Archie Griffin Award

Archie Griffin Award
Awarded for	college football's Most Valuable Player for the entire season
Presented by	Touchdown Club of Columbus
Location	Columbus, Ohio
Country	United States
First awarded	1999
Currently held by	Montee Ball
Official website	http://www.tdccolumbus.com/

The Archie Griffin Award, named after the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner in history Archie Griffin, was first presented to Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Vick in 1999. The specially designed ring is one of the few college football awards presented after all bowl games are completed and signifies college football's Most Valuable Player for the entire season. The most recent recipient is Wisconsin running back Montee Ball. The award is given by the Touchdown Club of Columbus.

Previous winners[]

Year	Winner	School
1999	Michael Vick	Virginia Tech
2000	Josh Heupel	Oklahoma
2001	Ken Dorsey	Miami (FL)
2002	Ken Dorsey	Miami (FL)
2003	Matt Leinart	USC
2004	Matt Leinart	USC
2005	Vince Young	Texas
2006	Troy Smith	Ohio State
2007	Pat White	West Virginia
2008	Colt McCoy	Texas
2009	Toby Gerhart	Stanford
2010	Andrew Luck	Stanford
2011	Montee Ball	Wisconsin

External links[]

Official website

v · d · eArchie Griffin Award winners

1999: Vick 2000: Heupel 2001: Dorsey 2002: Dorsey 2003: Leinart 2004: Leinart 2005: Young 2006: Smith 2007: White 2008: McCoy 2009: Gerhart 2010: Luck 2011: Ball

v · d · eCollege football awards

Overall trophies	Heisman Memorial Trophy (1935) Maxwell Award (1937) Walter Camp Award (1967)

Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) SN Player of the Year (1942)

Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defenseman) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defenseman) Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide receiver) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) Lott Trophy (Defenseman) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Johnny Rodgers Award (Return Specialist)

Other national player awards	Chic Harley Award (Best player) Archie Griffin Award (Best player) Bill Willis Trophy (Defensive lineman) Jack Lambert Trophy (Linebacker) Jack Tatum Trophy (Defensive back) Jim Brown Trophy (Running back) Jim Parker Trophy (Offensive lineman) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Quarterback) Paul Warfield Trophy (Wide receiver) Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback)

All-Americans	College Football All-America Team

Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) SN Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010) (formerly the George Munger Award (1989))

Assistant coaching awards	Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year

Conference awards	ACC awards Big 12 awards Big East awards Big Ten awards (MVP) MAC awards Pac-12 awards SEC awards Defunct: SWC awards

Division I FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defenseman) Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach)

Other divisions/associations	Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) Melberger Award (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA)

Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards	Academic All-America of the Year (Student-athlete) Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete) Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (Student-athlete) Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on) Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)

Service awards	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Walter Camp Man of the Year National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners Theodore Roosevelt Award

Regional awards	Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England Sportsmanship)

Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame

Archie Griffin Award

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