| PLAYER |
YEAR |
| Trey Watts, Tulsa |
2012 |
| Isaiah Pead, Cincinnati |
2011 |
| Latavius Murray, UCF |
2010 |
| Ryan Mallett, Arkansas |
2009 |
| Ventrell Jenkins, Kentucky |
2008 |
| Derek Pegues, Mississippi State |
2007 |
| Blake Mitchell, South Carolina |
2006 |
| Paul Smith, Tulsa |
2005 |
| Stefan LeFors, Louisville |
2004 |
| Morgan Scalley, Utah |
2003 |
| LaTarence Dunbar, TCU |
2002 |
| David Ragone, Louisville |
2001 |
| Cecil Sapp, Colorado State |
2000 |
| Adalius Thomas, Southern Mississippi |
1999 |
| Shaun King, Tulane |
1998 |
| Sherrod Gideon, Southern Mississippi |
1997 |
| Malcolm Thomas, Syracuse |
1996 |
| Kwame Ellis, Stanford |
1995 |
| Johnny Johnson, Illinois |
1994 |
| Jeff Brohm, Louisville |
1993 |
| Cassius Ware, Ole Miss |
1992 |
| Rob Perez, Air Force |
1991 |
| Rob Perez, Air Force |
1990 |
| Randy Baldwin, Ole Miss |
1989 |
| Dave Shnell, Indiana |
1988 |
| Greg Thomas, Arkansas |
1987 |
| Jeff Francis, Tennessee |
1986 |
| Cody Carlson, Baylor |
1985 |
| Bo Jackson, Auburn* |
1984 |
| Doug Flutie, Boston College* |
1983 |
| Jeremiah Castille, Alabama |
1982 |
| Eddie Meyers, Navy |
1981 |
| Mark Herrmann, Purdue |
1980 |
| Roch Hontas, Tulane |
1979 |
| James Wilder, Missouri |
1978 |
| Matt Kupec, North Carolina |
1977 |
| Berry Kraus, Alabama |
1976 |
| Ricky Bell, USC |
1975 |
| Randy White, Maryland |
1974 |
| Stan Fritts, North Carolina State |
1973 |
| Jim Stevens, Georgia Tech |
1972 |
| Joe Ferguson, Arkansas |
1971 |
| David Abercombie, Tulane |
1970 |
| Bob Anderson, Colorado |
1969 |
| Steve Hindman, Ole Miss |
1968 |
| Jim Donnan, North Carolina State |
1967 |
| Jimmy Cox, Miami (Fla.) |
1966 |
| Tom Bryan, Auburn |
1965 |
| Ernest Allen, Utah |
1964 |
| Ode Burrell, Mississippi State |
1963 |
| Terry Baker, Oregon State* |
1962 |
| Ernie Davis, Syracuse* |
1961 |
| Dick Hoak, Penn State |
1960 |
| Jay Huffman, Penn State |
1959 |
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| *Heisman Trophy Winners |
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