| AFCA Coach of the Year | |
| Year | Coach |
| 1940 | Clark Shaughnessy |
| 1951 | Chuck Taylor |
| Dodd Trophy Coach of the Year | |
| Year | Coach |
| 2017 | David Shaw |
| Heisman Trophy | |
| Year | Player |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett |
| Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year | |
| Year | Player |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck |
| Maxwell Award | |
| Year | Player |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck |
| Doak Walker Award | |
| Year | Player |
| 2009 | Toby Gerhart |
| 2017 | Bryce Love |
| Bilentnikoff Award | |
| Year | Player |
| 1999 | Troy Walters |
| Paul Hornung Award | |
| Year | Player |
| 2010 | Owen Marecic |
| 2015 | Christian McCaffrey |
| Danny Wuerffel Trophy | |
| Year | Player |
| 2021 | Isaiah Sanders |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
| Year | Player • Position • Years |
| 1951 | Ernie Nevers • FB • 1923-25 |
| 1955 | Bobby Grayson • FB • 1933-35 |
| 1956 | Frank Albert • QB • 1939-41 |
| 1957 | Bill Corbus • G • 1931-33 |
| 1961 | Bob Reynolds • T • 1933-35 |
| 1972 | Bones Hamilton • HB • 1933-35 |
| 1973 | Bill McColl • E • 1949-51 |
| 1982 | Hugh Gallarneau • FB • 1938-40 |
| 1984 | Chuck Taylor • G • 1940-42 |
| 1985 | Monk Moscrip • RB • 1933-35 |
| 1986 | John Brodie • QB • 1954-56 |
| 1990 | Jim Plunkett • QB • 1968-70 |
| 1995 | Chris Burford • E • 1956-59 |
| 2000 | John Elway • QB • 1979-82 |
| 2005 | Paul Wiggin • DT • 1953-55 |
| 2006 | Jeff Siemon • LB • 1969-71 |
| 2009 | Ken Margerum • WR • 1977-80 |
| 2014 | Darrin Nelson • HB • 1977-78, 1980-81 |
| 2022 | Andrew Luck • QB • 2009-11 |
| 2024 | Toby Gerhart • RB • 2006-09 |
| Year | Coach • Record • Years |
| 1951 | Walter Camp • 11-3-3 • 1892, 1894-95 |
| 1951 | Fielding Yost • 7-4-2 • 1900 |
| 1951 | Andy Kerr • 11-7 • 1922-23 |
| 1951 | Pop Warner • 71-17-8 • 1924-32 |
| 1968 | Clark Shaughnessy • 16-3 • 1940-41 |
| 1984 | Chuck Taylor • 40-29-2 • 1951-57 |
| 1992 | John Ralson • 55-36-3 • 1963-71 |
| Rose Bowl Hall of Fame | |
| Year | Player • Position • Rose Bowl Years |
| 1989 | Jim Plunkett • QB • 1970 |
| 1990 | Bob Reynolds • T • 1933-35 |
| 1991 | Ernie Nevers • RB • 1925 |
| 1992 | Frankie Albert • QB • 1941 |
| 1995 | Ted Shipkey • End • 1925, 27 |
| 1996 | John Ralston • Coach • 1970-71 |
| 2018 | Pop Warner • Coach • 1925, 27-28 |
| Pop Warner Trophy | |
| Year | Player |
| 1950 | Russ Pomeroy |
| 1953 | Bobby Garrett |
| 1959 | Chris Burford |
| 1969 | Don Parish |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett |
| 1971 | Jeff Siemon |
| 1977 | Guy Benjamin |
| 1980 | Ken Margerum |
| 1982 | John Elway |
| 1986 | David Wyman |
| 1991 | Tommy Vardell |
| 1992 | Glyn Milburn |
| 1994 | Steve Stenstrom |
| Pop Warner College Football Award | |
| Year | Player |
| 2014 | Jordan Richards |
| Rhodes Scholar | |
| Year | Player |
| 1982 | Cory Booker |
| CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year | |
| Year | Player |
| 1991 | Tommy Vardell |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck |
| 2016 | Christian McCaffrey |
| National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes | |
| Year | Player |
| 1967 | John Root |
| 1970 | John Sande III |
| 1976 | Duncan McColl |
| 1980 | Milt McColl |
| 1981 | Darrin Nelson |
| 1983 | John Bergren |
| 1992 | Glyn Milburn |
| 1994 | Justin Armour |
| 1995 | David Walker |
| 1997 | Damon Dunn |
| 2010 | Owen Marecic |
| 2014 | Jordan Richards |
| 2019 | Casey Toohill |
| 2021 | Thomas Booker |
| 2022 | Walter Rouse |
| NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship Recipients | |
| Year | Player |
| 1965 | Joe Neal |
| 1966 | Terry DeSylvia |
| 1968 | John Root |
| 1971 | John Sande III |
| 1972 | Jackie Brown |
| 1974 | Randy Poltl |
| 1975 | Keith Rowan |
| 1976 | Gerald Wilson |
| 1977 | Duncan McColl |
| 1981 | Milt McColl |
| 1984 | John Bergren |
| 1985 | Scott Carpenter |
| 1987 | Brian Morris |
| 1988 | Doug Robison |
| 1994 | Steve Stenstrom |
| 1995 | Eric Abrams |
| 1995 | David Walker |
| 1996 | Marlon Evans |
| 1997 | Damon Dunn |
| 2010 | Chase Beeler |
| CoSIDA Academic All-America | |
| Year | Player • Team |
| 1964 | Joe Neal • Honorable Mention |
| 1966 | Jack Root • Second Team |
| 1970 | John Sandle III • First Team |
| Terry Ewing • Second Team | |
| 1973 | Bruce Blackstone • Secont Team |
| 1974 | Gordon Riegel • Second Team |
| Keith Rowan • Second Team | |
| 1975 | Don Stevenson • First Team |
| Ted Pappas • Second Team | |
| 1976 | Don Stevenson • First Team |
| 1977 | Guy Benjamin • First Team |
| James Lotfton • Second Team | |
| 1978 | Vince Mulroy • First Team |
| Jim Stephens • First Team | |
| 1979 | Pat Bowe • First Team |
| Milt McColl • First Team | |
| Joe St. Geme • First Team | |
| 1980 | Duke Dapper • Second Team |
| Milt McColl • Second Team | |
| Ken Margerum • Second Team | |
| 1981 | Darrin Nelson • First Team |
| John Bergren • First Team | |
| 1982 | John Bergren • First Team |
| Mike Dotterer • Second Team | |
| Steve Lemon • Honorable Mention | |
| 1983 | John Bergren • First Team |
| Eric Mullins • Second Team | |
| Rob Moore • Second Team | |
| 1984 | Scott Carpenter • Second Team |
| Emile Harry • Second Team | |
| Kevin Scott • Second Team | |
| Matt Soderlund • Second Team | |
| 1985 | Matt Soderlund • First Team |
| Craig Landis • Second Team | |
| 1987 | Brad Muster • First Team |
| 1990 | Ed McCaffrey • First Team |
| Jon Volpe • Second Team | |
| 1991 | Tommy Vardell • First Team |
| 1993 | Justin Armour • Second Team |
| 1994 | Justin Armour • Second Team |
| 1999 | Troy Walters • First Team |
| 2009 | Ryan Whalen • Second Team |
| 2010 | Chase Beeler • First Team |
| Owen Marecic • Second Team | |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck • First Team |
| 2013 | Jordan Richards • Second Team |
| 2014 | Henry Anderson • Second Team |
| 2015 | Christian McCaffrey • First Team |
| 2016 | Christian McCaffrey • First Team |
| 2017 | Jesse Burkett • Second Team |
| Harrison Phillips • Second Team | |
| 2020 | Thomas Booker • First Team |
| Drew Dalman • Second Team | |
| Jet Toner • Second Team | |
| Noah Williams • Second Team | |
| 2021 | Thomas Booker • First Team |
| Noah Williams • First Team | |
| 2022 | Patrick Fields • First Team |
| Spencer Jorgensen • First Team | |
| Walter Rouse • First Team | |
| Kendall Williamson • First Team | |
| 2023 | Elic Ayomanor • Second Team |
| Spencer Jorgensen • Second Team | |
| Academic All-America records unavailable before 1964 | |
| Conference Player of the Year | |
| Year | Player |
| 1977 | Guy Benjamin • QB (co-player with Warren Moon, QB, Washington) |
| 1980 | John Elway • QB |
| 1982 | John Elway • QB (co-player with Tom Ramsey, QB, UCLA) |
| Conference Offensive Player of the Year | |
| Year | Player |
| 1986 | Brad Muster • FB |
| 1999 | Troy Walters • FL |
| 2009 | Toby Gerhart • RB |
| 2010 | Andrew Luck • QB |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck • QB |
| 2015 | Christian McCaffrey • RB |
| 2017 | Bryce Love • RB |
| Jon Cornish Trophy | |
| Year | Player |
| 2023 | Elic Ayomanor • WR |
| Morris Trophy | |
| Year | Player |
| 1999 | Willie Howard • DT |
| 2002 | Kwame Harris • OT |
| 2012 | David Yankey • OT |
| 2014 | Andrus Peat • OT |
| 2015 | Joshua Garnett • OT |
| 2016 | Solomon Thomas • DE |
| Conference Coach of the Year | |
| Year | Player |
| 1977 | Bill Walsh |
| 1995 | Tyrone Willingham |
| 1999 | Tyrone Willingham |
| 2011 | David Shaw |
| 2012 | David Shaw |
| 2015 | David Shaw |
| 2017 | David Shaw |