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The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award is named after former college football player and coach John Heisman. The award is considered the most prestigious award in college football.
| Year | Winner | Pos. | Cl. | School |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow | QB | Soph. | Florida |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | QB | Sr. | Ohio State |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush | RB | Jr. | Southern California |
| 2004 | Matt Leinart | QB | Jr. | Southern California |
| 2003 | Jason White | QB | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| 2002 | Carson Palmer | QB | Sr. | Southern California |
| 2001 | Eric Crouch | QB | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke | QB | Sr. | Florida State |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | RB | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | RB | Sr. | Texas |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson | CB | Jr. | Michigan |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel | QB | Sr. | Florida |
| 1995 | Eddie George | RB | Sr. | Ohio State |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | RB | Jr. | Colorado |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | QB | Sr. | Florida State |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta | QB | Sr. | Miami |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | WR | Jr. | Michigan |
| 1990 | Ty Detmer | QB | Jr. | Brigham Young |
| 1989 | Andre Ware | QB | Jr. | Houston |
| 1988 | Barry Sanders | RB | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| 1987 | Tim Brown | WR | Sr. | Notre Dame |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde | QB | Sr. | Miami |
| 1985 | Bo Jackson | RB | Sr. | Auburn |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie | QB | Sr. | Boston College |
| 1983 | Mike Rozier | RB | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 1982 | Herschel Walker | RB | Jr. | Georgia |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen | RB | Sr. | Southern California |
| 1980 | George Rogers | RB | Sr. | South Carolina |
| 1979 | Charles White | RB | Sr. | Southern California |
| 1978 | Billy Sims | RB | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| 1977 | Earl Campbell | RB | Sr. | Texas |
| 1976 | Tony Dorset | RB | Sr. | Pittsburgh |
| 1975 | Archie Griffin | RB | Sr. | Ohio State |
| 1974 | Archie Griffin | RB | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 1973 | John Cappelletti | RB | Sr. | Penn State |
| 1972 | Johnny Rodgers | FL | Sr. | Nebraska |
| 1971 | Pat Sullivan | QB | Sr. | Auburn |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett | QB | Sr. | Stanford |
| 1969 | Steve Owens | FB | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 1968 | O.J. Simpson | RB | Sr. | Southern California |
| 1967 | Gary Beban | QB | Sr. | UCLA |
| 1966 | Steve Spurrier | QB | Sr. | Florida |
| 1965 | Mike Garrett | RB | Sr. | Southern California |
| 1964 | John Huarte | QB | Sr. | Notre Dame |
| 1963 | Roger Staubach | QB | Jr. | Navy |
| 1962 | Terry Baker | QB | Sr. | Oregon State |
| 1961 | Ernie Davis | RB | Sr. | Syracuse |
| 1960 | Joe Bellino | HB | SR. | Navy |
| 1959 | Billy Cannon | HB | Sr. | Louisiana State |
| 1958 | Pete Dawkins | HB | Sr. | Army |
| 1957 | John David Crow | HB | Sr. | Texas A&M |
| 1956 | Paul Hornung | QB | Sr. | Notre Dame |
| 1955 | Howard Cassady | HB | Sr. | Ohio State |
| 1954 | Alan Ameche | FB | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| 1953 | John Lattner | HB | Sr. | Notre Dame |
| 1952 | Billy Vessels | HB | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier | HB | Sr. | Princeton |
| 1950 | Vic Janowicz | HB | Jr. | Ohio State |
| 1949 | Leon Hart | E | Sr. | Notre Dame |
| 1948 | Doak Walker | HB | Jr. | Southern Methodist |
| 1947 | John Lujack | QB | Sr. | Notre Dame |
| 1946 | Glenn Davis | HB | Sr. | Army |
| 1945 | Doc Blanchard | FB | Jr. | Army |
| 1944 | Les Horvath | QB | Sr. | Ohio State |
| 1943 | Angelo Bertelli | QB | Sr. | Notre Dame |
| 1942 | Frank Sinkwich | HB | Sr. | Georgia |
| 1941 | Bruce Smith | HB | Sr. | Minnesota |
| 1940 | Tom Harmon | HB | Sr. | Michigan |
| 1939 | Nile Kinnick | HB | Sr. | Iowa |
| 1938 | Davey O'Brien | QB | Sr. | Texas Christian |
| 1937 | Clint Frank | HB | Sr. | Yale |
| 1936 | Larry Kelley | E | Sr. | Yale |
| 1935 | Jay Berwanger | HB | Sr. | Chicago |
