A look back at the players who've won the prestigious honor. Heisman Winners By Year Year Name School Position Class Points 1935 Jay Berwanger Chicago RB Sr. 84 1936 Larry Kelley Yale END Sr. 219 1937 Clint Frank Yale QB Sr. 524 1938 Davey O'Brien TCU QB Sr. 519 1939 Nile Kinnick Iowa RB Sr. 651 1940 Tom Harmon Michigan RB Sr. 1,303 1941 Bruce Smith Minnesota RB Sr. 554 1942 Frank Sinkwich Georgia RB Sr. 1,059 1943 Angelo Bertelli Notre Dame QB Sr. 648 1944 Les Horvath Ohio State QB Sr. 412 1945 Doc Blanchard Army FB Jr. 860 1946 Glenn Davis Army RB Sr. 792 1947 John Lujack Notre Dame QB Sr. 742 1948 Doak Walker Southern Methodist RB Jr. 778 1949 Leon Hart Notre Dame E Sr. 995 1950 Vic Janowicz Ohio State RB Jr. 633 1951 Dick Kazmaier Princeton RB Sr. 1,777 1952 Billy Vessels Oklahoma RB Sr. 525 1953 John Lattner Notre Dame RB Sr. 1,850 1954 Alan Ameche Wisconsin FB Sr. 1,068 1955 Howard Cassady Ohio State RB Sr. 2,219 1956 Paul Hornung Notre Dame QB Sr. 1,066 1957 John David Crow Texas A&M RB Sr. 1,183 1958 Pete Dawkins Army RB Sr. 1,394 1959 Billy Cannon Louisiana State RB Sr. 1,929 1960 Joe Bellino Navy RB Sr. 1,793 1961 Ernie Davis Syracuse RB Sr. 824 1962 Terry Baker Oregon State QB Sr. 707 1963 Roger Staubach Navy QB Jr. 1,860 1964 John Huarte Notre Dame QB Sr. 1,026 1965 Mike Garrett USC RB Sr. 926 1966 Steve Spurrier Florida QB Sr. 1,679 1967 Gary Beban UCLA QB Sr. 1,968 1968 O.J. Simpson USC RB Sr. 2,853 1969 Steve Owens Oklahoma FB Sr. 1,488 1970 Jim Plunkett Stanford QB Sr. 2,229 1971 Pat Sullivan Auburn QB Sr. 1,597 1972 Johnny Rodgers Nebraska RB Sr. 1,310 1973 John Cappelletti Penn State RB Sr. 1,057 1974 Archie Griffin Ohio State RB Jr. 1,920 1975 Archie Griffin Ohio State RB Sr. 1,800 1976 Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh RB Sr. 2,357 1977 Earl Campbell Texas RB Sr. 1,547 1978 Billy Sims Oklahoma RB Jr. 827 1979 Charles White USC RB Sr. 1,695 1980 George Rogers South Carolina RB Sr. 1,128 1981 Marcus Allen USC RB Sr. 1,797 1982 Herschel Walker Georgia RB Jr. 1,926 1983 Mike Rozier Nebraska RB Sr. 1,801 1984 Doug Flutie Boston College QB Sr. 2,240 1985 Bo Jackson Auburn RB Sr. 1,509 1986 Vinny Testaverde Miami (Fla) QB Sr. 2,213 1987 Tim Brown Notre Dame WR Sr. 1,442 1988 Barry Sanders Oklahoma State RB Jr. 1,878 1989 Andre Ware Houston QB Jr. 1,073 1990 Ty Detmer Brigham Young QB Jr. 1,482 1991 Desmond Howard Michigan WR Jr. 2,077 1992 Gino Torretta Miami (Fla) QB Sr. 1,400 1993 Charlie Ward Florida State QB Sr. 2,310 1994 Rashaan Salaam Colorado RB Jr. 1,743 1995 Eddie George Ohio State RB Sr. 1,460 1996 Danny Wuerffel Florida QB Sr. 1,363 1997 Charles Woodson Michigan CB Jr. 1,815 1998 Ricky Williams Texas RB Sr. 2,355 1999 Ron Dayne Wisconsin RB Sr. 2,042 2000 Chris Weinke Florida State QB Sr. 1,628 2001 Eric Crouch Nebraska QB Sr. 770 2002 Carson Palmer USC QB Sr. 1,328 2003 Jason White Oklahoma QB Jr. 1,481 2004 Matt Leinart USC QB Jr. 1,325 2006 Troy Smith Ohio State QB Sr. 2,540 2007 Tim Tebow Florida QB Sop 1,957 2008 Sam Bradford Oklahoma QB Sop 1,726 2009 Mark Ingram Alabama RB Sop 1,304 2010 Cam Newton Auburn QB Jr. 2,263 2011 Robert Griffin III Baylor University QB Jr. 1,687 2012 Johnny Manziel Texas A&M QB Fr. 2,029
