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Maxwell Award Awarded for College Player of the Year Presented by Maxwell Football Club Country United States First awarded 1937 Currently held by Cameron Newton Official website The Maxwell Award The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best football player in the United States. The award is named for Robert W. Maxwell, a college football player, coach and sportswriter. Tim Tebow and John Lattner are the only two players to win the award twice.
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Winners
Winners by school
School Winners Penn State 7 Notre Dame 6 Navy 4 Ohio State 4 Texas 4 Army 3 Florida 3 Miami 3 Pennsylvania 3 USC 3 Georgia 2 Iowa 2 Michigan 2 Oklahoma 2 Pittsburgh 2 Auburn 1 Boston College 1 BYU 1 Columbia 1 Cornell 1 Florida State 1 Indiana 1 Michigan State 1 Nebraska 1 Oklahoma State 1 Ole Miss 1 Oregon State 1 Princeton 1 Purdue 1 Rutgers 1 SMU 1 Stanford 1 Syracuse 1 TCU 1 Temple 1 Tennessee 1 UCLA 1 Virginia 1 Wisconsin 1 Yale 1 See also
- Walter Camp Award
- Heisman Trophy
- Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- Chic Harley Award
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Maxwell Award winners 1937: Frank | 1938: O'Brien | 1939: Kinnick | 1940: Harmon | 1941: Dudley | 1942: Governali | 1943: Odell | 1944: G. Davis | 1945: Blanchard | 1946: Trippi | 1947: D. Walker | 1948: Bednarik | 1949: Hart | 1950: Bagnell | 1951: Kazmaier | 1952: Lattner | 1953: Lattner | 1954: Beagle | 1955: Cassady | 1956: McDonald | 1957: Reifsnyder | 1958: Dawkins | 1959: Lucas | 1960: Bellino | 1961: Ferguson | 1962: Baker | 1963: Staubach | 1964: Ressler | 1965: Nobis | 1966: Lynch | 1967: Beban | 1968: Simpson | 1969: Reid | 1970: Plunkett | 1971: Marinaro | 1972: Van Pelt | 1973: Cappelletti | 1974: Joachim | 1975: Griffin | 1976: Dorsett | 1977: Browner | 1978: Fusina | 1979: C. White | 1980: Green | 1981: Allen | 1982: H. Walker | 1983: Rozier | 1984: Flutie | 1985: Long | 1986: Testaverde | 1987: McPherson | 1988: Sanders | 1989: Thompson | 1990: Detmer | 1991: Howard | 1992: Torretta | 1993: Ward | 1994: Collins | 1995: George | 1996: Wuerffel | 1997: P. Manning | 1998: Williams | 1999: Dayne | 2000: Brees | 2001: Dorsey | 2002: Johnson | 2003: E. Manning | 2004: J. White | 2005: Young | 2006: Quinn | 2007: Tebow | 2008: Tebow | 2009: McCoy | 2010: Newton
College football awards Overall trophies Heisman Memorial Trophy (1935) • Maxwell Award (1937) • Walter Camp Award (1967)Overall media awards AP Player of the Year (1998) • SN Player of the Year (1942)Positional awards Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defenseman) • Chuck Bednarik Award (Defenseman) • Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) • Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) • Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) • Doak Walker Award (Running back) • Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide receiver) • Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) • John Mackey Award (Tight end) • Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) • Lott Trophy (Defenseman) • Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) • Manning Award (Quarterback) • Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) • Ray Guy Award (Punter) • Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end)Other national player awards Chic Harley Award (Best player) • Archie Griffin Award (Best player) • Bill Willis Trophy (Defensive lineman) • Jack Lambert Trophy (Linebacker) • Jack Tatum Trophy (Defensive back) • Jim Brown Trophy (Running back) • Jim Parker Trophy (Offensive lineman) • Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) • Sammy Baugh Trophy (Quarterback) • Paul Warfield Trophy (Wide receiver) • Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback)All-Americans Head coaching awards AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) • Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) • SN Coach of the Year (1963) • Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) • Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) • Woody Hayes Trophy (1977) • Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) • Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) • AP Coach of the Year (1998) • Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) • Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) • Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010) (formerly the George Munger Award (1989))Assistant coaching awards Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) • AFCA Assistant Coach of the YearConference awards ACC awards • Big 12 awards • Big East awards • Big Ten awards (MVP) • MAC awards • Pac-12 awards • SEC awards • Defunct: SWC awardsDivision I FCS awards Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) • Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defenseman) • Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) • Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach)Other divisions/associations Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) • Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) • Melberger Award (Div. III) • Rawlings Award (NAIA)Academic, inspirational,
and versatility awardsAcademic 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) • Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (Student-athlete) • Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on) • Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)Service awards Regional awards Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England Sportsmanship)Halls of fame Categories:- College football awards
- Awards established in 1937
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