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Walter Camp Award

American college football award

American college football award

FieldValue
nameWalter Camp Award
imageWacamplogo.jpg
imagesize200px
captionWalter Camp Foundation logo
descriptionPlayer of the year in college football
presenterWalter Camp Football Foundation
countryUnited States
year1967
holderQB Fernando Mendoza
website

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

YearWinnerPositionSchoolRef
1967O. J. SimpsonRBUSC
1968
1969Steve OwensRBOklahoma
1970Jim PlunkettQBStanford
1971Pat SullivanQBAuburn
1972Johnny RodgersRBNebraska
1973John CappellettiRBPenn State
1974Archie GriffinRBOhio State
1975
1976Tony DorsettRBPittsburgh
1977Ken MacAfeeTENotre Dame
1978Billy SimsRBOklahoma
1979Charles WhiteRBUSC
1980Hugh GreenLBPittsburgh
1981Marcus AllenRBUSC
1982Herschel WalkerRBGeorgia
1983Mike RozierRBNebraska
1984Doug FlutieQBBoston College
1985Bo JacksonRBAuburn
1986Vinny TestaverdeQBMiami (FL)
1987Tim BrownWRNotre Dame
1988Barry SandersRBOklahoma State
1989Anthony ThompsonRBIndiana
1990Raghib IsmailWRNotre Dame
1991Desmond HowardWRMichigan
1992Gino TorrettaQBMiami (FL)
1993Charlie WardQBFlorida State
1994Rashaan SalaamRBColorado
1995Eddie GeorgeRBOhio State
1996Danny WuerffelQBFlorida
1997Charles WoodsonCBMichigan
1998Ricky WilliamsRBTexas
1999Ron DayneRBWisconsin
2000Josh HeupelQBOklahoma
2001Eric CrouchQBNebraska
2002Larry JohnsonRBPenn State
2003Larry FitzgeraldWRPittsburgh
2004Matt LeinartQBUSC
2005Reggie BushRBUSC
2006Troy SmithQBOhio State
2007Darren McFaddenRBArkansas
2008Colt McCoyQBTexas
2009
2010Cam NewtonQBAuburn
2011Andrew LuckQBStanford
2012Manti Te'oLBNotre Dame
2013Jameis WinstonQBFlorida State
2014Marcus MariotaQBOregon
2015Derrick HenryRBAlabama
2016Lamar JacksonQBLouisville
2017Baker MayfieldQBOklahoma
2018Tua TagovailoaQBAlabama
2019Joe BurrowQBLSU
2020DeVonta SmithWRAlabama
2021Kenneth Walker IIIRBMichigan State
2022Caleb WilliamsQBUSC
2023Jayden DanielsQBLSU
2024Travis HunterCB/WRColorado
2025Fernando MendozaQBIndiana

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.

SchoolTrophies
USC7*
Ohio State4*
Oklahoma4
Notre Dame4
Alabama3
Auburn3
Nebraska3
Pittsburgh3
Texas3*
Colorado2
Florida State2
Indiana2
LSU2
Miami2
Michigan2
Penn State2
Stanford2
Arkansas1
Boston College1
Florida1
Georgia1
Louisville1
Michigan State1
Oklahoma State1
Oregon1
Wisconsin1

*Designates double award winner

References

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;Footnotes

References

  1. "College Football Awards - Walter Camp Award". ESPN.com.
  2. (November 27, 1989). "Coaches, SID's vote Thompson best". Daily News.
  3. (November 30, 1993). "Ward receives Walter Camp Award". The News-Journal.
  4. (November 29, 2000). "Heupel, Stoops win Camp awards". The Daily Gazette.
  5. (December 7, 2001). "Crouch takes O'Brien and Camp Awards". McCook Daily Gazette.
  6. "Manti Te'o wins Maxwell, Bednarik, Walter Camp player-of-the-year awards". Hawaii News Now.
  7. (December 9, 2016). "Louisville QB Lamar Jackson wins Camp, Maxwell awards". The Boston Globe.
  8. (December 12, 2019). "LSU Quarterback Joe Burrow Wins Walter Camp Player of the Year Award". si.com.
  9. (December 8, 2023). "LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels named 2023 Walter Camp Player of the Year".
  10. (December 12, 2024). "Colorado junior WR/DB Travis Hunter is the 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year". [[Walter Camp Football Foundation]].
  11. Madera, Mike. (December 10, 2025). "Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza Selected 2025 Walter Camp Player of the Year, presented by Crabtree Lexus of New Haven".
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