Year | Champion | John Gagliardi Trophy Winner |
1973 | Wittenberg | — |
1974 | Central College (IA) | — |
1975 | Wittenberg (2) | — |
1976 | St. John's (MN) | — |
1977 | Widener | — |
1978 | Baldwin Wallace | — |
1979 | Ithaca | — |
1980 | Dayton | — |
1981 | Widener | — |
1982 | West Georgia | — |
1983 | Augustana (IL) | — |
1984 | Augustana (IL) (2) | — |
1985 | Augustana (IL) (3) | — |
1986 | Augustana (IL) (4) | — |
1987 | Wagner | — |
1988 | Ithaca (2) | — |
1989 | Dayton (2) | — |
1990 | Allegheny | — |
1991 | Ithaca (3) | — |
1992 | Wisconsin–La Crosse | — |
1993 | Mount Union | Jim Ballard, Mount Union (QB) |
1994 | Albion | Carey Bender, Coe (RB) |
1995 | Wisconsin–La Crosse (2) | Chris Palmer, St. John's (MN) (WR) |
1996 | Mount Union (2) | Lon Erickson, Illinois Wesleyan (QB) |
1997 | Mount Union (3) | Bill Borchert, Mount Union (QB) |
1998 | Mount Union (4) | Scott Hvistendahl, Augsburg (WR, P) |
1999 | Pacific Lutheran | Danny Ragsdale, Redlands (QB) |
2000 | Mount Union (5) | Chad Johnson, Pacific Lutheran (QB) |
2001 | Mount Union (6) | Chuck Moore, Mount Union (RB) |
2002 | Mount Union (7) | Dan Pugh, Mount Union (RB) |
2003 | St. John's (MN) (2) | Blake Elliott, St. John's (MN) (WR, P, KR) |
2004 | Linfield | Rocky Myers, Wesley (DE) (S) |
2005 | Mount Union (8) | Brett Elliott, Linfield (QB) |
2006 | Mount Union (9) | Josh Brehm, Alma (QB) |
2007 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | Justin Beaver, Wisconsin–Whitewater (RB) |
2008 | Mount Union (10) | Greg Micheli, Mount Union (QB) |
2009 | Wisconsin–Whitewater (2) | Blaine Westemeyer, Augustana (IL) (OT) |
2010 | Wisconsin–Whitewater (3) | Eric Watt, Trine (QB) |
2011 | Wisconsin–Whitewater (4) | Michael Zweifel, Dubuque (WR) |
2012 | Mount Union (11) | Scottie Williams, Elmhurst (IL) (RB) |
2013 | Wisconsin–Whitewater (5) | Kevin Burke, Mount Union (QB) |
2014 | Wisconsin–Whitewater (6) |
2015 | Mount Union (12) | Joe Callahan, Wesley (DE) (QB) |
2016 | Mary Hardin–Baylor (vacated) | Carter Hanson, St. John's (MN) (LB) |
2017 | Mount Union (13) | Brett Kasper, Wisconsin–Oshkosh (QB) |
2018 | Mary Hardin–Baylor | Jackson Erdmann, Saint John's (MN) (QB) |
2019 | North Central (IL) | Broc Rutter, North Central (IL) (QB) |
2020 | Not held | Not awarded |
2021 | Mary Hardin–Baylor (2) | Blaine Hawkins, Central (IA) (QB) |
2022 | North Central (IL) (2) | Ethan Greenfield, North Central (IL) (RB) |
2023 | Cortland | Luke Lehnen, North Central (IL) (QB) |
2024 | — | — |