Year Conference champions National champions Heisman Trophy 1978 Billy Sims (RB, Oklahoma) 1979 Alabama Charles White (RB, USC) 1980 Georgia George Rogers (RB, South Carolina ) 1981 Clemson Marcus Allen (RB, USC ) 1982 Penn State Herschel Walker (RB, Georgia) 1983 Miami (FL) Mike Rozier (RB, Nebraska) 1984 BYU Doug Flutie (QB, Boston College ) 1985 Oklahoma Bo Jackson (RB, Auburn ) 1986 Penn State Vinny Testaverde (QB, Miami (FL) ) 1987 Miami (FL) Tim Brown (WR, Notre Dame ) 1988 Notre Dame Barry Sanders (RB, Oklahoma State ) 1989 Miami (FL) Andre Ware (QB, Houston ) 1990 AP: Colorado Coaches: Georgia Tech Ty Detmer (QB, BYU) 1991 AP: Miami (FL) Coaches: Washington Desmond Howard (WR, Michigan) 1992 Alabama Gino Torretta (QB, Miami (FL)) 1993 Florida State Charlie Ward (QB, Florida State) 1994 Nebraska Rashaan Salaam (RB, Colorado ) 1995 Nebraska Eddie George (RB, Ohio State ) 1996 Florida Danny Wuerffel (QB, Florida) 1997 AP: Michigan Coaches: Nebraska Charles Woodson (CB, Michigan) 1998 Tennessee Ricky Williams (RB, Texas ) 1999 Florida State Ron Dayne (RB, Wisconsin) 2000 Oklahoma Chris Weinke (QB, Florida State) 2001 Miami (FL) Eric Crouch (QB, Nebraska ) 2002 Ohio State Carson Palmer (QB, USC) 2003 Jason White (QB, Oklahoma ) 2004 None (USC were stripped of the title) Matt Leinart (QB, USC) 2005 Texas Reggie Bush (RB, USC) 2006 Florida Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State) 2007 LSU Tim Tebow (QB, Florida ) 2008 Florida Sam Bradford (QB, Oklahoma) 2009 Alabama Mark Ingram II (RB, Alabama) 2010 Auburn Cam Newton (QB, Auburn) 2011 Alabama Robert Griffin III (QB, Baylor ) 2012 Alabama Johnny Manziel (QB, Texas A&M ) 2013 Florida State Jameis Winston (QB, Florida State) 2014 Ohio State Marcus Mariota (QB, Oregon) 2015 Alabama Derrick Henry (RB, Alabama) 2016 Clemson Lamar Jackson (QB, Louisville ) 2017 Alabama Baker Mayfield (QB, Oklahoma) 2018 Clemson Kyler Murray (QB, Oklahoma) 2019 LSU Joe Burrow , (QB, LSU ) 2020 Alabama DeVonta Smith (WR, Alabama) 2021 Georgia Bryce Young (QB, Alabama) 2022 Georgia Caleb Williams (QB, USC) 2023 Michigan Jayden Daniels (QB, LSU) 2024 Ohio State Travis Hunter (CB/WR, Colorado)