Award:
| Year | Player | College |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Clint Frank | Yale |
| 1938 | Davey O'Brien | TCU |
| 1939 | Nile Kinnick | Iowa |
| 1940 | Tom Harmon | Michigan |
| 1941 | Bill Dudley | Virginia |
| 1942 | Paul Governali | Columbia |
| 1943 | Bob Odell | Pennsylvania |
| 1944 | Glenn Davis | Army |
| 1945 | Felix Blanchard | Army |
| 1946 | Charley Trippi | Georgia |
| 1947 | Doak Walker | SMU |
| 1948 | Chuck Bednarik | Pennsylvania |
| 1949 | Leon Hart | Notre Dame |
| 1950 | Reds Bagnell | Pennsylvania |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier | Princeton |
| 1952 | Johnny Lattner | Notre Dame |
| 1953 | Johnny Lattner | Notre Dame |
| 1954 | Ron Beagle | Navy |
| 1955 | Howard Cassady | Ohio State |
| 1956 | Tommy McDonald | Oklahoma |
| 1957 | Bob Reifsnyder | Navy |
| 1958 | Pete Dawkins | Army |
| 1959 | Richie Lucas | Penn State |
| 1960 | Joe Bellino | Navy |
| 1961 | Bob Ferguson | Ohio State |
| 1962 | Terry Baker | Oregon State |
| 1963 | Roger Staubach | Navy |
| 1964 | Glenn Ressler | Penn State |
| 1965 | Tommy Nobis | Texas |
| 1966 | Jim Lynch | Notre Dame |
| 1967 | Gary Beban | UCLA |
| 1968 | O. J. Simpson | USC |
| 1969 | Mike Reid | Penn State |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett | Stanford |
| 1971 | Ed Marinaro | Cornell |
| 1972 | Brad Van Pelt | Michigan State |
| 1973 | John Cappelletti | Penn State |
| 1974 | Steve Joachim | Temple |
| 1975 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett | Pittsburgh |
| 1977 | Ross Browner | Notre Dame |
| 1978 | Chuck Fusina | Penn State |
| 1979 | Charles White | USC |
| 1980 | Hugh Green | Pittsburgh |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen | USC |
| 1982 | Herschel Walker | Georgia |
| 1983 | Mike Rozier | Nebraska |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie | Boston College |
| 1985 | Chuck Long | Iowa |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde | Miami |
| 1987 | Don McPherson | Syracuse |
| 1988 | Barry Sanders | Oklahoma State |
| 1989 | Anthony Thompson | Indiana |
| 1990 | Ty Detmer | BYU |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | Michigan |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta | Miami |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State |
| 1994 | Kerry Collins | Penn State |
| 1995 | Eddie George | Ohio State |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida |
| 1997 | Peyton Manning | Tennessee |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin |
| 2000 | Drew Brees | Purdue |
| 2001 | Ken Dorsey | Miami |
| 2002 | Larry Johnson | Penn State |
| 2003 | Eli Manning | Ole Miss |
| 2004 | Jason White | Oklahoma |
| 2005 | Vince Young | Texas |
| 2006 | Brady Quinn | Notre Dame |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow | Florida |
| 2008 | Tim Tebow | Florida |
| 2009 | Colt McCoy | Texas |
| 2010 | Cam Newton | Auburn |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck | Stanford |
| 2012 | Manti Te'o | Notre Dame |
| 2013 | A.J. McCarron | Alabama |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon |
| 2015 | Derrick Henry | Alabama |
| 2016 | Lamar Jackson | Louisville |
| 2017 | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma |
| 2018 | Tua Tagovaiola | Alabama |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow | LSU |
| 2020 | DeVonta Smith | Alabama |
| 2021 | Bryce Young | Alabama |
Maxwell Award Winners by School
| School | Winners |
|---|---|
| Penn State | 7 |
| Notre Dame | 7 |
| Alabama | 5 |
| Navy | 4 |
| Ohio State | 4 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Army | 3 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Miami | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| USC | 3 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Iowa | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Stanford | 2 |
| Auburn | 1 |
| Boston College | 1 |
| BYU | 1 |
| Columbia | 1 |
| Cornell | 1 |
| Florida State | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Louisville | 1 |
| LSU | 1 |
| Michigan State | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| Oklahoma State | 1 |
| Ole Miss | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Oregon State | 1 |
| Princeton | 1 |
| Purdue | 1 |
| SMU | 1 |
| Syracuse | 1 |
| TCU | 1 |
| Temple | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| UCLA | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| Yale | 1 |
Click to comment