The Big Ten Silver Football is awarded to the player named most valuable in the Big Ten Conference by the Chicago Tribune. An Ohio State player has won the Silver Football a total of 14 times:

1998 Joe Germaine
1996 Orlando Pace
1995 Eddie George
1984 Keith Byars
1981 Art Schlichter
1975 Cornelius Greene
1974 Archie Griffin
1973 Archie Griffin
1955 Howard Cassady
1950 Vic Janowicz
1945 Ollie Cline
1944 Les Horvath
1941 Jack Graf
1930 Wes Fesler