MVPs
| Year played | MVP | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Bruce Alford Sr. | TCU | End |
| 1965 | Joe Namath | Alabama | QB |
| 1966 | Steve Sloan | Alabama | QB |
| 1967 | Larry Smith | Florida | TB |
| 1968 | Bob Warmack | Oklahoma | QB |
| 1969 | Donnie Shanklin | Kansas | HB |
| 1970 | Chuck Burkhart | Penn State | QB |
| Mike Reid | Penn State | DT | |
| 1971 | Jerry Tagge | Nebraska | QB |
| Willie Harper | Nebraska | DE | |
| 1972 | Jerry Tagge | Nebraska | QB |
| Rich Glover | Nebraska | DG | |
| 1973 | Johnny Rodgers | Nebraska | WB |
| Rich Glover | Nebraska | DG | |
| 1974 | Tom Shuman | Penn State | QB |
| Randy Crowder | Penn State | DT | |
| 1975 | Wayne Bullock | Notre Dame | FB |
| Leroy Cook | Alabama | DE | |
| 1976 | Steve Davis | Oklahoma | QB |
| Lee Roy Selmon | Oklahoma | DT | |
| 1977 | Rod Gerald | Ohio State | QB |
| Tom Cousineau | Ohio State | LB | |
| 1978 | Roland Sales | Arkansas | RB |
| Reggie Freeman | Arkansas | NG | |
| 1979 | Billy Sims | Oklahoma | RB |
| Reggie Kinlaw | Oklahoma | NG | |
| 1980 | J. C. Watts | Oklahoma | QB |
| Bud Hebert | Oklahoma | FS | |
| 1981 | J. C. Watts | Oklahoma | QB |
| Jarvis Coursey | Florida State | DE | |
| 1982 | Homer Jordan | Clemson | QB |
| Jeff Davis | Clemson | LB | |
| 1983 | Turner Gill | Nebraska | QB |
| Dave Rimington | Nebraska | C | |
| 1984 | Bernie Kosar | Miami (Fla.) | QB |
| Jack Fernandez | Miami (Fla.) | LB | |
| 1985 | Jacque Robinson | Washington | TB |
| Ron Holmes | Washington | DT | |
| 1986 | Sonny Brown | Oklahoma | DB |
| Tim Lasher | Oklahoma | K | |
| 1987 | Spencer Tillman | Oklahoma | HB |
| Dante Jones | Oklahoma | LB | |
| 1988 | Bernard Clark | Miami (Fla.) | LB |
| Darrell Reed | Oklahoma | DE | |
| 1989 | Steve Walsh | Miami (Fla.) | QB |
| Charles Fryer | Nebraska | CB | |
| 1990 | Raghib Ismail | Notre Dame | WR |
| Darian Hagan | Colorado | QB | |
| 1991 | Charles S. Johnson | Colorado | QB |
| Chris Zorich | Notre Dame | NG | |
| 1992 | Larry Jones | Miami (Fla.) | RB |
| Tyrone Legette | Nebraska | CB | |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | QB |
| Corey Dixon | Nebraska | SE | |
| 1994 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | QB |
| Tommie Frazier | Nebraska | QB | |
| 1995 | Tommie Frazier | Nebraska | QB |
| Chris T. Jones | Miami (Fla.) | WR | |
| 1996 | Andre Cooper | Florida State | WR |
| Derrick Mayes | Notre Dame | WR | |
| 1997 | Damon Benning | Nebraska | RB |
| Ken Oxendine | Virginia Tech | RB | |
| 1998 | Ahman Green | Nebraska | RB |
| 1999 | Travis Taylor | Florida | WR |
| 2000 | David Terrell | Michigan | WR |
| 2001 | Torrance Marshall | Oklahoma | LB |
| 2002 | Taylor Jacobs | Florida | WR |
| 2003 | Carson Palmer | USC | QB |
| 2004 | Jarrett Payton | Miami (Fla.) | RB |
| 2005 | Matt Leinart | USC | QB |
| 2006 | Willie Reid | FSU | WR |
| 2007 | Brian Brohm | Louisville | QB |
| 2008 | Aqib Talib | Kansas | CB |
| 2009 | Darren Evans | Virginia Tech | RB |
| 2010 | Adrian Clayborn | Iowa | DE |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck | Stanford | QB |
| 2012 | Geno Smith | West Virginia | QB |
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