Heisman Trophy Voting: 1935-1975
| THE HEISMAN VOTING: 1935-1975 | ||||||||
| The results of voting for the Heisman Trophy through the years. (Source: Heisman.com.) | ||||||||
| 1975 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | Sr. | RB | 454 | 167 | 104 | 1,800 |
| 2 | Chuck Muncie | California | Sr. | TB | 145 | 104 | 87 | 730 |
| 3 | Ricky Bell | Southern California | Jr. | TB | 70 | 169 | 160 | 708 |
| 4 | Tony Dorsett | Pittsburgh | Jr. | RB | 66 | 149 | 120 | 616 |
| 5 | Joe Washington | Oklahoma | Sr. | HB | 29 | 47 | 69 | 250 |
| 6 | Jimmy Dubose | Florida | Sr. | RB | 19 | 13 | 29 | 112 |
| 7 | John Sciarra | UCLA | Sr. | QB | 12 | 15 | 20 | 86 |
| 8 | Gordon Bell | Michigan | Sr. | TB | 2 | 27 | 24 | 84 |
| 9 | Leroy Selmon | Oklahoma | Sr. | DT | 7 | 22 | 14 | 79 |
| 10 | Gene Swick | Toledo | Sr. | QB | 5 | 19 | 20 | 73 |
| 1974 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | Jr. | RB | 483 | 198 | 75 | 1,920 |
| 2 | Anthony Davis | Southern California | Sr. | TB | 120 | 148 | 163 | 819 |
| 3 | Joe Washington | Oklahoma | Jr. | HB | 87 | 146 | 108 | 661 |
| 4 | Tom Clements | Notre Dame | Sr. | QB | 26 | 49 | 68 | 244 |
| 5 | David Humm | Nebraska | Sr. | QB | 23 | 46 | 49 | 210 |
| 6 | Dennis Franklin | Michigan | Sr. | DE | 6 | 30 | 22 | 100 |
| 7 | Rod Shoate | Oklahoma | Sr. | LB | 12 | 16 | 29 | 97 |
| 8 | Gary Sheide | Brigham Young | Sr. | QB | 12 | 19 | 16 | 90 |
| 1973 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | John Cappelletti | Penn State | Sr. | RB | 229 | 142 | 86 | 1,057 |
| 2 | John Hicks | Ohio State | Sr. | OT | 114 | 64 | 54 | 524 |
| 3 | Roosevelt Leaks | Texas | Jr. | RB | 74 | 80 | 100 | 482 |
| 4 | David Jaynes | Kansas | Sr. | QB | 65 | 68 | 63 | 394 |
| 5 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | So. | RB | 45 | 63 | 65 | 326 |
| 6 | Randy Gradishar | Ohio State | Sr. | LB | 47 | 53 | 35 | 282 |
| 7 | Lucious Selmon | Oklahoma | Sr. | NG | 39 | 52 | 29 | 250 |
| 8 | Woody Green | Arizona State | Sr. | RB | 31 | 55 | 44 | 247 |
| 9 | Danny White | Arizona State | Sr. | QB | 32 | 22 | 26 | 166 |
| 10 | Kermit Johnson | UCLA | Sr. | RB | 24 | 15 | 20 | 122 |
| 1972 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Johnny Rodgers | Nebraska | Sr. | RB | 1,320 | |||
| 2 | Greg Pruitt | Oklahoma | Sr. | RB | 117 | 223 | 169 | 966 |
| 3 | Rich Glover | Nebraska | Sr. | MG | 99 | 125 | 105 | 652 |
| 4 | Bert Jones | Louisiana State | Sr. | QB | 61 | 61 | 46 | 351 |
| 5 | Terry Davis | Alabama | Sr. | QB | 62 | 50 | 52 | 338 |
| 6 | John Hufnagel | Penn State | Sr. | QB | 62 | 28 | 50 | 292 |
| 7 | George Amundsen | Iowa State | Sr. | RB | 41 | 31 | 34 | 219 |
| 8 | Otis Armstrong | Purdue | Sr. | RB | 44 | 24 | 28 | 208 |
| 9 | Don Stock | Virginia Tech | Sr. | QB | 12 | 33 | 42 | 144 |
| 10 | Gary Huff | Florida State | Sr. | QB | 20 | 24 | 30 | 138 |
| 1971 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | Pat Sullivan | Auburn | Sr. | QB | 1,597 | |||
| 2 | Ed Marinaro | Cornell | Sr. | RB | 1,445 | |||
| 3 | Gregg Pruitt | Oklahoma | Jr. | RB | 586 | |||
| 4 | Johnny Musso | Alabama | Sr. | RB | 365 | |||
| 5 | Lydell Mitchell | Penn State | Sr. | RB | 251 | |||
| 6 | Jack Mildren | Oklahoma | Sr. | QB | 208 | |||
| 7 | Jerry Tagge | Nebraska | Sr. | QB | 168 | |||
| 8 | Chuck Ealey | Toledo | Sr. | QB | 137 | |||
| 9 | Walt Patulski | Notre Dame | Sr. | DE | 121 | |||
| 10 | Eric Allen | Michigan State | Sr. | RB | 109 | |||
| 1970 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Jim Plunkett | Stanford | Sr. | QB | 510 | 285 | 129 | 2,229 |
| 2 | Joe Theismann | Notre Dame | Sr. | QB | 242 | 255 | 174 | 1,410 |
| 3 | Archie Manning | Mississippi | Sr. | QB | 138 | 133 | 169 | 849 |
| 4 | Steve Worster | Texas | Sr. | FB | 47 | 81 | 95 | 398 |
| 5 | Rex Kern | Ohio State | Sr. | QB | 17 | 39 | 59 | 188 |
| 6 | Pat Sullivan | Auburn | Jr. | QB | 24 | 37 | 34 | 180 |
| 7 | Jack Tatum | Ohio State | Sr. | DB | 8 | 48 | 53 | 173 |
| 8 | Ernie Jennings | Air Force | Sr. | WR | 18 | 20 | 24 | 118 |
| 9 | Don McCauley | North Carolina | Sr. | RB | 6 | 10 | 19 | 57 |
| 10 | Lynn Dickey | Kansas State | Sr. | QB | 6 | 6 | 19 | 49 |
| 1969 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Steve Owens | Oklahoma | Sr. | FB | 294 | 218 | 170 | 1,488 |
| 2 | Mike Phipps | Purdue | Sr. | QB | 226 | 230 | 196 | 1,334 |
| 3 | Rex Kern | Ohio State | Jr. | QB | 154 | 134 | 126 | 856 |
| 4 | Archie Manning | Mississippi | Jr. | QB | 120 | 76 | 70 | 582 |
| 5 | Mike Reid | Penn State | Sr. | DT | 61 | 39 | 36 | 297 |
| 6 | Mike McCoy | Notre Dame | Sr. | DT | 31 | 65 | 67 | 290 |
| 7 | Jim Otis | Ohio State | Sr. | FB | 12 | 27 | 31 | 121 |
| 8 | Jim Plunkett | Stanford | Jr. | QB | 21 | 16 | 25 | 120 |
| 9 | Steve Kiner | Tennessee | Sr. | LB | 14 | 20 | 27 | 109 |
| 10 | Jack Tatum | Ohio State | Jr. | DB | 13 | 22 | 22 | 105 |
| 1968 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | O.J. Simpson | Southern California | Sr. | TB | 855 | 128 | 82 | 2,853 |
| 2 | Leroy Keyes | Purdue | Sr. | RB-CB | 49 | 358 | 240 | 1,103 |
| 3 | Terry Hanratty | Notre Dame | Sr. | QB | 22 | 86 | 149 | 387 |
| 4 | Ted Kwalick | Penn State | Sr. | TE | 14 | 69 | 74 | 254 |
| 5 | Ted Hendricks | Miami (Florida) | Sr. | DE | 7 | 52 | 49 | 174 |
| 6 | Ron Johnson | Michigan | Sr. | RB | 12 | 36 | 50 | 158 |
| 7 | Bob Douglass | Kansas | Sr. | QB | 9 | 33 | 39 | 132 |
| 8 | Chris Gilbert | Texas | Sr. | RB | 12 | 34 | 20 | 124 |
| 9 | Brian Dowling | Yale | Sr. | QB | 15 | 25 | 24 | 119 |
| 1967 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Gary Beban | UCLA | Sr. | QB | 369 | 332 | 197 | 1,968 |
| 2 | O.J. Simpson | Southern California | Jr. | RB | 261 | 359 | 221 | 1,722 |
| 3 | LeRoy Keyes | Purdue | Jr. | RB-CB | 278 | 142 | 248 | 1,366 |
| 4 | Larry Csonka | Syracuse | Sr. | FB | 22 | 20 | 30 | 136 |
| 5 | Kim Hammond | Florida State | Sr. | QB | 17 | 15 | 9 | 90 |
| 6 | Bob Johnson | Tennessee | Sr. | C | 13 | 10 | 17 | 76 |
| 7 | Granville Liggins | Oklahoma | Sr. | NG | 2 | 11 | 33 | 61 |
| 8 | Dewey Warren | Tennessee | Sr. | QB | 4 | 13 | 18 | 56 |
| 9 | Wayne Meylan | Nebraska | Sr. | MG | 11 | 5 | 12 | 55 |
| 10 | Terry Hanratty | Notre Dame | Jr. | QB | 1 | 12 | 27 | 54 |
| 1966 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Steve Spurrier | Florida | Sr. | QB | 433 | 150 | 80 | 1,659 |
| 2 | Bob Griese | Purdue | Sr. | QB | 184 | 95 | 74 | 816 |
| 3 | Nick Eddy | Notre Dame | Sr. | HB | 39 | 120 | 99 | 456 |
| 4 | Gary Beban | UCLA | Jr. | QB | 23 | 76 | 97 | 318 |
| 5 | Floyd Little | Syracuse | Sr. | RB | 25 | 70 | 81 | 296 |
| 6 | Clint Jones | Michigan State | Sr. | RB | 22 | 43 | 52 | 204 |
| 7 | Mel Farr | UCLA | Sr. | RB | 10 | 29 | 27 | 115 |
| 8 | Terry Hanratty | Notre Dame | So. | QB | 12 | 23 | 16 | 98 |
| 9 | Lloyd Phillips | Arkansas | Sr. | DT | 13 | 10 | 8 | 67 |
| 10 | George Patton | Georgia | Sr. | DT | 1 | 23 | 17 | 62 |
| 1965 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Mike Garrett | Southern California | Sr. | TB | 179 | 143 | 103 | 926 |
| 2 | Howard Twilley | Tulsa | Sr. | E | 101 | 78 | 69 | 528 |
| 3 | Jim Grabowski | Illinois | Sr. | FB | 97 | 72 | 46 | 481 |
| 4 | Donnie Anderson | Texas Tech | Sr. | FB-P | 78 | 57 | 60 | 408 |
| 5 | Floyd Little | Syracuse | Jr. | RB | 51 | 42 | 50 | 287 |
| 6 | Steve Juday | Michigan State | Sr. | QB | 53 | 40 | 42 | 281 |
| 7 | Tommy Nobis | Texas | Sr. | LB | 27 | 37 | 50 | 205 |
| 8 | Bob Griese | Purdue | Jr. | QB | 32 | 36 | 25 | 193 |
| 9 | Steve Spurrier | Florida | Jr. | QB | 17 | 14 | 14 | 93 |
| 10 | Steve Sloan | Alabama | Sr. | QB | 18 | 15 | 8 | 92 |
| 1964 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | John Huarte | Notre Dame | Sr. | QB | 1,026 | |||
| 2 | Jerry Rhome | Tulsa | Sr. | QB | 952 | |||
| 3 | Dick Butkus | Illinois | Sr. | C-LB | 505 | |||
| 4 | Bob Timberlake | Michigan | Sr. | QB | 361 | |||
| 5 | Jack Snow | Notre Dame | Sr. | E | 187 | |||
| 6 | Tucker Frederickson | Auburn | Sr. | FB | 184 | |||
| 7 | Craig Morton | California | Sr. | QB | 181 | |||
| 8 | Steve DeLong | Tennessee | Sr. | MG | 176 | |||
| 9 | Cosmo Iacavazzi | Princeton | Sr. | RB | 165 | |||
| 10 | Brian Piccolo | Wake Forest | Sr. | RB | 124 | |||
| 1963 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Roger Staubach | Navy | Jr. | QB | 517 | 132 | 45 | 1,860 |
| 2 | Billy Lothridge | Georgia Tech | Sr. | QB | 65 | 119 | 71 | 504 |
| 3 | Sherman Lewis | Michigan State | Sr. | RB | 53 | 80 | 50 | 369 |
| 4 | Don Trull | Baylor | Sr. | QB | 20 | 68 | 57 | 253 |
| 5 | Scott Appleton | Texas | Sr. | T | 27 | 33 | 47 | 194 |
| 6 | Dick Butkus | Illinois | Jr. | C-LB | 10 | 49 | 44 | 172 |
| 7 | Jimmy Sidle | Auburn | Jr. | QB | 11 | 28 | 34 | 123 |
| 8 | Terry Isaacson | Air Force | Sr. | RB | 17 | 20 | 13 | 104 |
| 9 | Jay Wilkinson | Duke | Sr. | RB | 3 | 20 | 35 | 84 |
| 10 | George Mira | Miami (Florida) | Sr. | QB | 6 | 16 | 30 | 80 |
| 1962 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Terry Baker | Oregon State | Sr. | QB | 172 | 74 | 43 | 707 |
| 2 | Jerry Stovall | Louisiana State | Sr. | HB | 112 | 100 | 82 | 618 |
| 3 | Bob Bell | Minnesota | Sr. | T | 56 | 95 | 71 | 429 |
| 4 | Lee Roy Jordan | Alabama | Sr. | LB | 70 | 35 | 41 | 321 |
| 5 | George Mira | Miami (Florida) | Jr. | QB | 41 | 53 | 55 | 284 |
| 6 | Pat Richter | Wisconsin | Sr. | E | 55 | 40 | 31 | 276 |
| 7 | George Saimes | Michigan State | Sr. | HB | 48 | 36 | 38 | 254 |
| 8 | Billy Lothridge | Georgia Tech | Jr. | QB | 24 | 35 | 20 | 162 |
| 9 | Ron VanderKelen | Wisconsin | Sr. | QB | 23 | 22 | 26 | 139 |
| 10 | Eldon Fortie | Brigham Young | Sr. | TB | 25 | 22 | 17 | 136 |
| 1961 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Ernie Davis | Syracuse | Sr. | HB | 179 | 103 | 81 | 824 |
| 2 | Bob Ferguson | Ohio State | Sr. | FB | 122 | 156 | 93 | 771 |
| 3 | Jimmy Saxton | Texas | Sr. | RB | 81 | 105 | 98 | 551 |
| 4 | Sandy Stephens | Minnesota | Sr. | QB | 104 | 78 | 68 | 543 |
| 5 | Pat Trammel | Alabama | Sr. | QB | 76 | 45 | 44 | 362 |
| 6 | Joe Romig | Colorado | Sr. | G | 55 | 40 | 34 | 279 |
| 7 | John Hadl | Kansas | Sr. | QB | 33 | 25 | 23 | 172 |
| 8 | Gary Collins | Maryland | Sr. | TE-WR | 28 | 31 | 21 | 167 |
| 9 | Roman Gabriel | North Carolina State | Sr. | QB | 23 | 27 | 32 | 155 |
| 10 | Merlin Olsen | Utah State | Sr. | DT | 13 | 19 | 16 | 93 |
| 1960 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Joe Bellino | Navy | Sr. | HB | 436 | 196 | 93 | 1,303 |
| 2 | Tom Brown | Minnesota | Sr. | G | 127 | 121 | 108 | 731 |
| 3 | Jake Gibbs | Mississippi | Sr. | QB | 74 | 77 | 77 | 453 |
| 4 | Ed Dyas | Auburn | Sr. | FB | 46 | 63 | 55 | 319 |
| 5 | Billy Kilmer | UCLA | Sr. | HB | 55 | 42 | 31 | 280 |
| 6 | Mike Ditka | Pittsburgh | Sr. | E | 17 | 52 | 68 | 223 |
| 7 | Tom Matte | Ohio State | Sr. | QB | 17 | 42 | 30 | 165 |
| 8 | Danny LaRose | Missouri | Sr. | E | 16 | 28 | 32 | 136 |
| 9 | Purvis Atkins | New Mexico State | Sr. | HB | 25 | 18 | 13 | 124 |
| 10 | E. J. Holub | Texas Tech | Sr. | C-LB | 14 | 23 | 29 | 117 |
| 1959 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Billy Cannon | Louisiana State | Sr. | HB | 519 | 147 | 78 | 1,929 |
| 2 | Richie Lucas | Penn State | Sr. | QB | 97 | 109 | 104 | 613 |
| 3 | Don Meredith | Southern Methodist | Sr. | QB | 26 | 67 | 74 | 286 |
| 4 | Bill Burrell | Illinois | Sr. | G-LB | 23 | 47 | 33 | 196 |
| 5 | Charlie Flowers | Mississippi | Sr. | FB | 11 | 58 | 44 | 193 |
| 6 | Dean Look | Michigan State | Sr. | HB | 23 | 41 | 25 | 176 |
| 7 | Dale Hackbart | Wisconsin | Sr. | QB | 19 | 21 | 35 | 134 |
| 8 | Dwight Nichols | Iowa State | Sr. | RB | 21 | 25 | 13 | 126 |
| 9 | Monte Stickles | Notre Dame | Sr. | E | 16 | 21 | 36 | 126 |
| 10 | Ron Burton | Northwestern | Sr. | RB | 10 | 28 | 36 | 122 |
| 1958 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Pete Dawkins | Army | Sr. | HB | 296 | 195 | 116 | 1,394 |
| 2 | Randy Duncan | Iowa | Sr. | QB | 194 | 157 | 125 | 1,021 |
| 3 | Billy Cannon | Louisiana State | Jr. | HB | 198 | 140 | 101 | 975 |
| 4 | Bob White | Ohio State | Jr. | RB | 40 | 88 | 69 | 365 |
| 5 | Joe Kapp | California | Sr. | QB | 47 | 27 | 32 | 227 |
| 6 | Bill Austin | Rutgers | Sr. | TB | 26 | 41 | 37 | 197 |
| 7 | Bob Harrison | Oklahoma | Sr. | C-LB | 26 | 37 | 35 | 187 |
| 8 | Dick Bass | Pacific | Jr. | RB | 14 | 17 | 20 | 96 |
| 9 | Don Meredith | Southern Methodist | Jr. | QB | 10 | 12 | 21 | 75 |
| 10 | Nick Pietrosante | Notre Dame | Sr. | FB | 8 | 14 | 18 | 70 |
| 1957 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | John David Crow | Texas A & M | Sr. | RB | 241 | 176 | 108 | 1,183 |
| 2 | Alex Karras | Iowa | Sr. | DT | 128 | 109 | 91 | 693 |
| 3 | Walt Kowalczyk | Michigan State | Sr. | HB | 116 | 93 | 96 | 630 |
| 4 | Lou Michaels | Kentucky | Sr. | T | 60 | 57 | 36 | 330 |
| 5 | Tom Forrestal | Navy | Sr. | QB | 34 | 42 | 46 | 232 |
| 6 | Jim Philips | Auburn | Sr. | E | 34 | 35 | 44 | 216 |
| 7 | Bob Anderson | Army | So. | HB | 25 | 45 | 39 | 204 |
| 8 | Dan Currie | Michigan State | Sr. | C | 49 | 16 | 18 | 197 |
| 9 | Clendon Thomas | Oklahoma | Sr. | HB | 21 | 39 | 44 | 185 |
| 10 | Lee Grosscup | Utah | Jr. | QB | 21 | 28 | 28 | 147 |
| 1956 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Paul Hornung | Notre Dame | Sr. | QB | 197 | 162 | 151 | 1,066 |
| 2 | John Majors | Tennessee | Sr. | RB | 172 | 171 | 136 | 994 |
| 3 | Tom McDonald | Oklahoma | Sr. | HB | 205 | 122 | 114 | 973 |
| 4 | Jerry Tubbs | Oklahoma | Sr. | C-LB | 121 | 137 | 87 | 724 |
| 5 | Jim Brown | Syracuse | Sr. | HB | 118 | 68 | 71 | 561 |
| 6 | Ron Kramer | Michigan | Sr. | E | 70 | 104 | 100 | 518 |
| 7 | John Brodie | Stanford | Sr. | QB | 39 | 52 | 60 | 281 |
| 8 | Jim Parker | Ohio State | Sr. | G | 34 | 51 | 44 | 248 |
| 9 | Kenny Ploen | Iowa | Sr. | QB | 36 | 10 | 22 | 150 |
| 10 | Jon Arnett | Southern California | Sr. | HB | 20 | 25 | 18 | 128 |
| 1955 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Howard Cassady | Ohio State | Sr. | HB | 594 | 179 | 79 | 2,219 |
| 2 | Jim Swink | Texas Christian | Jr. | HB | 128 | 120 | 118 | 742 |
| 3 | George Welsh | Navy | Sr. | QB | 56 | 70 | 75 | 383 |
| 4 | Earl Morrall | Michigan State | Sr. | QB | 23 | 97 | 60 | 323 |
| 5 | Paul Hornung | Notre Dame | Jr. | QB | 33 | 72 | 78 | 321 |
| 6 | Bob Pellegrini | Maryland | Sr. | C-NG | 38 | 64 | 52 | 294 |
| 7 | Ron Beagle | Navy | Sr. | E | 21 | 44 | 61 | 212 |
| 8 | Ron Kramer | Michigan | Jr. | E | 12 | 50 | 56 | 192 |
| 9 | Bo Bolinger | Oklahoma | Sr. | G | 14 | 32 | 42 | 148 |
| 10 | Calvin Jones | Iowa | Sr. | G | 14 | 40 | 16 | 138 |
| 1954 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Alan Ameche | Wisconsin | Sr. | FB | 214 | 157 | 112 | 1,068 |
| 2 | Kurt Burris | Oklahoma | Sr. | C-LB | 180 | 111 | 76 | 838 |
| 3 | Howard Guglielmi | Notre Dame | Sr. | QB | 112 | 128 | 99 | 691 |
| 5 | Paul Larson | California | Sr. | QB | 50 | 42 | 37 | 271 |
| 6 | Dick Moegle | Rice | Sr. | RB | 36 | 53 | 44 | 258 |
| 7 | Jack >Ellena | UCLA | Sr. | T | 23 | 40 | 44 | 193 |
| 8 | George Shaw | Oregon | Sr. | QB | 32 | 33 | 20 | 182 |
| 9 | Pete Vann | Army | Sr. | QB | 20 | 22 | 30 | 134 |
| 10 | Bob McNamara | Minnesota | Sr. | QB | 16 | 15 | 26 | 104 |
| 1953 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | John Lattner | Notre Dame | Sr. | HB | 384 | 283 | 132 | 1,850 |
| 2 | Paul Giel | Minnesota | Sr. | TB | 366 | 295 | 106 | 1,794 |
| 3 | Paul Cameron | UCLA | Sr. | HB | 44 | 89 | 134 | 444 |
| 4 | Bernie Faloney | Maryland | Sr. | QB | 46 | 34 | 52 | 258 |
| 5 | Bob Garrett | Stanford | Sr. | QB | 32 | 43 | 49 | 231 |
| 6 | Alan Ameche | Wisconsin | Jr. | FB | 25 | 38 | 60 | 211 |
| 7 | J.C. Caroline | Illinois | So. | HB | 15 | 37 | 74 | 193 |
| 8 | J.D. Roberts | Oklahoma | Sr. | G | 6 | 21 | 48 | 108 |
| 9 | Lamar McHan | Arkansas | Sr. | QB | 15 | 12 | 9 | 78 |
| 10 | Steve Meilinger | Kentucky | Sr. | E | 12 | 10 | 9 | 65 |
| 1952 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Billy Vessels | Oklahoma | Sr. | RB | 98 | 91 | 49 | 525 |
| 2 | Jack Scarbath | Maryland | Sr. | QB | 70 | 57 | 43 | 367 |
| 3 | Paul Giel | Minnesota | Jr. | TB | 76 | 38 | 25 | 329 |
| 4 | Donn Moomaw | UCLA | Sr. | LB | 54 | 32 | 31 | 257 |
| 5 | John Lattner | Notre Dame | Jr. | HB | 35 | 45 | 58 | 253 |
| 6 | Paul Cameron | UCLA | Jr. | HB | 40 | 35 | 28 | 218 |
| 7 | Jim Sears | Sounthern California | Sr. | B | 38 | 21 | 17 | 173 |
| 8 | Don McAuliffe | Michigan State | Sr. | HB | 26 | 29 | 28 | 164 |
| 9 | Don Heinrich | Washington | Sr. | QB | 19 | 28 | 40 | 153 |
| 10 | Tom Catlin | Oklahoma | Sr. | C | 25 | 26 | 23 | 150 |
| 1951 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Richard Kazmaier | Princeton | Sr. | RB | 506 | 107 | 45 | 1,777 |
| 2 | Hank Lauricella | Tennessee | Sr. | RB | 45 | 108 | 73 | 424 |
| 3 | Babe Parelli | Kentucky | Sr. | QB | 32 | 79 | 90 | 344 |
| 4 | Bill McColl | Stanford | Sr. | E | 42 | 56 | 75 | 313 |
| 5 | John Bright | Drake | Sr. | RB | 31 | 49 | 39 | 230 |
| 6 | John Karras | Illinois | Sr. | HB | 15 | 60 | 58 | 223 |
| 7 | Larry Isbell | Baylor | Sr. | QB | 29 | 24 | 28 | 163 |
| 8 | Hugh McElhenny | Washington | Sr. | FB | 18 | 17 | 15 | 103 |
| 9 | Ollie Matson | San Francisco | Sr. | B | 6 | 28 | 21 | 95 |
| 10 | Don Coleman | Michigan State | Sr. | T | 6 | 23 | 29 | 93 |
| 1950 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | Vic Janowicz | Ohio State | Jr. | HB | 633 | |||
| 2 | Kyle Rote | Southern Methodist | Sr. | HB | 280 | |||
| 3 | Red Bagnell | Pennsylvania | Sr. | B | 231 | |||
| 4 | Babe Parelli | Kentucky | Jr. | QB | 214 | |||
| 5 | Bob Reynolds | Nebraska | So. | HB | 174 | |||
| 6 | Bob Williams | Notre Dame | Sr. | QB | 159 | |||
| 7 | Leon Heath | Oklahoma | Sr. | FB | 125 | |||
| 8 | Dan Foldberg | Army | Sr. | E | 103 | |||
| 1949 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | Leon Hart | Notre Dame | Sr. | E | 995 | |||
| 2 | Charlie Justice | North Carolina | Sr. | RB | 272 | |||
| 3 | Doak Walker | Southern Methodist | Sr. | RB | 229 | |||
| 4 | Arnold Galiffa | Army | Sr. | QB | 196 | |||
| 5 | Bob Williams | Notre Dame | Jr. | QB | 189 | |||
| 6 | Eddie LeBaron | Pacific | Sr. | QB | 122 | |||
| 7 | Cliff Tonnemaker | Minnesota | Sr. | C | 81 | |||
| 8 | Emil Sitko | Notre Dame | Sr. | HB | 79 | |||
| 1948 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | Doak Walker | Southern Methodist | Jr. | RB | 778 | |||
| 2 | Charlie Justice | North Carolina | Jr. | RB | 443 | |||
| 3 | Chuck Bednark | Pennsylvania | Sr. | C | 336 | |||
| 4 | Jackie Jensen | California | Sr. | RB | 143 | |||
| 5 | Stan Heath | Nevada | Sr. | QB | 113 | |||
| 6 | Norm Van Brocklin | Oregon | Sr. | QB | 83 | |||
| 7 | Emil Sitko | Notre Dame | Jr. | HB | 73 | |||
| 8 | Jack Mitchell | Oklahoma | Sr. | QB | 68 | |||
| 1947 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | John Lujack | Notre Dame | Sr. | QB | 742 | |||
| 2 | Bob Chappius | Michigan | Sr. | HB | 555 | |||
| 3 | Doak Walker | Southern Methodist | So. | HB | 196 | |||
| 4 | Charley Conerly | Mississippi | Sr. | QB | 186 | |||
| 5 | Harry Gilmer | Alabama | Sr. | HB | 115 | |||
| 6 | Bobby Layne | Texas | Sr. | QB | 75 | |||
| 7 | Chuck Bednarik | Pennsylvania | Jr. | C | 65 | |||
| 8 | Bill Swiacki | Columbia | Sr. | E | 61 | |||
| 1946 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | Glenn Davis | Army | Sr. | HB | 792 | |||
| 2 | Charlie Trippi | Georgia | Sr. | HB | 435 | |||
| 3 | John Lujack | Notre Dame | Jr. | QB | 379 | |||
| 4 | Felix “Doc” Blanchard | Army | Sr. | FB | 267 | |||
| 5 | Arnie Tucker | Army | Sr. | QB | 257 | |||
| 6 | Herman Wedermeyer | St. Mary’s | Jr. | HB | 101 | |||
| 7 | Burr Baldwin | UCLA | Sr. | E | 49 | |||
| 8 | Bobby Layne | Texas | Jr. | QB | 45 | |||
| 1945 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | Felix “Doc” Blanchard | Army | Jr. | FB | 860 | |||
| 2 | Glenn Davis | Army | Jr. | HB | 638 | |||
| 3 | Bob Fenimore | Oklahoma A&M | Sr. | B | 187 | |||
| 4 | Herman Wedermeyer | St. Mary’s | So. | HB | 152 | |||
| 5 | Harry Gilmer | Alabama | So. | HB | 132 | |||
| 6 | Frank Dancewicz | Notre Dame | Sr. | QB | 56 | |||
| 7 | Warren Amling | Ohio State | Sr. | G | 42 | |||
| 8 | Pete Pihos | Indiana | Jr. | FB | 38 | |||
| 1944 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | Les Horvath | Ohio State | Sr. | QB | 412 | |||
| 2 | Glenn Davis | Army | So. | HB | 287 | |||
| 3 | Felix “Doc” Blanchard | Army | So. | FB | 237 | |||
| 4 | Don Whitmire | Navy | Jr. | T | 115 | |||
| 5 | Buddy Young | Illinois | Fr. | HB | 105 | |||
| 6 | Bob Kelly | Notre Dame | Sr. | HB | 76 | |||
| 7 | Bob Jenkins | Navy | Jr. | HB | 60 | |||
| 8 | Doug Kenna | Army | Sr. | QB | 56 | |||
| 9 | Bob Fenimore | Oklahoma A&M | Jr. | B | 54 | |||
| 10 | Thomas McWilliams | Mississippi State | Fr. | TB | 37 | |||
| 1943 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | Angelo Bertelli | Notre Dame | Sr. | QB | 648 | |||
| 2 | Bob Odell | Pennsylvania | Sr. | B | 177 | |||
| 3 | Otto Graham | Northwestern | Sr. | QB | 140 | |||
| 4 | Creighton Miller | Notre Dame | Sr. | HB | 134 | |||
| 5 | Eddie Prokop | Georgia Tech | Sr. | RB | 85 | |||
| 6 | Hal Hamburg | Navy | Jr. | HB | 73 | |||
| 7 | Bill Daley | Michigan | Sr. | FB | 71 | |||
| 8 | Tony Butkovich | Purdue | So. | FB | 65 | |||
| 9 | Jim White | Notre Dame | Sr. | T | 52 | |||
| 1942 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | Frank Sinkwich | Georgia | Sr. | HB | 1,059 | |||
| 2 | Paul Governali | Columbia | Sr. | QB | 218 | |||
| 3 | Clint Castleberry | Georgia Tech | Fr. | RB | 99 | |||
| 4 | Mike Holovak | Boston College | Sr. | RB | 90 | |||
| 5 | Bill Hillenbrand | Indiana | Sr. | HB | 86 | |||
| 6 | Angelo Bertelli | Notre Dame | Jr. | QB | 75 | |||
| 7 | Dick Wildung | Minnesota | Sr. | T | 71 | |||
| 8 | Gene Fekete | Ohio State | Sr. | B | 65 | |||
| 9 | Glenn Dobbs | Tulsa | Sr. | RB | 63 | |||
| 10 | Dave Schreiner | Wisconsin | Sr. | E | 60 | |||
| 1941 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | Bruce Smith | Minnesota | Sr. | HB | 554 | |||
| 2 | Angelo Bertelli | Notre Dame | So. | QB | 345 | |||
| 3 | Frankie Albert | Stanford | Sr. | QB | 336 | |||
| 4 | Frank Sinkwich | Georgia | Jr. | HB | 249 | |||
| 5 | Bill Dudley | Virginia | Sr. | HB | 237 | |||
| 6 | Endicott Peabody | Harvard | Sr. | G | 153 | |||
| 7 | Edgar Jones | Pittsburgh | Sr. | RB | 151 | |||
| 8 | Bob Westfall | Michigan | Sr. | FB | 147 | |||
| 9 | Steve Lach | Duke | Sr. | HB | 126 | |||
| 10 | Jack Crain | Texas | Sr. | RB | 102 | |||
| 1940 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | Tom Harmon | Michigan | Sr. | HB | 1,303 | |||
| 2 | John Kimbrough | Texas A&M | Sr. | RB | 841 | |||
| 3 | George Franck | Minnesota | Sr. | HB | 102 | |||
| 4 | Frankie Albert | Stanford | Jr. | QB | 90 | |||
| 5 | Paul Christman | Missouri | Sr. | QB | 66 | |||
| 1939 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | Nile Kinnick | Iowa | Sr. | HB | 651 | |||
| 2 | Tom Harmon | Michigan | Jr. | HB | 405 | |||
| 3 | Paul Christman | Missouri | Jr. | QB | 391 | |||
| 4 | George Cafego | Tennessee | Sr. | TB | 296 | |||
| 1938 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | Davey O’Brien | Texas Christian | Sr. | QB | 519 | |||
| 2 | Marshall Goldberg | Pittsburg | Sr. | RB | 294 | |||
| 3 | Sid Luckman | Columbia | Sr. | QB | 154 | |||
| 4 | Bob MacLeod | Dartmouth | Sr. | HB | 78 | |||
| 5 | Vic Bottari | California | Sr. | RB | 67 | |||
| 6 | Howard Weiss | Wisconsin | Sr. | FB | 60 | |||
| 7 | George Cafego | Tennessee | Jr. | TB | 55 | |||
| 8 | Ki Aldrich | Texas Christian | Sr. | C | 48 | |||
| 9 | Whitey Beinor | Notre Dame | Sr. | T | 47 | |||
| 10 | Dean Hill | Duke | Sr. | C | 38 | |||
| 1937 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | Clinton Frank | Yale | Sr. | QB | 524 | |||
| 2 | Byron White | Colorado | Sr. | HB | 264 | |||
| 3 | Marshall Goldberg | Pittsburgh | Jr. | RB | 211 | |||
| 4 | Alex Wojciechowicz | Fordham | Sr. | C-LB | 85 | |||
| 1936 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | Larry Kelley | Yale | Sr. | END | 213 | |||
| 2 | Sam Francis | Nebraska | Sr. | 47 | ||||
| 3 | Ray Buivid | Marquette | Sr. | HB | 46 | |||
| 4 | Sammy Baugh | Texas Christian | Sr. | QB | 40 | |||
| 5 | Clint Frank | Yale | Jr. | QB | 33 | |||
| 6 | Ace Parker | Duke | Sr. | HB | 28 | |||
| 7 | Ed Widseth | Minnesota | Sr. | T | 25 | |||
| 1935 | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | Pts. | |||
| 1 | Jay Berwanger | Chicago | Sr. | RB | 84 | |||
| 2 | Monk Meyer | Army | Jr. | HB | 29 | |||
| 3 | William Shakespeare | Notre Dame | Sr. | HB | 23 | |||
| 4 | Pepper Constable | Princeton | Sr. | FB | 20 | |||
Updated Oct 27, 6:17 pm EDT
