Heisman Voting Records
Most First-Place Votes
Largest Margin of Victory
Smallest Margin of Victory
The winning juniors
The winning sophomores
The winning freshmen
99
Jay Berwanger, RB, Chicago, 1935
98
Tom Harmon, RB, Michigan, 1940
82
Leon Hart, End, Notre Dame, 1949
81
Tim Brown, WR, Notre Dame, 1987
54
Bruce Smith, RB, Minnesota, 1941
48
Angelo Bertelli, QB, Notre Dame, 1943
45
Archie Griffin, RB, Ohio State, 1974, 1975
44
John David Crow, RB, Texas A&M, 1957
Ernie Davis, RB, Syracuse, 1961
42
Dick Kazmaier, RB, Princeton, 1951
41
Glenn Davis, RB, Army, 1946
40
Howard Cassady, RB, Ohio State, 1955
38
George Rogers, RB, South Carolina, 1980
37
Doak Walker, RB, SMU, 1948
36
Steve Owen, RB, Oklahoma, 1969
35
Doc Blanchard, FB, Army, 1945
Billy Vessels, RB, Oklahoma, 1952
Alan Ameche, RB, Wisconsin, 1954
34
Herschel Walker, RB, Georgia, 1982
Bo Jackson, RB, Auburn, 1985
Ricky Williams, RB, Texas, 1998
33
Tony Dorsett, RB, Pittsburgh, 1976
Marcus Allen, RB, USC, 1981
Ron Dayne, RB, Wisconsin, 1999
32
Johnny Lujack, QB, Notre Dame, 1947
OJ Simpson, RB, USC, 1968
31
Vic Janowicz, RB, Ohio State, 1950
30
Mike Rozier, RB, Nebraska, 1983
29
Joe Bellino, RB, Navy, 1960
27
Eddie George, RB, Ohio State, 1995
24
Nile Kinnick, RB, Iowa, 1939
Pete Dawkins, RB, Army, 1958
22
Les Horvath, RB, Ohio State, 1944
John Cappalletti, RB, Penn State, 1973
Doug Flutie, QB, Boston College, 1984
Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama, 1989
21
Frank Sinkwich, RB, Georgia, 1942
Barry Sanders, RB, Oklahoma State, 1988
Desmond Howard, WR, Michigan, 1991
20
Billy Cannon, RB, LSU, 1959
Mike Garrett, RB, USC, 1965
Johnny Rodgers, RB, Nebraska, 1972
Earl Campbell, RB, Texas, 1977
Billy Sims, RB, Oklahoma, 1978
19
Larry Kelley, End, Yale, 1936
Rashaan Salaam, RB, Colorado, 1994
18
Jason White, QB, Oklahoma, 2003
17
Charlie Ward, QB, Florida State, 1993
16
Gary Beban, QB, UCLA, 1967
Jim Plunkett, QB, Stanford, 1970
Chris Weinke, QB, Florida State, 2000
15
Tim Tebow, QB, Florida, 2007
14
Clint Frank, RB, Yale, 1937
John Lattner, RB, Notre Dame, 1953
Vinny Testaverde, QB, Miami, 1986
Ty Detmer, QB, BYU, 1990
Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma, 2008
13
Gino Torrett, QB, Miami, 1992
12
Roger Staubach, QB, Navy, 1963
Charles White, RB, USC, 1979
11
Terry Baker, QB, Oregon State, 1962
Steve Spurrier, QB, Florida, 1966
Andre Ware, QB, Houston, 1989
Matt Leinart, QB, USC, 2004
10
Troy Smith, QB, Ohio State, 2006
Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor, 2011
8
Davey O'Brien, QB, TCU, 1938
7
John Huarte, QB, Notre Dame, 1964
Pat Sullivan, QB, Auburn, 1971
Danny Wuerffel, QB, Florida, 1996
Eric Crouch, QB, Nebraska, 2001
5
Paul Hornung, QB, Notre Dame, 1956
Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State, 2013
3
Carson Palmer, QB, USC, 2002
2
Charles Woodson, DB/WR, Michigan, 1997
Cam Newton, QB, Auburn, 2010
Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M, 2012
Heisman Jersey Numbers
Most points as a percentage of possible points
Because the size of the Heisman electorate has varied over the years, a more accurate way to assess the size of a Heisman victory is to calculate the point total as a percentage of possible points available in that year.
These are the raw totals of the Heisman winners who garnered the most first-place votes. However, keep in mind that in some years (1968, 1976) there were more voters than in recent years.