MVPs
| Date played | MVP(s) | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1949 | Dale McDaniel | Murray State | NL |
| Ted Scown | Sul Ross State | NL | |
| January 2, 1950 | Don Heinigan | St. Vincent | NL |
| Chick Davis | Emory & Henry | QB | |
| January 1, 1951 | Pete Anania | Morris Harvey | NL |
| Charles Hubbard | Morris Harvey | NL | |
| January 1, 1952 | Bill Johnson | Stetson | NL |
| Dave Laude | Stetson | NL | |
| January 1, 1953 | Marvin Brown | East Texas State | NL |
| January 1, 1954 | Billy Ray Norris | East Texas State | NL |
| Bobby Spann | Arkansas State | NL | |
| January 1, 1955 | Bill Englehardt | Omaha | NL |
| January 2, 1956 | Barry Drexler | Juniata | NL |
| January 1, 1957 | Ron Mills | West Texas State | NL |
| January 1, 1958 | Garry Berry | East Texas State | NL |
| Neal Hinson | East Texas State | NL | |
| December 27, 1958 | Sam McCord | East Texas State | NL |
| January 1, 1960 | Bucky Pitts | Middle Tennessee | NL |
| Bob Waters | Presbyterian | NL | |
| December 30, 1960 | Jerry Nettles | Citadel | NL |
| December 29, 1961 | Windell Hebert | Lamar | QB |
| December 22, 1962 | Joe Lopasky | Houston | NL |
| Billy Rolands | Houston | NL | |
| December 28, 1963 | Sharon Miller | Western Kentucky | NL |
| December 12, 1964 | Bill Cline | East Carolina | NL |
| Jerry Whelchel | Massachusetts | NL | |
| December 11, 1965 | Dave Alexander | East Carolina | NL |
| December 10, 1966 | Willie Lanier | Morgan State | NL |
| December 16, 1967 | Errol Hook | Tennessee–Martin | NL |
| Gordon Lambert | Tennessee–Martin | NL | |
| December 27, 1968 | Buster O'Brien | Richmond | B |
| Walker Gillette | Richmond | L | |
| December 26, 1969 | Chuck Ealey | Toledo | QB |
| Dan Crockett | Toledo | L | |
| December 28, 1970 | Chuck Ealey | Toledo | QB |
| Vince Hublen | William & Mary | L | |
| December 28, 1971 | Chuck Ealey | Toledo | QB |
| Mel Long | Toledo | L | |
| December 29, 1972 | Freddie Solomon | Tampa | B |
| Jack Lambert | Kent State | L | |
| December 22, 1973 | Chuck Varner | Miami | B |
| Brad Cousino | Miami | B | |
| December 21, 1974 | Sherman Smith | Miami | B |
| Brad Cousino | Miami | L | |
| John Roudebush | Miami | L | |
| December 20, 1975 | Rob Carpenter | Miami | B |
| Jeff Kelly | Miami | L | |
| December 18, 1976 | Terry Miller | Oklahoma State | B |
| Phillip Dokes | Oklahoma State | L | |
| December 23, 1977 | Jimmy Jordan | Florida State | QB |
| December 23, 1978 | Ted Brown | North Carolina State | RB |
| John Stanton | North Carolina State | DL | |
| December 22, 1979 | David Woodley | LSU | QB |
| December 20, 1980 | Cris Collinsworth | Florida | WR |
| December 19, 1981 | Jeff Gaylord | Missouri | LB |
| December 18, 1982 | Randy Campbell | Auburn | QB |
| December 17, 1983 | Johnnie Jones | Tennessee | RB |
| December 22, 1984 | James Jackson | Georgia | QB |
| December 28, 1985 | Larry Kolic | Ohio State | LB |
| January 1, 1987 | Aundray Bruce | Auburn | LB |
| January 1, 1988 | Rodney Williams | Clemson | QB |
| January 2, 1989 | Terry Allen | Clemson | RB |
| January 1, 1990 | Jeff George | Illinois | QB |
| January 1, 1991 | Shawn Jones | Georgia Tech | QB |
| January 1, 1992 | Mike Pawlawski | California | QB |
| January 1, 1993 | Garrison Hearst | Georgia | RB |
| January 1, 1994 | Bobby Engram | Penn State | WR |
| January 2, 1995 | Sherman Williams | Alabama | RB |
| January 1, 1996 | Jay Graham | Tennessee | RB |
| January 1, 1997 | Peyton Manning | Tennessee | QB |
| January 1, 1998 | Fred Taylor | Florida | RB |
| January 1, 1999 | Anthony Thomas | Michigan | RB |
| January 1, 2000 | Plaxico Burress | Michigan State | WR |
| January 1, 2001 | Anthony Thomas | Michigan | RB |
| January 1, 2002 | Casey Clausen | Tennessee | QB |
| January 1, 2003 | Ronnie Brown | Auburn | RB |
| January 1, 2004 | David Greene | Georgia | QB |
| January 1, 2005 | Drew Tate | Iowa | QB |
| January 2, 2006 | Brian Calhoun | Wisconsin | RB |
| January 1, 2007 | John Stocco | Wisconsin | QB |
| January 1, 2008 | Chad Henne | Michigan | QB |
| January 1, 2009 | Matt Stafford | Georgia | QB |
| January 1, 2010 | Daryll Clark | Penn State | QB |
| January 1, 2011 | Courtney Upshaw | Alabama | LB |
| January 2, 2012 | Alshon Jeffery | South Carolina | WR |
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