In 1935, the Downtown Athletic Club established the DAC Trophy, to be awarded to the best football player from a college east of the Mississippi River.
John W. Heisman, who had become the club's athletic director after a long, successful career as a college coach, died on Oct. 3, 1936. The award was then renamed the Heisman Memorial Trophy and has since been given to the nation's outstanding college player.
The winner is selected by a panel made up of 870 media representatives and all living trophy winners.
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| Year | Winner, College, Pos | Runner-Up | Third Place |
| 1935 | Jay Berwanger, Chicago, HB | Monk Meyer, Army, HB | Bill Shakespeare, Notre Dame, HB |
| 1936 | Larry Kelley, Yale, E | Sam Francis, Nebraska, FB | Ray Buivid, Marquette, HB |
| 1937 | Clinton Frank, Yale, HB | Byron (Whizzer) White, Colo., HB | Marshall Goldberg, Pitt, HB |
| 1938 | Davey O'Brien, TCU, QB | Marshall Goldberg, Pitt, HB | Sid Luckman, Columbia, QB |
| 1939 | Nile Kinnick, Iowa, HB | Tom Harmon, Michigan, HB | Paul Christman, Missouri, QB |
| 1940 | Tom Harmon, Michigan, HB | John Kimbrough, Texas A&M, FB | George Franck, Minnesota, HB |
| 1941 | Bruce Smith, Minnesota, HB | Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame, QB | Frank Albert, Stanford, QB |
| 1942 | Frank Sinkwich, Georgia, TB | Paul Governali, Columbia, QB | Clint Castleberry, Ga. Tech, HB |
| 1943 | Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame, QB | Bob Odell, Penn, HB | Otto Graham, Northwestern, QB |
| 1944 | Les Horvath, Ohio St., TB-QB | Glenn Davis, Army, HB | Doc Blanchard, Army, FB |
| 1945 | Doc Blanchard, Army, FB | Glenn Davis, Army, HB | Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma A&M, HB |
| 1946 | Glenn Davis, Army, HB | Charlie Trippi, Georgia, HB | Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame, QB |
| 1947 | Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame, QB | Bob Chappuis, Michigan, HB | Doak Walker, SMU, HB |
| 1948 | Doak Walker, SMU, HB | Charlie Justice, N. Carolina, HB | Chuck Bednarik, Penn, C |
| 1949 | Leon Hart, Notre Dame, E | Charlie Justice, N. Carolina, HB | Doak Walker, SMU, HB |
| 1950 | Vic Janowicz, Ohio St., HB | Kyle Rote, SMU, HB | Reds Bagnell, Penn, HB |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier, Princeton, TB | Hank Lauricella, Tennessee, HB | Babe Parilli, Kentucky, QB |
| 1952 | Billy Vessels, Oklahoma, HB | Jack Scarbath, Maryland, QB | Paul Giel, Minnesota, HB |
| 1953 | Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame, HB | Paul Giel, Minnesota, HB | Paul Cameron, UCLA, HB |
| 1954 | Alan Ameche, Wisconsin, FB | Kurt Burris, Oklahoma, C | Howard "Hopalong" Cassady, Ohio St., HB |
| 1955 | Howard "Hopalong" Cassady, Ohio St., HB | Jim Swink, TCU, HB | George Welsh, Navy, QB |
| 1956 | Paul Hornung, Notre Dame, QB | Johnny Majors, Tennessee, HB | Tommy McDonald, Oklahoma, HB |
| 1957 | John David Crow, Texas A&M, HB | Alex Karras, Iowa, T | Walt Kowalczyk, Mich. St., HB |
| 1958 | Pete Dawkins, Army, HB | Randy Duncan, Iowa, QB | Billy Cannon, LSU, HB |
| 1959 | Billy Cannon, LSU, HB | Richie Lucas, Penn St., QB | Don Meredith, SMU, QB |
| 1960 | Joe Bellino, Navy, HB | Tom Brown, Minnesota, G | Jake Gibbs, Mississippi, QB |
| 1961 | Ernie Davis, Syracuse, HB | Bob Ferguson, Ohio St., HB | Jimmy Saxton, Texas, HB |
| 1962 | Terry Baker, Oregon St., QB | Jerry Stovall, LSU, HB | Bobby Bell, Minnesota, T |
| 1963 | Roger Staubach, Navy, QB | Billy Lothridge, Ga. Tech, QB | Sherman Lewis, Mich. St., HB |
| 1964 | John Huarte, Notre Dame, QB | Jerry Rhome, Tulsa, QB | Dick Butkus, Illinois, C |
| 1965 | Mike Garrett, USC, HB | Howard Twilley, Tulsa, E | Jim Grabowski, Illinois, FB |
| 1966 | Steve Spurrier, Florida, QB | Bob Griese, Purdue, QB | Nick Eddy, Notre Dame, HB |
| 1967 | Gary Beban, UCLA, QB | O. J. Simpson, USC, HB | Leroy Keyes, Purdue, HB |
| 1968 | O.J. Simpson, USC, HB | Leroy Keyes, Purdue, HB | Terry Hanratty, Notre Dame, QB |
| 1969 | Steve Owens, Oklahoma, HB | Mike Phipps, Purdue, QB | Rex Kern, Ohio St., QB |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett, Stanford, QB | Joe Theismann, Notre Dame, QB | Archie Manning, Mississippi, QB |
| 1971 | Pat Sullivan, Auburn, QB | Ed Marinaro, Cornell, RB | Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma, RB |
| 1972 | Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska, FL | Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma, RB | Rich Glover, Nebraska, MG |
| 1973 | John Cappelletti, Penn St., RB | John Hicks, Ohio St., OT | Roosevelt Leaks, Texas, RB |
| 1974 | Archie Griffin, Ohio St., RB | Anthony Davis, USC, RB | Joe Washington, Oklahoma, RB |
| 1975 | Archie Griffin, Ohio St., RB | Chuck Muncie, California, RB | Ricky Bell, USC, RB |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, RB | Ricky Bell, USC, RB | Rob Lytle, Michigan, RB |
| 1977 | Earl Campbell, Texas, RB | Terry Miller, Oklahoma St., RB | Ken MacAfee, Notre Dame, TE |
| 1978 | Billy Sims, Oklahoma, RB | Chuck Fusina, Penn St., QB | Rick Leach, Michigan, QB |
| 1979 | Charles White, USC, RB | Billy Sims, Oklahoma, RB | Marc Wilson, BYU, QB |
| 1980 | George Rogers, South Carolina, RB | Hugh Green, Pittsburgh, DE | Herschel Walker, Georgia, RB |
| 1981 | Marcus Allen, USC, RB | Herschel Walker, Georgia, RB | Jim McMahon, BYU, QB |
| 1982 | Herschel Walker, Georgia, RB | John Elway, Stanford, QB | Eric Dickerson, SMU, RB |
| 1983 | Mike Rozier, Nebraska, RB | Steve Young, BYU, QB | Doug Flutie, Boston College, QB |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie, Boston College, QB | Keith Byars, Ohio St., RB | Robbie Bosco, BYU, QB |
| 1985 | Bo Jackson, Auburn, RB | Chuck Long, Iowa, QB | Robbie Bosco, BYU, QB |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde, Miami-FL, QB | Paul Palmer, Temple, RB | Jim Harbaugh, Michigan, QB |
| 1987 | Tim Brown, Notre Dame, WR | Don McPherson, Syracuse, QB | Gordie Lockbaum, Holy Cross, WR-DB |
| 1988 | Barry Sanders, Oklahoma St., RB | Rodney Peete, USC, QB | Troy Aikman, UCLA, QB |
| 1989 | Andre Ware, Houston, QB | Anthony Thompson, Ind., RB | Major Harris, West Va., QB |
| 1990 | Ty Detmer, BYU, QB | Rocket Ismail, Notre Dame, FL | Eric Bieniemy, Colorado, RB |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard, Michigan, WR | Casey Weldon, Florida St., QB | Ty Detmer, BYU, QB |
| 1992 | Gino Torretta, Miami-FL, QB | Marshall Faulk, San Diego St., RB | Garrison Hearst, Georgia, RB |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward, Florida St., QB | Heath Shuler, Tennessee, QB | David Palmer, Alabama, RB |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam, Colorado, RB | Ki-Jana Carter, Penn St., RB | Steve McNair, Alcorn St., QB |
| 1995 | Eddie George, Ohio St., RB | Tommie Frazier, Nebraska, QB | Danny Wuerffel, Florida, QB |
| 1996 | Danny Wuerffel, Florida, QB | Troy Davis, Iowa St., RB | Jake Plummer, Arizona St., QB |
| 1997 | Charles Woodson, Michigan, DB-WR | Peyton Manning, Tennessee, QB | Ryan Leaf, Washington St., QB |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams, Texas, RB | Michael Bishop, Kansas St., QB | Cade McNown, UCLA, QB |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, RB | Joe Hamilton, Ga. Tech, QB | Michael Vick, Va. Tech, QB |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke, Florida St., QB | Josh Heupel, Oklahoma, QB | Drew Brees, Purdue, QB |
| 2001 | Eric Crouch, Nebraska, QB | Rex Grossman, Florida, QB | Ken Dorsey, Miami, QB |
| 2002 | Carson Palmer, Southern Cal, QB | Brad Banks, Iowa, QB | Larry Johnson, Penn St., RB |
| 2003 | Jason White, Oklahoma, QB | Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh, WR | Eli Manning, Mississippi, QB |
| 2004 | Matt Leinart, Southern Cal, QB | Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma, RB | Jason White, Oklahoma, QB |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush, Southern Cal, RB | Vince Young, Texas, QB | Matt Leinart, Southern Cal, QB |
| 2006 | Troy Smith, Ohio St., QB | Darren McFadden, Arkansas, RB | Brady Quinn, Notre Dame, QB |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow, Florida, QB | Darren McFadden, Arkansas, RB | Colt Brennan, Hawaii, QB |
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