The Heisman Trophy is the most important award given out in all of college sports, because the winners' names are etched in history. Once a Heisman winner, always a Heisman winner.

A new member was added to the club on Saturday night, when Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza won the 2025 trophy. It was the first time an Indiana player had won the award. Former Indiana running back Anthony Thompson was the only other Hoosier ever invited to New York as a finalist. 

"It's such a great thing for Bloomington," Mendoza said. "Bloomington has been through a lot of thick and thin, and it's great that the Heisman Trophy is going to Bloomington

"That's the only belief that matters. It's the people you share it with. It's the locker room. It's the coaches. It's just everybody in that facility, and it's been such a special honor to be able to share that moment with them, and I hope we all have a great moment sharing this and then getting back to work." 

Mendoza actually had a run-in with the Heisman Trophy before. In 2021, he still hadn't received any Power 4 offers coming out of Columbus High School in Miami. His family was on a visit to Yale University, where he saw the Heisman trophy that was won by Yale halfback Clinton Frank in 1937.

“They used it as a marketing prop, but I took it, and it was kind of like more of a funny thing,” Mendoza said. “Like, wow, look how cool it is. I get to hold the Heisman.”

Here are the winners of every Heisman trophy, plus the players who finished second and third in the voting each season.

1935 — Jay Berwanger, University of Chicago running back. Runner-up — Monk Meyer, Army running back; Bill Shakespeare, Notre Dame running back.
1936 — Larry Kelley, Yale tight end. Runner-up — Sam Francis, Nebraska running back; Ray Buivid, Marquette running back.
1937 — Clinton Frank, Yale halfback. Runner-up — Byron White, Colorado running back: Marshall Goldberg, Pittsburgh running back.
1938 — Davey O’Brien, TCU quarterback. Runner-up — Marshall Goldberg, Pittsburgh running back; Sid Luckman, Columbia quarterback.
1939 — Nile Kinnick, Iowa running back. Runner-up — Tom Harmon, Michigan running back; Paul Christman, Missouri quarterback. 
1940 — Tom Harmon, Michigan running back. Runner-up — John Kimbrough, Texas A&M running back; George Franck, Minnesota running back. 

1941 — Bruce Smith, Minnesota running back. Runner-up — Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame quarterback; Frankie Albert, Stanford quarterback.
1942 — Frank Sinkwich, Georgia running back. Runner-up — Paul Governali, Columbia quarterback; Clint Castleberry, Georgia Tech running back.
1943 — Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame quarterback. Runner-up — Bob Odell, Pennsylvania running back; Otto Graham, Northwestern quarterback.
1944 — Les Horvath, Ohio State halfback. Runner-up — Glenn Davis, Army running back; Doc Blanchard, Army fullback.
1945 — Doc Blanchard, Army fullback. Runner-up — Glenn Davis, Army running back; Rob Fenimore,  Oklahoma State running back. 
1946 — Glenn Davis, Army running back. Runner-up — Charley Trippi, Georgia running back; Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame quarterback.
1947 — Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame quarterback. Runner-up — Bob Chappuis, Michigan running back; Doak Walker, SMU running back. 
1948 — Doak Walker, SMU running back. Runner-up — Charlie Justice, North Carolina running back; Chuck Bednarik, Pennsylvania offensive lineman/linebacker.
1949 — Leon Hart, Notre Dame tight end. Runner-up — Charlie Justice, North Carolina running back. Doak Walker, SMU running back.
1950 — Vic Janowicz, Ohio State running back. Runner-up — Kyle Rote, SMU running back; Reds Bagnell, Pennsylvania running back.

1951 — Dick Kazmaier, Princeton running back. Runner-up — Hank Lauricella, Tennessee running back; Babe Parilli, Kentucky quarterback.
1952 — Billy Vessels, Oklahoma running back. Runner-up — Jack Scarbath, Maryland quarterback; Paul Giel, Minnesota running back.
1953 — John Lattner, Notre Dame running back. Runner-up — Paul Giel, Minnesota running back; Paul Cameron, UCLA running back.
1954 — Alan Ameche, Wisconsin fullback. Runner-up — Kurt Burris, Oklahoma offensive lineman; Howard Cassady, Ohio State running back.
1955 — Howard Cassady, Ohio State running back. Runner-up — Jim Swink, TCU running back; George Welsh, Navy quarterback.
1956 — Paul Hornung, Notre Dame quarterback. Runner-up — Johnny Majors, Tennessee running back; Tommy McDonald, Oklahoma running back. 
1957 — John David Crow, Texas A&M running back. Runner-up — Alex Karras, Iowa defensive lineman;  Walt Kowalczyk, Michigan State running back. 
1958 — Pete Dawkins, Army running back. Runner-up — Randy Duncan, Iowa quarterback; Billy Cannon, LSU running back.
1959 — Billy Cannon, LSU running back. Runner-up — Richie Lucas, Penn State quarterback; Don Meredith, SMU quarterback.
1960 — Joe Bellino, Navy running back. Runner-up — Tom Brown, Minnesota offensive lineman; Jake Gibbs, Ole Miss quarterback.

1961 — Ernie Davis, Syracuse running back. Runner-up — Bob Ferguson,  Ohio State running back; Jimmy Saxton, Texas running back. 
1962 — Terry Baker, Oregon State quarterback. Runner-up — Jerry Stovall, LSU running back; Bob Bell, Minnesota defensive lineman. 
1963 — Roger Staubach, Navy quarterback. Runner-up — Billy Lothridge, Georgia Tech quarterback; Sherman Lewis, Michigan State running back.
1964 — John Huarte, Notre Dame quarterback. Runner-up — Jerry Rhome, Tulsa quarterback. Dick Butkus, Illinois linebacker.
1965 — Mike Garrett, USC quarterback. Runner-up — Howard Twilley, Tulsa wide receiver; Jim Grabowski, Illinois running back. 
1966 — Steve Spurrier, Florida quarterback. Runner-up — Bob Griese, Purdue quarterback; Nick Eddy, Notre Dame running back.
1967 — Gary Beban, UCLA quarterback. Runner-up — O.J. Simpson. USC running back; Leroy Keyes Purdue running back. 
1968 — O.J. Simpson, USC running back. Runner-up — Leroy Keyes, Purdue quarterback; Terry Hanratty, Notre Dame quarterback.
1969 — Steve Owens, Oklahoma running back. Runner-up — Mike Phipps, Purdue quarterback; Rex Kern, Ohio State quarterback.
1970 — Jim Plunkett, Stanford quarterback. Runner-up — Joe Theismann, Notre Dame quarterback; Archie Manning, Ole Miss quarterback.

1971 — Pat Sullivan, Auburn quarterback. Runner-up — Ed Marinaro, Cornell running back; Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma running back.
1972 — Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska wide receiver.  Runner-up — Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma running back; Rich Glover, Nebraska defensive line. 
1973 — John Cappelletti, Penn State running back. Runner-up — John Hicks, Ohio State offensive lineman; Roosevelt Leaks, Texas running back.
1974 — Archie Griffin, Ohio State running back. Runner-up — Anthony Davis, USC running back: Joe Washington, Oklahoma running back. 
1975 — Archie Griffin, Ohio State running back. Runner-up — Chuck Muncie, California running back; Ricky Bell, USC running back. 
1976 — Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh running back. Runner-up — Ricky Bell, USC running back; Rob Lytle, Michigan running back. 
1977 — Earl Campbell, Texas running back. Runner-up — Terry Miller, Oklahoma State running back: Ken MacAfee, Notre Dame tight end.
1978 — Billy Sims, Oklahoma running back. Runner-up — Chuck Fusina, Penn State quarterback; Rich Leach, Michigan quarterback.
1979 — Charles White, USC running back. Runner-up — Billy Sims, Oklahoma running back; Marc Wilson,BYU quarterback.
1980 — George Rogers, South Carolina running back. Runner-up — Hugh Green, Pittsburgh defensive end; Herschel Walker, Georgia running back.

1981 — Marcus Allen, USC running back. Runner-up — Herschel Walker, Georgia running back; Jim McMahon, BYU quarterback. 
1982 — Herschel Walker, Georgia running back.  Runner-up — John Elway, Stanford quarterback; Eric Dickerson, SMU running back.
1983 — Mike Rozier, Nebraska running back. Runner-up — Steve Young, BYU quarterback; Doug Flutie, Boston College quarterback.
1984 — Doug Flutie, Boston College quarterback. Runner-up — Keith Byars, Ohio State running back; Robbie Bosco, BYU quarterback.
1985 — Bo Jackson, Auburn running back. Runner-up — Chuck Long,Iowa quarterback; Robbie Bosco, BYU quarterback.
1986 — Vinny Testaverde, Miami quarterback.  Runner-up — Paul Palmer,Temple running back; Jim Harbaugh, Michigan quarterback.
1987 — Tim Brown, Notre Dame wide receiver. Runner-up — Don McPherson, Syracuse quarterback; Gordie Lockbaum, Holy Cross running back.
1988 — Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State running back. Runner-up — Rodney Peete, USC quarterback; Troy Aikman, UCLA quarterback. 
1989 — Andre Ware - QB,Houston Runner-up — Anthony Thompson, Indiana running back; Major Harris, West Virginia quarterback.
1990 — Ty Detmer, Brigham Young quarterback. Runner-up — Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame wide receiver; Eric Bieniemy, Colorado running back.

1991 — Desmond Howard, Michigan wide receiver. Runner-up — Casey Weldon, Florida State; Ty Detmer, BYU quarterback.
1992 — Gino Torretta,Miami quarterback. Runner-up — Marshall Faulk,San Diego State running back; Garrison Hearst, Georgia running back.
1993 — Charlie Ward, Florida State quarterback. Runner-up — Heath Shuler, Tennessee quarterback; David Palmer, Alabama wide receiver.
1994 — Rashaan Salaam, Colorado running back. Runner-up — Ki-Jana Carter,Penn State running bak. Steve McNair, Alcorn State quarterback. 
1995 — Eddie George, Ohio State running back. Runner-up — Tommie Frazier, Nebraska quarterback; Danny Wuerffel, Florida quarterback.
1996 — Danny Wuerffel, Florida quarterback. Runner-up — Troy Davis, Iowa State running back; Jake Plummer, Arizona State quarterback.
1997 — Charles Woodson, Michigan cornerback. Runner-up — Peyton Manning, Tennessee quarterback; Ryan Leaf, Washington State quarterback.
1998 — Ricky Williams, Texas running back. Runner-up — Michael Bishop, Kansas State quarterback: Cade McNown, UCLA quarterback. 
1999 — Ron Dayne, Wisconsin running back. Runner-up — Joe Hamilton, Georgia Tech quarterback; Michael Vick, Virginia Tech quarterback.
2000 — Chris Weinke, Florida State quarterback. Runner-up — Josh Heupel, Oklahoma quarterback; Drew Brees, Purdue quarterback.

2001 — Eric Crouch, Nebraska quarterback. Runner-up — Rex Grossman, Florida quarterback; Ken Dorsey, Miami quarterback.
2002 — Carson Palmer - USC quarterback; Runner-up — Brad Banks, Iowa QB; Larry Johnson, Penn State running back.
2003 — Jason White, Oklahoma quarterback. Runner-up — Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh wide receiver; Eli Manning, Ole Miss quarterback.
2004 — Matt Leinart, USC quarterback. Runner-up — Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma running back; Jason White, Oklahoma quarterback.
2005 — Reggie Bush, USC quarterback.  Runner-up — Vince Young, Texas quarterback; Matt Leinart, USC quarterback.
2006 — Troy Smith, Ohio State quarterback. Runner-up — Darren McFadden, Arkansas running back; Brady Quinn, Notre Dame quarterback.
2007 — Tim Tebow, Florida quarterback. Runner-up — Darren McFadden, Arkansas running back; Colt Brennan, Hawaii quarterback.
2008 — Sam Bradford, Oklahoma quarterback. Runner-up — Colt McCoy, Texas quarterback; Tim Tebow, Florida quarterback.
2009 — Mark Ingram, Alabama running back. Runner-up — Toby Gerhart, Stanford running back; Colt McCoy, Texas quarterback.
2010 — Cam Newton, Auburn quarterback. Runner-up — Andrew Luck, Stanford quarterback; LaMichael James, Oregon running back.

2011 — Robert Griffin III, Baylor quarterback. Runner-up — Andrew Luck, Stanford quarterback; Trent Richardson, Alabama running back. 
2012 — Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M quarterback. Runner-up — Manti Te'o, Notre Dame linebacker; Collin Klein, Kansas State quarterback. 
2013 — Jameis Winston, Florida State quarterback. Runner-up — A.J. McCarron, Alabama quarterback.  Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois quarterback.
2014 — Marcus Mariota, Oregon quarterback. Runner-up — Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin running back; Amari Cooper, Alabama wide receiver.
2015 — Derrick Henry, Alabama running back. Runner-up — Christian McCaffrey, Stanford running back. Deshaun Watson, Clemson quarterback.
2016 — Lamar Jackson, Louisville quarterback. Runner-up — Deshaun Watson, Clemson quarterback; Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma quarterback. 
2017 — Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma quarterback. Runner-up —  Bryce Love, Stanford running back; Lamar Jackson, Louisville quarterback. 
2018 — Kyler Murray, Oklahoma quarterback. Runner-up — Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama quarterback; Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State quarterback.
2019 — Joe Burrow, LSU quarterback. Runner-up — Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma quarterback; Justin Fields, Ohio State quarterback. 
2020 — DeVonta Smith, Alabama wide receiver. Runner-up — Trevor Lawrence, Clemson quarterback; Mac Jones, Alabama quarterback.

2021 — Bryce Young, Alabama quarterback. Runner-up — Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan defensive end; Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh quarterback.
2022 — Caleb Williams, USC quarterback. Runner-up — Max Duggan, TCU quarterback; C.J. Stroud, Ohio State quarterback. 
2023 — Jayden Daniels, LSU quarterback. Runner-up — Michael Penix Jr., Washington quarterback; Bo Nix, Oregon quarterback.
2024 — Travis Hunter, Colorado defensive back/wide receiver. Runner-up —  Ashton Jeanty, Boise State running back; Dillon Gabriel, Oregon quarterback.
2025 — Fernando Mendoza, Indiana quarterback. Runner-up —  Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt quarterback; Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame running back.