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Every Heisman Trophy Finalist Ever

Name the top 3 Heisman Trophy finalists from each year. (1935-2023) Source: ncaa.com
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Year
Player
Position
School
1935
Jay
Berwanger
RB
Chicago
Monk
Meyer
RB
Army
Bill
Shakespeare
RB
Notre Dame
1936
Larry
Kelley
TE
Yale
Sam
Francis
RB
Nebraska
Ray
Buivid
RB
Marquette
1937
Clinton
Frank
HB
Yale
Byron
White
RB
Colorado
Marshall
Goldberg
RB
Pittsburgh
1938
Davey
O'Brien
QB
TCU
Marshall
Goldberg
RB
Pittsburgh
Sid
Luckman
QB
Columbia
1939
Nile
Kinnick
RB
Iowa
Tom
Harmon
RB
Michigan
Paul
Christman
QB
Missouri
1940
Tom
Harmon
RB
Michigan
John
Kimbrough
RB
Texas A&M
George
Franck
RB
Minnesota
1941
Bruce
Smith
RB
Minnesota
Angelo
Bertelli
QB
Notre Dame
Frankie
Albert
QB
Stanford
1942
Frank
Sinkwich
RB
Georgia
Paul
Governali
QB
Columbia
Clint
Castleberry
RB
Georgia Tech
1943
Angelo
Bertelli
QB
Notre Dame
Bob
Odell
RB
Pennsylvania
Otto
Graham
QB
Northwestern
1944
Les
Horvath
HB
Ohio State
Glenn
Davis
RB
Army
Doc
Blanchard
FB
Army
1945
Doc
Blanchard
FB
Army
Glenn
Davis
RB
Army
Rob
Fenimore
RB
Oklahoma State
1946
Glenn
Davis
RB
Army
Charley
Trippi
RB
Georgia
Johnny
Lujack
QB
Notre Dame
1947
John
Lujack
QB
Notre Dame
Bob
Chappuis
RB
Michigan
Doak
Walker
RB
SMU
1948
Doak
Walker
RB
SMU
Charlie
Justice
RB
North Carolina
Chuck
Bednarik
OL/LB
Pennsylvania
1949
Leon
Hart
TE
Notre Dame
Charlie
Justice
RB
North Carolina
Doak
Walker
RB
SMU
1950
Vic
Janowicz
RB
Ohio State
Kyle
Rote
RB
SMU
Reds
Bagnell
RB
Pennsylvania
1951
Dick
Kazmaier
RB
Princeton
Hank
Lauricella
RB
Tennessee
Babe
Parilli
QB
Kentucky
1952
Billy
Vessels
RB
Oklahoma
Jack
Scarbath
QB
Maryland
Paul
Giel
RB
Minnesota
1953
John
Lattner
RB
Notre Dame
Paul
Giel
RB
Minnesota
Paul
Cameron
RB
UCLA
1954
Alan
Ameche
FB
Wisconsin
Kurt
Burris
OL
Oklahoma
Howard
Cassady
RB
Ohio State
1955
Howard
Cassady
RB
Ohio State
Jim
Swink
RB
TCU
George
Welsh
QB
Navy
1956
Paul
Hornung
QB
Notre Dame
Johnny
Majors
RB
Tennessee
Tommy
McDonald
RB
Oklahoma
1957
John David
Crow
RB
Texas A&M
Alex
Karras
DL
Iowa
Walt
Kowalczyk
RB
Michigan State
1958
Pete
Dawkins
RB
Army
Randy
Duncan
QB
Iowa
Billy
Cannon
RB
LSU
1959
Billy
Cannon
RB
LSU
Richie
Lucas
QB
Penn State
Don
Meredith
QB
SMU
1960
Joe
Bellino
RB
Navy
Tom
Brown
OL
Minnesota
Jake
Gibbs
QB
Ole Miss
1961
Ernie
Davis
RB
Syracuse
Bob
Ferguson
RB
Ohio State
Jimmy
Saxton
RB
Texas
1962
Terry
Baker
QB
Oregon State
Jerry
Stovall
RB
LSU
Bob
Dell
DL
Minnesota
1963
Roger
Staubach
QB
Navy
Billy
Lothridge
QB
Georgia Tech
Sherman
Lewis
RB
Michigan State
1964
John
Huarte
QB
Notre Dame
Jerry
Rhome
QB
Tulsa
Dick
Butkus
LB
Illinois
1965
Mike
Garrett
RB
USC
Howard
Twilley
WR
Tulsa
Jim
Grabowski
RB
Illinois
1966
Steve
Spurrier
QB
Florida
Bob
Griese
QB
Purdue
Nick
Eddy
RB
Notre Dame
1967
Gary
Beban
QB
UCLA
O.J.
Simpson
RB
USC
Leroy
Keyes
RB
Purdue
1968
O.J.
Simpson
RB
USC
Leroy
Keyes
RB
Purdue
Terry
Hanratty
QB
Notre Dame
1969
Steve
Owens
RB
Oklahoma
Mike
Phipps
QB
Purdue
Rex
Kern
QB
Ohio State
1970
Jim
Plunkett
QB
Stanford
Joe
Theismann
QB
Notre Dame
Archie
Manning
QB
Ole Miss
1971
Pat
Sullivan
QB
Auburn
Ed
Marinaro
RB
Cornell
Greg
Pruitt
RB
Oklahoma
1972
Johnny
Rodgers
WR
Nebraska
Greg
Pruitt
RB
Oklahoma
Rich
Glover
DL
Nebraska
1973
John
Cappelletti
RB
Penn State
John
Hicks
OL
Ohio State
Roosevelt
Leaks
RB
Texas
1974
Archie
Griffin
RB
Ohio State
Anthony
Davis
RB
USC
Joe
Washington
RB
Oklahoma
1975
Archie
Griffin
RB
Ohio State
Chuck
Muncie
RB
California
Ricky
Bell
RB
USC
1976
Tony
Dorsett
RB
Pittsburgh
Ricky
Bell
RB
USC
Rob
Lytle
RB
Michigan
1977
Earl
Campbell
RB
Texas
Terry
Miller
RB
Oklahoma State
Ken
MacAfee
TE
Notre Dame
1978
Billy
Sims
RB
Oklahoma
Chuck
Fusina
QB
Penn State
Rich
Leach
QB
Michigan
1979
Charles
White
RB
USC
Billy
Sims
RB
Oklahoma
Marc
Wilson
QB
BYU
1980
George
Rogers
RB
South Carolina
Hugh
Green
DL
Pittsburgh
Herschel
Walker
RB
Georgia
1981
Marcus
Allen
RB
USC
Herschel
Walker
RB
Georgia
Jim
McMahon
QB
BYU
1982
Herschel
Walker
RB
Georgia
John
Elway
QB
Stanford
Eric
Dickerson
RB
SMU
1983
Mike
Rozier
RB
Nebraska
Steve
Young
QB
BYU
Doug
Flutie
QB
Boston College
1984
Doug
Flutie
QB
Boston College
Keith
Byars
RB
Ohio State
Robbie
Bosco
QB
BYU
1985
Bo
Jackson
RB
Auburn
Chuck
Long
QB
Iowa
Robbie
Bosco
QB
BYU
1986
Vinny
Testaverde
QB
Miami (Fla.)
Paul
Palmer
RB
Temple
Jim
Harbaugh
QB
Michigan
1987
Tim
Brown
WR
Notre Dame
Don
McPherson
QB
Syracuse
Gordie
Lockbaum
RB
Holy Cross
1988
Barry
Sanders
RB
Oklahoma State
Rodney
Peete
QB
USC
Troy
Aikman
QB
UCLA
1989
Andre
Ware
QB
Houston
Anthony
Thompson
RB
Indiana
Major
Harris
QB
West Virginia
1990
Ty
Detmer
QB
BYU
Raghib
Ismail
WR
Notre Dame
Eric
Bieniemy
RB
Colorado
1991
Desmond
Howard
WR
Michigan
Casey
Weldon
QB
Florida State
Ty
Detmer
QB
BYU
1992
Gino
Torretta
QB
Miami (Fla.)
Marshall
Faulk
RB
San Diego State
Garrison
Hearst
RB
Georgia
1993
Charlie
Ward
QB
Florida State
Heath
Shuler
QB
Tennessee
David
Palmer
WR
Alabama
1994
Rashaan
Salaam
RB
Colorado
Ki-Jana
Carter
RB
Penn State
Steve
McNair
QB
Alcorn State
1995
Eddie
George
RB
Ohio State
Tommie
Frazier
QB
Nebraska
Danny
Wuerffel
QB
Florida
1996
Danny
Wuerffel
QB
Florida
Troy
Davis
RB
Iowa State
Jake
Plummer
QB
Arizona State
1997
Charles
Woodson
CB
Michigan
Peyton
Manning
QB
Tennessee
Ryan
Leaf
QB
Washington State
1998
Ricky
Williams
RB
Texas
Michael
Bishop
QB
Kansas State
Cade
McNown
QB
UCLA
1999
Ron
Dayne
RB
Wisconsin
Joe
Hamilton
QB
Georgia Tech
Michael
Vick
QB
Virginia Tech
2000
Chris
Weinke
QB
Florida State
Josh
Heupel
QB
Oklahoma
Drew
Brees
QB
Purdue
2001
Eric
Crouch
QB
Nebraska
Rex
Grossman
QB
Florida
Ken
Dorsey
QB
Miami (Fla.)
2002
Carson
Palmer
QB
USC
Brad
Banks
QB
Iowa
Larry
Johnson
RB
Penn State
2003
Jason
White
QB
Oklahoma
Larry
Fitzgerald
WR
Pittsburgh
Eli
Manning
QB
Ole Miss
2004
Matt
Leinart
QB
USC
Adrian
Peterson
RB
Oklahoma
Jason
White
QB
Oklahoma
2005
Reggie
Bush
RB
USC
Vince
Young
QB
Texas
Matt
Leinart
QB
USC
2006
Troy
Smith
QB
Ohio State
Darren
McFadden
RB
Arkansas
Brady
Quinn
QB
Notre Dame
2007
Tim
Tebow
QB
Florida
Darren
McFadden
RB
Arkansas
Colt
Brennan
QB
Hawaii
2008
Sam
Bradford
QB
Oklahoma
Colt
McCoy
QB
Texas
Tim
Tebow
QB
Florida
2009
Mark
Ingram
RB
Alabama
Toby
Gerhart
RB
Stanford
Colt
McCoy
QB
Texas
2010
Cam
Newton
QB
Auburn
Andrew
Luck
QB
Stanford
LaMichael
James
RB
Oregon
2011
Robert
Griffin III
QB
Baylor
Andrew
Luck
QB
Stanford
Trent
Richardson
RB
Alabama
2012
Johnny
Manziel
QB
Texas A&M
Manti
Te'o
LB
Notre Dame
Collin
Klein
QB
Kansas State
2013
Jameis
Winston
QB
Florida State
A.J.
McCarron
QB
Alabama
Jordan
Lynch
QB
Northern Illinois
2014
Marcus
Mariota
QB
Oregon
Melvin
Gordon
RB
Wisconsin
Amari
Cooper
WR
Alabama
2015
Derrick
Henry
RB
Alabama
Christian
McCaffrey
RB
Stanford
Deshaun
Watson
QB
Clemson
2016
Lamar
Jackson
QB
Louisville
Deshaun
Watson
QB
Clemson
Baker
Mayfield
QB
Oklahoma
2017
Baker
Mayfield
QB
Oklahoma
Bryce
Love
RB
Stanford
Lamar
Jackson
QB
Louisville
2018
Kyler
Murray
QB
Oklahoma
Tua
Tagovailoa
QB
Alabama
Dwayne
Haskins
QB
Ohio State
2019
Joe
Burrow
QB
LSU
Jalen
Hurts
QB
Oklahoma
Justin
Fields
QB
Ohio State
2020
DeVonta
Smith
WR
Alabama
Trevor
Lawrence
QB
Clemson
Mac
Jones
QB
Alabama
2021
Bryce
Young
QB
Alabama
Aidan
Hutchinson
DE
Michigan
Kenny
Pickett
QB
Pittsburgh
2022
Caleb
Williams
QB
USC
Max
Duggan
QB
TCU
C.J.
Stroud
QB
Ohio State
2023
Jayden
Daniels
QB
LSU
Michael
Penix Jr.
QB
Washington
Bo
Nix
QB
Oregon
2024
Travis
Hunter
WR/CB
Colorado
Ashton
Jeanty
RB
Boise St
Dillon
Gabriel
QB
Oregon
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