Winners
| Year | Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Kenny Gamble | Colgate | Running Back |
| 1988 | Dave Meggett | Towson | Running Back |
| 1989 | John Friesz | Idaho | Quarterback |
| 1990 | Walter Dean | Grambling | Running Back |
| 1991 | Jamie Martin | Weber State | Quarterback |
| 1992 | Michael Payton | Marshall | Quarterback |
| 1993 | Doug Nussmeier | Idaho | Quarterback |
| 1994 | Steve McNair | Alcorn State | Quarterback |
| 1995 | Dave Dickenson | Montana | Quarterback |
| 1996 | Archie Amerson | Northern Arizona | Running Back |
| 1997 | Brian Finneran | Villanova | Wide Receiver |
| 1998 | Jerry Azumah | New Hampshire | Running Back |
| 1999 | Adrian Peterson | Georgia Southern | Running Back |
| 2000 | Louis Ivory | Furman | Running Back |
| 2001 | Brian Westbrook | Villanova | Running Back |
| 2002 | Tony Romo | Eastern Illinois | Quarterback |
| 2003 | Jamaal Branch | Colgate | Running Back |
| 2004 | Lang Campbell | William & Mary | Quarterback |
| 2005 | Erik Meyer | Eastern Washington | Quarterback |
| 2006 | Ricky Santos | New Hampshire | Quarterback |
| 2007 | Jayson Foster | Georgia Southern | Quarterback |
| 2008 | Armanti Edwards | Appalachian State | Quarterback |
| 2009 | Armanti Edwards (2) | Appalachian State | Quarterback |
| 2010 | Jeremy Moses | Stephen F. Austin | Quarterback |
| 2011 | Bo Levi Mitchell | Eastern Washington | Quarterback |
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“The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the Losers. The people don’t acknowledge this. They claim membership in two imaginary parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, instead.”
—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (b. 1922)