The Heisman Trophy is the highest individual honor of college football, awarded to the most outstanding student-athlete during a college football season.
According to the official website of the Heisman Trophy, the following are the lists of Most First Place Votes, Most Points as a Percentage of Possible Points, Most Ballots Named as a Percentage of Total Ballots, Largest Margin of Victory, and Smallest Margin of Victory for the Heisman Memorial Trophy:
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Most First-Place-Votes
The following are the Heisman Trophy winners who received the most first-place votes.
| Year | Player | Team | First-Place-Votes |
| 1968 | O. J. Simpson | USC | 855 |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow | LSU | 841 |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State | 801 |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | 788 |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | 740 |
| 2017 | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma | 732 |
| 2010 | Cam Newton | Auburn | 729 |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas | 714 |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett | Pittsburgh | 701 |
| 2021 | Bryce Young | Alabama | 684 |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie | Boston College | 678 |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde | Miami | 678 |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston | Florida State | 668 |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | Michigan | 661 |
Most Points as a Percentage of Possible Points
| Year | Player | Team | Points | Voters | Percentage |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow | LSU | 2608 | 927 | 93.8% |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State | 2540 | 924 | 91.63% |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | 2534 | 929 | 90.92% |
| 2017 | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma | 2398 | 929 | 86% |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas | 2355 | 921 | 85.23% |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | FSU | 2310 | 919 | 83.79% |
| 2021 | Bryce Young | Alabama | 2311 | 928 | 83% |
| 2010 | Cam Newton | Auburn | 2263 | 925 | 81.55% |
| 1968 | O. J. Simpson | USC | 2903 | 1200 | 80.64% |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston | FSU | 2205 | 929 | 79.12% |
| 2018 | Kyler Murray | Oklahoma | 2167 | 929 | 78% |
| 2022 | Caleb Williams | USC | 2031 | 929 | 77.37% |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | Michigan | 2077 | 917 | 75.50% |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett | Pittsburgh | 2357 | 1048 | 74.97% |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | 2042 | 922 | 73.83% |
| 2012 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | 2029 | 928 | 72.88% |
Most Ballots Named (Percentage of Total Ballots)
| Year | Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Ballots | Voters | Ballots % |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow | 841 | 41 | 3 | 893 | 927 | 95.47% |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | 788 | 74 | 22 | 884 | 929 | 95.16% |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | 801 | 62 | 13 | 876 | 924 | 94.8% |
| 2018 | Kyler Murray | 517 | 278 | 60 | 855 | 929 | 92.03% |
| 2017 | Baker Mayfield | 732 | 87 | 28 | 847 | 929 | 91.17% |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | 714 | 91 | 31 | 836 | 921 | 90.8% |
| 2021 | Bryce Young | 684 | 107 | 45 | 836 | 928 | 90.09% |
| 2012 | Johnny Manziel | 474 | 252 | 103 | 829 | 928 | 89.3% |
| 1968 | O. J. Simpson | 855 | 128 | 82 | 1065 | 1200 | 89.3% |
| 2022 | Caleb Williams | 544 | 168 | 63 | 775 | 929 | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Sam Bradford | 300 | 315 | 196 | 811 | 926 | 87.6% |
| 1967 | Gary Beban | 369 | 332 | 197 | 898 | 1033 | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow | 462 | 229 | 113 | 804 | 925 | 86.9% |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | 740 | 39 | 12 | 791 | 919 | 86.1% |
| 2015 | Derrick Henry | 378 | 277 | 144 | 799 | 929 | 86.01% |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston | 668 | 84 | 33 | 785 | 929 | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Cam Newton | 729 | 24 | 28 | 781 | 925 | 84.4% |
Largest Margin of Victory
| Year | Winner | Team | Points | Runner-Up | Team | Points | Margin |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow | LSU | 2608 | Jalen Hurts | Oklahoma | 762 | 1846 |
| 1968 | O. J. Simpson | USC | 2853 | Leroy Keyes | Purdue | 1103 | 1750 |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State | 2540 | Darren McFadden | Arkansas | 878 | 1662 |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | 2310 | Heath Shuler | Tennessee | 688 | 1622 |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | Michigan | 2077 | Casey Weldon | Florida State | 503 | 1574 |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas | 2355 | Michael Bishop | Kansas State | 792 | 1563 |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde | Miami | 2213 | Paul Palmer | Temple | 672 | 1541 |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston | Florida State | 2205 | AJ McCarron | Alabama | 704 | 1501 |
| 1955 | Howard Cassidy | Ohio State | 2219 | Jim Swink | TCU | 742 | 1477 |
| 2021 | Bryce Young | Alabama | 2311 | Aidan Hutchinson | Michigan | 954 | 1357 |
| 1963 | Roger Staubach | Navy | 1860 | Billy Lothridge | Georgia Tech | 504 | 1356 |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier | Princeton | 1777 | Hank Lauricella | Tennessee | 424 | 1353 |
Smallest Margin of Victory
| Year | Winner | Team | Points | Runner-Up | Team | Points | Margin |
| 2009 | Mark Ingram | Alabama | 1304 | Toby Gerhart | Stanford | 1276 | 28 |
| 1985 | Bo Jackson | Auburn | 1509 | Chuch Long | Iowa | 1464 | 45 |
| 1961 | Ernie Davis | Syracuse | 824 | Bob Ferguson | Ohio State | 771 | 53 |
| 1953 | John Lattner | Notre Dame | 1850 | Paul Griel | Minnesota | 1794 | 56 |
| 2001 | Eric Crouch | Nebraska | 770 | Rex Grossman | Florida | 708 | 62 |
| 1989 | Andre Ware | Houston | 1073 | Anthony Thompson | Indiana | 1003 | 70 |
| 1956 | Paul Hornung | Notre Dame | 1066 | John Majors | Tennessee | 994 | 72 |
| 1964 | John Huarte | Notre Dame | 1026 | Jerry Rhome | Tulsa | 952 | 74 |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke | Florida State | 1628 | Josh Heupel | Oklahoma | 1552 | 76 |
| 1978 | Billy Sims | Oklahoma | 827 | Chuck Fusina | Penn State | 750 | 77 |
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FAQs on Heisman Trophy
A. O. J. Simpson received the most first-place votes for the Heisman Trophy in 1968, with a total of 855 votes.
A. Joe Burrow achieved the highest percentage of points as a Heisman winner, earning 93.8% in 2019.
A. Joe Burrow had the most ballots named, with 95.47% of the ballots in 2019.
A. Joe Burrow secured the Heisman Trophy in 2019 with the largest margin of victory, amassing a substantial 1846-point lead over the runner-up.
A. Mark Ingram holds the distinction of having the smallest margin of victory in Heisman history, with a margin of just 28 points when he won in 2009.
