Also see: Rose Bowl (Tournament of Roses) Game Results
Four players were selected more than once as Rose Bowl MVP: Bob Schloredt (Washington, 1960 & 1961), Charles White (USC, 1979 & 1980), Ron Dayne (Wisconsin, 1999 & 2000), and Vince Young (Texas, 2005 & 2006).
| Year | Most Valuable Player(s), School |
|---|---|
| 2024 | J.J. McCarthy (Offense) & Mason Graham (Defense), Michigan |
| 2023 | Sean Clifford (Offense) & Ji’Ayir Brown (Defense), Penn State |
| 2022 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba (Offense) & Tommy Eichenberg (Defense), Ohio State |
| 2021 | DeVonta Smith (Offense) & Patrick Surtain II (Defense), Alabama |
| 2020 | Justin Herbert (Offense) & Brady Breeze (Defense), Oregon |
| 2019 | Dwayne Haskins (Offense) & Brendon White (Defense), Ohio State |
| 2018 | Sony Michel (Offense) & Roquan Smith (Defense), Georgia |
| 2017 | Sam Darnold (Offense) & Stevie Tu'ikolovatu (Defense), USC |
| 2016 | Christian McCaffrey (Offense) & Aziz Shittu (Defense), Stanford |
| 2015 | Marcus Mariota (Offense) & Tony Washington (Defense), Oregon |
| 2014 | Conner Cook (Offense) & Kyle Elsworth (Defense), Michigan State |
| 2013 | Stepfan Taylor (Offense) & Usua Amanam (Defense), Stanford |
| 2012 | Lavasier Tuine (Offense) & Kiko Alonso (Defense), Oregon |
| 2011 | Andy Dalton (Offense) & Tank Carder (Defense), TCU |
| 2010 | Terrelle Pryor, Ohio (Offense) & Kenny Rowe, Oregon (Defense) |
| 2009 | Mark Sanchez (Offense) & Kaluka Maiava (Defense), USC |
| 2008 | John David Booty (Offense) & Rey Maualuga (Defense), USC |
| 2007 | Dwayne Darrett (Offense) & Brian Cushing (Defense), USC |
| 2006 | Vince Young (Offense) & Michael Hull (Defense), Texas |
| 2005 | Vince Young, Texas |
| 2004 | Matt Leinart, USC |
| 2003 | Nate Hybl, Oklahoma University |
| 2002 | Ken Dorsey & Andre Johnson, Miami |
| 2001 | Marques Tuiasosopo, Washington |
| 2000 | Ron Dayne, Wisconsin |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne, Wisconsin |
| 1998 | Brian Griese, Michigan |
| 1997 | Joe Germaine, Ohio State |
| 1996 | Keyshawn Johnson, USC |
| 1995 | Ki-Jana Carter, Penn State & Danny O'Neil, Oregon |
| 1994 | Brent Moss, Wisconsin |
| 1993 | Tyrone Wheatley, Michigan |
| 1992 | Steve Emtman, Washington & Billy Joe Hobert, Washington |
| 1991 | Mark Brunell, Washington |
| 1990 | Ricky Ervins, USC |
| 1989 | Leroy Hoard, Michigan |
| 1988 | Percy Snow, Michigan State |
| 1987 | Jeff Van Raaphorst, Arizona State |
| 1986 | Eric Ball, UCLA |
| 1985 | Tim Green, USC & Jack Del Rio, USC |
| 1984 | Rick Neuheisel, UCLA |
| 1983 | Don Rogers, UCLA & Tom Ramsey, UCLA |
| 1982 | Jacque Robinson, Washington |
| 1981 | Butch Woolfolk, Michigan |
| 1980 | Charles White, USC |
| 1979 | Charles White, USC & Rick Leach, Michigan |
| 1978 | Warren Moon, Washington |
| 1977 | Vince Evans, USC |
| 1976 | John Sciarra, UCLA |
| 1975 | Pat Haden, USC & J.K. McCay, USC |
| 1974 | Cornelius Green, Ohio State |
| 1973 | Sam Cunningham, USC |
| 1972 | Don Bunce, Stanford |
| 1971 | Jim Plunkett, Stanford |
| 1970 | Bob Chandler, USC |
| 1969 | Rex Kern, Ohio State |
| 1968 | O.J. Simpson, USC |
| 1967 | John Charles, Purdue |
| 1966 | Bob Stiles, UCLA |
| 1965 | Mel Anthony, Michigan |
| 1964 | Jim Grabowski, Illinois |
| 1963 | Pete Beathard, USC |
| 1962 | Sandy Stephens, Minnesota |
| 1961 | Bob Schloredt, Washington |
| 1960 | Bob Schloredt, Washington & George Fleming, Washington |
| 1959 | Bob Jeter, Iowa |
| 1958 | Jack Crabtree, Oregon |
| 1957 | Kenneth Ploen, Iowa |
| 1956 | Walter Kowalczyk, Michigan |
| 1955 | Dave Leggett, Ohio State |
| 1954 | Billy Wells, Michigan State |
| 1953 | Rudy Bukich, USC |
| 1952 | William Tate, Illinois |
| 1951 | Donald Dufek, Michigan |
| 1950 | Fred "Curley" Morrison, Ohio State |
| 1949 | Frank Aschenbrenner, Northwestern |
| 1948 | Robert Chappuis, Michigan |
| 1947 | Claude "Buddy" Young, Illinois & Julius Rykovich, Illinois |
| 1946 | James Gilmer, Alabama |
| 1945 | Jim Hardy, USC |
| 1944 | Norman Verry, USC |
| 1943 | Charles Trippi, Georgia |
| 1942 | Donald Durdan, Oregon State |
| 1941 | Peter Kmetovic, Stanford |
| 1940 | Ambrose Schindler, USC |
| 1939 | Doyle Nave, USC & Alvin Krueger, USC |
| 1938 | Victor Bottari, California |
| 1937 | William Daddio, Pittsburgh |
| 1936 | James Moscrip, Stanford & Keith Topping, Stanford |
| 1935 | Millard "Dixie" Howell, Alabama |
| 1934 | Cliff Montgomery, Columbia |
| 1933 | Homer Griffith, USC |
| 1932 | Emy Pinckert, USC |
| 1931 | John Campbell, Alabama |
| 1930 | Russell Saunders, USC |
| 1929 | Benny Lom, California |
| 1928 | Clifford Hoffman, Stanford |
| 1927 | Fred Pickhard, Alabama |
| 1926 | John Mack Brown, Alabama & George Wilson, Washington |
| 1925 | Elmer Layden, Notre Dame & Ernie Nevers, Stanford |
| 1924 | Ira Mckee, Navy |
| 1923 | Leo Calland, USC |
| 1922 | Russel Stein, Washington & Jefferson |
| 1921 | Harold Miller, California |
| 1920 | Edward Casey, Harvard |
| 1919 | George Halas, Great Lakes Navy |
| 1918 | Hollis Huntington, Mare Island Marines |
| 1917 | John Beckett, Oregon |
| 1916 | Carl Dietz, Washington State |
| 1902 | Neil Snow, Michigan |
During the 2000 Rose Bowl, Ron Dayne of Wisconsin became the first college football player ever to gain more than 7,000 career rushing yards. Furthermore, between the 1999 and 2000 games, Dayne set a Rose Bowl record by scoring an accumulated 30 points.
Four players have received two Rose Bowl MVP Awards: Bob Schloredt (Washington, 1960 & 1961), Charles White (USC, 1979 & 1980), Ron Dayne (Wisconsin, 1999 & 2000) and Vince Young (Texas, 2005 & 2006).
