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National and Conference Awards

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