C.M. Hendricks Most Valuable Player
| Year played |
MVP(s) |
Team |
Position |
| 1950 |
Harvey Gabrel |
UTEP |
HB |
| 1951 |
Bill Cross |
West Texas State |
E |
| 1952 |
Junior Arteburn |
Texas Tech |
QB |
| 1953 |
Tom McCormick |
Pacific (Cal.) |
HB |
| 1954 |
Dick Shinaut |
UTEP |
QB |
| 1955 |
Jesse Whittenton |
UTEP |
QB |
| 1956 |
Jim Crawford |
Wyoming |
HB |
| 1957 |
Claude Austin |
George Washington |
RB |
| 1958 |
Ken Porco |
Louisville |
RB |
| 1958 |
Leonard Kucewski |
Wyoming |
G |
| 1959 |
Charley Johnson |
New Mexico State |
QB |
| 1960 |
Charley Johnson |
New Mexico State |
QB |
| 1961 |
Billy Joe |
Villanova |
FB |
| 1962 |
Jerry Logan |
West Texas State |
HB |
| 1963 |
Bob Berry |
Oregon |
QB |
| 1964 |
Preston Ridlehuber |
Georgia |
QB |
| 1965 |
Billy Stevens |
UTEP |
QB |
| 1966 |
Jim Kiick |
Wyoming |
TB |
| 1967 |
Billy Stevens |
UTEP |
QB |
| 1968 |
Buddy McClinton |
Auburn |
QB |
| 1969 |
Paul Rogers |
Nebraska |
HB |
| 1970 |
Rock Perdoni |
Georgia Tech |
DT |
|
| Year played |
MVP(s) |
Team |
Position |
| 1971 |
Bert Jones |
LSU |
QB |
| 1972 |
George Smith |
Texas Tech |
HB |
| 1973 |
Ray Bybee |
Missouri |
FB |
| 1974 |
Terry Vitrano |
Mississippi State |
FB |
| 1975 |
Robert Haygood |
Pittsburgh |
QB |
| 1976 |
Tony Franklin |
Texas A&M |
K |
| 1977 |
Charles Alexander |
LSU |
TB |
| 1978 |
Johnny "Lam" Jones |
Texas |
RB |
| 1979 |
Paul Skansi |
Washington |
WR |
| 1980 |
Jeff Quinn |
Nebraska |
QB |
| 1981 |
Darrell Shepard |
Oklahoma |
QB |
| 1982 |
Ethan Horton |
North Carolina |
TB |
| 1983 |
Walter Lewis |
Alabama |
QB |
| 1984 |
Rick Badanjek |
Maryland |
FB |
| 1985 |
Max Zendejas |
Arizona |
K |
| 1986 |
Cornelius Bennett |
Alabama |
DE |
| 1987 |
Thurman Thomas |
Oklahoma State |
RB |
| 1988 |
David Smith |
Alabama |
QB |
| 1989 |
Alex Van Pelt |
Pittsburgh |
QB |
| 1990 |
Courtney Hawkins |
Michigan State |
WR |
| 1991 |
Arnold Ale |
UCLA |
LB |
| 1992 |
Melvin Bonner |
Baylor |
WR |
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| Year played |
MVP(s) |
Team |
Position |
| 1993 |
Jerald Moore |
Oklahoma |
RB |
| 1994 |
Priest Holmes |
Texas |
RB |
| 1995 |
Sedrick Shaw |
Iowa |
RB |
| 1996 |
Chad Hutchinson |
Stanford |
QB |
| 1997 |
Mike Martin |
Arizona State |
RB |
| 1998 |
Basil Mitchell |
TCU |
TB |
| 1999 |
Billy Cockerham |
Minnesota |
QB |
| 2000 |
Freddie Mitchell |
UCLA |
WR |
| 2001 |
Lamont Thompson |
Washington State |
S |
| 2002 |
Kyle Orton |
Purdue |
QB |
| 2003 |
Samie Parker |
Oregon |
WR |
| 2004 |
Sam Keller |
Arizona State |
QB |
| 2005 |
Kahlil Bell |
UCLA |
RB |
| Chris Markey |
UCLA |
RB |
| 2006 |
Matt Moore |
Oregon State |
QB |
| 2007 |
Jonathan Stewart |
Oregon |
RB |
| 2008 |
Victor Butler |
Oregon State |
DE |
| 2009 |
Ryan Broyles |
Oklahoma |
WR |
| 2010 |
Michael Floyd |
Notre Dame |
WR |
| 2011 |
John White IV |
Utah |
RB |
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