The record book

History

The long view: champions, trophies, and the seasons that produced them.

National Champions Heisman Trophy

By season

National Champions

1869 to 2025

Every recognised national champion by season. Seasons with more than one selector list each champion.

2025 Indiana

2024 Ohio State

2023 Michigan

2022 Georgia

2021 Georgia

2020 Alabama

2019 LSU

2018 Clemson

2017 Alabama

2016 Clemson

2015 Alabama

2014 Ohio State

2013 Florida State

2012 Alabama

2011 Alabama

2010 Auburn

2009 Alabama

2008 Florida

2007 LSU

2006 Florida

2005 Texas

2004 USC

2003 LSU, USC

2002 Ohio State

2001 Miami

2000 Oklahoma

1999 Florida State

1998 Tennessee

1997 Michigan, Nebraska

1996 Florida

1995 Nebraska

1994 Nebraska

1993 Florida State

1992 Alabama

1991 Washington, Miami

1990 Colorado, Georgia Tech

1989 Miami

1988 Notre Dame

1987 Miami

1986 Penn State

1985 Oklahoma

1984 BYU

1983 Miami

1982 Penn State

1981 Clemson

1980 Georgia

1979 Alabama

1978 Alabama, USC

1977 Notre Dame

1976 Pitt

1975 Oklahoma

1974 USC, Oklahoma

1973 Notre Dame, Alabama

1972 USC

1971 Nebraska

1970 Nebraska, Texas, Ohio State

1969 Texas

1968 Ohio State

1967 USC

1966 Notre Dame, Michigan State

1965 Michigan State, Alabama

1964 Alabama, Arkansas, Notre Dame

1963 Texas

1962 USC

1961 Alabama, Ohio State

1960 Minnesota, Ole Miss

1959 Syracuse

1958 LSU, Iowa

1957 Ohio State, Auburn

1956 Oklahoma

1955 Oklahoma

1954 UCLA, Ohio State

1953 Maryland

1952 Michigan State

1951 Tennessee

1950 Oklahoma

1949 Notre Dame

1948 Michigan

1947 Notre Dame

1946 Notre Dame

1945 Army

1944 Army

1943 Notre Dame

1942 Ohio State

1941 Minnesota

1940 Minnesota

1939 Texas A&M

1938 TCU

1937 Pitt

1936 Minnesota

1935 Minnesota

1934 Minnesota

1933 Michigan

1932 USC

1931 USC

1930 Alabama, Notre Dame

1929 Notre Dame

1928 Georgia Tech

1927 Illinois, Yale

1926 Alabama, Stanford

1925 Alabama

1924 Notre Dame

1923 Illinois, Michigan

1922 California, Cornell, Princeton

1921 California, Cornell

1920 California

1919 Harvard, Illinois, Notre Dame, Texas A&M

1918 Michigan, Pitt

1917 Georgia Tech

1916 Pitt

1915 Cornell

1914 Army

1913 Harvard

1912 Harvard, Penn State

1911 Penn State, Princeton

1910 Harvard, Pitt

1909 Yale

1908 LSU, Pennsylvania

1907 Yale

1906 Princeton

1905 Chicago

1904 Michigan, Pennsylvania

1903 Michigan, Princeton

1902 Michigan

1901 Michigan

1900 Yale

1899 Harvard

1898 Harvard

1897 Pennsylvania

1896 Lafayette, Princeton

1895 Pennsylvania

1894 Yale

1893 Princeton

1892 Yale

1891 Yale

1890 Harvard

1889 Princeton

1888 Yale

1887 Yale

1886 Yale

1885 Princeton

1884 Yale

1883 Yale

1882 Yale

1881 Yale

1880 Princeton, Yale

1879 Princeton

1878 Princeton

1877 Yale

1876 Yale

1875 Harvard

1874 Yale

1873 Princeton

1872 Princeton

1871 No champion selected

1870 Princeton

1869 Princeton, Rutgers

Selectors have varied by era, from the wire service polls through the BCS and the College Football Playoff. Seasons before a consensus process often produced more than one champion.

By season

Heisman Trophy

1935 to 2025

Every Heisman Trophy winner and the school they played for.

2025 Fernando Mendoza Indiana

2024 Travis Hunter Colorado

2023 Jayden Daniels LSU

2022 Caleb Williams USC

2021 Bryce Young Alabama

2020 DeVonta Smith Alabama

2019 Joe Burrow LSU

2018 Kyler Murray Oklahoma

2017 Baker Mayfield Oklahoma

2016 Lamar Jackson Louisville

2015 Derrick Henry Alabama

2014 Marcus Mariota Oregon

2013 Jameis Winston Florida State

2012 Johnny Manziel Texas A&M

2011 Robert Griffin III Baylor

2010 Cam Newton Auburn

2009 Mark Ingram II Alabama

2008 Sam Bradford Oklahoma

2007 Tim Tebow Florida

2006 Troy Smith Ohio State

2005 Reggie Bush USC

2004 Matt Leinart USC

2003 Jason White Oklahoma

2002 Carson Palmer USC

2001 Eric Crouch Nebraska

2000 Chris Weinke Florida State

1999 Ron Dayne Wisconsin

1998 Ricky Williams Texas

1997 Charles Woodson Michigan

1996 Danny Wuerffel Florida

1995 Eddie George Ohio State

1994 Rashaan Salaam Colorado

1993 Charlie Ward Florida State

1992 Gino Torretta Miami

1991 Desmond Howard Michigan

1990 Ty Detmer BYU

1989 Andre Ware Houston

1988 Barry Sanders Oklahoma State

1987 Tim Brown Notre Dame

1986 Vinny Testaverde Miami

1985 Bo Jackson Auburn

1984 Doug Flutie Boston College

1983 Mike Rozier Nebraska

1982 Herschel Walker Georgia

1981 Marcus Allen USC

1980 George Rogers South Carolina

1979 Charles White USC

1978 Billy Sims Oklahoma

1977 Earl Campbell Texas

1976 Tony Dorsett Pitt

1975 Archie Griffin Ohio State

1974 Archie Griffin Ohio State

1973 John Cappelletti Penn State

1972 Johnny Rodgers Nebraska

1971 Pat Sullivan Auburn

1970 Jim Plunkett Stanford

1969 Steve Owens Oklahoma

1968 O. J. Simpson USC

1967 Gary Beban UCLA

1966 Steve Spurrier Florida

1965 Mike Garrett USC

1964 John Huarte Notre Dame

1963 Roger Staubach Navy

1962 Terry Baker Oregon State

1961 Ernie Davis Syracuse

1960 Joe Bellino Navy

1959 Billy Cannon LSU

1958 Pete Dawkins Army

1957 John David Crow Texas A&M

1956 Paul Hornung Notre Dame

1955 Howard Cassady Ohio State

1954 Alan Ameche Wisconsin

1953 Johnny Lattner Notre Dame

1952 Billy Vessels Oklahoma

1951 Dick Kazmaier Princeton

1950 Vic Janowicz Ohio State

1949 Leon Hart Notre Dame

1948 Doak Walker SMU

1947 Johnny Lujack Notre Dame

1946 Glenn Davis Army

1945 Doc Blanchard Army

1944 Les Horvath Ohio State

1943 Angelo Bertelli Notre Dame

1942 Frank Sinkwich Georgia

1941 Bruce Smith Minnesota

1940 Tom Harmon Michigan

1939 Nile Kinnick Iowa

1938 Davey O'Brien TCU

1937 Clint Frank Yale

1936 Larry Kelley Yale

1935 Jay Berwanger Chicago

Archie Griffin remains the only player to win twice, in 1974 and 1975.