Walter Camp Award Explained

Walter Camp Award
Description:	Player of the year in college football
Presenter:	Walter Camp Football Foundation
Country:	United States
Year:	1967
Holder:	Jayden Daniels, QB

The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football player of the year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I FBS head coaches and sports information directors under the auspices of the Walter Camp Football Foundation. The award is named for Walter Camp, an important and influential figure in the development of the sport. Three players have won the award twice: Colt McCoy of the University of Texas in 2008 and 2009, Archie Griffin of Ohio State in 1974 and 1975, and O. J. Simpson of USC in 1967 and 1968.

Winners

Year	Winner	Position	School	Ref
				^[1]
			USC
			Georgia
			Nebraska
			Boston College
			Auburn
			Miami (FL)
			Notre Dame
			Oklahoma State
				^[2]
			Notre Dame
			Michigan
			Miami (FL)
			Florida State	^[3]
			Colorado
			Ohio State
			Florida
			Michigan
			Texas
		RB	Wisconsin
			Oklahoma	^[4]
			Nebraska	^[5]
			Penn State
			Pittsburgh
			USC
			USC
			Ohio State
			Arkansas
			Texas
			Auburn
			Stanford
			Notre Dame	^[6]
			Florida State
			Oregon
			Alabama
			Louisville	^[7]
			Oklahoma
			Alabama
			LSU	^[8]
			Alabama
	Kenneth Walker III		Michigan State
			USC
			LSU	^[9]

Awards won by school

This is a list of the schools that have had a player win the Walter Camp Award. USC has the most award winners, with seven. In total, players from 22 different schools have won the Walter Camp Award.

School	Trophies won
USC	7*
Ohio State	4*
Oklahoma	4
Notre Dame	4
Alabama	3
Auburn	3
Nebraska	3
Pittsburgh	3
Texas	3*
Florida State	2
LSU	2
Miami	2
Michigan	2
Penn State	2
Stanford	2
Arkansas	1
Boston College	1
Colorado	1
Florida	1
Georgia	1
Indiana	1
Louisville	1
Michigan State	1
Oklahoma State	1
	Oregon	1
Wisconsin	1

*Designates double award winner

References

General

• Web site: Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Winners. Sports Reference. March 1, 2017.

Footnotes

Notes and References

1. News: College Football Awards - Walter Camp Award. March 1, 2017. ESPN.com.
2. News: Coaches, SID's vote Thompson best. October 17, 2016. Daily News. Associated Press. November 27, 1989. 10.
3. News: Ward receives Walter Camp Award. October 17, 2016. The News-Journal. Associated Press. November 30, 1993. 6B.
4. News: Heupel, Stoops win Camp awards. October 17, 2016. The Daily Gazette. November 29, 2000. C3.
5. News: Crouch takes O'Brien and Camp Awards. October 17, 2016. McCook Daily Gazette. Associated Press. December 7, 2001. 12.
6. News: Scheuring. Ian. Manti Te'o wins Maxwell, Bednarik, Walter Camp player-of-the-year awards. January 8, 2017. Hawaii News Now.
7. News: Louisville QB Lamar Jackson wins Camp, Maxwell awards. December 10, 2016. The Boston Globe. December 9, 2016.
8. Web site: LSU Quarterback Joe Burrow Wins Walter Camp Player of the Year Award. December 12, 2019. si.com. December 12, 2019.
9. Web site: Aldam . Will . LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels named 2023 Walter Camp Player of the Year . CT Insider . 14 April 2024.