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Heisman Trophy winners, runners-up since 1935

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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 most outstanding football player.

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Alabama receiver DeVonta Smith won the 2020 Heisman on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. He became the third Alabama player to win the award. Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Florida quarterback Kyle Trask were the other finalists.

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 Cal		 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 Cal		 Leroy Keyes - RB,
Purdue
1968 O.J. Simpson - RB,
Southern Cal		 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 Cal		 Joe Washington - RB,
Oklahoma
1975 Archie Griffin - RB,
Ohio State		 Chuck Muncie - RB,
California		 Ricky Bell - RB,
Southern Cal
1976 Tony Dorsett - RB,
Pittsburgh		 Ricky Bell - RB,
Southern Cal		 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 Cal		 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 Cal		 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 Cal		 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 Cal		 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 Cal		 Adrian Peterson - RB,
Oklahoma		 Jason White - QB,
Oklahoma
2005 Reggie Bush - RB,
Southern Cal*		 Vince Young - QB,
Texas		 Matt Leinart - QB,
Southern Cal
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

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