Rose Bowl MVPs
| Year | Most Valuable Player |
| 2010 | Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State, QB |
| 2009 | Mark Sanchez, Southern California, QB |
| Kaluka Maiava, Southern California, LB | |
| 2008 | John David Booty, Southern California, QB |
| Rey Maualuga, Southern California, LB | |
| 2007 | Dwayne Jarrett, Southern California, WR |
| Brian Cushing, Southern California, LB | |
| 2006 | Vince Young, Texas, QB |
| 2005 | Vince Young, Texas, QB |
| 2004 | Matt Leinart, Southern California, QB |
| 2003 | Nate Hybl, Oklahoma, QB |
| 2002 | Ken Dorsey, Miami (Fla.), QB |
| Andre Johnson, Miami (Fla.), WR | |
| 2001 | Marques Tuiasosopo, Washington, QB |
| 2000 | Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, RB |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, RB |
| 1998 | Brian Griese, Michigan, QB |
| 1997 | Joe Germaine, Ohio St., QB |
| 1996 | Keyshawn Johnson, Southern California, WR |
| 1995 | Danny O'Neil, Oregon, QB |
| Ki-Jana Carter, Penn St., RB | |
| 1994 | Brent Moss, Wisconsin, TB |
| 1993 | Tyrone Wheatley, Michigan, RB |
| 1992 | Steve Emtman, Washington, DT |
| Billy Joe Hobert, Washington, QB | |
| 1991 | Mark Brunell, Washington, QB |
| 1990 | Ricky Ervins, Southern California, TB |
| 1989 | Leroy Hoard, Michigan, FB |
| 1988 | Percy Snow, Michigan St., LB |
| 1987 | Jeff Van Raaphorst, Arizona St., QB |
| 1986 | Eric Ball, UCLA, TB |
| 1985 | Tim Green, Southern California, QB |
| Jack Del Rio, Southern California, LB | |
| 1984 | Rick Neuheisel, UCLA, QB |
| 1983 | Don Rogers, UCLA, FS |
| Tom Ramsey, UCLA, QB | |
| 1982 | Jacque Robinson, Washingotn, RB |
| 1981 | Butch Woolfolk, Michigan, RB |
| 1980 | Charles White, Southern California, TB |
| 1979 | Charles White, Southern California, TB |
| Rick Leach, Michigan, QB | |
| 1978 | Warren Moon, Washington, QB |
| 1977 | Vince Evans, USC, QB |
| 1976 | John Sciarra, UCLA, QB |
| 1975 | Pat Haden, Southern California, QB |
| John McKay, Jr., Southern California, SE | |
| 1974 | Cornelius Greene, Ohio St., QB |
| 1973 | Sam Cunningham, Southern California, FB |
| 1972 | Don Bunce, Stanford, QB |
| 1971 | Jim Plunkett, Stanford, QB |
| 1970 | Bob Chandler, Southern California, FL |
| 1969 | Rex Kern, Ohio St., QB |
| 1968 | O.J. Simpson, Southern California, TB |
| 1967 | John Charles, Purdue, HB |
| 1966 | Bob Stiles, UCLA, DB |
| 1965 | Mel Anthony, Michigan, FB |
| 1964 | Jim Grabowski, Illinois, FB |
| 1963 | Pete Beathard, Southern California, QB |
| Ron VanderKelen, Wisconsin, QB | |
| 1962 | Sandy Stephens, Minnesota, QB |
| 1961 | Bob Schloredt, Washington, QB |
| 1960 | Bob Schloredt, Washington, QB |
| Geoprge Fleming, Washington, hb | |
| 1959 | Bob Jeter, Iowa, HB |
| 1958 | Jack Crabtree, Oregon, QB |
| 1957 | Kenneth Ploen, Iowa, QB |
| 1956 | Walter Kowalczyk, Michigan St., hb |
| 1955 | Dave Leggett, Ohio St., QB |
| 1954 | Billy Wells, Michigan St., HB |
| 1953 | Rudy Bukich, Southern California, QB |
| 1952 | William Tate, Illinois, HB |
| 1951 | Donald Dufek, Michigan, FB |
| 1950 | Fred Morrison, Ohio St., FB |
| 1949 | Frank Aschenbrenner, Northwestern, hb |
| 1948 | Robert Chappius, Michigan, HB |
| 1947 | Claude "Buddy" Young, Illinois, HB |
| Julius Rykovich, Illinois, HB | |
| 1946 | Harry Gilmer, Alabama, HB |
| 1945 | James Hardy, Southern California, QB |
| 1944 | Norman Verry, Southern California, G |
| 1943 | Charles Trippi, Georgia, G |
| 1942 | Donald Durdan, Oregon St., HB |
| 1941 | Peter Kmetovic, Stanford, HB |
| 1940 | Ambrose Schindler, Southern California, QB |
| 1939 | Doyle Nave, Southern California, QB |
| Alvin Krueger, Southern California, DE | |
| 1938 | Victor Bottari, California, HB |
| 1937 | William Daddio, Pittsburgh, DE |
| 1936 | James "Monk" Moscrip, Stanford, DE |
| Keith Topping, Stanford, DE | |
| 1935 | Millard "Dixie" Howell, Alabama, HB |
| 1934 | Cliff Montgomery, Columbia, HB |
| 1933 | Homer Griffith, Southern California, QB |
| 1932 | Ernie Pinckert, Southern California, QB |
| 1931 | John "Monk" Campbell, Alabama, QB |
| 1930 | Russell Saunders, Southern California, QB |
| 1929 | Benjamin Lom, California, HB |
| 1928 | Clifford Hoffman, Stanford, FB |
| 1927 | Fred Pickhard, Alabama, T |
| 1926 | Johnny Mack Brown, Alabama, HB |
| George Wilson, Washington, HB | |
| 1925 | Elmer Layden, Notre Dame, FB |
| Ernie Nevers, Stanford, FB | |
| 1924 | Ira McKee, Navy, QB |
| 1923 | Leo Colland, Southern California, G |
| 1922 | Russell Stein, Washington & Jefferson, T |
| 1921 | Harold "Brick" Muller, California, DE |
| 1920 | Edward Casey, Harvard, HB |
| 1919 | George Halas, Great Lakes, DE |
| 1918 | Hollis Huntington, Mare Island, FB |
| 1917 | John Beckett, Oregon, T |
| 1916 | Carl Dietz, Washington St., FB |
| 1902 | Neil Snow, Michigan, FB |
