The Vern
Smith Award is given yearly to the MAC's most valuable player as
voted on by the conferences head coaches and selected media
members. The Award is named in honor of Vern Smith who was
Director of Athletics at Toledo from 1971-1986. The Award was
started by the Downtown Athletic Club of Toledo in 1982 as the
Jefferson Award.
The following
hyperlinks contain lists of recipients from Ball State of the
MAC Football Awards.