Cooper Kupp’s top FCS playoff highlights at Eastern Washington
Super Bowl MVPs have come from colleges big and small, from the Division II ranks to powerhouses like Alabama.
Here's a rundown of where each Super Bowl MVP played their college football.
| Super Bowl | Player | NFL Team | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Bart Starr | Green Bay Packers | Quarterback | Alabama |
| II | Bart Starr | Green Bay Packers | Quarterback | Alabama |
| III | Joe Namath | New York Jets | Quarterback | Alabama |
| IV | Len Dawson | Kansas City Chiefs | Quarterback | Purdue |
| V | Chuck Howley | Dallas Cowboys | Linebacker | West Virginia |
| VI | Roger Staubach | Dallas Cowboys | Quarterback | Navy |
| VII | Jake Scott | Miami Dolphins | Safety | Georgia |
| VIII | Larry Csonka | Miami Dolphins | Fullback | Syracuse |
| IX | Franco Harris | Pittsburgh Steelers | Running back | Penn State |
| X | Lynn Swann | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wide receiver | Southern California |
| XI | Fred Biletnikoff | Oakland Raiders | Wide receiver | Florida State |
| XII | Randy White, Harvey Martin |
Dallas Cowboys | Defensive linemen | Maryland, East Texas State |
| XIII | Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh Steelers | Quarterback | Louisiana Tech |
| XIV | Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh Steelers | Quarterback | Louisiana Tech |
| XV | Jim Plunkett | Oakland Raiders | Quarterback | Stanford |
| XVI | Joe Montana | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback | Notre Dame |
| XVII | John Riggins | Washington Redskins | Running back | Kansas |
| XVIII | Marcus Allen | Los Angeles Raiders | Running back | Southern California |
| XIX | Joe Montana | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback | Notre Dame |
| XX | Richard Dent | Chicago Bears | Defensive end | Tennessee State |
| XXI | Phil Simms | New York Giants | Quarterback | Morehead State |
| XXII | Doug Williams | Washington Redskins | Quarterback | Grambling State |
| XXIII | Jerry Rice | San Francisco 49ers | Wide receiver | Mississippi Valley State |
| XXIV | Joe Montana | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback | Notre Dame |
| XXV | Ottis Anderson | New York Giants | Running back | Miami |
| XXVI | Mark Rypien | Washington Redskins | Quarterback | Washington State |
| XXVII | Troy Aikman | Dallas Cowboys | Quarterback | UCLA |
| XXVIII | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys | Running back | Florida |
| XXIX | Steve Young | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback | BYU |
| XXX | Larry Brown | Dallas Cowboys | Cornerback | TCU |
| XXXI | Desmond Howard | Green Bay Packers | Kick returner | Michigan |
| XXXII | Terrell Davis | Denver Broncos | Running back | Georgia |
| XXXIII | John Elway | Denver Broncos | Quarterback | Stanford |
| XXXIV | Kurt Warner | St. Louis Rams | Quarterback | Northern Iowa |
| XXXV | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens | Linebacker | Miami |
| XXXVI | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | Quarterback | Michigan |
| XXXVII | Dexter Jackson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Safety | Florida State |
| XXXVIII | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | Quarterback | Michigan |
| XXXIX | Deion Branch | New England Patriots | Wide receiver | Louisville |
| XL | Hines Ward | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wide receiver | Georgia |
| XLI | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis Colts | Quarterback | Tennessee |
| XLII | Eli Manning | New York Giants | Quarterback | Ole Miss |
| XLIII | Santonio Holmes | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
| XLIV | Drew Brees | New Orleans Saints | Quarterback | Purdue |
| XLV | Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay Packers | Quarterback | California |
| XLVI | Eli Manning | New York Giants | Quarterback | Ole Miss |
| XLVII | Joe Flacco | Baltimore Ravens | Quarterback | Delaware |
| XLVIII | Malcolm Smith | Seattle Seahawks | Linebacker | Southern California |
| XLIX | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | Quarterback | Michigan |
| 50 | Von Miller | Denver Broncos | Linebacker | Texas A&M |
| LI | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | Quarterback | Michigan |
| LII | Nick Foles | Philadelphia Eagles | Quarterback | Arizona |
| LIII | Julian Edelman | New England Patriots | Wide receiver | Kent State |
| LIV | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | Quarterback | Texas Tech |
| LV | Tom Brady | Tampa Bay Bucs | Quarterback | Michigan |
| LVI | Cooper Kupp | Los Angeles Rams | Wide Receiver | Eastern Washington |
| LVII | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | Quarterback | Texas Tech |
| LVIII | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | Quarterback | Texas Tech |
By the numbers
Michigan - 6 (five for Tom Brady, one for Desmond Howard)
Alabama - 3 (two for Bart Starr, one for Joe Namath)
Georgia - 3 (one each for Jake Scott, Terrell Davis and Hines Ward)
Notre Dame - 3 (all for Joe Montana)
USC - 3 (one each for Lynn Swann, Marcus Allen and Malcolm Smith)
Texas Tech - 3 (all for Patrick Mahomes)
