Heisman Trophy Voting: 1976-present
| THE HEISMAN VOTING: 1976-2008 | ||||||||
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The results of voting for the Heisman Trophy through the years. Click here for 1935-1975. (Source: Heisman.com.) | ||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Mark Ingram | Alabama | So. | RB | 227 | 236 | 151 | 1,304 |
| 2 | Toby Gerhart | Stanford | Jr. | RB | 222 | 225 | 160 | 1,276 |
| 3 | Colt McCoy | Texas | Jr. | QB | 203 | 188 | 160 | 1,176 |
| 4 | Ndamukong Suh | Nebraska | Sr. | DT | 161 | 105 | 122 | 815 |
| 5 | Tim Tebow | Florida | Sr. | QB | 43 | 70 | 121 | 390 |
| 6 | C.J. Spiller | Clemson | Sr. | RB | 26 | 31 | 83 | 223 |
| 7 | Kellen Moore | Boise State | So. | QB | 10 | 20 | 30 | 100 |
| 8 | Case Keenum | Houston | Jr. | QB | 2 | 9 | 13 | 37 |
| 9 | Mardy Ginyard | Cincinnati | Sr. | WR | 2 | 2 | 13 | 23 |
| 10 | Golden Tate | Notre Dame | Jr. | WR | 2 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 2008 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Sam Bradford | Oklahoma | So. | QB | 300 | 315 | 196 | 1,726 |
| 2 | Colt McCoy | Texas | Jr. | QB | 266 | 288 | 230 | 1,604 |
| 3 | Tim Tebow | Florida | Jr. | QB | 309 | 207 | 234 | 1,575 |
| 4 | Graham Harrell | Texas Tech | Sr. | QB | 13 | 44 | 86 | 213 |
| 5 | Michael Crabtree | Texas Tech | So. | WR | 3 | 27 | 53 | 116 |
| 6 | Shonn Greene | Iowa | Jr. | RB | 5 | 9 | 32 | 65 |
| 7 | Patrick White | W. Virginia | Sr. | QB | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 8 | Nate Davis | Ball State | Jr. | QB | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | Rey Maualuga | USC | Sr. | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Javon Ringer | Michigan State | Sr. | RB | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2007 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Tim Tebow | Florida | So. | QB | 462 | 229 | 113 | 1,957 |
| 2 | Darren McFadden | Arkansas | Jr. | RB | 291 | 355 | 120 | 1,703 |
| 3 | Colt Brennan | Hawaii | Sr. | QB | 54 | 114 | 242 | 632 |
| 4 | Chase Daniel | Missouri | Jr. | QB | 25 | 84 | 182 | 425 |
| 5 | Dennis Dixon | Oregon | Sr. | QB | 17 | 31 | 65 | 178 |
| 6 | Patrick White | West Virginia | Jr. | QB | 16 | 28 | 46 | 150 |
| 7 | Matt Ryan | Boston College | Sr. | QB | 9 | 7 | 22 | 63 |
| 8 | Kevin Smith | Central Florida | Jr. | RB | 3 | 11 | 24 | 55 |
| 9 | Glenn Dorsey | LSU | Sr. | DE | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| 10 | Chris Long | Virginia | Sr. | DE | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 2006 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Troy Smith | Ohio State | Sr. | QB | 801 | 62 | 13 | 2,540 |
| 2 | Darren McFadden | Arkansas | So. | RB | 45 | 298 | 147 | 878 |
| 3 | Brady Quinn | Notre Dame | Sr. | QB | 13 | 276 | 191 | 782 |
| 4 | Steve Slaton | West Virginia | So. | RB | 6 | 51 | 94 | 214 |
| 5 | Mike Hart | Michigan | Jr. | RB | 5 | 58 | 79 | 210 |
| 6 | Colt Brennan | Hawaii | Jr. | QB | 6 | 44 | 96 | 202 |
| 7 | Ray Rice | Rutgers | So. | RB | 1 | 16 | 44 | 79 |
| 8 | Ian Johnson | Boise State | Jr. | RB | 1 | 13 | 44 | 73 |
| 9 | Dwayne Jarrett | Southern California | Jr. | WR | 1 | 11 | 22 | 47 |
| 10 | Calvin Johnson | Georgia Tech | Jr. | WR | 1 | 8 | 24 | 43 |
| 2005 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Reggie Bush | USC | Jr. | RB | 784 | 89 | 11 | 2541 |
| 2 | Vince Young | Texas | Jr. | QB | 79 | 613 | 145 | 1608 |
| 3 | Matt Leinart | USC | Sr. | QB | 18 | 147 | 449 | 797 |
| 4 | Brady Quinn | Notre Dame | Jr. | QB | 7 | 21 | 128 | 191 |
| 5 | Michael Robinson | Penn State | Sr. | QB | 2 | 7 | 29 | 49 |
| 6 | A.J. Hawk | Ohio State | Sr. | LB | 0 | 3 | 23 | 29 |
| 7 | DeAngelo Williams | Memphis | Sr. | RB | 1 | 2 | 19 | 26 |
| 8 | Drew Olson | UCLA | Jr. | QB | 1 | 2 | 14 | 21 |
| 9 | Jerome Harrison | Wash State | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | ||
| 10 | Elvis Dumervil | Louisville | Jr. | DE | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2004 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Matt Leinart | USC | Jr. | QB | 267 | 211 | 102 | 1,325 |
| 2 | Adrian Peterson | Oklahoma | So. | RB | 154 | 180 | 175 | 997 |
| 3 | Jason White | Oklahoma | Sr. | QB | 171 | 149 | 146 | 957 |
| 4 | Alex Smith | Utah | Sr. | QB | 98 | 112 | 117 | 635 |
| 5 | Reggie Bush | USC | So. | RB | 118 | 80 | 83 | 597 |
| 2003 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Jason White | Oklahoma | Jr. | QB | 319 | 204 | 116 | 1,481 |
| 2 | Larry Fitzgerald | Pittsburgh | So. | WR | 253 | 233 | 128 | 1,353 |
| 3 | Eli Manning | Mississippi | Sr. | QB | 95 | 132 | 161 | 710 |
| 4 | Chris Perry | Michigan | Sr. | RB | 27 | 66 | 128 | 341 |
| 5 | Darren Sproles | Kansas St. | Sr. | RB | 15 | 30 | 29 | 134 |
| 6 | Matt Leinart | Southern California | So. | QB | 5 | 27 | 58 | 127 |
| 7 | Philip Rivers | North Carolina State | Sr. | QB | 18 | 20 | 24 | 118 |
| 8 | Mike Williams | Southern California | Sr. | WR | 12 | 12 | 18 | 78 |
| 9 | Ben Rothlisberger | Miami (OH) | Jr. | QB | 5 | 9 | 14 | 47 |
| 10 | B.J. Symons | Texas Tech | Jr. | QB | 1 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| 2002 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Carson Palmer | Southern California | Sr. | QB | 242 | 224 | 154 | 1,328 |
| 2 | Brad Banks | Iowa | Sr. | QB | 199 | 173 | 152 | 1,095 |
| 3 | Larry Johnson | Penn State | Sr. | RB | 108 | 130 | 142 | 726 |
| 4 | Willis McGahee | Miami (Fl.) | Jr. | RB | 101 | 118 | 121 | 660 |
| 5 | Ken Dorsey | Miami (Fl.) | Sr. | QB | 122 | 89 | 99 | 643 |
| 6 | Byron Leftwich | Marshall | Sr. | QB | 22 | 26 | 34 | 152 |
| 7 | Jason Gessar | Washington State | Sr. | QB | 5 | 22 | 15 | 74 |
| 8 | Chris Brown | Colorado | Sr. | RB | 5 | 11 | 11 | 48 |
| 9 | Kliff Kingsbury | Texas Tech | Sr. | QB | 6 | 2 | 11 | 33 |
| 10 | Quentin Griffin | Oklahoma | Sr. | RB | 1 | 8 | 9 | 28 |
| 2001 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Eric Crouch | Nebraska | Sr. | QB | 162 | 98 | 88 | 770 |
| 2 | Rex Grossman | Florida | So. | QB | 137 | 105 | 87 | 708 |
| 3 | Ken Dorsey | Miami (Fl.) | Jr. | QB | 109 | 122 | 67 | 638 |
| 4 | Joey Harrington | Oregon | Sr. | QB | 54 | 68 | 66 | 364 |
| 5 | David Carr | Fresno State | Sr. | QB | 34 | 60 | 58 | 280 |
| 6 | Antwaan Randle El | Indiana | Sr. | QB | 46 | 69 | 51 | 267 |
| 7 | Roy Williams | Oklahoma | Jr. | DB | 13 | 36 | 35 | 146 |
| 8 | Bryant McKinnie | Miami (Fl.) | Sr. | OL | 26 | 12 | 14 | 116 |
| 9 | Dwight Freeney | Syracuse | Sr. | DE | 2 | 6 | 24 | 42 |
| 10 | Julius Peppers | North Carolina | Jr. | DE | 2 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
| 2000 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Chris Weinke | Florida State | Sr. | QB | 369 | 216 | 89 | 1,628 |
| 2 | Josh Heupel | Oklahoma | Sr. | QB | 286 | 290 | 114 | 1,552 |
| 3 | Drew Brees | Purdue | Sr. | QB | 69 | 107 | 198 | 619 |
| 4 | Ladanian Tomlinson | Texas Christian | Sr. | RB | 47 | 110 | 205 | 566 |
| 5 | Damien Anderson | Northwestern | Sr. | RB | 6 | 20 | 43 | 101 |
| 6 | Michael Vick | Virginia Tech | So. | QB | 7 | 14 | 34 | 83 |
| 7 | Santana Moss | Miami | Sr. | WR | 3 | 9 | 28 | 55 |
| 8 | Marques Tuiasosopo | Washington | Sr. | QB | 5 | 8 | 10 | 41 |
| 9 | Ken Simonton | Oregon State | Jr. | RB | 1 | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 10 | Rudi Johnson | Auburn | Jr. | RB | 3 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 1999 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | Sr. | RB | 586 | 121 | 42 | 2,042 |
| 2 | Joe Hamilton | Georgia Tech | Sr. | QB | 96 | 285 | 136 | 994 |
| 3 | Michael Vick | Virginia Tech | Fr. | QB | 25 | 72 | 100 | 319 |
| 4 | Drew Brees | Purdue | Jr. | QB | 3 | 89 | 121 | 308 |
| 5 | Chad Pennington | Marshall | Sr. | QB | 21 | 45 | 94 | 247 |
| 6 | Peter Warrick | Florida State | Sr. | WR | 14 | 50 | 61 | 203 |
| 7 | Shaun Alexander | Alabama | Sr. | RB | 11 | 42 | 52 | 171 |
| 8 | Thomas Jones | Virginia | Sr. | RB | 10 | 32 | 46 | 140 |
| 9 | LaVar Arrington | Penn State | Jr. | LB | 3 | 14 | 17 | 54 |
| 10 | Tim Rattay | Louisiana Tech | Sr. | QB | 1 | 5 | 16 | 29 |
| 1998 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Ricky Williams | Texas | Sr. | RB | 714 | 91 | 31 | 2,355 |
| 2 | Michael Bishop | Kansas State | Sr. | QB | 41 | 250 | 169 | 792 |
| 3 | Cade McNown | UCLA | Sr. | QB | 28 | 217 | 178 | 696 |
| 4 | Tim Couch | Kentucky | Jr. | QB | 26 | 153 | 143 | 527 |
| 5 | Donovan McNabb | Syracuse | Sr. | QB | 13 | 54 | 85 | 232 |
| 6 | Daunte Culpepper | Central Florida | Sr. | QB | 5 | 11 | 30 | 67 |
| 7 | Champ Bailey | Georgia | Sr. | DB | 6 | 8 | 21 | 55 |
| 8 | Torry Holt | North Carolina State | Sr. | WR | 2 | 8 | 32 | 44 |
| 9 | Joe Germaine | Ohio State | Sr. | QB | 2 | 11 | 15 | 43 |
| 10 | Shaun King | Tulane | Sr. | QB | 1 | 11 | 13 | 38 |
| 1997 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Charles Woodson | Michigan | Jr. | CB | 433 | 209 | 98 | 1,815 |
| 2 | Peyton Manning | Tennessee | Sr. | QB | 281 | 263 | 174 | 1,543 |
| 3 | Ryan Leaf | Washington State | Jr. | QB | 70 | 203 | 241 | 861 |
| 4 | Randy Moss | Marshall | So. | WR | 17 | 56 | 90 | 253 |
| 5 | Ricky Williams | Texas | Jr. | RB | 3 | 18 | 20 | 65 |
| 6 | Curtis Enis | Penn State | Jr. | RB | 3 | 18 | 20 | 65 |
| 7 | Tim Dwight | Iowa | Sr. | RB | 5 | 3 | 11 | 32 |
| 8 | Cade McNown | UCLA | Jr. | QB | 0 | 7 | 12 | 26 |
| 9 | Tim Couch | Kentucky | So. | QB | 0 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 10 | Amos Zereoue | West Virginia | So. | RB | 3 | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 1996 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida | Sr. | QB | 300 | 158 | 147 | 1,363 |
| 2 | Troy Davis | Iowa State | Jr. | RB | 209 | 206 | 135 | 1,174 |
| 3 | Jake Plummer | Arizona State | Sr. | QB | 116 | 113 | 111 | 685 |
| 4 | Orlando Pace | Ohio State | Jr. | OT | 87 | 101 | 136 | 599 |
| 5 | Warrick Dunn | Florida State | Sr. | RB | 40 | 76 | 69 | 341 |
| 6 | Byron Hanspard | Texas Tech | Jr. | RB | 15 | 68 | 70 | 251 |
| 7 | Darnell Autry | Northwestern | Jr. | RB | 9 | 19 | 20 | 85 |
| 8 | Peyton Manning | Tennessee | Jr. | QB | 4 | 23 | 23 | 81 |
| 9 | Marcus Harris | Wyoming | Sr. | WR | 7 | 7 | 18 | 53 |
| 10 | Beau Morgan | Air Force | Sr. | QB | 3 | 3 | 11 | 26 |
| 1995 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Eddie George | Ohio State | Sr. | RB | 268 | 248 | 160 | 1,460 |
| 2 | Tommie Frazier | Nebraska | Sr. | QB | 218 | 192 | 158 | 1,196 |
| 3 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida | Jr. | QB | 185 | 152 | 128 | 987 |
| 4 | Darnell Autry | Northwestern | So. | RB | 87 | 78 | 118 | 535 |
| 5 | Troy Davis | Iowa State | So. | RB | 41 | 80 | 119 | 402 |
| 6 | Peyton Manning | Tennessee | So. | QB | 10 | 21 | 37 | 109 |
| 7 | Keyshawn Johnson | Southern California | Sr. | WR | 9 | 10 | 12 | 59 |
| 8 | Tim Biakabutuka | Michigan | Jr. | RB | 1 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
| 9 | Warrick Dunn | Florida State | Jr. | RB | 2 | 3 | 17 | 29 |
| 10 | Bobby Hoying | Ohio State | Sr. | QB | 0 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| 1994 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Rashaan Salaam | Colorado | Jr. | RB | 400 | 229 | 85 | 1,743 |
| 2 | Ki-Jana Carter | Penn State | Jr. | RB | 115 | 205 | 146 | 901 |
| 3 | Steve McNair | Alcorn State | Sr. | QB | 111 | 85 | 152 | 655 |
| 4 | Kerry Collins | Penn State | Sr. | QB | 101 | 117 | 102 | 639 |
| 5 | Jay Barker | Alabama | Sr. | QB | 36 | 58 | 71 | 295 |
| 6 | Warren Sapp | Miami (Florida) | Jr. | DT | 17 | 37 | 67 | 192 |
| 7 | Eric Zeier | Georgia | Sr. | QB | 7 | 15 | 32 | 83 |
| 8 | Lawrence Phillips | Nebraska | So. | RB | 1 | 8 | 21 | 40 |
| 9 | Napoleon Kaufman | Washington | Sr. | RB | 3 | 3 | 12 | 27 |
| 10 | Zach Wiegert | Nebraska | Sr. | OT | 1 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 1993 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | Sr. | QB | 740 | 39 | 12 | 2,310 |
| 2 | Heath Shuler | Tennessee | Jr. | QB | 10 | 274 | 110 | 688 |
| 3 | David Palmer | Alabama | Jr. | RB | 16 | 78 | 88 | 292 |
| 4 | Marshall Faulk | San Diego State | Jr. | RB | 7 | 74 | 81 | 250 |
| 5 | Glenn Foley | Boston College | Sr. | QB | 5 | 47 | 71 | 180 |
| 6 | LeShon Johnson | Northern Illinois | Sr. | RB | 5 | 51 | 59 | 176 |
| 7 | J.J. Stokes | UCLA | Jr. | WR | 3 | 37 | 48 | 131 |
| 8 | Tyrone Wheatley | Michigan | Jr. | RB | 2 | 31 | 32 | 100 |
| 9 | Trent Dilfer | Fresno State | Jr. | QB | 2 | 28 | 29 | 91 |
| 10 | Eric Zeier | Georgia | Jr. | QB | 0 | 24 | 37 | 85 |
| 1992 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Gino Torretta | Miami (Florida) | Sr. | QB | 310 | 179 | 112 | 1,400 |
| 2 | Marshall Faulk | San Diego State | So. | RB | 164 | 207 | 174 | 1,080 |
| 3 | Garrison Hearst | Georgia | Jr. | RB | 140 | 196 | 170 | 982 |
| 4 | Marvin Jones | Florida State | Jr. | LB | 81 | 51 | 47 | 392 |
| 5 | Reggie Brooks | Notre Dame | Sr. | RB | 42 | 53 | 62 | 294 |
| 6 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | Jr. | QB | 18 | 18 | 36 | 126 |
| 7 | Michael Barrow | Miami (Florida) | Sr. | LB | 10 | 10 | 14 | 64 |
| 8 | Drew Bledsoe | Washington State | Jr. | QB | 6 | 18 | 14 | 48 |
| 9 | Glyn Milburn | Stanford | Sr. | RB | 5 | 11 | 10 | 47 |
| 10 | Eric Curry | Alabama | Sr. | DE | 3 | 13 | 12 | 47 |
| 1991 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Desmond Howard | Michigan | Jr. | WR | 640 | 68 | 21 | 2,077 |
| 2 | Casey Weldon | Florida State | Sr. | QB | 19 | 175 | 96 | 503 |
| 3 | Ty Detmer | Brigham Young | Sr. | QB | 19 | 129 | 130 | 445 |
| 4 | Steve Emtman | Washington | Jr. | DT | 29 | 100 | 70 | 357 |
| 5 | Shane Matthews | Florida | Jr. | QB | 11 | 72 | 69 | 246 |
| 6 | Vaughn Dunbar | Indiana | Sr. | TB | 6 | 51 | 53 | 173 |
| 7 | Jeff Blake | East Carolina | Sr. | QB | 7 | 29 | 35 | 114 |
| 8 | Terrell Buckley | Florida State | Jr. | DB | 1 | 24 | 51 | 102 |
| 9 | Marshall Faulk | San Diego State | Fr. | RB | 0 | 10 | 32 | 52 |
| 10 | Bucky Richardson | Texas A & M | Sr. | QB | 6 | 9 | 9 | 45 |
| 1990 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Ty Detmer | Brigham Young | Jr. | QB | 316 | 208 | 118 | 1,482 |
| 2 | Raghib Ismail | Notre Dame | Jr. | WR | 237 | 174 | 118 | 1,177 |
| 3 | Eric Bienemy | Colorado | Sr. | TB | 114 | 153 | 150 | 798 |
| 4 | Shawn Moore | Virginia | Sr. | QB | 46 | 96 | 135 | 465 |
| 5 | David Klingler | Houston | Jr. | QB | 7 | 27 | 50 | 125 |
| 6 | Herman Moore | Virginia | Jr. | WR | 6 | 14 | 22 | 68 |
| 7 | Greg Lewis | Washington | Sr. | TB | 4 | 5 | 19 | 41 |
| 8 | Craig Erickson | Miami (Florida) | Sr. | QB | 0 | 6 | 19 | 31 |
| 9 | Darren Lewis | Texas A&M | Sr. | RB | 0 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 10 | Mike Mayweather | Army | Sr. | RB | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 1989 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Andre Ware | Houston | Jr. | QB | 242 | 132 | 83 | 1,073 |
| 2 | Anthony Thompson | Indiana | Sr. | RB | 185 | 170 | 108 | 1,003 |
| 3 | Major Harris | West Virginia | Sr. | QB | 115 | 115 | 134 | 709 |
| 4 | Tony Rice | Notre Dame | Sr. | QB | 72 | 101 | 105 | 523 |
| 5 | Darian Hagan | Colorado | So. | QB | 52 | 42 | 52 | 292 |
| 6 | Dee Dowis | Air Force | Sr. | QB | 15 | 31 | 38 | 145 |
| 7 | Emmitt Smith | Florida | Jr. | RB | 13 | 29 | 43 | 140 |
| 8 | Percy Snow | Michigan State | Sr. | WR | 7 | 15 | 19 | 70 |
| 9 | Ty Detmer | Brigham Young | So. | QB | 3 | 13 | 14 | 49 |
| 10 | Raghib Ismail | Notre Dame | So. | WR | 3 | 11 | 17 | 48 |
| Blair Thomas | Penn State | Sr. | RB | 4 | 12 | 12 | 48 | |
| 1988 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Barry Sanders | Oklahoma State | Jr. | RB | 559 | 77 | 47 | 1,878 |
| 2 | Rodney Peete | Southern California | Sr. | QB | 70 | 264 | 174 | 912 |
| 3 | Troy Aikman | UCLA | Sr. | QB | 31 | 149 | 191 | 582 |
| 4 | Steve Walsh | Miami (Florida) | Jr. | QB | 16 | 108 | 77 | 341 |
| 5 | Major Harris | West Virginia | Jr. | QB | 27 | 60 | 79 | 280 |
| 6 | Tony Mandarich | Michigan State | Sr. | OT | 3 | 9 | 25 | 52 |
| 7 | Timm Rosenbach | Washington State | Jr. | QB | 6 | 6 | 14 | 44 |
| 8 | Deion Sanders | Florida State | Sr. | DB | 0 | 3 | 16 | 22 |
| 9 | Anthony Thompson | Indiana | Jr. | RB | 0 | 4 | 13 | 21 |
| 10 | Derrick Thomas | Alabama | Sr. | LB | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 1987 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Tim Brown | Notre Dame | Sr. | WR | 324 | 173 | 124 | 1,442 |
| 2 | Don McPherson | Syracuse | Sr. | QB | 167 | 135 | 60 | 831 |
| 3 | Gordon Lockbaum | Holy Cross | Sr. | TB-DB | 108 | 103 | 127 | 657 |
| 4 | Lorenzo White | Michigan State | Sr. | TB | 89 | 121 | 123 | 632 |
| 5 | Craig Heyward | Pittsburgh | Sr. | RB | 17 | 44 | 31 | 170 |
| 6 | Chris Spielman | Ohio State | Sr. | LB | 15 | 20 | 25 | 110 |
| 7 | Thurman Thomas | Oklahoma State | Sr. | TB | 11 | 23 | 20 | 99 |
| 8 | Gaston Green | UCLA | Sr. | TB | 4 | 13 | 35 | 73 |
| 9 | Emmitt Smith | Florida | Fr. | RB | 2 | 11 | 42 | 70 |
| 10 | Bobby Humphrey | Alabama | Jr. | RB | 5 | 17 | 14 | 63 |
| 1986 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Vinny Testaverde | Miami (Florida) | Sr. | QB | 678 | 76 | 27 | 2,213 |
| 2 | Paul Palmer | Temple | Sr. | TB | 28 | 207 | 174 | 672 |
| 3 | Jim Harbaugh | Michigan | Sr. | QB | 25 | 136 | 111 | 458 |
| 4 | Brian Bosworth | Oklahoma | Jr. | LB | 9 | 136 | 96 | 395 |
| 5 | Gordon Lockbaum | Holy Cross | Jr. | TB-DB | 32 | 39 | 68 | 242 |
| 6 | Brent Fullwood | Auburn | Sr. | TB | 4 | 45 | 27 | 129 |
| 7 | Cornelius Bennett | Alabama | Sr. | LB | 3 | 29 | 29 | 96 |
| 8 | D.J. Dozier | Penn State | Sr. | TB | 0 | 23 | 31 | 77 |
| 9 | Kevin Sweeney | Fresno State | Sr. | QB | 6 | 16 | 23 | 73 |
| 10 | Chris Spielman | Ohio State | Jr. | LB | 5 | 9 | 27 | 60 |
| 1985 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Bo Jackson | Auburn | Sr. | TB | 317 | 218 | 122 | 1,509 |
| 2 | Chuck Long | Iowa | Sr. | QB | 286 | 254 | 98 | 1,464 |
| 3 | Robbie Bosco | Brigham Young | Sr. | QB | 38 | 95 | 155 | 459 |
| 4 | Lorenzo White | Michigan State | So. | TB | 50 | 63 | 115 | 391 |
| 5 | Vinny Testaverde | Miami (Florida) | Jr. | QB | 41 | 41 | 44 | 249 |
| 6 | Jim Everett | Purdue | Sr. | QB | 12 | 11 | 19 | 77 |
| 7 | Napoleon McCallum | Navy | Sr. | RB | 8 | 11 | 26 | 72 |
| 8 | Allen Pinkett | Notre Dame | Sr. | TB | 9 | 13 | 18 | 71 |
| 9 | Joe Dudek | Plymouth State | Sr. | RB | 12 | 4 | 12 | 56 |
| 10 | Brian McClure | Bowling Green | Sr. | QB | 7 | 10 | 13 | 54 |
| Thurman Thomas | Oklahoma State | So. | TB | 1 | 13 | 25 | 54 | |
| 1984 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Doug Flutie | Boston College | Sr. | QB | 678 | 87 | 32 | 2,240 |
| 2 | Keith Byars | Ohio State | Jr. | TB | 87 | 427 | 136 | 1,251 |
| 3 | Robbie Bosco | Brigham Young | Jr. | QB | 20 | 95 | 193 | 443 |
| 4 | Bernie Kosar | Miami (Florida) | So. | QB | 9 | 76 | 141 | 320 |
| 5 | Kenneth Davis | Texas Christian | Jr. | RB | 6 | 16 | 36 | 86 |
| 6 | Bill Fralic | Pittsburgh | Sr. | T | 1 | 24 | 30 | 81 |
| 7 | Chuck Long | Iowa | Jr. | QB | 2 | 6 | 19 | 37 |
| Greg Allen | Florida State | Sr. | RB | 0 | 10 | 17 | 37 | |
| 9 | Jerry Rice | Mississippi Valley State | Sr. | WR | 3 | 9 | 9 | 36 |
| 10 | Rueben Mayes | Washington State | Jr. | RB | 1 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| 1983 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Mike Rozier | Nebraska | Sr. | RB | 482 | 154 | 47 | 1,801 |
| 2 | Steve Young | Brigham Young | Sr. | QB | 153 | 312 | 89 | 1,172 |
| 3 | Doug Flutie | Boston College | Jr. | QB | 23 | 38 | 108 | 253 |
| 4 | Turner Gill | Nebraska | Sr. | QB | 11 | 41 | 75 | 190 |
| 5 | Terry Hoage | Georgia | Sr. | DB | 7 | 25 | 41 | 112 |
| 6 | Napoleon McCallum | Navy | Jr. | RB | 6 | 18 | 50 | 104 |
| 7 | Jeff Hostetler | West Virginia | Sr. | QB | 5 | 17 | 22 | 71 |
| 8 | Bill Fralic | Pittsburgh | Sr. | T | 6 | 10 | 28 | 66 |
| 9 | Walter Lewis | Alabama | Sr. | QB | 4 | 13 | 16 | 54 |
| 10 | Boomer Esiason | Maryland | Sr. | QB | 4 | 11 | 17 | 51 |
| 1982 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Herschel Walker | Georgia | Jr. | TB | 525 | 155 | 41 | 1,926 |
| 2 | John Elway | Stanford | Sr. | QB | 139 | 335 | 144 | 1,231 |
| 3 | Eric Dickerson | Southern Methodist | Sr. | TB | 31 | 100 | 172 | 465 |
| 4 | Anthony Carter | Michigan | Sr. | WR | 11 | 27 | 55 | 142 |
| 5 | David Rimington | Nebraska | Sr. | C | 13 | 23 | 52 | 137 |
| 6 | Todd Blackledge | Penn State | Sr. | QB | 4 | 26 | 44 | 108 |
| 7 | Tom Ramsey | UCLA | Sr. | QB | 2 | 16 | 27 | 65 |
| 8 | Tony Eason | Illinois | Sr. | QB | 5 | 6 | 33 | 60 |
| 9 | Dan Marino | Pittsburgh | Sr. | QB | 1 | 6 | 32 | 47 |
| 10 | Mike Rozier | Nebraska | Jr. | RB | 4 | 8 | 12 | 40 |
| Curt Warner | Penn State | Sr. | TB | 2 | 8 | 18 | 40 | |
| 1981 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Marcus Allen | Southern California | Sr. | TB | 441 | 204 | 66 | 1,797 |
| 2 | Herschel Walker | Georgia | Soph. | TB | 152 | 278 | 187 | 1,199 |
| 3 | Jim McMahon | Brigham Young | Sr. | QB | 91 | 131 | 171 | 706 |
| 4 | Dan Marino | Pittsburgh | Sr. | QB | 16 | 51 | 106 | 256 |
| 5 | Art Schlichter | Ohio State | Sr. | QB | 21 | 15 | 56 | 149 |
| 6 | Darrin Nelson | Stanford | Sr. | RB | 7 | 7 | 13 | 48 |
| 7 | Anthony Carter | Michigan | Jr. | WR | 2 | 11 | 14 | 42 |
| 8 | Kenneth Sims | Texas | Sr. | DT | 3 | 6 | 13 | 34 |
| 9 | Reggie Collier | Southern Mississippi | Jr. | QB | 2 | 6 | 12 | 30 |
| 10 | Rich Diana | Yale | Sr. | RB | 3 | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| 1980 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | George Rogers | South Carolina | Sr. | RB | 216 | 179 | 122 | 1,128 |
| 2 | Hugh Green | Pittsburgh | Sr. | DE | 179 | 125 | 74 | 861 |
| 3 | Herschel Walker | Georgia | Fr. | TB | 107 | 120 | 122 | 683 |
| 4 | Mark Herrmann | Purdue | Sr. | QB | 58 | 71 | 89 | 405 |
| 5 | Jim McMahon | Brigham Young | Sr. | QB | 30 | 32 | 35 | 189 |
| 6 | Art Schlichter | Ohio State | Jr. | QB | 18 | 34 | 36 | 158 |
| 7 | Neil Lomax | Portland State | Sr. | QB | 10 | 11 | 17 | 69 |
| 8 | Jarvis Redwine | Nebraska | Sr | RB | 4 | 16 | 20 | 64 |
| 9 | Kenny Easley | UCLA | Sr. | DB | 5 | 5 | 19 | 44 |
| 10 | Anthony Carter | Michigan | So. | WR | 4 | 6 | 10 | 34 |
| 1979 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Charles White | Southern California | Sr. | TB | 453 | 144 | 48 | 1,695 |
| 2 | Billy Sims | Oklahoma | Sr. | RB | 82 | 180 | 167 | 773 |
| 3 | Marc Wilson | Brigham Young | Sr. | QB | 72 | 124 | 125 | 589 |
| 4 | Art Schlichter | Ohio State | So. | QB | 19 | 54 | 86 | 251 |
| 5 | Vagas Ferguson | Notre Dame | Sr. | TB | 12 | 38 | 50 | 162 |
| 6 | Paul McDonald | Southern California | Sr. | QB | 11 | 18 | 23 | 92 |
| 7 | George Rogers | South Carolina | Jr. | RB | 8 | 20 | 17 | 81 |
| 8 | Mark Herrmann | Purdue | Jr. | QB | 5 | 12 | 15 | 54 |
| 9 | Ron Simmons | Florida State | Jr. | NG | 5 | 8 | 10 | 41 |
| 10 | Steadman Shealy | Alabama | Sr. | QB | 1 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
| 1978 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Billy Sims | Oklahoma | Jr. | RB | 151 | 152 | 70 | 827 |
| 2 | Chuck Fusina | Penn State | Sr. | QB | 163 | 89 | 83 | 750 |
| 3 | Rick Leach | Michigan | Sr. | QB | 89 | 58 | 52 | 435 |
| 4 | Charles White | Southern California | Jr. | TB | 36 | 74 | 98 | 354 |
| 5 | Charles Alexander | Louisiana State | Sr. | TB | 42 | 51 | 54 | 282 |
| 6 | Ted Brown | North Carolina State | Sr. | RB | 5 | 19 | 29 | 82 |
| 7 | Steve Fuller | Clemson | Sr. | QB | 19 | 6 | 13 | 82 |
| 8 | Eddie Lee Ivery | Georgia Tech | Sr. | RB | 11 | 19 | 10 | 81 |
| 9 | Jack Thompson | Washington State | Sr. | QB | 13 | 11 | 11 | 72 |
| 10 | Jerry Robinson | UCLA | Sr. | LB | 12 | 11 | 12 | 70 |
| 1977 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Earl Campbell | Texas | Sr. | RB | 371 | 187 | 60 | 1,547 |
| 2 | Terry Miller | Oklahoma State | Sr. | TB | 125 | 159 | 119 | 812 |
| 3 | Ken MacAfee | Notre Dame | Sr. | TE | 55 | 54 | 70 | 343 |
| 4 | Doug Williams | Grambling | Sr. | QB | 36 | 52 | 54 | 266 |
| 5 | Ross Browner | Notre Dame | Sr. | DE | 21 | 45 | 60 | 213 |
| 6 | Guy Benjamin | Stanford | Sr. | QB | 14 | 17 | 35 | 111 |
| 7 | Matt Cavanaugh | Pittsburgh | Sr. | QB | 6 | 17 | 34 | 86 |
| 8 | Rick Leach | Michigan | Jr. | QB | 6 | 9 | 23 | 59 |
| 9 | Charles Alexander | Louisiana State | Jr. | TB | 2 | 13 | 22 | 54 |
| 10 | Wes Chandler | Florida | Sr. | WR | 4 | 11 | 16 | 50 |
| 1976 | ||||||||
| Points | ||||||||
| Pl. | Name | School | Cl. | Pos. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
| 1 | Tony Dorsett | Pittsburgh | Sr. | RB | 701 | 112 | 30 | 2,357 |
| 2 | Ricky Bell | Southern California | Sr. | TB | 73 | 485 | 157 | 1,346 |
| 3 | Rob Lytle | Michigan | Sr. | RB | 35 | 85 | 138 | 413 |
| 4 | Terry Miller | Oklahoma Stat | Jr. | TB | 18 | 43 | 57 | 197 |
| 5 | Tommy Kramer | Rice | Sr. | QB | 6 | 7 | 31 | 63 |
| 6 | Gifford Nielsen | Brigham Young | Jr. | QB | 1 | 7 | 28 | 45 |
| 7 | Ray Goff | Georgia | Sr. | QB | 2 | 12 | 14 | 44 |
| 8 | Mike Voight | North Carolina | Sr. | RB | 1 | 7 | 24 | 41 |
| 9 | Joe Roth | California | Sr. | QB | 0 | 6 | 20 | 32 |
| 10 | Jeff Dankworth | UCLA | Sr. | QB | 2 | 6 | 13 | 31 |
Updated Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009