Points and margins
Heisman Voting Results
Use winner points today and curated voting rows as they are added to understand closest races, landslides, and finalist stories.
Winner points are available now
First-place votes, runner-up margins, and finalist rows will appear here as curated voting data is added.
| Year | Winner | School | Award-year conference | Current conference | Position | Points | NFL Draft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Jay Berwanger | Chicago | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | HB | 84 | Pick #1 |
| 1936 | Larry Kelley | Yale | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | End | 219 | Pick #87 |
| 1937 | Clinton Frank | Yale | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | HB | 524 | Pick #106 |
| 1938 | Davey O'Brien | TCU | Southwest Conference | Big 12 | QB | 519 | Pick #4 |
| 1939 | Nile Kinnick | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten | HB/QB | 651 | Pick #14 |
| 1940 | Tom Harmon | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten | HB | 1,303 | Pick #1 |
| 1941 | Bruce Smith | Minnesota | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten | HB | 554 | Pick #119 |
| 1942 | Frank Sinkwich | Georgia | Southeastern Conference | SEC | HB | 1,059 | Pick #1 |
| 1943 | Angelo Bertelli | Notre Dame | NCAA Division independent schools | FBS Independents | QB | 648 | Pick #1 |
| 1944 | Les Horvath | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten | QB/HB | 412 | Pick #45 |
| 1945 | Doc Blanchard | Army | NCAA independent schools prior to divisions | American Athletic | FB | 860 | Pick #3 |
| 1946 | Glenn Davis | Army | NCAA independent schools prior to divisions | American Athletic | HB | 792 | Pick #2 |
| 1947 | Johnny Lujack | Notre Dame | NCAA Division independent schools | FBS Independents | QB | 742 | Pick #4 |
| 1948 | Doak Walker | SMU | Southwest Conference | ACC | HB | 778 | Pick #3 |
| 1949 | Leon Hart | Notre Dame | NCAA Division independent schools | FBS Independents | End | 995 | Pick #1 |
| 1950 | Vic Janowicz | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten | HB/P | 633 | Pick #79 |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier | Princeton | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | HB | 1,777 | Pick #176 |
| 1952 | Billy Vessels | Oklahoma | Big Eight Conference | SEC | HB | 525 | Pick #2 |
| 1953 | Johnny Lattner | Notre Dame | NCAA Division independent schools | FBS Independents | HB | 1,850 | Pick #7 |
| 1954 | Alan Ameche | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten | FB | 1,068 | Pick #3 |
| 1955 | Howard Cassady | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten | HB | 2,219 | Pick #3 |
| 1956 | Paul Hornung | Notre Dame | NCAA Division independent schools | FBS Independents | QB | 1,066 | Pick #1 |
| 1957 | John David Crow | Texas A&M | Southwest Conference | SEC | HB | 1,183 | Pick #2 |
| 1958 | Pete Dawkins | Army | NCAA Division independent schools | American Athletic | HB | 1,394 | No draft data |
| 1959 | Billy Cannon | LSU | Southeastern Conference | SEC | HB | 1,929 | Pick #1 |
| 1960 | Joe Bellino | Navy | NCAA Division independent schools | American Athletic | HB | 1,793 | Pick #146 |
| 1961 | Ernie Davis | Syracuse | NCAA Division I FBS independent schools | ACC | HB/LB/FB | 824 | Pick #1 |
| 1962 | Terry Baker | Oregon State | NCAA Division I FBS independent schools | Pac-12 | QB | 707 | Pick #1 |
| 1963 | Roger Staubach | Navy | NCAA Division independent schools | American Athletic | QB | 1,860 | Pick #129 |
| 1964 | John Huarte | Notre Dame | NCAA Division independent schools | FBS Independents | QB | 1,026 | Pick #12 |
| 1965 | Mike Garrett | USC | Athletic Association of Western Universities | Big Ten | HB | 926 | Pick #18 |
| 1966 | Steve Spurrier | Florida | Southeastern Conference | SEC | QB | 1,679 | Pick #3 |
| 1967 | Gary Beban | UCLA | Pac-12 Conference | Big Ten | QB | 1,968 | Pick #30 |
| 1968 | O. J. Simpson | USC | Pacific-8 Conference | Big Ten | HB | 2,853 | Pick #1 |
| 1969 | Steve Owens | Oklahoma | Big Eight Conference | SEC | FB | 1,488 | Pick #19 |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett | Stanford | Pacific-8 Conference | ACC | QB | 2,229 | Pick #1 |
| 1971 | Pat Sullivan | Auburn | Southeastern Conference | SEC | QB | 1,597 | Pick #40 |
| 1972 | Johnny Rodgers | Nebraska | Big Eight Conference | Big Ten | WR/RB | 1,310 | Pick #25 |
| 1973 | John Cappelletti | Penn State | NCAA Division I FBS independent schools | Big Ten | RB | 1,057 | Pick #11 |
| 1974 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten | RB | 1,920 | Pick #24 |
| 1975 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten | RB | 1,800 | Pick #57 |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett | Pittsburgh | NCAA Division I FBS independent schools | ACC | RB | 2,357 | Pick #2 |
| 1977 | Earl Campbell | Texas | Southwest Conference | SEC | RB | 1,547 | Pick #1 |
| 1978 | Billy Sims | Oklahoma | Big Eight Conference | SEC | RB | 827 | Pick #1 |
| 1979 | Charles White | USC | Pacific-10 Conference | Big Ten | RB | 1,695 | Pick #27 |
| 1980 | George Rogers | South Carolina | NCAA Division I FBS independent schools | SEC | RB | 1,128 | Pick #1 |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen | USC | Pacific-10 Conference | Big Ten | RB | 1,797 | Pick #10 |
| 1982 | Herschel Walker | Georgia | Southeastern Conference | SEC | RB | 1,926 | Pick #114 |
| 1983 | Mike Rozier | Nebraska | Big Eight Conference | Big Ten | RB | 1,801 | Pick #1 |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie | Boston College | NCAA Division I FBS independent schools | ACC | QB | 2,240 | Pick #286 |
| 1985 | Bo Jackson | Auburn | Southeastern Conference | SEC | RB | 1,509 | Pick #1 |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde | Miami (FL) | NCAA Division I FBS independent schools | ACC | QB | 2,213 | Pick #1 |
| 1987 | Tim Brown | Notre Dame | NCAA Division I independent schools | FBS Independents | WR | 1,442 | Pick #6 |
| 1988 | Barry Sanders | Oklahoma State | Big Eight Conference | Big 12 | RB | 1,878 | Pick #3 |
| 1989 | Andre Ware | Houston | Southwest Conference | Big 12 | QB | 1,073 | Pick #7 |
| 1990 | Ty Detmer | BYU | Western Athletic Conference | Big 12 | QB | 1,482 | Pick #230 |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten | WR/PR | 2,077 | Pick #4 |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta | Miami (FL) | Big East Conference | ACC | QB | 1,400 | Pick #192 |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC | QB | 2,310 | No draft data |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | Colorado | Big Eight Conference | Big 12 | RB | 1,743 | Pick #21 |
| 1995 | Eddie George | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten | RB | 1,460 | Pick #14 |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida | Southeastern Conference | SEC | QB | 1,363 | Pick #136 |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten | CB/WR | 1,815 | Pick #4 |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas | Big 12 Conference | SEC | RB | 2,355 | Pick #5 |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten | RB | 2,042 | Pick #11 |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke | Florida State | Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC | QB | 1,628 | Pick #106 |
| 2001 | Eric Crouch | Nebraska | Big 12 Conference | Big Ten | QB/WR | 770 | Pick #95 |
| 2002 | Carson Palmer | USC | Pacific-10 Conference | Big Ten | QB | 1,328 | Pick #1 |
| 2003 | Jason White | Oklahoma | Big 12 Conference | SEC | QB | 1,481 | No draft data |
| 2004 | Matt Leinart | USC | Pacific-10 Conference | Big Ten | QB | 1,325 | Pick #10 |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush | USC | Pacific-10 Conference | Big Ten | RB | 2,541 | Pick #2 |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten | QB | 2,540 | Pick #174 |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow | Florida | Southeastern Conference | SEC | QB | 1,957 | Pick #25 |
| 2008 | Sam Bradford | Oklahoma | Big 12 Conference | SEC | QB | 1,726 | Pick #1 |
| 2009 | Mark Ingram II | Alabama | Southeastern Conference | SEC | RB | 1,304 | Pick #28 |
| 2010 | Cam Newton | Auburn | Southeastern Conference | SEC | QB | 2,263 | Pick #1 |
| 2011 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | Big 12 Conference | Big 12 | QB | 1,687 | Pick #2 |
| 2012 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | Southeastern Conference | SEC | QB | 2,029 | Pick #22 |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston | Florida State | Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC | QB | 2,205 | Pick #1 |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | Pac-12 Conference | Big Ten | QB | 2,534 | Pick #2 |
| 2015 | Derrick Henry | Alabama | Southeastern Conference | SEC | RB | 1,832 | Pick #45 |
| 2016 | Lamar Jackson | Louisville | Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC | QB | 2,144 | Pick #32 |
| 2017 | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma | Big 12 Conference | SEC | QB | 2,398 | Pick #1 |
| 2018 | Kyler Murray | Oklahoma | Big 12 Conference | SEC | QB | 2,167 | Pick #1 |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow | LSU | Southeastern Conference | SEC | QB | 2,608 | Pick #1 |
| 2020 | DeVonta Smith | Alabama | Southeastern Conference | SEC | WR | 1,856 | Pick #10 |
| 2021 | Bryce Young | Alabama | Southeastern Conference | SEC | QB | 2,311 | Pick #1 |
| 2022 | Caleb Williams | USC | Pac-12 Conference | Big Ten | QB | 2,031 | Pick #1 |
| 2023 | Jayden Daniels | LSU | Southeastern Conference | SEC | QB | 2,029 | Pick #2 |
| 2024 | Travis Hunter | Colorado | Big 12 Conference | Big 12 | CB/WR | 2,231 | Pick #2 |
| 2025 | Fernando Mendoza | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | Big Ten | QB | 2,362 | No draft data |