The Doak Walker Award

The Doak Walker Award is given each year by the SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors to the best running back in college football. It was created in 1989 and was first handed out in 1990.

The past winners of the award are listed here.

1990: Greg Lewis Washington
1991: Trevor Cobb Rice
1992: Garrison Hearst Georgia
1993: Byron "Bam" Morris Texas Tech
1994: Rashaan Salaam Colorado
1995: Eddie George Ohio State
1996: Byron Hanspard Texas Tech
1997: Ricky Williams Texas
1998: Ricky Williams Texas
1999: Ron Dayne Wisconsin
2000: LaDainian Tomlinson TCU
2001: Luke Staley BYU
2002: Larry Johnson Penn State
2003: Chris Perry Michigan
2004: Cedric Benson Texas
2005: Reggie Bush USC
2006: Darren McFadden Arkansas
2007: Darren McFadden Arkansas
2008: Shonn Greene Iowa