1948 | Chuck Bednarik | C/LB | Pennsylvania (2) |
| 1949 | Leon Hart | TE/DE | Notre Dame |
| 1950 | Reds Bagnell | HB | Pennsylvania (3) |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier | HB | Princeton |
| 1952 | Johnny Lattner | HB | Notre Dame (3) |
| 1953 | Johnny Lattner | HB | Notre Dame (3) |
| 1954 | Ron Beagle | TE | Navy |
| 1955 | Howard Cassady | HB | Ohio State |
| 1956 | Tommy McDonald | WR | Oklahoma |
| 1957 | Bob Reifsnyder | DE | 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) |
| 1962 | Terry Baker | QB | Oregon State |
| 1963 | Roger Staubach | QB | Navy (4) |
| 1964 | Glenn Ressler | C/DT | Penn State (2) |
| 1965 | Tommy Nobis | LB | Texas |
| 1966 | Jim Lynch | LB | Notre Dame (4) |
| 1967 | Gary Beban | QB | UCLA |
| 1968 | O. J. Simpson | RB | USC |
| 1969 | Mike Reid | DT | Penn State (3) |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett | QB | Stanford |
| 1971 | Ed Marinaro | RB | Cornell |
| 1972 | Brad Van Pelt | LB | 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 |
| 1977 | Ross Browner | DE | Notre Dame (5) |
| 1978 | Chuck Fusina | QB | Penn State (5) |
| 1979 | Charles White | RB | USC (2) |
| 1980 | Hugh Green | LB | 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 |
| 1987 | Don McPherson | QB | Syracuse |
| 1988 | Barry Sanders | RB | Oklahoma State |
| 1989 | Anthony Thompson | RB | Indiana |
| 1990 | Ty Detmer | QB | BYU |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | WR | Michigan (2) |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta | QB | Miami (2) |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | QB | Florida State |
| 1994 | Kerry Collins | QB | Penn State (6) |
| 1995 | Eddie George | RB | Ohio State (4) |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel | QB | Florida |
| 1997 | Peyton Manning | QB | Tennessee |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | RB | Texas (2) |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | RB | Wisconsin |
| 2000 | Drew Brees | QB | Purdue |
| 2001 | Ken Dorsey | QB | Miami (3) |
| 2002 | Larry Johnson | RB | Penn State (7) |
| 2003 | Eli Manning | QB | Ole Miss |
| 2004 | Jason White | QB | Oklahoma (2) |
| 2005 | Vince Young | QB | Texas (3) |
| 2006 | Brady Quinn | QB | Notre Dame (6) |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow | QB | Florida (3) |
| 2008 | Tim Tebow | QB | Florida (3) |
| 2009 | Colt McCoy | QB | Texas (4) |
| 2010 | Cam Newton | QB | Auburn |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck | QB | Stanford (2) |
| 2012 | Manti Te'o | LB | Notre Dame (7) |
| 2013 | A. J. McCarron | QB | Alabama |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | QB | Oregon |
| 2015 | Derrick Henry | RB | Alabama (2) |
| 2016 | Lamar Jackson | QB | Louisville |
| 2017 | Baker Mayfield | QB | Oklahoma (3) |
| 2018 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | Alabama (3) |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow | QB | LSU |
| 2020 | DeVonta Smith | WR | Alabama (5) |
| 2021 | Bryce Young | QB | Alabama (5) |
| 2022 | Caleb Williams | QB | USC (4) |
| 2023 | Michael Penix Jr. | QB | Washington |
| 2024 | Ashton Jeanty | RB | Boise State |