College Football Awards: Walter Camp Award Winners

Below is a list of past winners of the Walter Camp Award, which is given to the College Football Player of Year as selected by coaches and sports information directors.

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

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