Maxwell Award Explained

Maxwell Award
Description:College football player of the year
Presenter:Maxwell Football Club
Country:United States
Year:1937
Holder:Michael Penix Jr., QB
Website:Maxwell Award

The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the college 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 all-around in the United States. The award is named after Robert "Tiny" Maxwell, a Swarthmore College football player, coach, and sportswriter. Johnny Lattner (1952, 1953) and Tim Tebow (2007, 2008) are the only players to have won the award twice. Since 2014 (the beginning of the College Football Playoff era), the Maxwell Award winner has gone on to win the Heisman Trophy during the same voting cycle in every year except 2018 (Tua Tagovailoa) and 2023 (Michael Penix Jr.). It is the college equivalent of the Bert Bell Award of the National Football League, also given out by the Maxwell Club.

Winners

Year Player School Ref
1937 Yale
1938 TCU
1939 Iowa
1940 Michigan
1941 Virginia
1942 Columbia
1943 Pennsylvania
1944 Army
1945 Army (2)
1946 Georgia[1]
1947 SMU
1948 Pennsylvania (2)
1949 Notre Dame
1950 Pennsylvania (3)
1951 Princeton
1952 Notre Dame (3)
1953
1954 Navy
1955 Ohio State
1956 Oklahoma
1957 Navy (2)
1958 Army (3)
1959 Penn State
1960 Navy (3)
1961 Ohio State (2)[2]
1962 Oregon State
1963 Navy (4)
1964 Penn State (2)[3]
1965 Texas
1966 Notre Dame (4)[4]
1967 UCLA[5]
1968 USC[6]
1969 Penn State (3)[7]
1970 Stanford[8]
1971 Cornell
1972 Michigan State
1973 Penn State (4)
1974 Temple
1975 Ohio State (3)
1976 Pittsburgh[9]
1977 Notre Dame (5)
1978 Penn State (5)
1979 USC (2)
1980 Pittsburgh (2)
1981 USC (3)
1982 Georgia (2)
1983 Nebraska
1984 Boston College
1985 Iowa (2)
1986 Miami
1987 Syracuse[10]
1988 Oklahoma State[11]
1989 Indiana[12]
1990 BYU[13]
1991 Michigan (2)[14]
1992 Miami (2)[15]
1993 Florida State
1994 Penn State (6)[16]
1995 Ohio State (4)
1996 Florida
1997 Tennessee[17]
1998 Texas (2)
1999 Wisconsin
2000 Purdue[18]
2001 Miami (3)
2002 Penn State (7)
2003 Ole Miss
2004 Oklahoma (2)[19]
2005 Texas (3)
2006 Notre Dame (6)[20]
2007 Florida (3)
2008
2009 Texas (4)
2010 Auburn
2011 Stanford (2)
2012 Notre Dame (7)[21]
2013 Alabama
2014 Oregon
2015 Alabama (2)
2016 Louisville[22]
2017 Oklahoma (3)[23]
2018Tua TagovailoaAlabama (3)
2019 LSU[24]
2020 Alabama (5)
2021 Bryce Young
2022 USC (4)
2023Michael Penix Jr.Washington

References

General
Footnotes

Notes and References

  1. News: Trippi Winner Of Football Award. April 4, 2017. The Free Lance-Star. Associated Press. December 11, 1946. 3.
  2. News: Hornung, Ferguson Honored as 'Best'. July 11, 2016. The Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. February 6, 1962.
  3. News: Unitas, Ressler To Receive Awards. July 11, 2016. Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. December 4, 1964. 17.
  4. News: Maxwell Club Cites Lynch, Meredith. July 11, 2016. Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. January 24, 1967. 2B.
  5. News: Beban, Unitas Win Awards. July 11, 2016. The Morning Record. Associated Press. December 20, 1967. 9.
  6. News: Simpson, Kelly Win Maxwell Awards. July 11, 2016. The Pittsburgh Press. United Press International. December 18, 1968. 74.
  7. News: Reid, Gabriel Are Top Rated. July 11, 2016. Lodi News-Sentinel. United Press International. January 20, 1970. 8.
  8. News: New Award For Blanda. July 11, 2016. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 18, 1970. 21.
  9. News: Tony Dorsett Receives Maxwell Club Award. June 3, 2017. The Morning Herald. Associated Press. January 20, 1977. 20. Newspapers.com.
  10. News: Sports People; McPherson Honored. March 1, 2017. The New York Times. December 18, 1987.
  11. News: Cialini. Joe. Oklahoma State running back Barry Sanders, winner of the.... March 1, 2017. United Press International. December 13, 1988.
  12. News: Sports People: College Football; Indiana Running Back Wins Maxwell Award. March 1, 2017. The New York Times. Associated Press. December 16, 1989.
  13. News: Detmer Gets a New Honor: the Maxwell. March 1, 2017. Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. December 13, 1990.
  14. News: Thomas. Robert Jr.. College Football; Howard Receives Honor As Nation's Top Player. March 1, 2017. The New York Times. December 8, 1991.
  15. News: Torretta Wins Two More Awards. March 1, 2017. Chicago Tribune. December 7, 1992.
  16. News: Sports People: College Football; Two Awards for Penn State Quarterback. March 1, 2017. The New York Times. December 9, 1994.
  17. News: Manning, Woodson earn football honors. December 5, 2016. Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. December 12, 1997. 3C.
  18. Web site: Jon. Marks. New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees accepts Maxwell Club's Bert Bell Award. March 5, 2000. NOLA.com. The Times-Picayune. April 7, 2012.
  19. News: White Takes Maxwell, Davey O'Brien Awards. October 17, 2016. Park City Daily News. Associated Press. December 10, 2004. 10C.
  20. News: Quinn beats out Smith for Maxwell. October 17, 2016. The Southeast Missourian. Associated Press. December 8, 2006. 4B.
  21. News: Scheuring. Ian. Manti Te'o wins Maxwell, Bednarik, Walter Camp player-of-the-year awards. January 8, 2017. Hawaii News Now.
  22. News: Louisville QB Lamar Jackson wins Camp, Maxwell awards. December 10, 2016. The Boston Globe. December 9, 2016.
  23. Web site: Stavenhagen. Cody. OU football: Baker Mayfield takes home four trophies in award-season sweep. tulsaworld.com. Tulsa World. December 12, 2017. December 8, 2017.
  24. Web site: Pickman. Ben. College Football Awards: Full List of Winners, Results. si.com. Sports Illustrated. December 12, 2019. December 12, 2019.

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