College Football: MAC Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners
Below is a list of past winners of the MAC Defensive Player of the Year Award.
More MAC college football awards:
| Year | Player, School |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Matthew Salopek, Miami (OH) |
| 2022 | Jose Ramirez, Eastern Michigan |
| 2021 | Ali Fayad, Western Michigan |
| 2020 | (tie) Brandon Martin, Ball State and Troy Hairston, Central Michigan |
| 2019 | Treshaun Hayward, Western Michigan |
| 2018 | Sutton Smith, Northern Illinois |
| 2017 | Sutton Smith, Northern Illinois |
| 2016 | Tarell Basham, Ohio |
| 2015 | Jatavis Brown, Akron |
| 2014 | Quinten Rollins, Miami (OH) |
| 2013 | Khalil Mack, Buffalo |
| 2012 | Chris Jones, Bowling Green |
| 2011 | Drew Nowak, Western Michigan |
| 2010 | Roosevelt Nix, Kent State |
| 2009 | Adrian Robinson, Temple |
| 2008 | Larry English, Northern Illinois |
| 2007 | Clayton Mullins, Miami (OH) |
| 2006 | Ameer Ismail, Western Michigan |
| 2005 | Dan Bazuin, Central Michigan |
| 2004 | Jonathan Goddard, Marshall |
| 2003 | Jason Babin, Western Michigan |
| 2002 | Jason Babin, Western Michigan |
| 2001 | Max Yates, Marshall |
| 2000 | Dwight Smith, Akron |
| 1999 | Dustin Cohen, Miami (OH) |
| 1998 | JoJuan Armour, Miami (OH) |
| 1997 | JoJuan Armour, Miami (OH) |
| 1996 | Brad Maynard, Ball State |
| 1995 | Johnnie Williams, Miami (OH) |
| 1994 | Vince Palko, Bowling Green |
| 1993 | Vince Palko, Bowling Green |
| 1992 | Curt McMillan, Miami (OH) |
| 1991 | Curt McMillan, Miami (OH) |
| 1990 | Sean Mulhearn, Western Michigan |
| 1989 | Greg Garnica, Ball State |
| 1988 | Greg Garnica, Ball State |
| 1987 | Greg Garnica, Ball State |
| 1986 | Mark Garalczyk, Western Michigan |
| 1985 | John Offerdahl, Western Michigan |
| 1984 | Mark Brandon, Toledo |
| 1983 | Brian Pillman, Miami (OH) |
| 1982 | Ray Bentley, Central Michigan |
| 1981 | John Zupancic, Miami (OH) |
| 1980 | Kent McCormick, Miami (OH) |
| 1979 | Frank Lewandowski, Northern Illinois |
| 1978 | Ken Kremer, Ball State |
| 1977 | Jack Glowik, Miami (OH) |
| 1976 | Aaron Bivins, Toledo |
| 1975 | Shafer Suggs, Ball State |
| 1974 | Brad Cousino, Miami (OH) |
| 1973 | Brad Cousino, Miami (OH) |
| 1972 | Jack Lambert, Kent State |
| 1971 | Mel Long, Toledo |
| 1970 | Dick Adams, Miami (OH) |
| 1969 | Joe Green, Bowling Green |
| 1968 | Bob Babich, Miami (OH) |
| 1967 | Tom Beutler, Toledo |
| 1966 | Bob Rowe, Western Michigan |
| 1965 | Bob Rowe, Western Michigan |
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