The Heisman: Most famous individual award in all of sports.
Over the course of our game history, we’ve seen the following Heisman Trophy winners in action:
1976 Tony Dorsett RB Pittsburgh at Navy 1974 W 13-11
1983 Mike Rozier RB Nebraska vs. Penn State 1983 W 44-6
We watched Tony Dorsett play against Navy as a sophomore in 1974 two years before he set the D1 career rushing mark against the Mids.
1985 Bo Jackson RB Auburn vs. Miami 1984 L 20-18
1985 Bo Jackson RB Auburn vs. Florida 1985 L 14-10
1987 Tim Brown WR Notre Dame at Penn State 1987 L 21-20
1990 Ty Detmer QB BYU at Navy 1989 W 31-10
Camden, NJ native Mike Rozier carried 16 times for 71 yards in Nebraska’s 44-6 win over Penn State in the Inaugural Kickoff Classic we attended in 1983.
1992 Gino Torretta QB Miami at Penn State 1992 W 17-14
1993 Charlie Ward QB Florida State vs. Kansas 1993 W 42-0
1995 Eddie George RB Ohio State at Penn State 1994 L 63-14
1996 Danny Wuerffel QB Florida vs. Florida State 1997 W 52-20
1997 Charles Woodson DB Michigan at Penn State 1997 W 34-8
Ty Detmer was on his way to 4,560 passing yards in 1989 two years before he won the Heisman.
1999 Ron Dayne RB Wisconsin vs. Syracuse 1997 L 34-0
2002 Carson Palmer QB Southern Cal vs. Penn State 2000 W 29-5
2006 Troy Smith QB Ohio State at Penn State 2005 L 17-10
2008 Sam Bradford QB Oklahoma vs. Connecticut 2010 W 48-20
2013 Jameis Winston QB Florida State at Syracuse 2014 W 38-20
2016 Lamar Jackson QB Louisville at Wake Forest 2017 L 42-32
Lamar Jackson dives for extra yardage on a LU touchdown drive in the third period against Wake Forest.
2017 Baker Mayfield QB Oklahoma vs Clemson 2015 L 37-17
2018 Kyler Murray QB Oklahoma vs Alabama 2018 L 45-34
2019 Joe Burrow QB LSU vs Oklahoma 2019 W 63-28
2020 Devonta Smith WR Alabama vs Oklahoma 2018 W 45-34
2021 Bryce Young QB Alabama vs Utah State 2022 W 55-0
