Davey O'Brien Award Winners Year by Year

Last Modified Dec 7, 2024 06:20 GMT
Jayden Daniels, winner of the Davey O'Brien Award 2023. Source: Getty Images

The Davey O'Brien Award, an annual college football award, was named after Robert David O'Brien, a quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1939 to 1941. Following O'Brien's demise in 1977, the trophy was named the Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy from 1977 to 1980 for the most outstanding player in the Southwest. It was later changed to the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award in 1981. Since then, it has been given to the quarterbacks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association every year based on the judgment of the Davey O'Brien Foundation.

List of Davey O'Brien Award Winner Year by Year

The Davey O'Brien Award was first introduced in 1977 and Earl Campbell, a running back from Texas was the first winner. Mike Singletary from Baylor won the award twice in 1979 and 1980. Since 1981, Ty Detmer, Danny Wuerffel, Deshaun Watson, and Jason White have won the award twice, as of December 2024. The award is usually given in February at The Davey O'Brien Hall of Fame, located at The Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

Player NameTeamYear
Earl Campbell (RB)Texas1977
Billy Sims (RB)Oklahoma1978
Mike Singletary (LB)Baylor1979
Mike Singletary (LB)Baylor1980
Jim McMahonBYU1981
Todd BlackledgePenn State1982
Steve YoungBYU1983
Doug FlutieBoston College1984
Chuck LongIowa1985
Vinny TestaverdeMiami1986
Don McPhersonSyracuse1987
Troy AikmanUCLA1988
Andre WareHouston1989
Ty DetmerBYU1990
Ty DetmerBYU1991
Gino TorrettaMiami1992
Charlie WardFlorida State1993
Kerry CollinsPenn State1994
Danny WuerffelFlorida1995
Danny WuerffelFlorida1996
Peyton ManningTennessee1997
Michael BishopKansas State1998
Joe HamiltonGeorgia Tech1999
Chris WeinkeFlorida State2000
Eric CrouchNebraska2001
Brad BanksIowa2002
Jason WhiteOklahoma2003
Jason WhiteOklahoma2004
Vince YoungTexas2005
Troy SmithOhio State2006
Tim TebowFlorida2007
Sam BradfordOklahoma2008
Colt McCoyTexas2009
Cam NewtonAuburn2010
Robert Griffin IIIBaylor2011
Johnny ManzielTexas A&M2012
Jameis WinstonFlorida State2013
Marcus MariotaOregon2014
Deshaun WatsonClemson2015
Deshaun WatsonClemson2016
Baker MayfieldOklahoma2017
Kyler MurrayOklahoma2018
Joe BurrowLSU2019
Mac JonesAlabama2020
Bryce YoungAlabama2021
Max DugganTCU2022
Jayden DanielsLSU2023

FAQs on Davey O'Brien Award Winners

A. Cam Ward, Dillon Gabriel, and Shedeur Sanders are the finalists for the Davey O Brien Award for 2024 as per Daveyobrienaward.com.


A. The Davey O Brien Award is the best quarterback trophy, according to Daveyobrienaward.com.

A. The Davey O Brien Award is held every year at The Fort Worth Club, based on Wikipedia.

A. The Heisman trophy is the highest award in college football, as per NCAA.com.

A. Robert David O'Brien was the smallest player to win the Heisman Trophy with a height of 5 feet 7 inches in 1938, according to Heisman.com.

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