MVPs
| Most Valuable Players | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date Played | MVP | Team | Position | MVP | Team | Position |
| January 1, 1946 | Nick Sacrinty | Wake Forest | QB | |||
| January 1, 1947 | Joe Golding | Oklahoma | HB | |||
| January 1, 1948 | Lu Gambino | Maryland | HB | |||
| January 1, 1949 | Bobby Gage | Clemson | HB | |||
| January 2, 1950 | Bob Ward | Maryland | G | |||
| January 1, 1951 | Eddie Talboom | Wyoming | HB | |||
| January 1, 1952 | Jim Dooley | Miami (Fla.) | HB | |||
| January 1, 1953 | John Hall | Florida | RB | Marv Matuszak | Tulsa | T |
| January 1, 1954 | Bobby Cavazos | Texas Tech | RB | Vince Dooley | Auburn | QB |
| December 31, 1954 | Joe Childress | Auburn | FB | Billy Hooper | Baylor | QB |
| December 31, 1955 | Don Orr | Vanderbilt | QB | Joe Childress | Auburn | FB |
| December 29, 1956 | Wade Mitchell | Georgia Tech | QB | Corny Salvaterra | Pittsburgh | QB |
| December 28, 1957 | Bobby Gordon | Tennessee | TB | John David Crow | Texas A&M | HB |
| December 27, 1958 | Bobby Franklin | Mississippi | QB | Dave Hudson | Florida | E |
| January 2, 1960 | Jim Mooty | Arkansas | HB | Maxie Baughan | Georgia Tech | LB |
| December 31, 1960 | Larry Libertore | Florida | QB | Bobby Ply | Baylor | QB |
| December 30, 1961 | Galen Hall | Penn State | QB | Joe Auer | Georgia Tech | HB |
| December 29, 1962 | Tom Shannon | Florida | QB | Dave Robinson | Penn State | E |
| December 28, 1963 | Ken Willard | North Carolina | RB | David Sicks | Air Force | C |
| January 2, 1965 | Fred Biletnikoff | Florida State | SE | Steve Tensi | Florida State | QB |
| Carl McAdams | Oklahoma | LB | ||||
| December 31, 1965 | Lenny Snow | Georgia Tech | TB | Donny Anderson | Texas Tech | RB |
| December 31, 1966 | Dewey Warren | Tenneessee | QB | Floyd Little | Syracuse | HB |
| December 30, 1967 | Kim Hammond | Florida State | QB | Tom Sherman | Penn State | QB |
| December 28, 1968 | Terry McMillan | Missouri | QB | Mike Hall | Alabama | LB |
| December 27, 1969 | Mike Kelley | Florida | LB | Curt Watson | Tennessee | FB |
| January 2, 1971 | Pat Sullivan | Auburn | QB | Archie Manning | Ole' Miss | QB |
| December 31, 1971 | Jimmy Poulos | Georgia | TB | James Webster | North Carolina | LB |
| December 30, 1972 | Wade Whatley | Auburn | QB | Mark Cooney | Colorado | LB |
| December 29, 1973 | Joe Barnes | Texas Tech | QB | Haskel Stanback | Tennessee | TB |
| December 30, 1974 | Phil Gargis | Auburn | QB | Earl Campbell | Texas | RB |
| December 29, 1975 | Steve Atkins | Maryland | TB | Sammy Green | Florida | LB |
| December 27, 1976 | Al Hunter | Notre Dame | HB | Jimmy Cefalo | Penn State | WR |
| December 30, 1977 | Matt Cavanaugh | Pittsburgh | QB | Jerry Butler | Clemson | SE |
| December 29, 1978 | Steve Fuller | Clemson | QB | Art Schlichter | Ohio State | QB |
| December 28, 1979 | Matt Kupec | North Carolina | QB | Amos Lawrence | North Carolina | RB |
| John Wangler | Michigan | QB | Anthony Carter | Michigan | WR | |
| December 29, 1980 | Rick Trocano | Pittsburgh | QB | George Rogers | South Carolina | RB |
| December 28, 1981 | Kelvin Bryant | North Carolina | TB | Ethan Horton | North Carolina | TB |
| Gary Anderson | Arkansas | RB | ||||
| December 30, 1982 | Greg Allen | Florida State | TB | Paul Woodside | West Virginia | K |
| December 30, 1983 | Tony Lilly | Florida | S | Owen Gill | Iowa | FB |
| December 28, 1984 | Thurman Thomas | Oklahoma State | RB | Mike Hold | South Carolina | QB |
| December 30, 1985 | Chip Ferguson | Florida State | QB | Thurman Thomas | Oklahoma State | RB |
| December 27, 1986 | Rodney Williams | Clemson | QB | Brad Muster | Stanford | RB |
| December 31, 1987 | Wendell Davis | LSU | SE | Harold Green | South Carolina | RB |
| January 1, 1989 | Wayne Johnson | Georgia | QB | Andre Rison | Michigan State | WR |
| December 30, 1989 | Levon Kirkland | Clemson | LB | Mike Fox | West Virginia | DT |
| January 1, 1991 | Offensive Line | Michigan | N/A | Tyrone Ashley | Mississippi | DB |
| December 29, 1991 | Cale Gundy | Oklahoma | QB | Tyrone Davis | Virginia | DB |
| December 31, 1992 | Errict Rhett | Florida | RB | Reggie Lawrence | North Carolina State | WR |
| December 31, 1993 | Brian Burgdorf | Alabama | QB | Corey Holliday | North Carolina | WR |
| December 30, 1994 | James Stewart | Tennessee | TB | Maurice DeShazo | Virginia Tech | QB |
| January 1, 1996 | Donovan McNabb | Syracuse | QB | Peter Ford | Clemson | CB |
| January 1, 1997 | Oscar Davenport | North Carolina | QB | David Saunders | West Virginia | WR |
| January 1, 1998 | Chris Keldorf | North Carolina | QB | Nick Sorensen | Virginia Tech | QB |
| January 1, 1999 | Dez White | Georgia Tech | WR | Joe Hamilton | Georgia Tech | QB |
| Autry Denson | Notre Dame | RB | ||||
| January 1, 2000 | Nate Webster | Miami (Fla.) | LB | Joe Hamilton | Georgia Tech | QB |
| January 1, 2001 | Michael Vick | Virginia Tech | QB | Rod Gardner | Clemson | WR |
| January 1, 2002 | Javon Walker | Florida State | WR | Andre Davis | Virginia Tech | WR |
| January 1, 2003 | Philip Rivers | North Carolina State | QB | Cedric Hillard | Notre Dame | NG |
| January 1, 2004 | Scott McBrien | Maryland | QB | Brian King | West Virginia | DB |
| January 1, 2005 | Leon Washington | Florida State | RB | Kay-Jay Harris | West Virginia | RB |
| January 2, 2006 | Cedric Humes | Virginia Tech | RB | Hunter Cantwell | Louisville | QB |
| January 1, 2007 | Pat White | West Virginia | QB | Calvin Johnson | Georgia Tech | WR |
| January 1, 2008 | Graham Harrell | Texas Tech | QB | Mikell Simpson | Virginia | RB |
| January 1, 2009 | Joe Ganz | Nebraska | QB | Cullen Harper | Clemson | QB |
| January 1, 2010 | E.J. Manuel | Florida State | QB | Noel Devine | West Virginia | HB |
| January 1, 2011 | Chris Relf | Mississippi State | QB | |||
| January 2, 2012 | Andre Debose | Florida | WR | |||
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