1956

Dewey Halford, Morningside (Iowa)

1957

Frank Waters, Hillsdale (Mich.)

1958

Volney Ashford, Missouri Valley

1959

Clarence Stasavich, Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)

1960

Phil Sarboe, Humboldt State (Calif.)

1961

Carnie Smith, Pittsburg State (Kan.)

1962

Paul Durham, Linfield (Ore.)

1963

Billy Nicks, Prairie View A&M (Texas)

1964

Jake Christiansen, Concordia (Minn.)

1965

John Gagliardi, St. John’s (Minn.)

1966

Forrest Perkins, Wisconsin-Whitewater

1967

Deacon Duvall, Fairmont State (W.Va.)

1968

Bill Atkins, Troy State (Ala.)

1969

Jake Gaither, Florida A&M

1970

Gil Steinke, Texas A&I

1971

Robert Shoup, California Lutheran

1972

Jim Frazier, Missouri Southern

1973

Larry Korver, Northwestern (Iowa)

1974

Gil Steinke, Texas A&I

1975

Gil Steinke, Texas A&I

1976

Gil Steinke, Texas A&I

1977

DeWitt Jones, Abilene Christian (Texas)

1978

Jim Hess, Angelo State (Texas)

1979-I

Ron Harms, Texas A&I

1979-II

Richard Strahm, Findlay (Ohio)

1980-I

Jerry Tolley, Elon (N.C.)

1980-II

Stan McGarvey, William Jewell (Mo.)

1981-I

Ron Randleman, Pittsburg State (Kan.)

1981-II

Jim Christopherson, Concordia (Minn.)

1982-I

Dick Lowry, Hillsdale (Mich.)

1982-II

Ad Rutschman, Linfield (Ore.)

1983-I

Harold Horton, Central Arkansas

1983-II

Frosty Westering, Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)

1984-I

Ken Sparks, Carson-Newman (Tenn.)

1984-II

Ad Rutschman, Linfield (Ore.)

1985-I

Ralph Carpenter, Henderson State (Ark.)

1985-II

Larry Korver, Northwestern (Iowa)

1986-I

Dennis Franchione, Pittsburg State (Kan.)

1986-II

Ad Rutschman, Linfield (Ore.)

1987-I

Dennis Franchione, Pittsburg State (Kan.)

1987-II

Vacated

1988-I

Jon Lantz, Southeastern Oklahoma

1988-II

Joe Fusco, Westminster (Pa.)

1989-I

Jeff Geiser, Adams State (Colo.)

1989-II

Joe Fusco, Westminster (Pa.)

1990-I

Mike Isom, Central Arkansas

1990-II

Tom Shea, Peru State (Neb.)

1991-I

Carl “Duke” Iverson, Western State (Colo.)

1991-II

Kevin Donley, Georgetown (Ky.)

1992-I

Billy Joe, Central State (Ohio)

1992-II

Dick Strahm, Findlay (Ohio)

1993-I

Rich Rodriguez, Glenville State (W.Va.)

1993-II

Frosty Westering, Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)

1994-I

Tom Eckert, Northeastern State (Okla.)

1994-II

Gene Nicholson, Westminster (Pa.)

1995-I

Rick Comegy, Central State (Ohio)

1995-II

Dick Strahm, Findlay (Ohio)

1996-I

Paul Sharp, Southwestern Oklahoma

1996-II

Bob Young, Sioux Falls (S.D.)

1997

Dick Strahm, Findlay (Ohio)

1998

Vic Shealy, Azusa Pacific (Calif.)

1999

Tim Albin, Northwestern Oklahoma

2000

Bill Cronin, Georgetown (Ky.)

2001

Bill Cronin, Georgetown (Ky.)

2002

Carl Poelker, McKendree (Ill.)