Joseph Alexander Excellence in Football, Scholarship and Citizenship
The Joseph Alexander Award for Excellence in Football, Scholarship and Citizenship in named in honor of Syracuse's first three-time All-American. A starter on the offensive line from 1917 through 1920, Alexander was also the first Orange student-athlete inducted into the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame.
| 1954Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â | Paul Slick |
| 1955 | W. Peter Schwert |
| 1956 | James Ridlon |
| 1957 | Glenn Preising |
| 1958 | Thomas Stephens, Sr. |
| 1959 | Gerhard Schwedes |
| 1960 | Fred Mautino |
| 1961 | Richard Feidler, Jr. |
| 1962 | David Meggyesy |
| 1963 | James Mazurek |
| 1964 | Bradlee Clark, Jr. |
| 1965 | Charles Brown |
| 1966 | Gary Bugenhagen |
| 1967 | Thomas Coughlin |
| 1968 | John Bulicz |
| 1969 | John Cherundolo |
| 1970 | Ray White |
| 1971 | Theodore Lachowicz |
| 1972 | Charles Boniti |
| 1973 | David Lapham |
| Â | David Laputka |
| 1974 | Michael Bright |
| 1975 | James Donoghue |
| 1976 | James Brennan |
| 1977 | Robert A. Avery |
| 1979 | Randy Edsall |
| 1980 | Andrew Gissinger |
| 1981 | Gary Anderson |
| 1982 | Ted Cirillo |
| 1983 | Anthony Romano |
| 1984 | Richard Miller |
| 1985 | Robert Brotzki |
| 1986 | Michael Kmetz |
| 1987 | Timothy Vesling |
| 1988 | Todd Philcox |
| 1989 | Dan Bucey |
| 1990 | Rob Thomson |
| 1991 | Mark McDonald (offense) |
| Â | George Rooks (defense) |
| 1992 | Qadry Ismail (offense) |
| Â | Glen Young (defense) |
| 1993 | Pat O'Neill |
| 1994 | Eric Chenoweth |
| 1995 | Cy Ellsworth |
| 1996 | Deon Maddox |
| 1997 | Keith Downing |
| 1998 | Doug Dunkin (offense) |
| Â | Marc Pilon (defense) |
| 1999 | Mark Baniewicz |
| 2000 | Kyle Johnson |
| 2001 | Kyle Johnson |
| 2002 | Troy Nunes |
| 2003 | Nick Romeo |
| 2004 | Matt Tarullo |
| 2005 | Tommy Harris |
| 2006 | Brendan Carney |
| 2007 | Ryan Durand |
| 2008 | Ben Maljovec |
| 2009Â | Â Jim McKenzie |
| 2010 | Â Adam Harris |
| 2011 | Kevyn Scott |
| 2012 | Siriki Diabate |
| 2013 | Rob Trudo |
| 2014 | Sam Rodgers |
| 2015 | Not awarded |
| 2016 | Not awarded |
| 2017 | Not awarded |
