The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's top upperclassman quarterback in college football. Candidates are judged on accomplishments on the field as well as on their character, scholastic achievement, and leadership qualities. The award was established in 1987 and named after Johnny Unitas, who was nicknamed "The Golden Arm". Unitas played his college career at the University of Louisville and set many records in the National Football League while playing for the Baltimore Colts.
Winners These are the award recipients since inception in 1987. Year Player School Refs 1987 Syracuse 1988 USC 1989 Notre Dame 1990 Miami (FL) 1991 Florida State 1992 Miami (FL) (2) 1993 Florida State (2) 1994 Alabama 1995 Nebraska 1996 Florida 1997 Tennessee 1998 UCLA 1999 Louisville 2000 Florida State (3) 2001 Fresno State 2002 USC (2) 2003 Ole Miss 2004 Oklahoma 2005 USC (3) 2006 Notre Dame (2) 2007 Boston College 2008 Texas Tech 2009 Texas 2010 Wisconsin 2011 Stanford 2012 Kansas State 2013 Alabama (2) 2014 Oregon 2015 Michigan State 2016 Clemson 2017 Oklahoma State 2018 Washington State 2019 LSU 2020 Alabama (3) 2021 Pittsburgh 2022 TCU 2023 LSU (2) 2024 Colorado 2025 Vanderbilt
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