
Heisman Winner Encore Seasons While the vast majority of Heisman Trophies have been awarded to seniors, there have also been juniors and a sophomore who have won the bronze sculpture.  Here’s an overview of what these players did following their Heisman Trophy season. | ||
Heisman Year | Heisman Winner/School | The Next Season's Results |
1945 | Doc Blanchard (Army) | Finished fourth in 1946 voting as Blanchard's teammate Glen Davis won the award. |
1948 | Doak Walker (SMU) | Walker returned to the Mustangs in 1949, but finished in 3rd place in the Heisman vote. Â Notre Dame's Leon Hart won the award. |
1950 | Vic Janowicz (Ohio State) | Janaowicz returned to the Buckeyes in 1951 and captured All-Big 10 honors. However Janowicz was not a Heisman factor that season. |
1963 | Roger Staubach (Navy) | Staubach returned to action for Navy in 1964. Â However all Heisman hopes were sunk when Navy sailed to a 3-6-1 record. |
1974 | Archie Griffin (Ohio State) | Griffin struck Heisman Gold following his return to the Buckeyes in 1974. Â To date, Griffin is the only player to win consecutive Heisman Trophies |
1978 | Billy Sims (Oklahoma) | After returning to the Sooners in 1979, Sims finished a distant second to Charles White in the Heisman voting. |
1982 | Herschel Walker (Georgia) | Walker opted not to return to Georgia making him the first Heisman winner with eligibility not to return to the college ranks. Â Walker opted for the USFL. |
1988 | Barry Sanders (Okl. State) | Sanders began his quest for a Pro Football Hall of Fame career by joining the Detroit lions in 1989. Â Sanders rushed for 1,470 yards and 10 TD's as a rookie. |
1989 | Andre Ware (Houston) | Ware declared for the NFL and was drafted by Detroit. Â The former Houston Cougar passed for 164 yards and one TD his rookie season. |
1990 | Ty Detmer (BYU) | Detmer returned to the Cougars for the 1991 season and finished 3rd in the Heisman vote as Desmond Howard captured the award. |
1991 | Desmond Howard (Mich.) | Howard leaped to the NFL following his Heisman season. |
1994 | Rashaan Salaam (Col) | Following his Heisman performance for Colorado, Salaam became a Chicago Bear and rushed for 1,074 yards and 10 TD's. |
1997 | Charles Woodson (Mich.) | Woodson parted from Michigan and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders. Â The rookie garnered five interceptions and a TD for Oakland. |
2003 | Jason White (Oklahoma) | White led the Sooners to another national championship game appearance, but USC's Matt Leinart won the award. Â White finished 3rd in the Heisman vote, but his own teammate, Adrian Peterson, finished ahead of him (2nd place). |
2004 | Matt Leinart (USC) | Led USC to the BCS National Championship game, but the Heisman award went to his Trojan teammate Reggie Bush. |
2005 | Reggie Bush (USC) | Bush was drafted by the New Orleans Saints and produced 8 TD's and 1,307 yards of total offense his rookie season. |
2007 | Tim Tebow (Florida) | Returned to the Gators for the 2008 season and led the Gators to the National Championship while finishing third in the Heisman voting behind Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy |
2012 | Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M) | Johnny Football returned for his redshirt sophomore season and guided the Agges to a 9-4 record. Â Manziel entered the NFL Draft following the season and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. |
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