How each Heisman winner has performed in the College Football Playoff
Here is a complete list of every Heisman Trophy winner since 1935 and the players that finished second and third each season. The award is given annually to the nation's .
The 2024 Heisman Trophy ceremony was awarded to Travis Hunter. The Colorado two-way star became the second Colorado player to win the award and the first since running back Rashaan Salaam took it in 1994.
Heisman Trophy: Winners, runner-ups, schools
| Year | WINNER | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Jay Berwanger - RB, Chicago |
Monk Meyer - RB, Army |
Bill Shakespeare - RB, Notre Dame |
| 1936 | Larry Kelley - TE, Yale |
Sam Francis - RB, Nebraska |
Ray Buivid - RB, Marquette |
| 1937 | Clinton Frank - HB, Yale |
Byron White - RB, Colorado |
Marshall Goldberg - RB, Pittsburgh |
| 1938 | Davey O’Brien - QB, TCU |
Marshall Goldberg - RB, Pittsburgh |
Sid Luckman - QB, Columbia |
| 1939 | Nile Kinnick - RB, Iowa |
Tom Harmon - RB, Michigan |
Paul Christman - QB, Missouri |
| 1940 | Tom Harmon - RB, Michigan |
John Kimbrough - RB, Texas A&M |
George Franck - RB, Minnesota |
| 1941 | Bruce Smith - RB, Minnesota |
Angelo Bertelli - QB, Notre Dame |
Frankie Albert - QB, Stanford |
| 1942 | Frank Sinkwich - RB, Georgia |
Paul Governali - QB, Columbia |
Clint Castleberry - RB, Georgia Tech |
| 1943 | Angelo Bertelli - QB, Notre Dame |
Bob Odell - RB, Pennsylvania |
Otto Graham - QB, Northwestern |
| 1944 | Les Horvath - HB, Ohio State |
Glenn Davis - RB, Army |
Doc Blanchard - FB, Army |
| 1945 | Doc Blanchard - FB, Army |
Glenn Davis - RB, Army |
Rob Fenimore - RB, Oklahoma State |
| 1946 | Glenn Davis - RB, Army |
Charley Trippi - RB, Georgia |
Johnny Lujack - QB, Notre Dame |
| 1947 | John Lujack - QB, Notre Dame |
Bob Chappuis - RB, Michigan |
Doak Walker - RB, SMU |
| 1948 | Doak Walker - RB, SMU |
Charlie Justice - RB, North Carolina |
Chuck Bednarik - OL/LB, Pennsylvania |
| 1949 | Leon Hart - TE, Notre Dame |
Charlie Justice - RB, North Carolina |
Doak Walker - RB, SMU |
| 1950 | Vic Janowicz - RB, Ohio State |
Kyle Rote - RB, SMU |
Reds Bagnell - RB, Pennsylvania |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier - RB, Princeton |
Hank Lauricella - RB, Tennessee |
Babe Parilli - QB, Kentucky |
| 1952 | Billy Vessels - RB, Oklahoma |
Jack Scarbath - QB, Maryland |
Paul Giel - RB, Minnesota |
| 1953 | John Lattner - RB, Notre Dame |
Paul Giel - RB, Minnesota |
Paul Cameron - RB, UCLA |
| 1954 | Alan Ameche - FB, Wisconsin |
Kurt Burris - OL, Oklahoma |
Howard Cassady - RB, Ohio State |
| 1955 | Howard Cassady - RB, Ohio State |
Jim Swink - RB, TCU |
George Welsh - QB, Navy |
| 1956 | Paul Hornung - QB, Notre Dame |
Johnny Majors - RB, Tennessee |
Tommy McDonald - RB, Oklahoma |
| 1957 | John David Crow - RB, Texas A&M |
Alex Karras - DL, Iowa |
Walt Kowalczyk - RB, Michigan State |
| 1958 | Pete Dawkins - RB, Army |
Randy Duncan - QB, Iowa |
Billy Cannon- RB, LSU |
| 1959 | Billy Cannon - RB, LSU |
Richie Lucas - QB, Penn State |
Don Meredith - QB, SMU |
| 1960 | Joe Bellino - RB, Navy |
Tom Brown - OL, Minnesota |
Jake Gibbs - QB, Ole Miss |
| 1961 | Ernie Davis - RB, Syracuse |
Bob Ferguson - RB, Ohio State |
Jimmy Saxton - RB, Texas |
| 1962 | Terry Baker - QB, Oregon State |
Jerry Stovall - RB, LSU |
Bob Bell - DL, Minnesota |
| 1963 | Roger Staubach - QB, Navy |
Billy Lothridge - QB, Georgia Tech |
Sherman Lewis - RB, Michigan State |
| 1964 | John Huarte - QB, Notre Dame |
Jerry Rhome - QB, Tulsa |
Dick Butkus - LB, Illinois |
| 1965 | Mike Garrett - RB, Southern California |
Howard Twilley - WR, Tulsa |
Jim Grabowski - RB, Illinois |
| 1966 | Steve Spurrier - QB, Florida |
Bob Griese - QB, Purdue |
Nick Eddy - RB, Notre Dame |
| 1967 | Gary Beban - QB, UCLA |
O.J. Simpson - RB, Southern California |
Leroy Keyes - RB, Purdue |
| 1968 | O.J. Simpson - RB, Southern California |
Leroy Keyes - RB, Purdue |
Terry Hanratty - QB, Notre Dame |
| 1969 | Steve Owens - RB, Oklahoma |
Mike Phipps - QB, Purdue |
Rex Kern - QB, Ohio State |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett - QB, Stanford |
Joe Theismann - QB, Notre Dame |
Archie Manning - QB, Ole Miss |
| 1971 | Pat Sullivan - QB, Auburn |
Ed Marinaro - RB, Cornell |
Greg Pruitt - RB, Oklahoma |
| 1972 | Johnny Rodgers - WR, Nebraska |
Greg Pruitt - RB, Oklahoma |
Rich Glover - DL, Nebraska |
| 1973 | John Cappelletti - RB, Penn State |
John Hicks - OL, Ohio State |
Roosevelt Leaks - RB, Texas |
| 1974 | Archie Griffin - RB, Ohio State |
Anthony Davis - RB, Southern California |
Joe Washington - RB, Oklahoma |
| 1975 | Archie Griffin - RB, Ohio State |
Chuck Muncie - RB, California |
Ricky Bell - RB, Southern California |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett - RB, Pittsburgh |
Ricky Bell - RB, Southern California |
Rob Lytle - RB, Michigan |
| 1977 | Earl Campbell - RB, Texas |
Terry Miller - RB, Oklahoma State |
Ken MacAfee - TE, Notre Dame |
| 1978 | Billy Sims - RB, Oklahoma |
Chuck Fusina - QB, Penn State |
Rich Leach - QB, Michigan |
| 1979 | Charles White - RB, Southern California |
Billy Sims - RB, Oklahoma |
Marc Wilson - QB, BYU |
| 1980 | George Rogers - RB, South Carolina |
Hugh Green - DL, Pittsburgh |
Herschel Walker - RB, Georgia |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen - RB, Southern California |
Herschel Walker - RB, Georgia |
Jim McMahon - QB, BYU |
| 1982 | Herschel Walker - RB, Georgia |
John Elway - QB, Stanford |
Eric Dickerson - RB, SMU |
| 1983 | Mike Rozier - RB, Nebraska |
Steve Young - QB, BYU |
Doug Flutie - QB, Boston College |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie - QB, Boston College |
Keith Byars - RB, Ohio State |
Robbie Bosco - QB, BYU |
| 1985 | Bo Jackson - RB, Auburn |
Chuck Long - QB, Iowa |
Robbie Bosco - QB, BYU |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde - QB, Miami (Fla.) |
Paul Palmer - RB, Temple |
Jim Harbaugh - QB, Michigan |
| 1987 | Tim Brown - WR, Notre Dame |
Don McPherson - QB, Syracuse |
Gordie Lockbaum - RB, Holy Cross |
| 1988 | Barry Sanders - RB, Oklahoma State |
Rodney Peete - QB, Southern California |
Troy Aikman - QB, UCLA |
| 1989 | Andre Ware - QB, Houston |
Anthony Thompson - RB, Indiana |
Major Harris - QB, West Virginia |
| 1990 | Ty Detmer - QB, Brigham Young |
Raghib Ismail - WR, Notre Dame |
Eric Bieniemy - RB, Colorado |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard - WR, Michigan |
Casey Weldon - QB, Florida State |
Ty Detmer - QB, BYU |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta - QB, Miami (Fla.) |
Marshall Faulk - RB, San Diego State |
Garrison Hearst - RB, Georgia |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward - QB, Florida State |
Heath Shuler - QB, Tennessee |
David Palmer - WR, Alabama |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam - RB, Colorado |
Ki-Jana Carter - RB, Penn State |
Steve McNair - QB, Alcorn State |
| 1995 | Eddie George - RB, Ohio State |
Tommie Frazier - QB, Nebraska |
Danny Wuerffel - QB, Florida |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel - QB, Florida |
Troy Davis - RB, Iowa State |
Jake Plummer - QB, Arizona State |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson - CB, Michigan |
Peyton Manning - QB, Tennessee |
Ryan Leaf - QB, Washington State |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams - RB, Texas |
Michael Bishop - QB, Kansas State |
Cade McNown - QB, UCLA |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne - RB, Wisconsin |
Joe Hamilton - QB, Georgia Tech |
Michael Vick - QB, Virginia Tech |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke - QB, Florida State |
Josh Heupel - QB, Oklahoma |
Drew Brees - QB, Purdue |
| 2001 | Eric Crouch - QB, Nebraska |
Rex Grossman - QB, Florida |
Ken Dorsey - QB, Miami (Fla.) |
| 2002 | Carson Palmer - QB, Southern California |
Brad Banks - QB, Iowa |
Larry Johnson - RB, Penn State |
| 2003 | Jason White - QB, Oklahoma |
Larry Fitzgerald - WR, Pittsburgh |
Eli Manning - QB, Ole Miss |
| 2004 | Matt Leinart - QB, Southern California |
Adrian Peterson - RB, Oklahoma |
Jason White - QB, Oklahoma |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush - RB, Southern California |
Vince Young - QB, Texas |
Matt Leinart - QB, Southern California |
| 2006 | Troy Smith - QB, Ohio State |
Darren McFadden - RB, Arkansas |
Brady Quinn - QB, Notre Dame |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow - QB, Florida |
Darren McFadden - RB, Arkansas |
Colt Brennan - QB, Hawaii |
| 2008 | Sam Bradford - QB, Oklahoma |
Colt McCoy - QB, Texas |
Tim Tebow - QB, Florida |
| 2009 | Mark Ingram - RB, Alabama |
Toby Gerhart - RB, Stanford |
Colt McCoy - QB, Texas |
| 2010 | Cam Newton - QB, Auburn |
Andrew Luck - QB, Stanford |
LaMichael James - RB, Oregon |
| 2011 | Robert Griffin III - QB, Baylor |
Andrew Luck - QB, Stanford |
Trent Richardson - RB, Alabama |
| 2012 | Johnny Manziel - QB, Texas A&M |
Manti Te'o - LB, Notre Dame |
Collin Klein - QB, Kansas State |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston - QB, Florida State |
A.J. McCarron - QB, Alabama |
Jordan Lynch - QB, Northern Illinois |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota - QB, Oregon |
Melvin Gordon - RB, Wisconsin |
Amari Cooper - WR, Alabama |
| 2015 | Derrick Henry - RB, Alabama |
Christian McCaffrey - RB, Stanford |
Deshaun Watson - QB, Clemson |
| 2016 | Lamar Jackson - QB, Louisville |
Deshaun Watson - QB, Clemson |
Baker Mayfield - QB, Oklahoma |
| 2017 | Baker Mayfield - QB, Oklahoma |
Bryce Love - RB, Stanford |
Lamar Jackson - QB, Louisville |
| 2018 | Kyler Murray - QB, Oklahoma |
Tua Tagovailoa - QB, Alabama |
Dwayne Haskins - QB, Ohio State |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow - QB, LSU |
Jalen Hurts - QB, Oklahoma |
Justin Fields - QB, Ohio State |
| 2020 | DeVonta Smith - WR, Alabama |
Trevor Lawrence - QB, Clemson |
Mac Jones - QB, Alabama |
| 2021 | Bryce Young - QB, Alabama |
Aidan Hutchinson - DE, Michigan |
Kenny Pickett - QB, Pittsburgh |
| 2022 | Caleb Williams - QB, Southern California |
Max Duggan - QB, TCU |
C.J. Stroud - QB, Ohio State |
| 2023 | Jayden Daniels - QB, LSU |
Michael Penix Jr. - QB, Washington |
Bo Nix - QB, Oregon |
| 2024 | Travis Hunter - DB/WR, Colorado | Ashton Jeanty - RB, Boise State | Dillon Gabriel - QB, Oregon |
