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Most Valuable Players - Winning Team
Year Player Team
1946 Nick Sacrinty Wake Forest
1947 Joe Golding Oklahoma
1948 Lu Gambino Maryland
1949 Bobby Gage Clemson
1950 Bob Ward Maryland
1951 Eddie Talboom Wyoming
1952 Jim Dooley Miami
1953 J. "Papa" Hall Florida
1954 Bobby Cavazos Texas Tech
1954 Joe Childress Auburn
1955 Don Orr Vanderbilt
1956 Wade Mitchell Georgia Tech
1957 Bobby Gordon Tennessee
1958 Bobby Franklin Mississippi
1960 Jim Mooty Arkansas
1960 Larry Libertore Florida
1961 Galen Hall Penn State
1962 Tom Shannon Florida
1963 Ken Willard North Carolina
1965 Fred Biletnikoff Florida State
1965 Steve Tensi Florida State
1965 Lenny Snow Georgia Tech
1966 Dewey Warren Tennessee
1967 Kim Hammond Florida State
1968 Terry McMillan Missouri
1969 Mike Kelley Florida
1971 Pat Sullivan Auburn
1971 Jimmy Poulos
Georgia
1972 Wade Whatley Auburn
1973 Joe Barnes Texas Tech
1974 Phil Gargis Auburn
1975 Steve Atkins Maryland
1976 Al Hunter Notre Dame
1977 Matt Cavanaugh Pittsburgh
1978 Steve Fuller Clemson
1979 Matt Kupec North Carolina
1979 Amos Lawrence North Carolina
1980 Rick Trocano Pittsburgh
1981 Kelvin Bryant North Carolina
1981 Ethan Horton North Carolina
1982 Greg Allen Florida State
1983 Tony Lilly Florida
1984 Thurman Thomas Oklahoma State
1985 Chip Ferguson Florida State
1986 Rodney Williams Clemson
1987 Wendell Davis LSU
1989 Wayne Johnson Georgia
1989 Levon Kirkland Clemson
1991 Dean Dingman Michigan
1991 Tom Dohring Michigan
1991 Matt Elliott Michigan
1991 Steve Everitt Michigan
1991 Cale Gundy Oklahoma
1992 Errict Rhett Florida
1993 Brian Burgdorf Alabama
1994 James Stewart Tennessee
1996 Donovan McNabb Syracuse
1997 Oscar Davenport North Carolina
1998 Chris Keldorf North Carolina
1999 Joe Hamilton Georgia Tech
1999 Dez White Georgia Tech
2000 Nate Webster Miami
2001 Michael Vick Virginia Tech
2002 Javon Walker Florida State
2003 Philip Rivers North Carolina State
2004 Scott McBrien Maryland
2005 Leon Washington Florida State
2006 Cedric Humes Virginia Tech
2007 Pat White West Virginia

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