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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 2023 Heisman Trophy ceremony was awarded to Jayden Daniels. The LSU quarterback became the third LSU player to win the award and the first since Joe Burrow took home the award in 2019.
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 |
