John Folmer Most Valuable Special Teams Player Trophy
In 1994, a third individual award was established to recognize the outstanding member of special teams. It is named for John Folmer, who has served on the Sun Bowl Football Committee for 37 consecutive years and has been chairman of the committee since 1981. Folmer was selected as a 2001 Legend of the Sun Bowl.
| YEAR | PLAYER, SCHOOL | POS |
| 1994 | Marcus Wall, North Carolina | WR |
| 1995 | Brion Hurley, Iowa | PK |
| 1996 | Troy Walters, Stanford | PR |
| 1997 | Jason Baker, Iowa | P/PK |
| 1998 | Adam Abrams, USC | PK |
| 1999 | Ryan Rindels, Minnesota | P |
| 2000 | Michael Bennett, Wisconsin | RB/KR |
| 2001 | Drew Dunning, Washington St. | K |
| 2002 | Anthony Chambers, Purdue | PR/KR |
| 2003 | Jarod Siegel, Oregon | PK |
| 2004 | Dave Brytus, Purdue | P |
| 2005 | Brandon Braezell, UCLA | WR/KR |
| 2006 | Jeff Wolfert, Missouri | PK |
| 2007 | Matt Evenson, Oregon | PK |
| 2008 | Johnny Hekker, Oregon State | P |
| 2009 | Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma | WR/PR |
