These are the Minnesota Golden Gophers annual team award recipients.[1]
| Bruce Smith | Carl Eller | Bobby Bell | Butch Nash | Paul Giel | Neil Fredenburg | Practice Squad | Tony Dungy | Gary Tinsley | ||||
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| Year | Team MVP | Outstanding Offense | Outstanding Defense | Outstanding Special Teams | Competitive on Classroom/Field | Unselfishness | Love of the Game | Offensive | Defensive | Character and Community Service | Embracing Underdog | |
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| 1932 | Roy Oen | |||||||||||
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| 1935 | Vernal "Babe" LeVoir | |||||||||||
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| 1937 | Rudy Gmitro | |||||||||||
| 1938 | Larry Buhler | |||||||||||
| 1939 | Harold Van Every | |||||||||||
| 1940 | Bob Paffrath | |||||||||||
| 1941 | Bob Sweiger | |||||||||||
| 1942 | Dick Wildung | |||||||||||
| 1943 | ||||||||||||
| 1944 | John Lundquist | |||||||||||
| 1945 | Bob Fitch | |||||||||||
| 1946 | Billy Bye | |||||||||||
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| 1948 | Everette Faunce | |||||||||||
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| 1951 | Ron Engel | |||||||||||
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| 1955 | Don Swanson | |||||||||||
| 1956 | Bobby Cox | |||||||||||
| 1957 | Dick Larson | |||||||||||
| 1958 | Everette Gerths | |||||||||||
| 1959 | Tom Moe | |||||||||||
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| 1964 | Joe Pung | |||||||||||
| 1965 | John Hankinson | |||||||||||
| 1966 | Tim Wheeler | |||||||||||
| 1967 | Tom Sakal | |||||||||||
| 1968 | Wayne King | |||||||||||
| 1969 | Ray Parson | |||||||||||
| 1970 | ||||||||||||
| 1971 | Tom Chandler | |||||||||||
| 1972 | John King | |||||||||||
| 1973 | Matt Herkenhoff Steve Neils | |||||||||||
| 1974 | Ollie Bakken | |||||||||||
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| 1977 | Steve Midboe | |||||||||||
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| 1979 | Mark Carlson | Elmer Bailey | Keith Edwards | |||||||||
| 1980 | Garry White | Jeff Schuh | ||||||||||
| 1981 | Chester Cooper | |||||||||||
| 1982 | Mike Horensee | Jim Fahnhorst | ||||||||||
| 1983 | Jay Carroll | |||||||||||
| 1984 | Mark Vondehaar | Peter Najarian | Larry Joyner | John Kelly | Dwayne McMullen | |||||||
| 1985 | Peter Najarian | Andy Hare | David Puk | |||||||||
| 1986 | Mark Dusbabek | Anthony Burke | ||||||||||
| 1987 | Jon Leverenz | Brian Bonner | Dan Rechtin | |||||||||
| 1988 | Chris Gaiters | Chris Gaiters | Joel Brown | Brent Herbel | Ross Ukkelberg | Pat Hart | ||||||
| 1989 | Eddie Miles | Brent Berglund | Dan Liimatta | Jon Melander | ||||||||
| 1990 | Mike Sunvold | Mike Sunvold | Kenneth Sebree | Frank Jackson | Jim King | |||||||
| 1991 | Patt Evans | Ken McClintock | Joel Staats | Scott Schaffner | ||||||||
| 1992 | Keith Ballard | Antonio Carter | Dennis Cappella | Jon Lewis | Russ Heath | Ken McClintock | ||||||
| 1993 | Omar Douglas | Omar Douglas | Andrew Veit | Scott Williams | Omar Douglas | Antonio Carter | ||||||
| 1994 | Chris Darkins | Craig Sauer | Rishon Early | Justin Conzemius | Ed Hawthorne | |||||||
| 1995 | Craig Sauer | Craig Sauer | Mike Chalberg | Justin Conzemius | Chris Darkins | |||||||
| 1996 | Ryan Thelwell Gann Brooks | Tutu Atwell | Parc Williams | Rishon Early | Jerome Davis | |||||||
| 1997 | Tutu Atwell | Lamanzer Williams | Tutu Atwell | Parc Williams | Michael Mullen | Curtese Poole | ||||||
| 1998 | Luke Leverson | Adam Bailey | Parc Williams | Troy Duerr | Scooter Baugus | Karon Riley | ||||||
| 1999 | Thomas Hamner | Dan Nystrom | Ben Mezera | Sean Hoffman | DaVonta Bell | |||||||
| 2000 | Ben Hamilton Ron Johnson | Ron Johnson | Preston Gruening | Justin Hall | Sean Hoffman | Clarence Woods | Darrell Reid | |||||
| 2001 | Ron Johnson | Ron Johnson Tellis Redmon | Derek Burns | Steve Murray | Jerry Macken | Charlton Keith | ||||||
| 2002 | Jermaine Mays | Terry Jackson II | Eli Ward | Jermaine Mays | Dan Kwapinski | Jeremiah Carter | Jeremiah Carter | Zack Kartak | Eric Clark Pat McCarthy Eric Washington | |||
| 2003 | Eli Ward | Joe Quinn | Dan Kwapinski | Kevin Salmen | John Shevlin | |||||||
| 2004 | John Shevlin | Dominique Sims | Jakari Wallace | Tommy Jacobs | Seth Thompson | |||||||
| 2005 | John Pawielski | Jakari Wallace | Joe Swanson | Brody Grandas | ||||||||
| 2006 | Mike Sherels | Tom Hennessey | Dominic Jones | Dom Barber | Mike Sherels | Matt Krueger | Mike Hart | |||||
| 2007 | Dom Barber | Dom Barber | Justin Kucek Nathan Triplett | John Shevlin Steve Shidell | Todd Meisel Tony Brinkhaus | Mike Sherels Justin Valentine | Kyle Moore | Andre Tate’ | ||||
| 2008 | Willie VanDeSteeg | Lee Campbell Garret Brown | Nathan Triplett | Tony Mortensen Eric Small | Jack Simmons Kyle Theret | Matt Carufel | Kim Royston | Deon Hightower | ||||
| 2009 | Lee Campbell | Jon Hoese | Jon Hoese Garrett Brown | Adam Weber Ryan Collado | Eric Small Lee Campbell Nick Tow-Arnett | Ed Olson | Aaron Hill | |||||
| 2010 | Gary Tinsley | D.J. Burris Ryan Collado | Duane Bennett | Jon Hoese Anthony Jacobs | Lamonte Edwards | Cameron Botticelli | R.J. Buckner | |||||
| 2011 | Kim Royston | Jordan Wettstein | Aaron Hill | Adam Lueck | Duane Bennett | Cole Banham | Jephte Matilus | Brandon Kirksey | ||||
| 2012 | Donnell Kirkwood | Michael Carter | Christian Eldred | Aaron Hill | Mike Rallis | Cole Banham Mitch Leidner | Connor Cosgrove | |||||
| 2013 | Jon Christenson | Brock Vereen Aaron Hill | Aaron Hill | Jephte Matilus | Chris Wipson | Chris Hawthorne | David Cobb | |||||
| 2014 | Jon Christenson | Donnell Kirkwood | Matt Leidner | Cody Poock | Luke McAvoy | Briean Boddy-Calhoun | ||||||
| 2015 | Jon Christenson | Jon Christenson | Conor Rhoda | Gary Moore Winston DeLattiboudere | Jon Christenson | Adekunle Ayinde | ||||||
| 2016 | Rodney Smith | Rodney Smith | Damarius Travis | Emmit Carpenter | Scott Ekpe | Mitch Leidner Nick Rallis Jack Lynn | Seth Green | Gary Moore | Damarius Travis | Blake Cashman | ||