| Year |
Player |
Position |
School |
| 1974 |
Jim McMillan |
QB |
Boise State |
| 1975 |
John Smith |
RB |
Boise State |
| 1975 |
John Yarno |
C |
Idaho |
| 1977 |
Tom Jurich |
PK |
Northern Arizona |
| 1978 |
Allan Clark |
RB |
Northern Arizona |
| 1979 |
Joe Aliotti |
QB |
Boise State |
| 1980 |
Frank Hawkins |
RB |
Nevada |
| 1981 |
Mike Machurek |
QB |
Idaho State |
| 1982 |
Ken Hobart |
QB |
Idaho |
| 1983 |
Ken Hobart |
QB |
Idaho |
| 1984 |
Kelly Bradley |
QB |
Montana State |
| 1985 |
Eric Yarber |
WR |
Idaho |
| 1985 |
Eric Beavers |
QB |
Nevada |
| 1987 |
John Friesz |
QB |
Idaho |
| 1988 |
John Friesz |
QB |
Idaho |
| 1989 |
John Friesz |
QB |
Idaho |
| 1990 |
Jamie Martin
Devon Pearce
|
QB
RB
|
Weber State
Idaho
|
| 1991 |
Jamie Martin |
QB |
Weber State |
| 1992 |
Doug Nussmeier |
QB |
Idaho |
| 1993 |
Dave Dickenson |
QB |
Montana |
| 1994 |
Dave Dickenson |
QB |
Montana |
| 1995 |
Dave Dickenson |
QB |
Montana |
| 1996 |
Archie Amerson
Brian Ah Yat
|
RB
QB
|
Northern Arizona
Montana
|
| 1997 |
Harry Leons |
QB |
Eastern Washington |
| 1998 |
Brian Ah Yat |
QB |
Montana |
| 1999 |
Charles Roberts |
RB |
Sacramento State |
| 2000 |
Charles Roberts
Charles "Chip" Dunn
|
RB
RB
|
Sacramento State
Portland State
|
| 2001 |
Jesse Chatman |
RB |
Eastern Washington |
| 2002 |
Josh Blankenship
John Edwards
|
QB
QB
|
Eastern Washington
Montana
|
| 2003 |
Jason Murrietta |
QB |
Northern Arizona |
| 2004 |
Erik Meyer |
QB |
Eastern Washington |
| 2005 |
Erik Meyer |
QB |
Eastern Washington |
| 2006 |
Jason Murrietta |
QB |
Northern Arizona |
| 2007 |
Matt Nichols |
QB |
Eastern Washington |
| 2008 |
Cameron Higgins |
QB |
Weber State |
| 2009 |
Matt Nichols |
QB |
Eastern Washington |
| 2010 |
DeNarius McGhee
Taiwan Jones
|
QB
RB
|
Montana State
Eastern Washington
|
| 2011 |
Bo Levi Mitchell |
QB |
Eastern Washington |
| 2012 |
DeNarius McGhee |
QB |
Montana State |
| 2013 |
Vernon Adams Jr. |
QB |
Eastern Washington |
| 2014 |
Vernon Adams Jr. |
QB |
Eastern Washington |
| 2015 |
Cooper Kupp |
WR |
Eastern Washington |
| 2016 |
Cooper Kupp, Gage Gubrud |
WR, QB |
Eastern Washington |
| 2017 |
Keelan Doss |
WR |
UC Davis |
| 2018 |
Jake Maier |
QB |
UC Davis |
| 2019 |
Kevin Thomson |
QB |
Sacramento State |