Who won the Heisman Trophy 2023? Full voting results, finalist stats, list of past winners

Saturday night saw the decision of the Heisman Trophy winner as Marvin Harrison Jr, Bo Nix, Jayden Daniels and Michael Penix Jr were named the finalists earlier in the week. There is an argument for all four finalists for the award, but only one of them would be able to walk away with the highest individual award in college football.

All four players had unbelievable seasons, but only one can be immortalized for history to look back upon. Let's look at everything you need to know about the Heisman Trophy and the history that one of these finalists will join.

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Who won the Heisman Trophy 2023?

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy by a wide margin. He is the first LSU player since Joe Burrow to win the award and the third LSU player overall.

The voting saw Daniels followed by Michael Penix Jr., Bo Nix and Marvin Harrison Jr. But how does the voting actually work?

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Heisman Trophy voting results

The Heisman Trophy voting is interesting as there are different factors than typical awards. The United States is divided into six sections (Far West, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, South and Southwest). Each section is given 145 media votes, totaling 870 across the country.

That is not all, as each of the 57 living former Heisman winners also receive a vote. Beginning in 1999, the fans were allowed to vote as they would get a single vote, which brings the total up to 928. Regarding the points, a first-place vote is worth three points, second-place votes are worth two points, and a third-place vote is a single point.

Deloitte did a great job of breaking down the voting for the public and below is a chart of the top 10 vote-getters and the total points each player received.

Name	School	1st Place Vote	2nd Place Vote	3rd Place Vote	Total Points
Jayden Daniels	LSU	503	217	86	2,029
Michael Penix Jr	Washington	292	341	143	1,701
Bo Nix	Oregon	51	205	322	885
Marvin Harrison Jr	Ohio State	20	78	136	352
Jordan Travis	Florida State	8	19	23	85
Jalen Milroe	Alabama	4	8	45	73
Ollie Gordon II	Oklahoma State	1	2	24	31
Cody Schrader	Missouri	1	2	22	29
Blake Corum	Michigan	3	2	15	28
J.J. McCarthy	Michigan	1	7	4	21

They also broke down the voting by the region for the four finalists and that is in the chart below.

Name	Northeast Points	Mid-Atlantic Points	South Points	Southwest Points	Midwest Points	Far West Points
Jayden Daniels	334	318	433	379	286	279
Michael Penix Jr	272	272	251	292	287	327
Bo Nix	142	121	148	145	129	200
Marvin Harrison Jr	54	88	25	40	106	39

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Heisman Trophy finalists' stats

Jayden Daniels, LSU

• Completion percentage: 72.2
• Passing Yards: 3,812
• Passing Touchdowns: 40
• Interceptions: 4
• Rushing Attempts: 135
• Rushing Yards: 1,134
• Yards Per Carry: 8.4
• Rushing Touchdowns: 10

Michael Penix Jr., Washington

• Completion percentage: 65.9
• Passing Yards: 4,218
• Passing Touchdowns: 33
• Interceptions: 9
• Rushing Attempts: 29
• Rushing Yards: -18
• Yards Per Carry: -0.6
• Rushing Touchdowns: 3

Bo Nix, Oregon

• Completion percentage: 77.2
• Passing Yards: 4,145
• Passing Touchdowns: 40
• Interceptions: 3
• Rushing Attempts: 53
• Rushing Yards: 228
• Yards Per Carry: 4.3
• Rushing Touchdowns: 6

Marvin Harrison Jr, Ohio State

• Receptions: 67
• Receiving Yards: 1,211
• Receiving Touchdowns: 14
• Yards Per Reception: 18.1

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Previous Heisman Trophy Winners

Below is a list of every single Heisman Trophy winner after Jayden Daniels secured the award on Saturday night. The award was created in 1935 and there has been a winner every year since to highlight the best player in all of Division I college football.

Year	Winner	School
1935	Jay Berwanger	Chicago
1936	Larry Kelley	Yale
1937	Clinton Frank	Yale
1938	Davey O'Brien	TCU
1939	Nile Kinnick	Iowa
1940	Tom Harmon	Michigan
1941	Bruce Smith	Minnesota
1942	Frank Sinkwich	Georgia
1943	Angelo Bertelli	Notre Dame
1944	Les Horvath	Ohio State
1945	Felix "Doc" Blanchard	Army
1946	Glenn Davis	Army
1947	Jordan Lujack	Notre Dame
1948	Doak Walker	SMU
1949	Leon Hart	Notre Dame
1950	Vic Janowicz	Ohio State
1951	Dick Kazmaier	Princeton
1952	Billy Vessels	Oklahoma
1953	John Lattner	Notre Dame
1954	Alan Ameche	Wisconsin
1955	Howard Cassady	Ohio State
1956	Paul Hornung	Notre Dame
1957	John David Crow	Texas A&M
1958	Pete Dawkins	Army
1959	Billy Cannon	LSU
1960	Joe Bellino	Navy
1961	Ernie Davis	Syracuse
1962	Terry Baker	Oregon State
1963	Roger Staubach	Navy
1964	John Huarte	Notre Dame
1965	Mike Garrett	USC
1966	Steve Spurrier	Florida
1967	Gary Beban	UCLA
1968	O.J. Simpson	USC
1969	Steve Owens	Oklahoma
1970	Jim Plunkett	Stanford
1971	Pat Sullivan	Auburn
1972	Johnny Rodgers	Nebraska
1973	John Cappelletti	Penn State
1974	Archie Griffin	Ohio State
1975	Archie Griffin	Ohio State
1976	Tony Dorsett	Pittsburgh
1977	Earl Campbell	Texas
1978	Billy Sims	Oklahoma
1979	Charles White	USC
1980	George Rogers	South Carolina
1981	Marcus Allen	USC
1982	Herschel Walker	Georgia
1983	Mike Rozier	Nebraska
1984	Doug Flutie	Boston College
1985	Bo Jackson	Auburn
1986	Vinny Testaverde	Miami
1987	Tim Brown	Notre Dame
1988	Barry Sanders	Oklahoma State
1989	Andre Ware	Houston
1990	Ty Detmer	BYU
1991	Desmond Howard	Michigan
1992	Gino Torretta	Miami
1993	Charlie Ward	Florida State
1994	Rashaan Salaam	Colorado
1995	Eddie George	Ohio State
1996	Danny Wuerffel	Florida
1997	Charles Woodson	Michigan
1998	Ricky Williams	Texas
1999	Ron Dayne	Wisconsin
2000	Chris Weinke	Florida State
2001	Eric Crouch	Nebraska
2002	Carson Palmer	USC
2003	Jason White	Oklahoma
2004	Matt Leinart	USC
2005	Reggie Bush (Vacated)	USC
2006	Troy Smith	Ohio State
2007	Tim Tebow	Florida
2008	Sam Bradford	Oklahoma
2009	Mark Ingram	Alabama
2010	Cam Newton	Auburn
2011	Robert Griffin III	Baylor
2012	Johnny Manziel	Texas A&M
2013	Jameis Winston	Florida State
2014	Marcus Mariota	Oregon
2015	Derrick Henry	Alabama
2016	Lamar Jackson	Louisville
2017	Baker Mayfield	Oklahoma
2018	Kyler Murray	Oklahoma
2019	Joe Burrow	LSU
2020	Devonta Smith	Alabama
2021	Bryce Young	Alabama
2022	Caleb Williams	USC
2023	Jayden Daniels	LSU