Honors

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20 consensus All-Americans between 1908 and 2018, 9 unanimous · 5 national awards.

All-Americans

1908–2018 · 9 unanimous

Heisman

1961

Consensus All-Americans

Season	Player	Pos
2018	Andre Szmyt unanimous	PK
2001	Dwight Freeney unanimous	DL
1992	Chris Gedney unanimous	TE
1990	John Flannery	C
1987	Don McPherson unanimous	QB
1987	Ted Gregory	DL
1985	Tim Green unanimous	DL
1967	Larry Csonka unanimous	B
1961	Ernie Davis unanimous	B
1960	Ernie Davis	B
1959	Roger Davis unanimous	G
1956	Jim Brown unanimous	B
1926	Vic Hanson	E
1923	Pete McRae	E
1919	Joe Alexander	G
1918	Joe Alexander	G
1918	Lou Usher	T
1917	Alfred Cobb	T
1915	Harold White	G
1908	Frank Horr	T

National awards

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

Award	Won
Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award	1
Heisman Memorial Trophy	1
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	1
Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award	1
Maxwell Award	1

Every winner

Season	Award	Player
2018	Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award	Andre Szmyt
1987	Maxwell Award	Don McPherson QB
1987	Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award	Don McPherson
1987	Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Don McPherson
1961	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Ernie Davis HB

Award voting — other places

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

Season	Award	Player	Place	Points
1987	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Don McPherson	2nd	831
1967	Heisman Memorial Trophy	Larry Csonka	4th	136

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