List of Heisman Trophy winners - wikipedia List of Heisman Trophy winners Heisman Trophy Given 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. Location PlayStation Theater, Times Square, Manhattan Presented by Downtown Athletic Club ( 1937 -- 2001 ) Yale Club ( 2002 -- 2003 ) The Heisman Trust ( 2004 -- current ) History First award December 9, 1935 to Jay Berwanger Most recent Lamar Jackson, University of Louisville Website http://www.heisman.com/ The Heisman Trophy, one of the highest individual awards in American college football, has been awarded 81 times since its creation in 1935, including 79 unique winners and one two - time winner. The trophy is given annually 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 at the PlayStation Theater in Times Square, Manhattan. In 1935, the award, then known as the DAC Trophy, was created by New York City 's Downtown Athletic Club to recognize the best college football player `` east of the Mississippi River ''. In that inaugural year, the award went to Jay Berwanger from the University of Chicago. Berwanger was later drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League but declined to sign for them. He never played professional football for any team, instead choosing to pursue a career in business. In 1936, the club 's athletic director, football pioneer John Heisman, died and the trophy was renamed in his honor. Larry Kelley, the second winner of the award, was the first to win it as the `` Heisman Trophy ''. In addition to the name change, the award also became a nationwide achievement. With the new name, players west of the Mississippi became eligible ; the first player from the western United States was selected in 1938. Only one player, Ohio State 's Archie Griffin, has won the award twice. On June 10, 2010, following several years of investigation, the NCAA announced that USC running back Reggie Bush, the 2005 Heisman trophy winner, received gifts from agents while still in college. The university received major sanctions, and there were reports that the Heisman Trophy Trust would strip his award. In September of that year, Bush voluntarily forfeited his title as the 2005 winner. The Heisman Trust decided to leave the award vacated with no new winner to be announced. Between 1936 and 2001, the award was given at an annual gala ceremony at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City. The Downtown Athletic Club 's facilities were damaged during the September 11, 2001 attacks. Due to financial difficulties stemming from the damage, the DAC declared bankruptcy in 2002, turning over its building to creditors. Following the club 's bankruptcy and the loss of the original Downtown Athletic Club building, the Yale Club of New York City assumed presenting honors in 2002 and 2003. The ceremony was moved to the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square for the 2002, 2003, and 2004 presentations, but since 2005, the event has been held at the venue now known as PlayStation Theater, also in Times Square. The move to the PlayStation Theater allowed the Downtown Athletic Club ( and ultimately, the award 's successor, The Heisman Trust ) to resume full control of the event -- the most prominent example of which was the return of the official portraits of past winners -- despite the loss of the original presentation hall. In terms of balloting, the fifty states of the U.S. are split into six regions ( Far West, Mid Atlantic, Mid West, North East, South, South West ), and six regional representatives are selected to appoint voters in their states. Each region has 145 media votes, for a total of 870 votes. In addition, all previous Heisman winners may vote, and one final vote is counted through public balloting. The Heisman ballots contain a 3 - 2 - 1 point system, in which each ballot ranks the voter 's top three players and awards them three points for a first - place vote, two points for a second - place vote, and one point for a third - place vote. The points are tabulated, and the player with the highest total of points across all ballots wins the Heisman Trophy. Contents 1 Key 2 List of Heisman Trophy winners 3 Trophies won by school 4 References 5 External links Key * First overall draft pick in the NFL Draft † Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame ‡ First overall draft pick and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame List of Heisman Trophy winners Heisman Winners Year Image Name School Position Points % of Points Possible Class 1935 Berwanger, Jay Jay Berwanger * Chicago Halfback 84 43.08 % Senior 1936 Kelley, Larry Larry Kelley Yale End 219 36.41 % Senior 1937 Frank, Clint Clint Frank Yale Halfback 524 32.89 % Senior 1938 O'Brien, Davey Davey O'Brien TCU Quarterback 519 29.62 % Senior 1939 Kinnick, Nile Nile Kinnick Iowa Halfback / Quarterback 651 31.00 % Senior 1940 Harmon, Tom Tom Harmon * Michigan Halfback 1,303 54.29 % Senior 1941 Smith, Bruce Bruce Smith Minnesota Halfback 554 49.99 % Senior 1942 Sinkwich, Frank Frank Sinkwich * Georgia Halfback 1,059 56.15 % Senior 1943 Bertelli, Angelo Angelo Bertelli * Notre Dame Quarterback 648 64.80 % Senior 1944 Horvath, Les Les Horvath Ohio State Quarterback / Halfback 412 18.31 % Senior 1945 Blanchard, Doc Doc Blanchard Army Fullback 860 33.81 % Junior 1946 Davis, Glenn Glenn Davis Army Halfback 792 79.20 % Senior 1947 Lujack, Johnny Johnny Lujack Notre Dame Quarterback 742 74.20 % Senior 1948 Walker, Doak Doak Walker † SMU Halfback 778 28.56 % Junior 1949 Hart, Leon Leon Hart * Notre Dame End 995 36.53 % Senior 1950 Janowicz, Vic Vic Janowicz Ohio State Halfback / Punter 633 22.03 % Junior 1951 -- Kazmaier, Dick Dick Kazmaier Princeton Halfback 1,777 60.01 % Senior 1952 Vessels, Billy Billy Vessels Oklahoma Halfback 525 14.32 % Senior 1953 Lattner, Johnny Johnny Lattner Notre Dame Halfback 1,850 49.14 % Senior 1954 Ameche, Alan Alan Ameche Wisconsin Fullback 1,068 27.01 % Senior 1955 Cassady, Howard Howard Cassady Ohio State Halfback 2,219 55.87 % Senior 1956 -- Hornung, Paul Paul Hornung ‡ Notre Dame Quarterback 1,066 26.96 % Senior 1957 Crow, John David John David Crow Texas A&M Halfback 1,183 31.12 % Senior 1958 Dawkins, Pete Pete Dawkins Army Halfback 1,394 39.01 % Senior 1959 Cannon, Billy Billy Cannon * LSU Halfback 1,929 53.72 % Senior 1960 -- Bellino, Joe Joe Bellino Navy Halfback 1,793 52.89 % Senior 1961 Davis, Ernie Ernie Davis * Syracuse Halfback / Linebacker / Fullback 824 25.18 % Senior 1962 -- Baker, Terry Terry Baker * Oregon State Quarterback 707 21.25 % Senior 1963 Staubach, Roger Roger Staubach † Navy Quarterback 1,860 55.21 % Junior 1964 Huarte, John John Huarte Notre Dame Quarterback 1,026 30.98 % Senior 1965 Garrett, Mike Mike Garrett USC Halfback 926 26.61 % Senior 1966 Spurrier, Steve Steve Spurrier Florida Quarterback 1,679 48.25 % Senior 1967 -- Beban, Gary Gary Beban UCLA Quarterback 1,968 63.50 % Senior 1968 Simpson, O.J. O.J. Simpson ‡ USC Halfback 2,853 80.64 % Senior 1969 -- Owens, Steve Steve Owens Oklahoma Fullback 1,488 40.92 % Senior 1970 Plunkett, Jim Jim Plunkett * Stanford Quarterback 2,229 58.78 % Senior 1971 -- Sullivan, Pat Pat Sullivan Auburn Quarterback 1,597 42.25 % Senior 1972 -- Rodgers, Johnny Johnny Rodgers Nebraska Wide Receiver / Running back 1,310 38.75 % Senior 1973 -- Cappelletti, John John Cappelletti Penn State Running back 1,057 32.78 % Senior Griffin, Archie Archie Griffin Ohio State Running back 1,920 59.53 % Junior Griffin, Archie Archie Griffin Ohio State Running back 1,800 57.64 % Senior 1976 Dorsett, Tony Tony Dorsett † Pittsburgh Running back 2,357 74.97 % Senior 1977 Campbell, Earl Earl Campbell ‡ Texas Running back 1,547 49.11 % Senior 1978 Sims, Billy Billy Sims * Oklahoma Running back 1,896 26.25 % Junior 1979 -- White, Charles Charles White USC Running back 1,695 53.81 % Senior 1980 -- Rogers, George George Rogers * South Carolina Running back 1,128 35.81 % Senior 1981 Allen, Marcus Marcus Allen † USC Running back 1,797 57.05 % Senior 1982 Walker, Herschel Herschel Walker Georgia Running back 1,926 61.14 % Junior -- Rozier, Mike Mike Rozier Nebraska Running back 1,801 57.17 % Senior 1984 Flutie, Doug Doug Flutie Boston College Quarterback 2,240 71.11 % Senior 1985 Jackson, Bo Bo Jackson * Auburn Running back 1,509 47.90 % Senior 1986 Testaverde, Vinny Vinny Testaverde * Miami Quarterback 2,213 70.25 % Senior Brown, Tim Tim Brown † Notre Dame Wide receiver 1,442 45.78 % Senior Sanders, Barry Barry Sanders † Oklahoma State Running back 1,878 68.27 % Junior Ware, Andre Andre Ware Houston Quarterback 1,073 38.96 % Junior Detmer, Ty Ty Detmer BYU Quarterback 1,482 53.87 % Junior 1991 Howard, Desmond Desmond Howard Michigan Wide receiver / Punt returner 2,077 75.50 % Junior Torretta, Gino Gino Torretta Miami Quarterback 1,400 50.84 % Senior Ward, Charlie Charlie Ward Florida State Quarterback 2,310 83.79 % Senior Salaam, Rashaan Rashaan Salaam Colorado Running back 1,743 63.15 % Junior 1995 George, Eddie Eddie George Ohio State Running back 1,460 52.84 % Senior Wuerffel, Danny Danny Wuerffel Florida Quarterback 1,363 49.38 % Senior Woodson, Charles Charles Woodson Michigan Cornerback / Punt returner 1,815 65.69 % Junior 1998 Williams, Ricky Ricky Williams Texas Running back 2,355 85.23 % Senior 1999 Dayne, Ron Ron Dayne Wisconsin Running back 2,042 73.83 % Senior 2000 Weinke, Chris Chris Weinke Florida State Quarterback 1,628 58.86 % Senior -- Crouch, Eric Eric Crouch Nebraska Quarterback 770 27.75 % Senior 2002 Palmer, Carson Carson Palmer * USC Quarterback 1,328 48.01 % Senior 2003 White, Jason Jason White Oklahoma Quarterback 1,481 53.54 % Junior Leinart, Matt Matt Leinart USC Quarterback 1,325 47.85 % Junior 2005 ( vacated ) -- Reggie Bush USC Running Back 2,541 91.77 % Junior 2006 Smith, Troy Troy Smith Ohio State Quarterback 2,540 91.63 % Senior 2007 Tebow, Tim Tim Tebow Florida Quarterback 1,957 70.52 % Sophomore 2008 Bradford, Sam Sam Bradford * Oklahoma Quarterback 1,726 62.13 % Sophomore 2009 Ingram, Jr., Mark Mark Ingram, Jr. Alabama Running back 1,304 46.99 % Sophomore Newton, Cam Cam Newton * Auburn Quarterback 2,263 81.55 % Junior 2011 Griffin III, Robert Robert Griffin III Baylor Quarterback 1,687 60.66 % Junior 2012 Manziel, Johnny Johnny Manziel Texas A&M Quarterback 2,029 72.88 % Freshman 2013 Winston, Jameis Jameis Winston * Florida State Quarterback 2,205 79.12 % Freshman 2014 Mariota, Marcus Marcus Mariota Oregon Quarterback 2,534 90.92 % Junior 2015 Henry, Derrick Derrick Henry Alabama Running back 1,832 65.73 % Junior 2016 Jackson, Lamar Lamar Jackson Louisville Quarterback 2,144 79.50 % Sophomore Trophies won by school This is a list of the colleges and universities who have had a player win a Heisman trophy : Ohio State and Notre Dame are tied for the most trophies at 7 each ( USC 's 2005 award having been voluntarily forfeited ). Ohio State has the distinction of the only two - time winner, Archie Griffin, leaving their total players to have won the trophy at six. In total, players from 39 different schools have won a Heisman Trophy, while 18 schools have more than one trophy. School Trophies held Notre Dame 7 Ohio State 7 USC 6 Oklahoma 5 Army Auburn Florida Florida State Michigan Nebraska Alabama Georgia Miami Navy Texas Texas A&M Wisconsin Yale Baylor BYU Boston College Colorado Chicago Houston Iowa Louisville LSU Minnesota Oklahoma State Oregon Oregon State Penn State Pittsburgh Princeton South Carolina SMU Stanford Syracuse TCU UCLA The 2005 title was forfeited by Reggie Bush and is not tallied here. References ^ Jump up to : Lighten up. ( Heisman Trophy ) Mark Purdy, The Sporting News, encyclopedia.com. December 5, 1994. Accessed March 8, 2008. ( Site defunct prior to 9 / 10 ) Archived February 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Jay Berwanger, first winner of the Heisman Trophy, 1914 -- 2002 Julia Morse, University of Chicago News Office. Chicago, Illinois. June 27, 2002. Accessed March 7, 2008. Jump up ^ `` The Heisman Trophy ''. heisman.com. Archived from the original on 2012 - 01 - 03. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 02. Jump up ^ Archie Griffin Archived 2012 - 01 - 04 at the Wayback Machine. Heisman.com. Accessed December 23, 2012. Jump up ^ USC punished with two - year football posteason ban. ESPN, 2010 - 06 - 11. Jump up ^ `` NCAA infraction report '' ( PDF ). Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2010 - 12 - 05. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 20. Jump up ^ `` news : Heisman Trust leader denies decision to revoke Bush 's trophy ''. NFL. September 7, 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Reggie Bush 's Heisman to stay vacated ''. ESPN. September 16, 2010. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Jump up ^ New York landmark 's closing leaves Heisman homeless Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com. July 22, 2004. Accessed March 8, 2008. Jump up ^ 9 - 11 Forces Heisman to Move to Yale Club Christopher Hunt, New York Daily News. June 26, 2002. Accessed March 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Downtown Athletic Club ''. nyc-architecture.com. Retrieved 2008 - 03 - 07. Jump up ^ Bush runs away with Heisman Trophy Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com. December 10, 2005. Accessed March 8, 2008. Jump up ^ Expanded Heisman Trophy Voting Results MSNBC.com. Accessed March 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Heisman Trophy Balloting ''. heisman.com. Archived from the original on 2012 - 08 - 16. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 02. Jump up ^ Chisholm, Kari. `` A plea to sportswriters for statistical accuracy ''. Stiff Arm Trophy. Retrieved 19 December 2011. External links Heisman Trophy official website Heisman Trophy winners 1935 : Berwanger 1936 : Kelley 1937 : Frank 1938 : O'Brien 1939 : Kinnick 1940 : Harmon 1941 : B. Smith 1942 : Sinkwich 1943 : Bertelli 1944 : Horvath 1945 : Blanchard 1946 : G. Davis 1947 : Lujack 1948 : D. Walker 1949 : Hart 1950 : Janowicz 1951 : Kazmaier 1952 : Vessels 1953 : Lattner 1954 : Ameche 1955 : Cassady 1956 : Hornung 1957 : Crow 1958 : Dawkins 1959 : Cannon 1960 : Bellino 1961 : E. Davis 1962 : Baker 1963 : Staubach 1964 : Huarte 1965 : Garrett 1966 : Spurrier 1967 : Beban 1968 : Simpson 1969 : Owens 1970 : Plunkett 1971 : Sullivan 1972 : Rodgers 1973 : Cappelletti 1974 : Griffin 1975 : Griffin 1976 : Dorsett 1977 : Campbell 1978 : Sims 1979 : C. White 1980 : Rogers 1981 : Allen 1982 : H. Walker 1983 : Rozier 1984 : Flutie 1985 : B. Jackson 1986 : Testaverde 1987 : Brown 1988 : Sanders 1989 : Ware 1990 : Detmer 1991 : Howard 1992 : Torretta 1993 : Ward 1994 : Salaam 1995 : George 1996 : Wuerffel 1997 : Woodson 1998 : Williams 1999 : Dayne 2000 : Weinke 2001 : Crouch 2002 : Palmer 2003 : J. White 2004 : Leinart 2005 : vacated * 2006 : T. Smith 2007 : Tebow 2008 : Bradford 2009 : Ingram Jr. 2010 : Newton 2011 : Griffin III 2012 : Manziel 2013 : Winston 2014 : Mariota 2015 : Henry 2016 : L. Jackson * Note : The 2005 Heisman Trophy was originally awarded to Reggie Bush, but Bush forfeited the award in 2010. The Heisman Trust subsequently decided to leave the 2005 award vacated. College football awards Overall trophies Heisman Memorial Trophy ( winners ) ( Most outstanding ) Maxwell Award ( Player of the year ) Walter Camp Award ( Player of the year ) Archie Griffin Award ( Most valuable ) Chic Harley Award ( Best player ) Overall media awards AP Player of the Year ( 1998 ) Sporting News Player of the Year ( 1942 ) Defunct : UPI Player of the Year Positional awards Bronko Nagurski Trophy ( Defensive player ) Chuck Bednarik Award ( Defensive player ) Rimington Trophy ( Center ) Davey O'Brien Award ( Quarterback ) Butkus Award ( Linebacker ) Doak Walker Award ( Running back ) Fred Biletnikoff Award ( receiver ) Jim Thorpe Award ( Defensive back ) John Mackey Award ( Tight end ) Lombardi Award ( Lineman / linebacker ) Lott Trophy ( Defensive player ) Lou Groza Award ( Placekicker ) Manning Award ( Quarterback ) Outland Trophy ( Interior lineman ) Ray Guy Award ( Punter ) Ted Hendricks Award ( Defensive end ) Jet Award ( Return specialist ) Jacobs Blocking Trophy Joe Moore Award ( Offensive line ) Other national player awards Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ( Senior quarterback ) Paul Hornung Award ( Most versatile ) All - Americans College Football All - America Team ( Unanimous All - Americans ) Head coaching awards AFCA Coach of the Year Award ( 1935 ) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award ( 1957 ) Sporting News Coach of the Year ( 1963 ) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award ( 1967 ) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year ( 1976 ) Woody Hayes Trophy ( 1977 ) Paul `` Bear '' Bryant Award ( 1986 ) George Munger Award ( 1989 ) Home Depot Coach of the Year ( 1994 ) AP Coach of the Year ( 1998 ) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award ( 2006 ) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award ( 2009 ) Defunct : Joseph V. Paterno Award ( 2010 ) Assistant coaching awards Broyles Award ( Assistant Coach of the Year ) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year Conference awards ACC awards American awards Big 12 awards Big Ten awards ( MVP ) MAC awards Pac - 12 awards SEC awards Defunct : Big East awards SWC awards Division I FCS awards Walter Payton Award ( Div. I FCS offensive player ) Buck Buchanan Award ( Div. I FCS defensive player ) Jerry Rice Award ( Div. I FCS freshman ) Eddie Robinson Award ( Div. I FCS coach ) Defunct : Mickey Charles Award ( Div. I FCS student - athlete ) STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year ( Div. I FCS offensive player ) STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year ( Div. I FCS defensive player ) STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year ( Div. I FCS freshman ) STATS FCS Coach of the Year ( Div. I FCS coach ) Other divisions / associations Harlon Hill Trophy ( Div. II ) Gagliardi Trophy ( Div. III ) Rawlings Award ( NAIA ) Defunct : Melberger Award ( Div. III ) Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards Academic All - America of the Year ( Student - athlete ) Disney 's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award William V. Campbell Trophy ( Student - athlete ) Wuerffel Trophy ( Humanitarian - athlete ) Lowe 's Senior CLASS Award ( Student - athlete ) Burlsworth Trophy ( Walk - on ) Rudy Award ( inspirational / motivational ) Service awards Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Walter Camp Man of the Year National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners Theodore Roosevelt Award Regional awards Champ Pickens Trophy ( 1923 -- 1926 ; Southern Conference champion ) Conerly Trophy ( Mississippi ) Dudley Award ( Virginia ) Norris Cup Porter Cup Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award ( Texas - related offensive player ) Kent Hull Trophy ( Mississippi ; offensive lineman ) Nils V. `` Swede '' Nelson Award ( New England sportsmanship ) Awards organizations Maxwell Football Club National Football Foundation Touchdown Club of Columbus Walter Camp Football Foundation Washington D.C. 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