Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
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The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Logo.
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| Awarded for | the nation's outstanding senior quarterback in college football |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Golden Arm Foundation |
| First awarded | 1987 |
| Currently held by | Connor Cook, Michigan State |
| Official website | http://www.goldenarmfoundation.com/ |
The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's outstanding senior or fourth year quarterback in college football. It was established in 1987 by a foundation named for Johnny Unitas (1933-2002), the Hall of Fame quarterback who played his college career at the University of Louisville, and set many records in the National Football League, for the Baltimore Colts.
Winners
| Year | Player | School |
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| 1987 | Don McPherson | Syracuse |
| 1988 | Rodney Peete | USC |
| 1989 | Tony Rice | Notre Dame |
| 1990 | Craig Erickson | Miami |
| 1991 | Casey Weldon | Florida State |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta | Miami |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State |
| 1994 | Jay Barker | Alabama |
| 1995 | Tommie Frazier | Nebraska |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida |
| 1997 | Peyton Manning | Tennessee |
| 1998 | Cade McNown | UCLA |
| 1999 | Chris Redman | Louisville |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke | Florida State |
| 2001 | David Carr | Fresno State |
| 2002 | Carson Palmer | USC |
| 2003 | Eli Manning | Ole Miss |
| 2004 | Jason White | Oklahoma |
| 2005 | Matt Leinart | USC |
| 2006 | Brady Quinn | Notre Dame |
| 2007 | Matt Ryan | Boston College |
| 2008 | Graham Harrell | Texas Tech |
| 2009 | Colt McCoy | Texas |
| 2010 | Scott Tolzien | Wisconsin |
| 2011 | Andrew Luck | Stanford |
| 2012 | Collin Klein | Kansas State |
| 2013 | AJ McCarron | Alabama |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon |
| 2015 | Connor Cook | Michigan State |
Team breakdown of recipients
Trophies won by college
| School | Winners |
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| Florida State | 3 |
| USC | 3 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| Notre Dame | 2 |
| Miami | 2 |
| Boston College | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Fresno State | 1 |
| Kansas State | 1 |
| Louisville | 1 |
| Michigan State | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Ole Miss | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Stanford | 1 |
| Syracuse | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Texas Tech | 1 |
| UCLA | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
