Honors

NorthwesternWildcats

15 consensus All-Americans between 1926 and 2022, 1 unanimous · 6 national awards.

All-Americans

1926–2022 · 1 unanimous

Heisman

no winners

Consensus All-Americans

Season	Player	Pos
2022	Peter Skoronski unanimous	OL
2020	Brandon Joseph	DB
2000	Damien Anderson	RB
1996	Pat Fitzgerald	LB
1995	Pat Fitzgerald	LB
1962	Jack Cvercko	G
1959	Ron Burton	B
1945	Max Morris	E
1940	Alf Bauman	T
1936	Steve Reid	G
1931	Dallas Marvil	T
1931	Jack Riley	T
1931	Pug Rentner	B
1930	Frank Baker	E
1926	Ralph Baker	B

National awards

Wins only. Places in the voting are listed separately below.

Award	Won
Bronko Nagurski Award	2
Chuck Bednarik Award	2
Bobby Bowden Award	1
Lott Impact Trophy	1

Every winner

Season	Award	Player
2020	Lott Impact Trophy	Paddy Fisher LB
2003	Bobby Bowden Award	Jason Wright
1996	Chuck Bednarik Award	Pat Fitzgerald
1996	Bronko Nagurski Award	Pat Fitzgerald LB
1995	Chuck Bednarik Award	Pat Fitzgerald
1995	Bronko Nagurski Award	Pat Fitzgerald LB

Award voting — other places

Second through fourth in the voting. Never counted as wins.

Season	Award	Player	Place	Points
1995	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Darnell Autry	4th	535
1943	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Otto Graham	3rd	140

Source: the NCAA’s official Football Records and Awards books, 2026 edition — printed there as NORTHWESTERN. Consensus All-America is the NCAA’s own designation, recognising players named by a majority of the official selectors in a given season.