Walter Camp Award

American college football award

Walter Camp Award

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Awarded for| Player of the year in college football
Country| United States
Presented by| Walter Camp Football Foundation
History
First award| 1967
Most recent| Jayden Daniels, QB
Website| WalterCamp.org

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

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Year | Winner | Position | School | Ref

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1967 | O. J. Simpson | RB | USC | [1]
1968
1969 | Steve Owens | RB | Oklahoma |
1970 | Jim Plunkett | QB | Stanford |
1971 | Pat Sullivan | QB | Auburn |
1972 | Johnny Rodgers | RB | Nebraska |
1973 | John Cappelletti | RB | Penn State |
1974 | Archie Griffin | RB | Ohio State |
1975
1976 | Tony Dorsett | RB | Pittsburgh |
1977 | Ken MacAfee | TE | Notre Dame |
1978 | Billy Sims | RB | Oklahoma |
1979 | Charles White | RB | USC |
1980 | Hugh Green | LB | Pittsburgh |
1981 | Marcus Allen | RB | USC |
1982 | Herschel Walker | RB | Georgia |
1983 | Mike Rozier | RB | Nebraska |
1984 | Doug Flutie | QB | Boston College |
1985 | Bo Jackson | RB | Auburn |
1986 | Vinny Testaverde | QB | Miami (FL) |
1987 | Tim Brown | WR | Notre Dame |
1988 | Barry Sanders | RB | Oklahoma State |
1989 | Anthony Thompson | RB | Indiana | [2]
1990 | Raghib Ismail | WR | Notre Dame |
1991 | Desmond Howard | WR | Michigan |
1992 | Gino Torretta | QB | Miami (FL) |
1993 | Charlie Ward | QB | Florida State | [3]
1994 | Rashaan Salaam | RB | Colorado |
1995 | Eddie George | RB | Ohio State |
1996 | Danny Wuerffel | QB | Florida |
1997 | Charles Woodson | CB | Michigan |
1998 | Ricky Williams | RB | Texas |
1999 | Ron Dayne | RB | Wisconsin |
2000 | Josh Heupel | QB | Oklahoma | [4]
2001 | Eric Crouch | QB | Nebraska | [5]
2002 | Larry Johnson | RB | Penn State |
2003 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | Pittsburgh |
2004 | Matt Leinart | QB | USC |
2005 | Reggie Bush | RB | USC |
2006 | Troy Smith | QB | Ohio State |
2007 | Darren McFadden | RB | Arkansas |
2008 | Colt McCoy | QB | Texas |
2009
2010 | Cam Newton | QB | Auburn |
2011 | Andrew Luck | QB | Stanford |
2012 | Manti Te'o | LB | Notre Dame | [6]
2013 | Jameis Winston | QB | Florida State |
2014 | Marcus Mariota | QB | Oregon |
2015 | Derrick Henry | RB | Alabama |
2016 | Lamar Jackson | QB | Louisville | [7]
2017 | Baker Mayfield | QB | Oklahoma |
2018 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | Alabama |
2019 | Joe Burrow | QB | LSU | [8]
2020 | DeVonta Smith | WR | Alabama |
2021 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | Michigan State |
2022 | Caleb Williams | QB | USC |
2023 | Jayden Daniels | QB | LSU | [9]

## Awards won by school

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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.

School  | Trophies
won

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USC | 7*
Ohio State | 4*
Oklahoma | 4
Notre Dame | 4
Alabama | 3
Auburn | 3
Nebraska | 3
Pittsburgh | 3
Texas | 3*
Florida State | 2
LSU | 2
Miami | 2
Michigan | 2
Penn State | 2
Stanford | 2
Arkansas | 1
Boston College | 1
Colorado | 1
Florida | 1
Georgia | 1
Indiana | 1
Louisville | 1
Michigan State | 1
Oklahoma State | 1
Oregon | 1
Wisconsin | 1

*Designates double award winner

## References

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General

* "Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Winners". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 1, 2017.

Footnotes

1. ^ "College Football Awards - Walter Camp Award". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
2. ^ "Coaches, SID's vote Thompson best". Daily News. Associated Press. November 27, 1989. p. 10. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
3. ^ "Ward receives Walter Camp Award". The News-Journal. Associated Press. November 30, 1993. p. 6B. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
4. ^ "Heupel, Stoops win Camp awards". The Daily Gazette. November 29, 2000. p. C3. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
5. ^ "Crouch takes O'Brien and Camp Awards". McCook Daily Gazette. Associated Press. December 7, 2001. p. 12. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
6. ^ Scheuring, Ian. "Manti Te'o wins Maxwell, Bednarik, Walter Camp player-of-the-year awards". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
7. ^ "Louisville QB Lamar Jackson wins Camp, Maxwell awards". The Boston Globe. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
8. ^ "LSU Quarterback Joe Burrow Wins Walter Camp Player of the Year Award". si.com. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
9. ^ Aldam, Will. "LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels named 2023 Walter Camp Player of the Year". CT Insider. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

## External links

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* Official website

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Walter Camp Award winners

* 1967: Simpson
* 1968: Simpson
* 1969: Owens
* 1970: Plunkett
* 1971: Sullivan
* 1972: Rodgers
* 1973: Cappelletti
* 1974: Griffin
* 1975: Griffin
* 1976: Dorsett
* 1977: MacAfee
* 1978: Sims
* 1979: White
* 1980: Green
* 1981: Allen
* 1982: H. Walker
* 1983: Rozier
* 1984: Flutie
* 1985: B. Jackson
* 1986: Testaverde
* 1987: Brown
* 1988: Sanders
* 1989: Thompson
* 1990: Ismail
* 1991: Howard
* 1992: Torretta
* 1993: Ward
* 1994: Salaam
* 1995: George
* 1996: Wuerffel
* 1997: Woodson
* 1998: R. Williams
* 1999: Dayne
* 2000: Heupel
* 2001: Crouch
* 2002: Johnson
* 2003: Fitzgerald
* 2004: Leinart
* 2005: Bush
* 2006: T. Smith
* 2007: McFadden
* 2008: McCoy
* 2009: McCoy
* 2010: Newton
* 2011: Luck
* 2012: Te'o
* 2013: Winston
* 2014: Mariota
* 2015: Henry
* 2016: L. Jackson
* 2017: Mayfield
* 2018: Tagovailoa
* 2019: Burrow
* 2020: D. Smith
* 2021: K. Walker III
* 2022: C. Williams
* 2023: Daniels

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College football awards

Overall trophies|

* Heisman Trophy (winners) (Most outstanding)
* Maxwell Award (Player of the year)
* Walter Camp Award (Player of the year)
* Defunct: Archie Griffin Award (Most valuable)
* Chic Harley Award (Best player)

Overall media awards|

* AP Player of the Year (1998)
* Sporting News Player of the Year (1942)
* Defunct: UPI Player of the Year

Positional awards|

* Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive player)
* Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive player)
* Lott Trophy (Defensive player)
* Outland Trophy (Interior lineman)
* Manning Award (Quarterback)
* Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback)
* Doak Walker Award (Running back)
* Fred Biletnikoff Award (Receiver)
* John Mackey Award (Tight end)
* Joe Moore Award (Offensive line)
* Rimington Trophy (Center)
* Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end)
* Butkus Award (Linebacker)
* Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back)
* Lou Groza Award (Placekicker)
* Ray Guy Award (Punter)
* Patrick Mannelly Award (Long snapper)
* Jet Award (Return specialist)
* Peter Mortell (Holder)

Other national player awards|

* Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Senior quarterback)
* Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile)
* Lombardi Award (Best performance)
* Jacobs Blocking Trophy (Best blocker)
* Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award (Best player of Polynesian descent)
* Deacon Jones Trophy (HBCU's most outstanding player)

All-Americans|

* College Football All-America Team (unanimous All-Americans)
* Little All-America team

Head coaching awards|

* AFCA Coach of the Year Award (1935)
* Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award (1957)
* Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963)
* Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967)
* Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976)
* Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986)
* George Munger Award (1989)
* Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994)
* AP Coach of the Year (1998)

Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010)
* Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009)
* Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006)
* Woody Hayes Trophy (1977)

Assistant coaching awards|

* Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year)
* AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year

Conference awards|

* ACC awards
* American awards
* Big 12 awards
* Big Ten awards (MVP)
* MAC awards
* Pac-12 awards
* SEC awards
* Defunct: Big East awards
* SWC awards

Division I FCS awards|

* Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player)
* Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defensive player)
* Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman)
* Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach)

Defunct: Mickey Charles Award (Div. I FCS student-athlete)
* STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS offensive player)
* STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS defensive player)
* STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year (Div. I FCS freshman)
* STATS FCS Coach of the Year (Div. I FCS coach)

Other divisions/associations|

* Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II)
* Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III)
* Rawlings Award (NAIA)
* Hec Crighton Trophy (U Sports)
* Fred Mitchell Award (non-Div. I FBS placekicker)
* Defunct: Melberger Award (Div. III)

Academic, inspirational,
and versatility awards|

* Academic All-America of the Year (Student-athlete)
* Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award
* William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete)
* Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete)
* Senior CLASS Award (Div. I FBS student-athlete)
* Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on)
* Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)

Service awards|

* Amos Alonzo Stagg Award
* Walter Camp Alumni of the Year
* Walter Camp Man of the Year
* National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award
* National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners
* Theodore Roosevelt Award

Regional awards|

* Champ Pickens Cup (1923–1926; Southern Conference champion)
* Conerly Trophy (Mississippi)
* Jon Cornish Trophy (top Canadian NCAA player)
* Dudley Award (Virginia)
* Norris Cup (North Carolina, school's best athlete)
* Porter Cup (South, school's best athlete)
* Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player)
* Kent Hull Trophy (Mississippi; offensive lineman)
* Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship)

Awards organizations|

* Maxwell Football Club
* National Football Foundation
* Touchdown Club of Columbus (defunct)
* Walter Camp Football Foundation
* Washington D.C. Touchdown Club

Halls of fame|

* College Football Hall of Fame

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