Russ Spence
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Year Winner School Points Runner-up School Points Point
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1935 Jay Berwanger Chicago 84 Monk Meyer Army 29 55
1936 Larry Kelley Yale 219 Sam Francis Nebraska 47 172
1937 Clint Frank Yale 524 Byron White Colorado 264 260
1938 Davey O'Brien TCU 519 Marshall Goldberg Pittsburgh 294 225
1939 Nile Kinnick Iowa 651 Tom Harmon Michigan 405 246
1940 Tom Harmon Michigan 1,303 John Kimbrough Texas A&M 841 462
1941 Bruce Smith Minnesota 554 Angelo Bertelli Notre Dame 345 209
1942 Frank Sinkwich Georgia 1,059 Paul Governali Columbia 218 841
1943 Angelo Bertelli Notre Dame 648 Bob Odell Pennsylvania 177 471
1944 Les Horvath Ohio State 412 Glenn Davis Army 287 125
1945 Doc Blanchard Army 860 Glenn Davis Army 638 222
1946 Glenn Davis Army 792 Charlie Trippi Georgia 435 357
1947 John Lujack Notre Dame 742 Bob Chappuis Michigan 555 187
1948 Doak Walker Southern Methodist 778 Charlie Justice North Carolina 443 335
1949 Leon Hart Notre Dame 995 Charlie Justice North Carolina 272 723
1950 Vic Janowicz Ohio State 633 Kyle Rote Southern Methodist 280 353
1951 Dick Kazmaier Princeton 1,777 Hank Lauricella Tennessee 424 1,353
1952 Billy Vessels Oklahoma 525 Jack Scarbath Maryland 367 158
1953 John Lattner Notre Dame 1,850 Paul Giel Minnesota 1,794 56
1954 Alan Ameche Wisconsin 1,068 Kurt Burris Oklahoma 838 230
1955 Howard Cassady Ohio State 2,219 Jim Swink Texas Christian 742 1,477
1956 Paul Hornung Notre Dame 1,066 John Majors Tennessee 994 72
1957 John David Crow Texas A&M 1,183 Alex Karras Iowa 693 490
1958 Pete Dawkins Army 1,394 Randy Duncan Iowa 1,021 373
1959 Billy Cannon Louisiana State 1,929 Rich Lucas Penn State 613 1,316
1960 Joe Bellino Navy 1,793 Tom Brown Minnesota 731 1,062
1961 Ernie Davis Syracuse 824 Bob Ferguson Ohio State 771 53
1962 Terry Baker Oregon State 707 Jerry Stovall Louisiana State 618 89
1963 Roger Staubach Navy 1,860 Billy Lothridge Georgia Tech 504 1,356
1964 John Huarte Notre Dame 1,026 Jerry Rhome Tulsa 952 74
1965 Mike Garrett USC 926 Howard Twilley Tulsa 528 398
1966 Steve Spurrier Florida 1,679 Bob Griese Purdue 816 863
1967 Gary Beban UCLA 1,968 O.J. Simpson USC 1,722 246
1968 O.J. Simpson USC 2,853 Leroy Keyes Purdue 1,103 1,750
1969 Steve Owens Oklahoma 1,488 Mike Phipps Purdue 1,334 144
1970 Jim Plunkett Stanford 2,229 Joe Theismann Notre Dame 1,410 819
1971 Pat Sullivan Auburn 1,597 Ed Marinaro Cornell 1,445 152
1972 Johnny Rodgers Nebraska 1,310 Greg Pruitt Oklahoma 966 344
1973 John Cappelletti Penn State 1,057 John Hicks Ohio State 524 533
1974 Archie Griffin Ohio State 1,920 Anthony Davis USC 819 1,101
1975 Archie Griffin Ohio State 1,800 Chuck Muncie California 730 1,070
1976 Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh 2,357 Ricky Bell USC 1,346 1,011
1977 Earl Campbell Texas 1,547 Terry Miller Oklahoma State 812 735
1978 Billy Sims Oklahoma 827 Chuck Fusina Penn State 750 77
1979 Charles White USC 1,695 Billy Sims Oklahoma 773 922
1980 George Rogers South Carolina 1,128 Hugh Green Pittsburgh 861 267
1981 Marcus Allen USC 1,797 Herschel Walker Georgia 1,199 598
1982 Herschel Walker Georgia 1,926 John Elway Stanford 1,231 695
1983 Mike Rozier Nebraska 1,801 Steve Young Brigham Young 1,172 629
1984 Doug Flutie Boston College 2,240 Keith Byars Ohio State 1,251 989
1985 Bo Jackson Auburn 1,509 Chuck Long Iowa 1,464 45
1986 Vinny Testaverde Miami (Fla) 2,213 Paul Palmer Temple 672 1,541
1987 Tim Brown Notre Dame 1,442 Don McPherson Syracuse 831 611
1988 Barry Sanders Oklahoma State 1,878 Rodney Peete USC 912 966
1989 Andre Ware Houston 1,073 Anthony Thompson Indiana 1,003 70
1990 Ty Detmer Brigham Young 1,482 Raghib Ismail Notre Dame 1,177 305
1991 Desmond Howard Michigan 2,077 Casey Weldon Florida State 503 1,574
1992 Gino Torretta Miami (Fla.) 1,400 Marshall Faulk San Diego State 1,080 320
1993 Charlie Ward Florida State 2,310 Heath Shuler Tennessee 688 1,622
1994 Rashaan Salaam Colorado 1,743 Ki-Jana Carter Penn State 901 842
1995 Eddie George Ohio State 1,460 Tommie Frazier Nebraska 1,196 264
1996 Danny Wuerffel Florida 1,363 Troy Davis Iowa State 1,174 189
1997 Charles Woodson Michigan 1,815 Peyton Manning Tennessee 1,543 282
1998 Ricky Williams Texas 2,355 Michael Bishop Kansas State 792 1,563
1999 Ron Dayne Wisconsin 2.042 Joe Hamilton Georgia Tech 994 1,048
2000 Chris Weinke Florida State 1,628 Josh Heupel Oklahoma 1,552 76
2001 Eric Crouch Nebraska 770 Rex Grossman Florida 708 62
2002 Carson Palmer Southern Cal 1,328 Brad Banks Iowa 1,095 233
2003 Jason White Oklahoma 1,481 Larry Fitzgerald Pittsburgh 1,353 128
2004 Matt Leinart Southern Cal 1,325 Adrian Peterson Oklahoma 997 328
2005 Reggie Bush Southern Cal 2,541 Vince Young Texas 1,608 967
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1935 Jay Berwanger Chicago 84 Monk Meyer Army 29 55
1936 Larry Kelley Yale 219 Sam Francis Nebraska 47 172
1937 Clint Frank Yale 524 Byron White Colorado 264 260
1938 Davey O'Brien TCU 519 Marshall Goldberg Pittsburgh 294 225
1939 Nile Kinnick Iowa 651 Tom Harmon Michigan 405 246
1940 Tom Harmon Michigan 1,303 John Kimbrough Texas A&M 841 462
1941 Bruce Smith Minnesota 554 Angelo Bertelli Notre Dame 345 209
1942 Frank Sinkwich Georgia 1,059 Paul Governali Columbia 218 841
1943 Angelo Bertelli Notre Dame 648 Bob Odell Pennsylvania 177 471
1944 Les Horvath Ohio State 412 Glenn Davis Army 287 125
1945 Doc Blanchard Army 860 Glenn Davis Army 638 222
1946 Glenn Davis Army 792 Charlie Trippi Georgia 435 357
1947 John Lujack Notre Dame 742 Bob Chappuis Michigan 555 187
1948 Doak Walker Southern Methodist 778 Charlie Justice North Carolina 443 335
1949 Leon Hart Notre Dame 995 Charlie Justice North Carolina 272 723
1950 Vic Janowicz Ohio State 633 Kyle Rote Southern Methodist 280 353
1951 Dick Kazmaier Princeton 1,777 Hank Lauricella Tennessee 424 1,353
1952 Billy Vessels Oklahoma 525 Jack Scarbath Maryland 367 158
1953 John Lattner Notre Dame 1,850 Paul Giel Minnesota 1,794 56
1954 Alan Ameche Wisconsin 1,068 Kurt Burris Oklahoma 838 230
1955 Howard Cassady Ohio State 2,219 Jim Swink Texas Christian 742 1,477
1956 Paul Hornung Notre Dame 1,066 John Majors Tennessee 994 72
1957 John David Crow Texas A&M 1,183 Alex Karras Iowa 693 490
1958 Pete Dawkins Army 1,394 Randy Duncan Iowa 1,021 373
1959 Billy Cannon Louisiana State 1,929 Rich Lucas Penn State 613 1,316
1960 Joe Bellino Navy 1,793 Tom Brown Minnesota 731 1,062
1961 Ernie Davis Syracuse 824 Bob Ferguson Ohio State 771 53
1962 Terry Baker Oregon State 707 Jerry Stovall Louisiana State 618 89
1963 Roger Staubach Navy 1,860 Billy Lothridge Georgia Tech 504 1,356
1964 John Huarte Notre Dame 1,026 Jerry Rhome Tulsa 952 74
1965 Mike Garrett USC 926 Howard Twilley Tulsa 528 398
1966 Steve Spurrier Florida 1,679 Bob Griese Purdue 816 863
1967 Gary Beban UCLA 1,968 O.J. Simpson USC 1,722 246
1968 O.J. Simpson USC 2,853 Leroy Keyes Purdue 1,103 1,750
1969 Steve Owens Oklahoma 1,488 Mike Phipps Purdue 1,334 144
1970 Jim Plunkett Stanford 2,229 Joe Theismann Notre Dame 1,410 819
1971 Pat Sullivan Auburn 1,597 Ed Marinaro Cornell 1,445 152
1972 Johnny Rodgers Nebraska 1,310 Greg Pruitt Oklahoma 966 344
1973 John Cappelletti Penn State 1,057 John Hicks Ohio State 524 533
1974 Archie Griffin Ohio State 1,920 Anthony Davis USC 819 1,101
1975 Archie Griffin Ohio State 1,800 Chuck Muncie California 730 1,070
1976 Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh 2,357 Ricky Bell USC 1,346 1,011
1977 Earl Campbell Texas 1,547 Terry Miller Oklahoma State 812 735
1978 Billy Sims Oklahoma 827 Chuck Fusina Penn State 750 77
1979 Charles White USC 1,695 Billy Sims Oklahoma 773 922
1980 George Rogers South Carolina 1,128 Hugh Green Pittsburgh 861 267
1981 Marcus Allen USC 1,797 Herschel Walker Georgia 1,199 598
1982 Herschel Walker Georgia 1,926 John Elway Stanford 1,231 695
1983 Mike Rozier Nebraska 1,801 Steve Young Brigham Young 1,172 629
1984 Doug Flutie Boston College 2,240 Keith Byars Ohio State 1,251 989
1985 Bo Jackson Auburn 1,509 Chuck Long Iowa 1,464 45
1986 Vinny Testaverde Miami (Fla) 2,213 Paul Palmer Temple 672 1,541
1987 Tim Brown Notre Dame 1,442 Don McPherson Syracuse 831 611
1988 Barry Sanders Oklahoma State 1,878 Rodney Peete USC 912 966
1989 Andre Ware Houston 1,073 Anthony Thompson Indiana 1,003 70
1990 Ty Detmer Brigham Young 1,482 Raghib Ismail Notre Dame 1,177 305
1991 Desmond Howard Michigan 2,077 Casey Weldon Florida State 503 1,574
1992 Gino Torretta Miami (Fla.) 1,400 Marshall Faulk San Diego State 1,080 320
1993 Charlie Ward Florida State 2,310 Heath Shuler Tennessee 688 1,622
1994 Rashaan Salaam Colorado 1,743 Ki-Jana Carter Penn State 901 842
1995 Eddie George Ohio State 1,460 Tommie Frazier Nebraska 1,196 264
1996 Danny Wuerffel Florida 1,363 Troy Davis Iowa State 1,174 189
1997 Charles Woodson Michigan 1,815 Peyton Manning Tennessee 1,543 282
1998 Ricky Williams Texas 2,355 Michael Bishop Kansas State 792 1,563
1999 Ron Dayne Wisconsin 2.042 Joe Hamilton Georgia Tech 994 1,048
2000 Chris Weinke Florida State 1,628 Josh Heupel Oklahoma 1,552 76
2001 Eric Crouch Nebraska 770 Rex Grossman Florida 708 62
2002 Carson Palmer Southern Cal 1,328 Brad Banks Iowa 1,095 233
2003 Jason White Oklahoma 1,481 Larry Fitzgerald Pittsburgh 1,353 128
2004 Matt Leinart Southern Cal 1,325 Adrian Peterson Oklahoma 997 328
2005 Reggie Bush Southern Cal 2,541 Vince Young Texas 1,608 967