The nation’s oldest All-America Team will be announced on ESPN College Football Awards Show – Friday, Dec. 12 – 7 to 9 p.m.

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The 2025 Walter Camp Football Bowl Subdivision All-America First and Second Teams, the nation’s oldest All-America Team, will be announced on the ESPN College Football Awards Show on Friday, Dec. 12 – 7 to 9 p.m.

More info about the show 

Walter Camp All-America Teams

It is the 136th edition of the nation’s oldest college football All-America team! 

A Little History

This is the 136th edition of the Walter Camp All-America team, the nation’s oldest college football All-America team.  Twenty-five players were selected to the first team by the 136 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors.  In addition, 27 players were selected to the Second Team.   The team was certified by the New Haven-based accounting firm of CBIZ.

  • From 1889 to 1964, eleven players were selected.
  • In 1965, both offensive and defensive teams were picked.
  • In 1972, the first punter (Ray Guy, Southern Mississippi) was honored.
  • In 1975, the first placekicker (Chris Bahr, Penn State) was selected.
  • In 1998, the first-ever Second Team All-America team was recognized.
  • In 2001, the first kick returner (Herb Haygood, Michigan State) was picked.
  • In 2024, the first player (Travis Hunter, Colorado) earned First Team honors on both offense and defense.

Considered the “Father of American Football,” Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side in 1880.   Nine years later, Mr. Camp, then the Yale University head coach, selected the first-ever college football All-America team.

The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  Visit www.waltercamp.org for more information.   The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 25 awards have honored more than 950 recipients dating back to 1935.

 

 

Indiana Football Sweeps 2025 Walter Camp Player and Coach of Year Awards; 5th time since 1967 one school takes both awards

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For the fifth time since 1967, one school earned the Walter Camp Player and Coach of Year awards.

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza was selected as the 2025 Walter Camp Player of Year, and head coach Curt Cignetti was named as the Coach of the Year (also won it in 2024).

One School Earns Walter Camp Player and Coach of Year in Same Season

2025 – Indiana (Fernando Mendoza, POY; Curt Cignetti, COY

2018 – Alabama (Tua Tagovailoa, POY; Nick Saban, COY)

2012 – Notre Dame (Manti Te’o, POY; Brian Kelly, COY)

2000 – Oklahoma (Josh Heupel, POY; Bob Stoops, COY)

1986 – Miami (Vinny Testaverde, POY; Jimmy Johnson, COY)

 

 

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza Selected 2025 Walter Camp Player of the Year, presented by Crabtree Lexus of New Haven

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Indiana University junior quarterback Fernando Mendoza (Miami, FL) has been selected as the 2025 Walter Camp Player of Year, presented by Crabtree Lexus of New Haven.

The award was announced on ESPN’s College Football Live.

The Walter Camp Player of Year is voted on by the nation’s 136 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports communicators.   Other finalists for the 2025 Walter Camp Player of Year include running back Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame), linebacker Jacob Rodriguez (Texas Tech) and quarterbacks Diego Pavia (Vanderbilt) and Julian Sayin (Ohio State).

The 59th recipient of the Walter Camp Player of Year award, Mendoza is the second Indiana player to win the prestigious honor, joining the former Hoosier running back Anthony Thompson (1989).   Mendoza is also the 24th quarterback to win the award.

Mendoza has led the top-ranked Hoosiers to a 13-0 mark this season.  On December 6, he passed for 222 yards and one touchdown as Indiana captured its first-ever Big Ten Championship with a 13-10 victory over Ohio State.

The Hoosiers will await the Oklahoma/Alabama winner in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinals on Jan. 1 at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

For the season, Mendoza has thrown for 2,980 yards, completing 71.5 percent (226-of-316) of his passes.  He also set a school season record with 33 touchdown passes.  He ranks second in the nation with a 181.40 passing efficiency rating.

He has thrown for 200 or more yards in a game nine times this season, including a season-high 332 (24-of-28, 4 touchdowns) in a win over Michigan State on Oct. 18.  Mendoza has also rushed for six touchdowns.

Mendoza’s signature moment came in a comeback win at Penn State on Nov. 8, when he led a 77-yard drive culminating with a game-winning seven-yard touchdown strike to Omar Cooper with 35 seconds remaining.

Mendoza was named the Big Ten’s Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year and Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year. He is the first Hoosier to earn the conference’s quarterback of the year honor since its inception in 2011.

Mendoza came to Indiana following two seasons at California, where he threw for 4,712 yards and 30 touchdowns.   A native of Miami, Fla., Mendoza played scholastically at Christopher Columbus High School.

Walter Camp Player of Year Facts

  • First awarded in 1967, Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza is the 59th recipient of the Walter Camp Player of Year award.
  • Mendoza is the 24th quarterback to win the award. There have been 25 running backs, five wide receivers, one wide receiver/defensive back, one tight end and three defensive players.
  • Colorado’s Travis Hunter (2024) was the first two-way player to win the award.
  • Three players – USC’s OJ. Simpson (1967, 1968), Ohio State’s Archie Griffin (1974, 1975) and Texas’ Colt McCoy (2008, 2009) have been multiple winners.
  • Three defensive players have won the award – Pittsburgh’s Hugh Green (1980), Michigan’s Charles Woodson (1997) and Notre Dame’s Manti Teo (2012).
  • Players from 26 different schools have earned the award. USC has won the most Player of Year awards (7), followed by Oklahoma, Ohio State and Notre Dame with four each.

Walter Camp Players of the Year, presented by Crabtree Lexus of New Haven

2025 – Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana

2024 – Travis Hunter, WR/DB, Colorado

2023 – Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU

2022 – Caleb Williams, QB, USC

2021 – Kenneth Walker III, RB, Michigan State

2020 – DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama

2019 – Joe Burrow, QB, LSU

2018 – Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama

2017 – Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma

2016 – Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville

2015 – Derrick Henry, RB, Alabama

2014 – Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon

2013 – Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State

2012 – Manti Te’o, LB, Notre Dame

2011 – Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford

2010 – Cam Newton, QB, Auburn

2009 – Colt McCoy, QB, Texas

2008 – Colt McCoy, QB, Texas

2007 – Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas

2006 – Troy Smith, QB, Ohio State

2005 – Reggie Bush, RB, USC

2004 – Matt Leinart, QB, USC

2003 – Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Pittsburgh

2002 – Larry Johnson, RB, Penn State

2001 – Eric Crouch, QB, Nebraska

2000 – Josh Heupel, QB, Oklahoma

1999 – Ron Dayne, RB, Wisconsin

1998 – Ricky Williams, RB, Texas

1997 – Charles Woodson, DB, Michigan

1996 – Danny Wuerffel, QB, Florida

1995 – Eddie George, RB, Ohio State

1994 – Rashaan Salaam, RB, Colorado

1993 – Charlie Ward, QB, Florida State

1992 – Gino Torretta, QB, Miami

1991 – Desmond Howard, WR, Michigan

1990 – Raghib Ismail, WR, Notre Dame

1989 – Anthony Thompson, RB, Indiana

1988 – Barry Sanders, RB, Oklahoma State

1987 – Tim Brown, WR, Notre Dame

1986 – Vinny Testaverde, QB, Miami

1985 – Bo Jackson, RB, Auburn

1984 – Doug Flutie, QB, Boston College

1983 – Mike Rozier, RB, Nebraska

1982 – Herschel Walker, RB, Georgia

1981 – Marcus Allen, RB, USC

1980 – Hugh Green, DE, Pittsburgh

1979 – Charles White, RB, USC

1978 – Billy Sims, RB, Oklahoma

1977 – Ken MacAfee, TE, Notre Dame

1976 – Tony Dorsett, RB, Pittsburgh

1975 – Archie Griffin, RB, Ohio State

1974 – Archie Griffin, RB, Ohio State

1973 – John Cappelletti, RB, Penn State

1972 – Johnny Rodgers, RB, Nebraska

1971 – Pat Sullivan, QB, Auburn

1970 – Jim Plunkett, QB, Stanford

1969 – Steve Owens, RB, Oklahoma

1968 – O.J. Simpson, RB, USC

1967 – O.J. Simpson, RB, USC

 

Considered the “Father of American Football,” Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side in 1880.   Nine years later, Mr. Camp, then the Yale University head coach, selected the first-ever college football All-America team.

 

The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  Visit www.waltercamp.org for more information.   The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 25 awards have honored more than 950 recipients dating back to 1935.

About Crabtree Lexus of New Haven

Crabtree Lexus of New Haven is located at 655 Main Street in East Haven, CT, convenient from anywhere in the Northeast directly off of I-95. Visit them at https://www.CrabtreeLexus.com

About Lexus

Lexus’ passion for brave design, imaginative technology, and exhilarating performance enables the luxury lifestyle brand to create amazing experiences for its customers. Lexus began its journey in 1989 with two luxury sedans and a commitment to pursue perfection. Since then, Lexus has developed its lineup to meet the needs of global luxury customers in more than 90 countries. In the United States, Lexus vehicles are sold through 244 dealers offering a full lineup of luxury vehicles. With eight models incorporating Lexus Hybrid Drive, Lexus is the luxury hybrid leader. Lexus also offers nine F SPORT models, one F performance model and one F model. Lexus is committed to being a visionary brand that anticipates the future for luxury customers.

 

 

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Indiana’s Curt Cignetti Selected 2025 Walter Camp FBS Coach of the Year; First Coach to Repeat as Winner

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Indiana University’s Curt Cignetti has been selected as the Walter Camp 2025 Football Bowl Subdivision Coach of the Year.  It is the second straight year Cignetti has won the award – becoming the first coach in 59 years to repeat as winner.

The Walter Camp Coach of the Year is selected by the nation’s 136 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports communicators.

Other finalists for the award were Ryan Day (Ohio State) and Clark Lea (Vanderbilt).

Cignetti is the second coach from Indiana (John Pont, 1967) to earn the award.  Cignetti is the fifth coach to win multiple times, joining Joe Paterno (Penn State; 2005, 1994, 1972), Bob Stoops (Oklahoma, 2003 and 2000), Nick Saban (Alabama; 2018 and 2008) and Gary Patterson (TCU, 2014 and 2009).

Under Cignetti’s leadership, the top-ranked Hoosiers have recorded a 13-0 mark this season.  On December 6, Indiana captured its first-ever Big Ten Championship with a 13-10 victory over Ohio State at Lucas Oil Stadium.

As a result, the Hoosiers earned the College Football Playoff’s top seed and await the Oklahoma/Alabama winner in the CFP quarterfinals on Jan. 1 at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

Indiana started off the season as the No. 20 team in the country, but a 63-10 win over then-No. 9 Illinois, a road win at Iowa, and 30-20 road win over Oregon propelled the Hoosiers into the top five.  With six straight wins after Oregon, the Hoosiers finished the season undefeated at 12-0 with the No. 2 ranking behind only Ohio State.   Led by quarterback and 2025 Walter Camp Player of Year Fernando Mendoza, the Hoosiers earned its first league title since 1945, and first win against the Buckeyes since 1988.

For the second straight year, Cignetti was named the Hayes-Schembechler Big Ten Coach of the Year (as selected by his fellow conference coaches) and the Dave McClain Coach of the Year (by the media that covers the Big Ten).

In 2024, Indiana was picked to finish 16th in the Big Ten preseason media poll and proceeded to set a then-record with 11 wins and earned its first ever College Football Playoff berth.

Cignetti was named head football coach at Indiana University on November 30, 2023.  He previously held head coaching positions Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2011-16), Elon (2017-2018) and James Madison (2019-2023).  His current career record stands at 143–37 (.794).

He was the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2012 (at IUP), the Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 2017 (at Elon) and Sun Belt Coach of the Year in 2023 (at James Madison).

After graduating from West Virginia, Cignetti began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Pitt in 1983 under Foge Fazio. He has also coached at Davidson College, Rice University, Temple University, a return to Pitt and then stints at North Carolina State and the University of Alabama.

Cignetti and his wife, Manette, have three children, Curt Jr., Carly Ann, and Natalie Elise. Cignetti’s father, Frank Cignetti Sr., won 199 games as a head coach at West Virginia University and IUP and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Walter Camp Coach of Year Facts

  • First awarded in 1967, Indiana’s Curt Cignetti is the 59th recipient of the Walter Camp Coach of Year award. He is also the first coach to repeat as the winner.
  • Cignetti is the second IU coach to win the award, joining John Pont (1967).
  • Cignetti becomes the fifth coach to win the award multiple times, joining Joe Paterno (Penn State; 2005, 1994, 1972), Bob Stoops (Oklahoma, 2003 and 2000), Nick Saban (Alabama; 2018 and 2008) and Gary Patterson (TCU, 2014 and 2009).
  • Coaches from 40 different schools have earned the award. Six schools have had three winners – Alabama, Indiana, Penn State, Oklahoma, LSU and TCU.

Walter Camp Coaches of the Year

2025 – Curt Cignetti, Indiana

2024 – Curt Cignetti, Indiana

2023 – Kalen DeBoer, Washington

2022 – Sonny Dykes, TCU

2021 – Luke Fickell, Cincinnati

2020 – Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina

2019 – Ed Orgeron, LSU

2018 – Nick Saban, Alabama

2017 – Mark Richt, Miami

2016 – Mike MacIntyre, Colorado

2015 – Dabo Swinney, Clemson

2014 – Gary Patterson, TCU

2013 – David Cutcliffe, Duke

2012 – Brian Kelly, Notre Dame

2011 – Les Miles, LSU

2010 – Chip Kelly, Oregon

2009 – Gary Patterson, TCU

2008 – Nick Saban, Alabama

2007 – Mark Mangino, Kansas

2006 – Greg Schiano, Rutgers

2005 – Joe Paterno, Penn State

2004 – Tommy Tuberville, Auburn

2003 – Bob Stoops, Oklahoma

2002 – Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

2001 – Ralph Friedgen, Maryland

2000 – Bob Stoops, Oklahoma

1999 – Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech

1998 – Bill Synder, Kansas State

1997 – Lloyd Carr, Michigan

1996 – Bruce Snyder, Arizona State

1995 – Gary Barnett, Northwestern

1994 – Joe Paterno, Penn State

1993 – Terry Bowden, Auburn

1992 – Gene Stallings, Alabama

1991 – Bobby Bowden, Florida State

1990 – Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech

1989 – Bill McCartney, Colorado

1988 – Don Nehlen, West Virginia

1987 – Dick MacPherson, Syracuse

1986 – Jimmy Johnson, Miami

1985 – Fisher DeBerry, Air Force

1984 – Joe Morrison, South Carolina

1983 – Mike White, Illinois

1982 – Jerry Stovall, Louisiana State

1981 – Jackie Sherrill, Pittsburgh

1980 – Vince Dooley, Georgia

1979 – John Mackovic, Wake Forest

1978 – Warren Powers, Missouri

1977 – Lou Holtz, Arkansas

1976 – Frank R. Burns, Rutgers

1975 – Frank Kush, Arizona State

1974 – Barry Switzer, Oklahoma

1973 – Johnny Majors, Pittsburgh

1972 – Joe Paterno, Penn State

1971 – Bob Devaney, Nebraska

1970 – Bob Blackman, Dartmouth

1969 – Bo Schembechler, Michigan

1968 – Woody Hayes, Ohio State

1967 – John Pont, Indiana

 

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2025 Walter Camp FBS Coach of Year Finalists Announced – Cignetti (Indiana), Day (Ohio State), Lea (Vanderbilt)

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The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the three finalists for its 2025 Football Bowl Subdivision Coach of the Year award.   The Walter Camp Coach of the Year is selected by the 136 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports communicators, and will be announced on Wednesday, December 10.

Curt Cignetti, Indiana  

The 2024 Walter Camp Coach of the Year, Coach Cignetti has led the Hoosiers to a 12-0 record and a berth in the 2025 Big Ten Conference Championship game. Cignetti was the 2024 Walter Camp Coach of the Year.

Ryan Day, Ohio State

Coach Day has led the defending national champion Buckeyes to a 12-0 record in 2025, and its second straight appearance in the Big Ten Conference championship game.

Clark Lea, Vanderbilt

Coach Lea has led the Commodores to an impressive 10-2 record, marking the first time in program history that Vanderbilt football achieved a 10-win season.

 

Considered the “Father of American Football,” Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side in 1880.   Nine years later, Mr. Camp, then the Yale University head coach, selected the first-ever college football All-America team. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  Visit www.waltercamp.org for more information.  

The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 25 awards have honored more than 950 recipients dating back to 1935.

 Previous Walter Camp Coach of Year winners — https://waltercamp.org/coach-of-the-year/

 

2025 Walter Camp FBS Player of Year Finalists – Jeremiyah Love, Fernando Mendoza, Diego Pavia, Jacob Rodriguez and Julian Sayin

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The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the five finalists for its 2025 Football Bowl Subdivision Player of the Year award, the fourth-oldest college football award in the nation.  The Walter Camp Player of the Year award is presented by Crabtree Lexus of New Haven.

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin are the five finalists.

The Walter Camp Player of the Year is selected by the 136 FBS head coaches and sports communicators and will be announced on ESPN’s College Football Live on Wednesday, December 10.

Former Colorado (and current Jacksonville Jaguar) wide receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter was the 2024 Walter Camp Player of Year.

 

Walter Camp Player of Year FINALISTS

JEREMIYAH LOVE, Junior, RB, NOTRE DAME

Has rushed for 1,372 yards and 18 touchdowns for the 10-2 Fighting Irish… has 27 receptions for 280 yards and three touchdowns… Has rushed for 100+ yards in a game six times this season.

FERNANDO MENDOZA, Junior, QB, INDIANA

Has completed 72.0 percent of this passes (211-of-293) for 2,758 yards and 32 touchdowns for the 12-0 Hoosiers… Has rushed for 243 yards and six touchdowns.  Has thrown for 200+ yards in a game nine times this season.

DIEGO PAVIA, Graduate Student, QB, VANDERBILT

Has completed 242-of-340 passes for 3,192 yards and 27 touchdowns for the 10-2 Commodores… Has rushed for 826 yards and nine touchdowns… Has thrown for 200+ yards in a game seven times this season.

JACOB RODRIGUEZ, Senior, LB, TEXAS TECH

Has recorded 104 tackles (57 solo) for the 11-1 Red Raiders this season… Has forced seven fumbles and four interceptions on the season.  Has posted 10+ tackles in a game five times this season.

JULIAN SAYIN, Sophomore, QB, OHIO STATE

Has completed 78.9 percent (258-of-327) of his passes for 3,065 yards and 30 touchdowns for the 12-0 Buckeyes.   Has passed for 200 or more yards eight times this season.

 

Considered the “Father of American Football,” Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side in 1880.   Nine years later, Mr. Camp, then the Yale University head coach, selected the first-ever college football All-America team. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  Visit www.waltercamp.org for more information.  

The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 25 awards have honored more than 950 recipients dating back to 1935.

 

About Crabtree Lexus of New Haven

Crabtree Lexus of New Haven is located at 655 Main Street in East Haven, CT, convenient from anywhere in the Northeast directly off of I-95. Visit them at https://www.CrabtreeLexus.com

About Lexus

Lexus’ passion for brave design, imaginative technology, and exhilarating performance enables the luxury lifestyle brand to create amazing experiences for its customers. Lexus began its journey in 1989 with two luxury sedans and a commitment to pursue perfection. Since then, Lexus has developed its lineup to meet the needs of global luxury customers in more than 90 countries. In the United States, Lexus vehicles are sold through 244 dealers offering a full lineup of luxury vehicles. With eight models incorporating Lexus Hybrid Drive, Lexus is the luxury hybrid leader. Lexus also offers nine F SPORT models, one F performance model and one F model. Lexus is committed to being a visionary brand that anticipates the future for luxury customers.

 

 

 

Ole Miss’ Trinidad Chambliss and Penn State’s Amare Campbell Named Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week – Week 14 (Dec. 2)

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The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending November 29.

About the Award: This is the 22nd year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Football Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season.   It is the nation’s longest running Player of Week award.

                                               

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

TRINIDAD CHAMBLISS, OLE MISS

Senior, Quarterback, Grand Rapids, MI

Trinidad Chambliss completed 23-of-34 passes for 359 yards and four touchdowns as No. 7 Ole Miss (11-1, 7-1 in SEC) defeated Mississippi State, 38-19, in the Egg Bowl.   It was Chambless’ seventh 300-yard passing game and he earned SEC Co-Offensive Player of Week honors.

Notes: It is the 15th time since 2004 (and second time this season – LB Anthony Hill, Oct. 27) that a Texas player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors. 

 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

AMARE CAMPBELL, PENN STATE

Junior, Linebacker, Manassas, VA

Amare Campbell posted a game-high 14 tackles (5 solo) and 0.5 quarterback sacks as Penn State became bowl eligible with a 40-36 victory at Rutgers. Campbell’s fourth-quarter fumble recovery, which he returned 61 yards for a touchdown, was the game-winning score.

Notes: It is the 11th time since 2004 (and first since defensive Abdul Carter, Nov. 12, 2024) that a Penn State player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors. 

 

Considered the “Father of American Football,” Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side in 1880.   Nine years later, Mr. Camp, then the Yale University head coach, selected the first-ever college football All-America team. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  Visit www.waltercamp.org for more information.  

The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 25 awards have honored more than 950 recipients dating back to 1935. This season, 13 NCFAA awards will honor national players of the week each Tuesday.  For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.

2025 Walter Camp Player of Year Watch Lists for Division II, III and NAIA

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The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the 2025 player of year watch lists for Divisions II, III and NAIA.

The Walter Camp Players of the Year, presented by Crabtree Lexus of New Haven, will be determined in mid-December.   It is the second year the Walter Camp Foundation has presented the award.

The 2024 Division II Player of Year was Central Missouri redshirt senior quarterback Zach Zebrowski.

The 2024 Division III Player of Year was Saint John’s University senior quarterback Aaron Syverson.

The 2024 NAIA Player of Year was Morningside quarterback Zack Chevalier.

And for the first time in 2025, the Walter Camp All-America Fan Vote and Player Impact Rankings for all divisions is available for fans, families, and alumni to support their favorite players and have access to proprietary data sourced player impact rankings at www.votegridiron1880.com.  The platform features real-time Walter Camp Impact Rankings and NIL valuations alongside performance data.

Division II Player of Year Watch List

Curtis Allen, RB, Virginia Union

TJ Chukwurah, WR, Black Hills State

Luke Dehnicke, TE, Minnesota-Duluth

Dawson Forgy, RB, Wayne State

Kenyon Garner, DL, Livingstone

RJ Martinez, QB, West Texas A&M

Drew Nash, QB, Western Colorado

Reggie Retzlaff, WR, CSU-Pueblo

Michael Shimek, DE, Ashland

Marcus Stokes, QB, West Florida

Jack Strand, QB, Minnesota State-Moorhead

Gavin Sukup, QB, Indianapolis

 

 

Division III Player of Year Watch List

Connor Barry, QB, Christopher Newport

Jeremiah Belizaire, DL, Westminster College

Kaleb Blaha, QB, Wisconsin-River Falls

Cooper Drews, QB, Bethel (MN)

Bay Harvey, QB, Johns Hopkins

Gary Lewis, WR, Franklin & Marshall

Montie Quinn, RB, Curry

Albert Rundell, WR, Bethel (MN)

Jaxon Schreiber, QB, Mount St. Joseph (OH)

Tyler Szalkowski, QB, Utica

Eddie Williams, RB, Alma

Garrett Wilson, QB, North Central (IL)

 

NAIA Player of Year Watch List

K’Vonte Baker, QB, Friends

Tre’ Bass, RB, Campbellsville

Jalil Brown, RB, McPherson

Zack Chevalier, QB, Morningside

Destynd Loring, RB, William Penn

Tai Lologo, DL, Keiser

Arjun Lothe, QB, Indiana Wesleyan

Michael Palandri, QB, Montana Western

Kylon Polk, S, Louisiana Christian

Davontaye Saunders, RB, Lindsey Wilson

Drew Sellon, WR, Morningside

Jackson Waring, QB, Grand View

 

 

 

 

Texas’ Arch Manning and Wisconsin’s Darryl Peterson III Named Walter Camp National FBS Players of the Week – Week 13 (Nov. 25)

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The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending November 22.

About the Award: This is the 22nd year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Football Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season.   It is the nation’s longest running Player of Week award.

                                               

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

ARCH MANNING

Sophomore, Quarterback, New Orleans, LA

Arch Manning became the first Texas quarterback since Bobby Layne in 1946 to record touchdowns (passing, rushing and receiving) three different ways in a game.  Manning threw for 389 yards and four touchdowns and added a three-yard rushing score along with a 54-yard touchdown reception as the Longhorns (8-3) defeated Arkansas, 52-37.

Notes: It is the 15th time since 2004 (and second time this season – LB Anthony Hill, Oct. 27) that a Texas player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors. 

 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

DARRYL PETERSON III, WISCONSIN

Graduate Student, Outside Linebacker, Akron, OH

Darryl Peterson III recorded six tackles, three quarterback sacks, two pass breakups, two quarterback hurries and forced one fumble as Wisconsin defeated No. 21 Illinois, 27-10.  Peterson, who was also selected as the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Week, was the first Badger player to record three sacks in a game since 2021.   Peterson led a Wisconsin defense that held Illinois to just 50 rushing yards.

 

Notes: It is the eighth time since 2004 (and first since former linebacker Leo Chenal on Oct. 24, 2021) that a Wisconsin player has earned Walter Camp National FBS Player of Week honors. 

 

Considered the “Father of American Football,” Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side in 1880.   Nine years later, Mr. Camp, then the Yale University head coach, selected the first-ever college football All-America team. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  Visit www.waltercamp.org for more information.  

 

We’re excited to share for the first time, the Walter Camp All-America Fan Vote and Player Impact Rankings — a national platform for fans, families, and alumni to support their favorite college football players and have access to proprietary data sourced player impact rankings.

The Walter Camp Football Foundation Fan Vote is live! Fans, families, and alumni can now support our players by casting a vote at www.votegridiron1880.com.   The platform features real-time Walter Camp Impact Rankings and NIL valuations alongside performance data. Vote daily and help elevate our athletes to national recognition with the Walter Camp Football Foundation — curators of the America’s oldest college football All-America team, which will be announced in early December.

 

The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 25 awards have honored more than 950 recipients dating back to 1935. This season, 13 NCFAA awards will honor national players of the week each Tuesday.  For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.

Walter Camp 2025 Football Championship Subdivision Player of Year Watch List

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The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the names of fifteen player watch for” for its 2025 Football Championship Subdivision Player of the Year award.

The watch list includes five running backs, four quarterbacks, three wide receivers and three defensive players.

The Walter Camp FCS Player of the Year, presented by Crabtree Lexus of New Haven, will be determined in mid-December.   It is the third year the Walter Camp Foundation has presented the award.

Former Monmouth running back Jaden Shirden was the first recipient in 2023, while former Montana State quarterback Tommy Mellott was the 2024 recipient.

And for the first time in 2025, the Walter Camp FCS All-America Fan Vote and Player Impact Rankings is available for fans, families, and alumni to support their favorite FCS players and have access to proprietary data sourced player impact rankings at www.votegridiron1880.com.  The platform features real-time Walter Camp Impact Rankings and NIL valuations alongside performance data.

 

2025 Walter Camp FCS Player of Year Watch List

Keali’i Ah Yat, QB, Montana

Braden Atkinson, QB, Mercer

Lando Brown, DE, Southern Utah

Marquis Buchanan, WR, Rhode Island

Jaden Craig, QB, Harvard

Josh Derry, WR, Monmouth

Joshua Dye, RB, Southern Utah

Kente Edwards, RB, Lafayette

Bryce Lance, WR, North Dakota State

Rodney Nelson, RB, Monmouth

LJ Phillips, RB, South Dakota

Ty Pennington, QB, Northern Arizona

Josh Stoneking, DE, Furman

Luke Yoder, RB, Lehigh

Andrew Zock, DL, Mercer

 

About Walter Camp

Considered the “Father of American Football,” Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side in 1880.   Nine years later, Mr. Camp, then the Yale University head coach, selected the first-ever college football All-America team. The Walter Camp Football Foundation – a New Haven-based all-volunteer group – was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.  Visit www.waltercamp.org for more information. 

The Walter Camp Football Foundation Fan Vote is live! Fans, families, and alumni can now support our players by casting a vote at www.votegridiron1880.com. The platform features real-time Walter Camp Impact Rankings and NIL valuations alongside performance data. Vote daily and help elevate our athletes to national recognition with the Walter Camp Football Foundation — curators of the America’s oldest college football All-America team, which will be announced in early December.

The Foundation is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA). Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 25 awards have honored more than 950 recipients dating back to 1935.  For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.

About Crabtree Lexus of New Haven

Crabtree Lexus of New Haven is located at 655 Main Street in East Haven, CT, convenient from anywhere in the Northeast directly off of I-95. Visit them at https://www.CrabtreeLexus.com

About Lexus

Lexus’ passion for brave design, imaginative technology, and exhilarating performance enables the luxury lifestyle brand to create amazing experiences for its customers. Lexus began its journey in 1989 with two luxury sedans and a commitment to pursue perfection. Since then, Lexus has developed its lineup to meet the needs of global luxury customers in more than 90 countries. In the United States, Lexus vehicles are sold through 244 dealers offering a full lineup of luxury vehicles. With eight models incorporating Lexus Hybrid Drive, Lexus is the luxury hybrid leader. Lexus also offers nine F SPORT models, one F performance model and one F model. Lexus is committed to being a visionary brand that anticipates the future for luxury customers.