Winning Margins - Year by Year |
Margins - The Most, The Least |
The First Place Vote Leaders
Most Total Points For a Winner |
Defensive Players In Top Five |
Demographics of Winners
Most First-Place Points For A Winner
Year | Winner | School | Total Points |
| 1968 | O.J Simpson | So. California | 855 |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State | 801 |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush | So. California | 784 |
| 1993 | Charlie Ward | Florida State | 740 |
| 1998 | Ricky Williams | Texas | 714 |
| 1976 | Tony Dorsett | Pittsburgh | 701 |
| 1984 | Doug Flutie | Boston College | 678 |
| 1986 | Vinny Testaverde | Miami (Fl.) | 678 |
| 1991 | Desmond Howard | Michigan | 640 |
| 1955 | Howard Cassady | Ohio State | 594 |
| 1999 | Ron Dayne | Wisconsin | 586 |
| 1988 | Barry Sanders | Oklahoma State | 559 |
| 1982 | Herschel Walker | Georgia | 525 |
| 1959 | Billy Cannon | Louisiana State | 519 |
| 1963 | Roger Staubach | Navy | 517 |
| 1970 | Jim Plunkett | Stanford | 510 |
| 1951 | Dick Kazmaier | Princeton | 501 |
The Most Points For A First Place Runner-Up
Year | Winner | School | Total Points |
| 1953 | Paul Giel | Minnesota | 366 |
| 2007 | Darren McFadden | Arkansas | 291 |
| 1985 | Chuck Long | Iowa | 286 |
| 1997 | Peyton Manning | Tennessee | 281 |
| 2008 | Colt McCoy | Texas | 266 |
| 1968 | O.J. Simpson | So. California | 261 |
| 1970 | Joe Theismann | Notre Dame | 242 |
| 1990 | Raghib Ismail | Notre Dame | 237 |
| 1969 | Mike Phipps | Purdue | 237 |
| 1995 | Tommie Frazier | Nebraska | 218 |
| 1996 | Troy Davis | Iowa State | 209 |
The Most Points For A Third-Place Finisher
Year | Winner | School | Total Points | 2008 | Tim Tebow | Florida | 309 |
| 1967 | Leroy Keyes | Purdue | 278 |
| 1956 | Tom McDonald | Oklahoma | 205 |
| 1958 | Billy Cannon | Louisiana State | 198 |
| 1995 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida | 185 |
| 2004 | Jason White | Oklahoma | 171 |
