Associated Press College Football Player of the Year

Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award
Awarded for	the most outstanding collegiate football player in the country
Country	United States
Presented by	Associated Press
First awarded	1998
Currently held by	Christian McCaffrey, Stanford

The Associated Press College Football Player of the Year award has been awarded annually since 1998 to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the country. The winner is chosen by a vote of AP sportswriters and sports editors from throughout the country.

Winners

Season	Player	Position	School
1998	Ricky Williams	RB	Texas
1999	Ron Dayne	RB	Wisconsin
2000	Josh Heupel	QB	Oklahoma
2001	Rex Grossman	QB	Florida
2002	Brad Banks	QB	Iowa
2003	Jason White	QB	Oklahoma
2004	Matt Leinart	QB	Southern California
2005	Reggie Bush	RB	Southern California
2006	Troy Smith	QB	Ohio State
2007	Tim Tebow	QB	Florida
2008	Sam Bradford	QB	Oklahoma
2009	Ndamukong Suh	DT	Nebraska
2010	Cam Newton	QB	Auburn
2011	Robert Griffin III	QB	Baylor
2012	Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M
2013	Jameis Winston	QB	Florida State
2014	Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon
2015	Christian McCaffrey	RB	Stanford

Winners by school

School	Winners
Oklahoma	3
Florida	2
USC	2
Auburn	1
Baylor	1
Florida State	1
Iowa	1
Nebraska	1
Oregon	1
Ohio State	1
Stanford	1
Texas	1
Texas A&M	1
Wisconsin	1

Associated Press College Football Player of the Year winners

1998: Williams 1999: Dayne 2000: Heupel 2001: Grossman 2002: Banks 2003: White 2004: Leinart 2005: Bush 2006: Smith 2007: Tebow 2008: Bradford 2009: Suh 2010: Newton 2011: Griffin III 2012: Manziel 2013: Winston 2014: Mariota 2015: McCaffrey

College football awards

Overall trophies	Heisman Memorial Trophy (winners) (1935) Maxwell Award (1937) Walter Camp Award (1967)

Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) Sporting News Player of the Year (1942) Defunct: UPI Player of the Year

Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive player) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive player) Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (receiver) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) Lott Trophy (Defensive player) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Jet Award (Return Specialist) Jacobs Blocking Trophy Joe Moore Award (Offensive Line) Holder of the Year (Holder)

Other national player awards	Archie Griffin Award (Best player) Bill Willis Trophy (Defensive lineman) Chic Harley Award (Best player) Jack Lambert Trophy (Linebacker) Jack Tatum Trophy (Defensive back) Jim Brown Trophy (Running back) Jim Parker Trophy (Offensive lineman) Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback) Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy (Lineman) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Paul Warfield Award (Wide receiver) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Passer) Walter Camp Memorial Trophy (Offensive back)

All-Americans	College Football All-America Team

Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) George Munger Award (1989) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010)

Assistant coaching awards	Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year

Conference awards	ACC awards American awards Big 12 awards Big Ten awards (MVP) MAC awards Pac-12 awards SEC awards Defunct: Big East awards SWC awards

Division I FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defensive player) Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach) Defunct: Mickey Charles Award (Div. I FCS student-athlete) STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS offensive player) STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS defensive player) STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year (Div. I FCS freshman) STATS FCS Coach of the Year (Div. I FCS coach)

Other divisions/associations	Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) Melberger Award (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA)

Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards	Academic All-America of the Year (Student-athlete) Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete) Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (Student-athlete) Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on) Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)

Service awards	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Walter Camp Man of the Year National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners Theodore Roosevelt Award

Regional awards	All-Southern team Champ Pickens Trophy Conerly Trophy (Mississippi's best college football player) Dudley Award (Virginia's best college football player) Norris Cup Porter Cup Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship)

Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame

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