Which school owns the most Heisman trophies?
USC leads the page with 8 winners.
Heisman Data Lab
Heisman Trophy History
Track every winner since 1935, then move beyond the simple list. This page now connects winners to player profiles, current conference context, school streaks, recruiting pedigree, and NFL outcomes in one place.
Use the filters to isolate a school or conference, hover the charts to spot eras of dominance, and use the player ID column to identify winners that still need manual profile cleanup.
Historic Winners
91
Schools Represented
41
#1 NFL Picks
26
Latest Champion
2025
Quick Pulse
Heisman at a Glance
Track how the trophy has moved across schools, positions, conferences, and draft outcomes.
Total Winners
91
Schools Represented
41
States Represented
24
Positions
14
Avg. Heisman Points
1,556
#1 NFL Draft Picks
26
Most Recent Winner
Fernando Mendoza (2025)
First Winner
Jay Berwanger (1935)
Quick Answers
Fast context before you dive into the charts
These are the common questions this page should answer immediately: who leads, which conference owns the most winners in the current mapping, what positions dominate, and how much recruiting context is already tied back to player profiles.
Which conference shows up the most in the current alignment?
Big Ten has 29 winners in the current-school mapping.
Which position has dominated the award?
QB leads the board with 38 winners.
How much recruiting context is covered?
11 of 91 winners currently resolve to recruit-star data for the scatter chart.
Program Dominance
Most Heisman Winners by School
Hover a bar to see the complete winner list for that school in chronological order.
Winners by Position
Balance of offensive positions across the full award history.
Top Draft Positions
Heisman winners who converted elite college seasons into the highest NFL draft slots.
Caleb Williams
USC • 2022
Bryce Young
Alabama • 2021
LSU • 2019
Oklahoma • 2018
Oklahoma • 2017
Florida State • 2013
Auburn • 2010
Oklahoma • 2008
Carson Palmer
USC • 2002
Vinny Testaverde
Miami (FL) • 1986
Era View
Heisman Timeline
This view compresses the award history into a quick read on eras of dominance, repeat bursts, and long gaps for the programs that show up the most.
Recruiting Context
Heisman Winners vs Recruiting Talent
X axis is recruit star rating. Y axis is Heisman points. This isolates the “underrated player success” stories without pretending every winner has recruiting coverage in the source data.
11 winners with recruit-star data • 80 excluded from the chart
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Filter by conference, school, and position, then search by player name or player ID to spot unresolved records quickly.
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Full Heisman Winner List
Sort by any column to compare eras, conferences, and which winners already resolve cleanly to player profiles.
| 2025 | Indiana | Big Ten | QB | 2,362 | 4837248 | No Draft Data | |
| 2024 | Colorado | Big 12 | CB/WR | 2,231 | 4685415 | Pick #2 | |
| 2023 | LSU | SEC | QB | 2,029 | 4426348 | Pick #2 | |
| 2022 | Caleb Williams | USC | Big Ten | QB | 2,031 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 2021 | Bryce Young | Alabama | SEC | QB | 2,311 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 2020 | DeVonta Smith | Alabama | SEC | WR | 1,856 | Unresolved | Pick #10 |
| 2019 | LSU | SEC | QB | 2,608 | 3915511 | Pick #1 | |
| 2018 | Oklahoma | SEC | QB | 2,167 | 3917315 | Pick #1 | |
| 2017 | Oklahoma | SEC | QB | 2,398 | 550373 | Pick #1 | |
| 2016 | Lamar Jackson | Louisville | ACC | QB | 2,144 | Unresolved | Pick #32 |
| 2015 | Derrick Henry | Alabama | SEC | RB | 1,832 | Unresolved | Pick #45 |
| 2014 | Oregon | Big Ten | QB | 2,534 | 511459 | Pick #2 | |
| 2013 | Florida State | ACC | QB | 2,205 | 530308 | Pick #1 | |
| 2012 | Texas A&M | SEC | QB | 2,029 | 517475 | Pick #22 | |
| 2011 | Baylor | Big 12 | QB | 1,687 | 378497 | Pick #2 | |
| 2010 | Auburn | SEC | QB | 2,263 | 232016 | Pick #1 | |
| 2009 | Mark Ingram II | Alabama | SEC | RB | 1,304 | Unresolved | Pick #28 |
| 2008 | Oklahoma | SEC | QB | 1,726 | 188934 | Pick #1 | |
| 2007 | Florida | SEC | QB | 1,957 | 183484 | Pick #25 | |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State | Big Ten | QB | 2,540 | Unresolved | Pick #174 |
| 2005 | USC | Big Ten | RB | 2,541 | 145158 | Pick #2 | |
| 2004 | USC | Big Ten | QB | 1,325 | 120511 | Pick #10 | |
| 2003 | Jason White | Oklahoma | SEC | QB | 1,481 | Unresolved | No Draft Data |
| 2002 | Carson Palmer | USC | Big Ten | QB | 1,328 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 2001 | Eric Crouch | Nebraska | Big Ten | QB/WR | 770 | Unresolved | Pick #95 |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke | Florida State | ACC | QB | 1,628 | Unresolved | Pick #106 |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | Big Ten | RB | 2,042 | Unresolved | Pick #11 |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas | SEC | RB | 2,355 | Unresolved | Pick #5 |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | Michigan | Big Ten | CB/WR | 1,815 | Unresolved | Pick #4 |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida | SEC | QB | 1,363 | Unresolved | Pick #136 |
| 1995 | Eddie George | Ohio State | Big Ten | RB | 1,460 | Unresolved | Pick #14 |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | Colorado | Big 12 | RB | 1,743 | Unresolved | Pick #21 |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | ACC | QB | 2,310 | Unresolved | No Draft Data |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta | Miami (FL) | ACC | QB | 1,400 | Unresolved | Pick #192 |
| 1991 | Michigan | Big Ten | WR/PR | 2,077 | -1005996 | Pick #4 | |
| 1990 | Ty Detmer | BYU | Big 12 | QB | 1,482 | Unresolved | Pick #230 |
| 1989 | Andre Ware | Houston | Big 12 | QB | 1,073 | Unresolved | Pick #7 |
| 1988 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | RB | 1,878 | 535298 | Pick #3 | |
| 1987 | Tim Brown | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | WR | 1,442 | Unresolved | Pick #6 |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde | Miami (FL) | ACC | QB | 2,213 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 1985 | Auburn | SEC | RB | 1,509 | 5141517 | Pick #1 | |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie | Boston College | ACC | QB | 2,240 | Unresolved | Pick #286 |
| 1983 | Mike Rozier | Nebraska | Big Ten | RB | 1,801 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 1982 | Herschel Walker | Georgia | SEC | RB | 1,926 | Unresolved | Pick #114 |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen | USC | Big Ten | RB | 1,797 | Unresolved | Pick #10 |
| 1980 | George Rogers | South Carolina | SEC | RB | 1,128 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 1979 | Charles White | USC | Big Ten | RB | 1,695 | Unresolved | Pick #27 |
| 1978 | Billy Sims | Oklahoma | SEC | RB | 827 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 1977 | Earl Campbell | Texas | SEC | RB | 1,547 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett | Pittsburgh | ACC | RB | 2,357 | Unresolved | Pick #2 |
| 1975 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | Big Ten | RB | 1,800 | Unresolved | Pick #57 |
| 1974 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | Big Ten | RB | 1,920 | Unresolved | Pick #24 |
| 1973 | John Cappelletti | Penn State | Big Ten | RB | 1,057 | Unresolved | Pick #11 |
| 1972 | Johnny Rodgers | Nebraska | Big Ten | WR/RB | 1,310 | Unresolved | Pick #25 |
| 1971 | Pat Sullivan | Auburn | SEC | QB | 1,597 | Unresolved | Pick #40 |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett | Stanford | ACC | QB | 2,229 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 1969 | Steve Owens | Oklahoma | SEC | FB | 1,488 | Unresolved | Pick #19 |
| 1968 | O. J. Simpson | USC | Big Ten | HB | 2,853 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 1967 | Gary Beban | UCLA | Big Ten | QB | 1,968 | Unresolved | Pick #30 |
| 1966 | Steve Spurrier | Florida | SEC | QB | 1,679 | Unresolved | Pick #3 |
| 1965 | Mike Garrett | USC | Big Ten | HB | 926 | Unresolved | Pick #18 |
| 1964 | John Huarte | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | QB | 1,026 | Unresolved | Pick #12 |
| 1963 | Roger Staubach | Navy | American Athletic | QB | 1,860 | Unresolved | Pick #129 |
| 1962 | Terry Baker | Oregon State | Pac-12 | QB | 707 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 1961 | Ernie Davis | Syracuse | ACC | HB/LB/FB | 824 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 1960 | Joe Bellino | Navy | American Athletic | HB | 1,793 | Unresolved | Pick #146 |
| 1959 | Billy Cannon | LSU | SEC | HB | 1,929 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 1958 | Pete Dawkins | Army | American Athletic | HB | 1,394 | Unresolved | No Draft Data |
| 1957 | John David Crow | Texas A&M | SEC | HB | 1,183 | Unresolved | Pick #2 |
| 1956 | Paul Hornung | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | QB | 1,066 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 1955 | Howard Cassady | Ohio State | Big Ten | HB | 2,219 | Unresolved | Pick #3 |
| 1954 | Alan Ameche | Wisconsin | Big Ten | FB | 1,068 | Unresolved | Pick #3 |
| 1953 | Johnny Lattner | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | HB | 1,850 | Unresolved | Pick #7 |
| 1952 | Billy Vessels | Oklahoma | SEC | HB | 525 | Unresolved | Pick #2 |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier | Princeton | Independent/Other | HB | 1,777 | Unresolved | Pick #176 |
| 1950 | Vic Janowicz | Ohio State | Big Ten | HB/P | 633 | Unresolved | Pick #79 |
| 1949 | Leon Hart | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | End | 995 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 1948 | Doak Walker | SMU | ACC | HB | 778 | Unresolved | Pick #3 |
| 1947 | Johnny Lujack | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | QB | 742 | Unresolved | Pick #4 |
| 1946 | Glenn Davis | Army | American Athletic | HB | 792 | Unresolved | Pick #2 |
| 1945 | Doc Blanchard | Army | American Athletic | FB | 860 | Unresolved | Pick #3 |
| 1944 | Les Horvath | Ohio State | Big Ten | QB/HB | 412 | Unresolved | Pick #45 |
| 1943 | Angelo Bertelli | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | QB | 648 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 1942 | Frank Sinkwich | Georgia | SEC | HB | 1,059 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 1941 | Bruce Smith | Minnesota | Big Ten | HB | 554 | Unresolved | Pick #119 |
| 1940 | Tom Harmon | Michigan | Big Ten | HB | 1,303 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |
| 1939 | Nile Kinnick | Iowa | Big Ten | HB/QB | 651 | Unresolved | Pick #14 |
| 1938 | Davey O'Brien | TCU | Big 12 | QB | 519 | Unresolved | Pick #4 |
| 1937 | Clinton Frank | Yale | Independent/Other | HB | 524 | Unresolved | Pick #106 |
| 1936 | Larry Kelley | Yale | Independent/Other | End | 219 | Unresolved | Pick #87 |
| 1935 | Jay Berwanger | Chicago | Independent/Other | HB | 84 | Unresolved | Pick #1 |