| There have been seven Heisman Trophies won | | | | with more modern prominent programs like the |
| by football players from Ohio State University | | | | University of Florida, University of Michigan, and |
| (OSU). A total of six players have won those | | | | the University of Nebraska - all four of which |
| seven trophies as Archie Griffin remains the only | | | | have three. |
| college football player ever to win more than one | | | | In some respects the University of Notre Dame |
| Heisman Trophy. Griffin won his two awards in | | | | is like the Army program of the bunch at the top |
| 1974 and 1975 following his junior and senior | | | | that are all tied with seven. Excluding the Tim |
| seasons. | | | | Brown win in 1987 Notre Dame only has one |
| The most recent Heisman winner to come out of | | | | winner (John Huarte in 1964) in roughly the last 55 |
| Ohio State was quarterback Troy Smith. Smith | | | | years. Conversely USC has produced nearly 43% |
| won in December of 2006, a couple weeks | | | | of its winners since the turn of the millennium. |
| before losing 41-14 in the national championship | | | | Ohio State by comparison has had a much more |
| game to Tim Tebow of the University of Florida | | | | even stream of winners over the decades. |
| who a year later would go onto become the first | | | | Although often criticized as being too political and |
| sophomore to ever win the award. | | | | inclusive of only a small set of football positions |
| The Ohio State Buckeyes Heisman Trophy | | | | the Heisman Trophy is well understood to be the |
| winners are: | | | | most coveted individual award in college football. |
| - Les Horvath (1944): quarterback/halfback | | | | The first award was handed to Jay Berwanger, a |
| - Vic Janowicz (1950): halfback/punter | | | | running back from the University of Chicago, in |
| - Howard Cassady (1955): halfback | | | | 1935. The award itself is named after John |
| - Archie Griffin (1974 and 1975): running back | | | | Heisman who was a very influential figure in the |
| - Eddie George (1995): running back | | | | early development of the college game before |
| - Troy Smith (2006): quarterback | | | | passing away on October 3, 1936, three weeks |
| Ohio State University is tied for the most | | | | before his 67th birthday. |
| Heisman Trophies along with the University of | | | | Winning the coveted prize associated with being |
| Notre Dame and the University of Southern | | | | the top college football player in the nation is not |
| California (USC). After those three schools that | | | | a guarantee of future success at the next level. |
| each have seven trophies to their credit the next | | | | There have been 75 Heisman Trophy winners and |
| closest is the University of Oklahoma with five | | | | to date only eight of them have been inducted |
| and then there are four schools all tied with three | | | | into the football hall of fame with the most recent |
| apiece. Interestingly Army, which won the | | | | being Barry Sanders who won the award in 1988. |
| coveted award in 1945, 1946, and 1958, is tied | | | | |