List of Heisman Trophy winners

The Heisman Trophy, one of the highest individual awards in American college football, has been awarded annually since its creation in 1935. The trophy is given to the most outstanding college football player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and is awarded by the Heisman Trust, successors of the awards from the Downtown Athletic Club at an annual ceremony.

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Awarded for

The outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity. Winners epitomize great ability combined with diligence, perseverance, and hard work.

Presented by

Downtown Athletic Club (1937–2001) Yale Club (2002–2003) The Heisman Trust (2004–present)

First award

HB Jay Berwanger (1935)

Most recent

QB Fernando Mendoza (2025)

Tables

· List

†

Col 1

†

First overall pick in the NFL draft

Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

‡

Col 1

‡

First overall pick in the NFL draft

First overall pick and Pro Football Hall of Fame member

	First overall pick in the NFL draft
†	Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
‡	First overall pick and Pro Football Hall of Fame member

Heisman Winners · List

Jay Berwanger*

Year

1935

Name

Jay Berwanger*

School

Chicago

Position

Points

% of points possible

43 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

Philadelphia Eagles

Larry Kelley

Year

1936

Name

Larry Kelley

School

Yale

Position

End

Points

219

% of points possible

36 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

87th

Team drafted by

Detroit Lions

Clint Frank

Year

1937

Name

Clint Frank

School

Yale (2)

Position

Points

524

% of points possible

32 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

106th

Team drafted by

Detroit Lions

Davey O'Brien

Year

1938

Name

Davey O'Brien

School

TCU

Position

Points

519

% of points possible

29 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

4th

Team drafted by

Philadelphia Eagles

Nile Kinnick

Year

1939

Name

Nile Kinnick

School

Iowa

Position

HB/QB

Points

651

% of points possible

31 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

14th

Team drafted by

Brooklyn Dodgers

Tom Harmon*

Year

1940

Name

Tom Harmon*

School

Michigan

Position

Points

1,303

% of points possible

54 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

Chicago Bears

Bruce Smith

Year

1941

Name

Bruce Smith

School

Minnesota

Position

Points

554

% of points possible

50 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

119th

Team drafted by

Green Bay Packers

Frank Sinkwich*

Year

1942

Name

Frank Sinkwich*

School

Georgia

Position

Points

1,059

% of points possible

56 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

Detroit Lions

Angelo Bertelli*

Year

1943

Name

Angelo Bertelli*

School

Notre Dame

Position

Points

648

% of points possible

64 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

Boston Yanks

Les Horvath

Year

1944

Name

Les Horvath

School

Ohio State

Position

HB/QB

Points

412

% of points possible

18 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

45th (1943)

Team drafted by

Cleveland Rams

Doc Blanchard

Year

1945

Name

Doc Blanchard

School

Army

Position

Points

860

% of points possible

33 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

3rd

Team drafted by

Pittsburgh Steelers

Glenn Davis

Year

1946

Name

Glenn Davis

School

Army (2)

Position

Points

792

% of points possible

79 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

2nd

Team drafted by

Detroit Lions

Johnny Lujack

Year

1947

Name

Johnny Lujack

School

Notre Dame (2)

Position

Points

742

% of points possible

74 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

4th (1946)

Team drafted by

Chicago Bears

Doak Walker†

Year

1948

Name

Doak Walker†

School

SMU

Position

Points

778

% of points possible

28 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

3rd

Team drafted by

New York Bulldogs

Leon Hart*

Year

1949

Name

Leon Hart*

School

Notre Dame (3)

Position

End

Points

995

% of points possible

36 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

Detroit Lions

Vic Janowicz

Year

1950

Name

Vic Janowicz

School

Ohio State (2)

Position

HB/P

Points

633

% of points possible

22 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

79th (1952)

Team drafted by

Washington Redskins

Dick Kazmaier

Year

1951

Name

Dick Kazmaier

School

Princeton

Position

Points

1,777

% of points possible

60 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

176th

Team drafted by

Chicago Bears

Billy Vessels

Year

1952

Name

Billy Vessels

School

Oklahoma

Position

Points

525

% of points possible

14 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

2nd

Team drafted by

Baltimore Colts

Johnny Lattner

Year

1953

Name

Johnny Lattner

School

Notre Dame (4)

Position

Points

1,850

% of points possible

49 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

7th

Team drafted by

Pittsburgh Steelers

Alan Ameche

Year

1954

Name

Alan Ameche

School

Wisconsin

Position

Points

1,068

% of points possible

27 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

3rd

Team drafted by

Baltimore Colts

Howard Cassady

Year

1955

Name

Howard Cassady

School

Ohio State (3)

Position

Points

2,219

% of points possible

55 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

3rd

Team drafted by

Detroit Lions

Paul Hornung‡

Year

1956

Name

Paul Hornung‡

School

Notre Dame (5)

Position

Points

1,066

% of points possible

27 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

Green Bay Packers

John David Crow

Year

1957

Name

John David Crow

School

Texas A&M

Position

Points

1,183

% of points possible

31 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

2nd

Team drafted by

Chicago Cardinals

Pete Dawkins

Year

1958

Name

Pete Dawkins

School

Army (3)

Position

Points

1,394

% of points possible

39 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

Undrafted

Billy Cannon*

Year

1959

Name

Billy Cannon*

School

LSU

Position

Points

1,929

% of points possible

53 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

Los Angeles Rams

Joe Bellino

Year

1960

Name

Joe Bellino

School

Navy

Position

Points

1,793

% of points possible

52 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

227th

Team drafted by

Washington Redskins

Ernie Davis*

Year

1961

Name

Ernie Davis*

School

Syracuse

Position

HB/LB/FB

Points

824

% of points possible

25 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

Washington Redskins

Terry Baker*

Year

1962

Name

Terry Baker*

School

Oregon State

Position

Points

707

% of points possible

21 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

Los Angeles Rams

Roger Staubach†

Year

1963

Name

Roger Staubach†

School

Navy (2)

Position

Points

1,860

% of points possible

55 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

129th

Team drafted by

Dallas Cowboys

John Huarte

Year

1964

Name

John Huarte

School

Notre Dame (6)

Position

Points

1,026

% of points possible

31 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

76th

Team drafted by

Philadelphia Eagles

Mike Garrett

Year

1965

Name

Mike Garrett

School

USC

Position

Points

926

% of points possible

26 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

18th

Team drafted by

Los Angeles Rams

Steve Spurrier

Year

1966

Name

Steve Spurrier

School

Florida

Position

Points

1,679

% of points possible

48 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

3rd

Team drafted by

San Francisco 49ers

Gary Beban

Year

1967

Name

Gary Beban

School

UCLA

Position

Points

1,968

% of points possible

63 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

30th

Team drafted by

Los Angeles Rams

O. J. Simpson‡

Year

1968

Name

O. J. Simpson‡

School

USC (2)

Position

Points

2,853

% of points possible

80 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

Buffalo Bills

Steve Owens

Year

1969

Name

Steve Owens

School

Oklahoma (2)

Position

Points

1,488

% of points possible

40 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

19th

Team drafted by

Detroit Lions

Jim Plunkett*

Year

1970

Name

Jim Plunkett*

School

Stanford

Position

Points

2,229

% of points possible

58 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

New England Patriots

Pat Sullivan

Year

1971

Name

Pat Sullivan

School

Auburn

Position

Points

1,597

% of points possible

42 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

40th

Team drafted by

Atlanta Falcons

Johnny Rodgers

Year

1972

Name

Johnny Rodgers

School

Nebraska

Position

Points

1,310

% of points possible

38 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

25th

Team drafted by

San Diego Chargers

John Cappelletti

Year

1973

Name

John Cappelletti

School

Penn State

Position

Points

1,057

% of points possible

32 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

11th

Team drafted by

Los Angeles Rams

Archie Griffin

Year

1974

Name

Archie Griffin

School

Ohio State (4, 5)

Position

Points

1,920

% of points possible

59 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

24th

Team drafted by

Cincinnati Bengals

57 %

Year

1975

Name

57 %

School

Senior

Tony Dorsett†

Year

1976

Name

Tony Dorsett†

School

Pittsburgh

Position

Points

2,357

% of points possible

75 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

2nd

Team drafted by

Dallas Cowboys

Earl Campbell‡

Year

1977

Name

Earl Campbell‡

School

Texas

Position

Points

1,547

% of points possible

49 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

Houston Oilers

Billy Sims*

Year

1978

Name

Billy Sims*

School

Oklahoma (3)

Position

Points

827

% of points possible

26 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

1st (1980)

Team drafted by

Detroit Lions

Charles White

Year

1979

Name

Charles White

School

USC (3)

Position

Points

1,695

% of points possible

53 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

27th

Team drafted by

Cleveland Browns

George Rogers*

Year

1980

Name

George Rogers*

School

South Carolina

Position

Points

1,128

% of points possible

35 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

New Orleans Saints

Marcus Allen†

Year

1981

Name

Marcus Allen†

School

USC (4)

Position

Points

1,797

% of points possible

57 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

10th

Team drafted by

Los Angeles Raiders

Herschel Walker

Year

1982

Name

Herschel Walker

School

Georgia (2)

Position

Points

1,926

% of points possible

61 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

114th (1985)

Team drafted by

Dallas Cowboys

Mike Rozier

Year

1983

Name

Mike Rozier

School

Nebraska (2)

Position

Points

1,801

% of points possible

57 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st (USFL)

Team drafted by

Pittsburgh Maulers

Doug Flutie

Year

1984

Name

Doug Flutie

School

Boston College

Position

Points

2,240

% of points possible

71 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

285th

Team drafted by

Los Angeles Rams

Bo Jackson*

Year

1985

Name

Bo Jackson*

School

Auburn (2)

Position

Points

1,509

% of points possible

47 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Vinny Testaverde*

Year

1986

Name

Vinny Testaverde*

School

Miami (FL)

Position

Points

2,213

% of points possible

70 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tim Brown†

Year

1987

Name

Tim Brown†

School

Notre Dame (7)

Position

Points

1,442

% of points possible

45 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

6th

Team drafted by

Los Angeles Raiders

Barry Sanders†

Year

1988

Name

Barry Sanders†

School

Oklahoma State

Position

Points

1,878

% of points possible

68 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

3rd

Team drafted by

Detroit Lions

Andre Ware

Year

1989

Name

Andre Ware

School

Houston

Position

Points

1,073

% of points possible

39 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

7th

Team drafted by

Detroit Lions

Ty Detmer

Year

1990

Name

Ty Detmer

School

BYU

Position

Points

1,482

% of points possible

53 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

230th (1992)

Team drafted by

Green Bay Packers

Desmond Howard

Year

1991

Name

Desmond Howard

School

Michigan (2)

Position

WR/PR

Points

2,077

% of points possible

75 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

4th

Team drafted by

Washington Redskins

Gino Torretta

Year

1992

Name

Gino Torretta

School

Miami (FL) (2)

Position

Points

1,400

% of points possible

50 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

192nd

Team drafted by

Minnesota Vikings

Charlie Ward

Year

1993

Name

Charlie Ward

School

Florida State

Position

Points

2,310

% of points possible

83 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

Undrafted

Rashaan Salaam

Year

1994

Name

Rashaan Salaam

School

Colorado

Position

Points

1,743

% of points possible

63 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

21st

Team drafted by

Chicago Bears

Eddie George

Year

1995

Name

Eddie George

School

Ohio State (6)

Position

Points

1,460

% of points possible

52 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

14th

Team drafted by

Houston Oilers

Danny Wuerffel

Year

1996

Name

Danny Wuerffel

School

Florida (2)

Position

Points

1,363

% of points possible

49 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

136th

Team drafted by

New Orleans Saints

Charles Woodson†

Year

1997

Name

Charles Woodson†

School

Michigan (3)

Position

Points

1,815

% of points possible

65 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

4th

Team drafted by

Oakland Raiders

Ricky Williams

Year

1998

Name

Ricky Williams

School

Texas (2)

Position

Points

2,355

% of points possible

85 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

5th

Team drafted by

New Orleans Saints

Ron Dayne

Year

1999

Name

Ron Dayne

School

Wisconsin (2)

Position

Points

2,042

% of points possible

73 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

11th

Team drafted by

New York Giants

Chris Weinke

Year

2000

Name

Chris Weinke

School

Florida State (2)

Position

Points

1,628

% of points possible

58 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

106th

Team drafted by

Carolina Panthers

Eric Crouch

Year

2001

Name

Eric Crouch

School

Nebraska (3)

Position

Points

770

% of points possible

27 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

95th

Team drafted by

St. Louis Rams

Carson Palmer*

Year

2002

Name

Carson Palmer*

School

USC (5)

Position

Points

1,328

% of points possible

48 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

Cincinnati Bengals

Jason White

Year

2003

Name

Jason White

School

Oklahoma (4)

Position

Points

1,481

% of points possible

53 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

Undrafted (2005)

Matt Leinart

Year

2004

Name

Matt Leinart

School

USC (6)

Position

Points

1,325

% of points possible

47 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

10th (2006)

Team drafted by

Arizona Cardinals

Reggie Bush

Year

2005

Name

Reggie Bush

School

USC (7)

Position

Points

2,541

% of points possible

91 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

2nd

Team drafted by

New Orleans Saints

Troy Smith

Year

2006

Name

Troy Smith

School

Ohio State (7)

Position

Points

2,540

% of points possible

91 %

Class

Senior

Draft position

174th

Team drafted by

Baltimore Ravens

Tim Tebow

Year

2007

Name

Tim Tebow

School

Florida (3)

Position

Points

1,957

% of points possible

70 %

Class

Sophomore

Draft position

25th (2010)

Team drafted by

Denver Broncos

Sam Bradford*

Year

2008

Name

Sam Bradford*

School

Oklahoma (5)

Position

Points

1,726

% of points possible

62 %

Class

Sophomore

Draft position

1st (2010)

Team drafted by

St. Louis Rams

Mark Ingram II

Year

2009

Name

Mark Ingram II

School

Alabama

Position

Points

1,304

% of points possible

47 %

Class

Sophomore

Draft position

28th (2011)

Team drafted by

New Orleans Saints

Cam Newton*

Year

2010

Name

Cam Newton*

School

Auburn (3)

Position

Points

2,263

% of points possible

81 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

1st

Team drafted by

Carolina Panthers

Robert Griffin III

Year

2011

Name

Robert Griffin III

School

Baylor

Position

Points

1,687

% of points possible

60 %

Class

Junior

Draft position

2nd

Team drafted by

Washington Redskins

Johnny Manziel

Year

2012

Name

Johnny Manziel

School

Texas A&M (2)

Position

Points

2,029

% of points possible

72 %

Class

Freshman

Draft position

22nd (2014)

Team drafted by

Cleveland Browns

Jameis Winston*

Year

2013

Name

Jameis Winston*

School

Florida State (3)

Position

Points

2,205

% of points possible

79 %

Class

Freshman

Draft position

1st (2015)

Team drafted by

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Year	Image	Name	School	Position	Points	% of points possible	Class	Draft position	Team drafted by
1935		Jay Berwanger*	Chicago	HB	84	43 %	Senior	1st	Philadelphia Eagles
1936		Larry Kelley	Yale	End	219	36 %	Senior	87th	Detroit Lions
1937		Clint Frank	Yale (2)	HB	524	32 %	Senior	106th	Detroit Lions
1938		Davey O'Brien	TCU	QB	519	29 %	Senior	4th	Philadelphia Eagles
1939		Nile Kinnick	Iowa	HB/QB	651	31 %	Senior	14th	Brooklyn Dodgers
1940		Tom Harmon*	Michigan	HB	1,303	54 %	Senior	1st	Chicago Bears
1941		Bruce Smith	Minnesota	HB	554	50 %	Senior	119th	Green Bay Packers
1942		Frank Sinkwich*	Georgia	HB	1,059	56 %	Senior	1st	Detroit Lions
1943		Angelo Bertelli*	Notre Dame	QB	648	64 %	Senior	1st	Boston Yanks
1944		Les Horvath	Ohio State	HB/QB	412	18 %	Senior	45th (1943)	Cleveland Rams
1945		Doc Blanchard	Army	FB	860	33 %	Junior	3rd	Pittsburgh Steelers
1946		Glenn Davis	Army (2)	HB	792	79 %	Senior	2nd	Detroit Lions
1947		Johnny Lujack	Notre Dame (2)	QB	742	74 %	Senior	4th (1946)	Chicago Bears
1948		Doak Walker†	SMU	HB	778	28 %	Junior	3rd	New York Bulldogs
1949		Leon Hart*	Notre Dame (3)	End	995	36 %	Senior	1st	Detroit Lions
1950		Vic Janowicz	Ohio State (2)	HB/P	633	22 %	Junior	79th (1952)	Washington Redskins
1951		Dick Kazmaier	Princeton	HB	1,777	60 %	Senior	176th	Chicago Bears
1952	—	Billy Vessels	Oklahoma	HB	525	14 %	Senior	2nd	Baltimore Colts
1953		Johnny Lattner	Notre Dame (4)	HB	1,850	49 %	Senior	7th	Pittsburgh Steelers
1954		Alan Ameche	Wisconsin	FB	1,068	27 %	Senior	3rd	Baltimore Colts
1955		Howard Cassady	Ohio State (3)	HB	2,219	55 %	Senior	3rd	Detroit Lions
1956		Paul Hornung‡	Notre Dame (5)	QB	1,066	27 %	Senior	1st	Green Bay Packers
1957		John David Crow	Texas A&M	HB	1,183	31 %	Senior	2nd	Chicago Cardinals
1958		Pete Dawkins	Army (3)	HB	1,394	39 %	Senior	Undrafted
1959		Billy Cannon*	LSU	HB	1,929	53 %	Senior	1st	Los Angeles Rams
1960		Joe Bellino	Navy	HB	1,793	52 %	Senior	227th	Washington Redskins
1961		Ernie Davis*	Syracuse	HB/LB/FB	824	25 %	Senior	1st	Washington Redskins
1962		Terry Baker*	Oregon State	QB	707	21 %	Senior	1st	Los Angeles Rams
1963		Roger Staubach†	Navy (2)	QB	1,860	55 %	Junior	129th	Dallas Cowboys
1964	—	John Huarte	Notre Dame (6)	QB	1,026	31 %	Senior	76th	Philadelphia Eagles
1965		Mike Garrett	USC	HB	926	26 %	Senior	18th	Los Angeles Rams
1966		Steve Spurrier	Florida	QB	1,679	48 %	Senior	3rd	San Francisco 49ers
1967	—	Gary Beban	UCLA	QB	1,968	63 %	Senior	30th	Los Angeles Rams
1968		O. J. Simpson‡	USC (2)	HB	2,853	80 %	Senior	1st	Buffalo Bills
1969		Steve Owens	Oklahoma (2)	FB	1,488	40 %	Senior	19th	Detroit Lions
1970		Jim Plunkett*	Stanford	QB	2,229	58 %	Senior	1st	New England Patriots
1971	—	Pat Sullivan	Auburn	QB	1,597	42 %	Senior	40th	Atlanta Falcons
1972		Johnny Rodgers	Nebraska	WR	1,310	38 %	Senior	25th	San Diego Chargers
1973		John Cappelletti	Penn State	RB	1,057	32 %	Senior	11th	Los Angeles Rams
1974		Archie Griffin	Ohio State (4, 5)	RB	1,920	59 %	Junior	24th	Cincinnati Bengals
1975		Archie Griffin	Ohio State (4, 5)	RB	1,800	57 %	Senior	24th	Cincinnati Bengals
1976		Tony Dorsett†	Pittsburgh	RB	2,357	75 %	Senior	2nd	Dallas Cowboys
1977		Earl Campbell‡	Texas	RB	1,547	49 %	Senior	1st	Houston Oilers
1978		Billy Sims*	Oklahoma (3)	RB	827	26 %	Junior	1st (1980)	Detroit Lions
1979	—	Charles White	USC (3)	RB	1,695	53 %	Senior	27th	Cleveland Browns
1980		George Rogers*	South Carolina	RB	1,128	35 %	Senior	1st	New Orleans Saints
1981		Marcus Allen†	USC (4)	RB	1,797	57 %	Senior	10th	Los Angeles Raiders
1982		Herschel Walker	Georgia (2)	RB	1,926	61 %	Junior	114th (1985)	Dallas Cowboys
1983		Mike Rozier	Nebraska (2)	RB	1,801	57 %	Senior	1st (USFL)	Pittsburgh Maulers

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School

Georgia

Miami (FL)

School

Miami (FL)

Navy

School

Navy

Texas

School

Texas

Texas A&M

School

Texas A&M

Wisconsin

School

Wisconsin

Yale

School

Yale

Baylor

School

Baylor

Trophies

BYU

School

BYU

Boston College

School

Boston College

Chicago

School

Chicago

Houston

School

Houston

Indiana

School

Indiana

Iowa

School

Iowa

Louisville

School

Louisville

Minnesota

School

Minnesota

Oklahoma State

School

Oklahoma State

Oregon

School

Oregon

Oregon State

School

Oregon State

Penn State

School

Penn State

Pittsburgh

School

Pittsburgh

Princeton

School

Princeton

South Carolina

School

South Carolina

SMU

School

SMU

Stanford

School

Stanford

Syracuse

School

Syracuse

TCU

School

TCU

UCLA

School

UCLA

School	Trophies
USC	8
Notre Dame	7
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Alabama	4
Army	3
Auburn
Florida
Florida State
LSU
Michigan
Nebraska
Colorado	2
Georgia
Miami (FL)
Navy
Texas
Texas A&M
Wisconsin
Yale
Baylor	1
BYU
Boston College
Chicago
Houston
Indiana
Iowa
Louisville
Minnesota
Oklahoma State
Oregon
Oregon State
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Princeton
South Carolina
SMU
Stanford
Syracuse
TCU
UCLA

· By position

Position

Trophies

CB/WR

Position

CB/WR

Trophies

End

Position

End

Trophies

Position

Trophies

Position

Trophies

HB/LB/FB

Position

HB/LB/FB

Trophies

HB/P

Position

HB/P

Trophies

HB/QB

Position

HB/QB

Trophies

Position

Trophies

Position

Trophies

QB/WR

Position

QB/WR

Trophies

Position

Trophies

Position

Trophies

WR/P

Position

WR/P

Trophies

WR/PR

Position

WR/PR

Trophies

Position	Trophies
CB	1
CB/WR	1
End	2
FB	2
HB	17
HB/LB/FB	1
HB/P	1
HB/QB	2
LB	1
QB	37
QB/WR	1
RB	21
WR	2
WR/P	1
WR/PR	1

· Retroactive selections

Amos Alonzo Stagg

Year

1889

Name

Amos Alonzo Stagg

School

Yale

Position

Pudge Heffelfinger

Year

1890

Name

Pudge Heffelfinger

School

Yale

Position

Lee McClung

Year

1891

Name

Lee McClung

School

Yale

Position

Marshall Newell

Year

1892

Name

Marshall Newell

School

Harvard

Position

Frank Hinkey

Year

1893

Name

Frank Hinkey

School

Yale

Position

Frank Butterworth

Year

1894

Name

Frank Butterworth

School

Yale

Position

George H. Brooke

Year

1895

Name

George H. Brooke

School

Penn

Position

Addison Kelly

Year

1896

Name

Addison Kelly

School

Princeton

Position

John Outland

Year

1897

Name

John Outland

School

Penn

Position

Clarence Herschberger

Year

1898

Name

Clarence Herschberger

School

Chicago

Position

Truxtun Hare

Year

1899

Name

Truxtun Hare

School

Penn

Position

G/FB

Charles Dudley Daly

Year

1900

Name

Charles Dudley Daly

School

Harvard

Position

Harold Weekes

Year

1901

Name

Harold Weekes

School

Columbia

Position

Paul Bunker

Year

1902

Name

Paul Bunker

School

Army

Position

John DeWitt

Year

1903

Name

John DeWitt

School

Princeton

Position

Willie Heston

Year

1904

Name

Willie Heston

School

Michigan

Position

Tom Shevlin

Year

1905

Name

Tom Shevlin

School

Yale

Position

Walter Eckersall

Year

1906

Name

Walter Eckersall

School

Chicago

Position

Germany Schulz

Year

1907

Name

Germany Schulz

School

Michigan

Position

Doc Fenton

Year

1908

Name

Doc Fenton

School

LSU

Position

Ted Coy

Year

1909

Name

Ted Coy

School

Yale

Position

John McGovern

Year

1910

Name

John McGovern

School

Minnesota

Position

Jim Thorpe

Year

1911

Name

Jim Thorpe

School

Carlisle

Position

Hobey Baker

Year

1912

Name

Hobey Baker

School

Princeton

Position

Charles Brickley

Year

1913

Name

Charles Brickley

School

Harvard

Position

Eddie Mahan

Year

1914

Name

Eddie Mahan

School

Harvard

Position

Bart Macomber

Year

1915

Name

Bart Macomber

School

Illinois

Position

Elmer Oliphant

Year

1916

Name

Elmer Oliphant

School

Army

Position

Chic Harley

Year

1917

Name

Chic Harley

School

Ohio State

Position

Pete Henry

Year

1918

Name

Pete Henry

School

Washington & Jefferson

Position

Chic Harley

Year

1919

Name

Chic Harley

School

Ohio State

Position

George Gipp

Year

1920

Name

George Gipp

School

Notre Dame

Position

Bo McMillin

Year

1921

Name

Bo McMillin

School

Centre

Position

Brick Muller

Year

1922

Name

Brick Muller

School

California

Position

George Pfann

Year

1923

Name

George Pfann

School

Cornell

Position

Red Grange

Year

1924

Name

Red Grange

School

Illinois

Position

Ernie Nevers

Year

1925

Name

Ernie Nevers

School

Stanford

Position

Benny Friedman

Year

1926

Name

Benny Friedman

School

Michigan

Position

Morley Drury

Year

1927

Name

Morley Drury

School

USC

Position

Chris Cagle

Year

1928

Name

Chris Cagle

School

Army

Position

Bronko Nagurski

Year

1929

Name

Bronko Nagurski

School

Minnesota

Position

Frank Carideo

Year

1930

Name

Frank Carideo

School

Notre Dame

Position

Gaius Shaver

Year

1931

Name

Gaius Shaver

School

USC

Position

Harry Newman

Year

1932

Name

Harry Newman

School

Michigan

Position

Beattie Feathers

Year

1933

Name

Beattie Feathers

School

Tennessee

Position

Don Hutson

Year

1934

Name

Don Hutson

School

Alabama

Position

Year	Image	Name	School	Position
1889		Amos Alonzo Stagg	Yale	E
1890		Pudge Heffelfinger	Yale	G
1891		Lee McClung	Yale	HB
1892		Marshall Newell	Harvard	T
1893		Frank Hinkey	Yale	E
1894		Frank Butterworth	Yale	FB
1895		George H. Brooke	Penn	FB
1896		Addison Kelly	Princeton	HB
1897		John Outland	Penn	T
1898		Clarence Herschberger	Chicago	FB
1899		Truxtun Hare	Penn	G/FB
1900		Charles Dudley Daly	Harvard	QB
1901		Harold Weekes	Columbia	HB
1902		Paul Bunker	Army	FB
1903		John DeWitt	Princeton	G
1904		Willie Heston	Michigan	HB
1905		Tom Shevlin	Yale	E
1906		Walter Eckersall	Chicago	QB
1907		Germany Schulz	Michigan	C
1908		Doc Fenton	LSU	QB
1909		Ted Coy	Yale	FB
1910		John McGovern	Minnesota	QB
1911		Jim Thorpe	Carlisle	FB
1912		Hobey Baker	Princeton	HB
1913		Charles Brickley	Harvard	FB
1914		Eddie Mahan	Harvard	FB
1915		Bart Macomber	Illinois	HB
1916		Elmer Oliphant	Army	FB
1917		Chic Harley	Ohio State	HB
1918		Pete Henry	Washington & Jefferson	T
1919		Chic Harley	Ohio State	HB
1920		George Gipp	Notre Dame	FB
1921		Bo McMillin	Centre	HB
1922		Brick Muller	California	E
1923		George Pfann	Cornell	QB
1924		Red Grange	Illinois	HB
1925		Ernie Nevers	Stanford	FB
1926		Benny Friedman	Michigan	QB
1927		Morley Drury	USC	QB
1928		Chris Cagle	Army	HB
1929		Bronko Nagurski	Minnesota	FB
1930		Frank Carideo	Notre Dame	QB
1931		Gaius Shaver	USC	QB
1932		Harry Newman	Michigan	QB
1933		Beattie Feathers	Tennessee	HB
1934		Don Hutson	Alabama	E

References

Unless otherwise noted, these positions are for the NFL draft following their Heisman victory.
Did not play professionally due to a salary dispute
Rejected offers to play professional football
Never played professional football
Instead opted for a military career
Instead signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU)
Instead signed with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL), who selected him second overall in the 196
Instead signed with the Boston Patriots of the American Football League (AFL), who selected him 146th overall in the 196
Never played for the Redskins, as he was traded to the Cleveland Browns. Unfortunately, Davis never got to play with the
Did not join the Cowboys until 1969 due to his four-year military commitment
Instead signed with the New York Jets of the American Football League (AFL), who selected him 12th overall in the 1965 A
Instead signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He joined the Chargers in 1977.
Signed with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1983. He joined the Cowboys after the
Selected by the Houston Oilers second overall in the 1984 supplemental draft, joining them in 1985
Instead signed with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). After the USFL folded in 1986,
Refused to play for the Buccaneers and was re-drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders 183rd overall in the 1987 NFL draft
Instead opted for a basketball career, and was drafted 26th in the 1994 NBA draft by the New York Knicks
Lighten up. (Heisman Trophy) Mark Purdy, The Sporting News, encyclopedia . December 5, 1994. Accessed March 8, 2008. (Si
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-15962158.html
Jay Berwanger, first winner of the Heisman Trophy, 1914–2002 Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Julia Morse,
http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/02/020627.berwanger.shtml
"The Heisman Trophy"
https://web.archive.org/web/20120103181703/http://www.heisman.com/history/heisman_trophy.php