Illini in the Heisman Voting

Last updated following the 2016 season

1944

1. Les Horvath, Ohio State
2. Glenn Davis, Army
3. Doc Blanchard, Army
4. Don Whitmire, Navy
5. Buddy Young, Illinois

1951

1. Dick Kazmaier, Princeton
2. Hank Lauricella, Tennessee
3. Babe Parilli, Kentucky
4. Bill McColl, Stanford
5. John Bright, Drake
6. John Karras, Illinois
7. Larry Isbell, Baylor

1953

1. John Lattner, Notre Dame
2. Paul Giel, Minnesota
3. Paul Cameron, UCLA
4. Bernie Faloney, Maryland
5. Bob Garrett, Stanford
6. Alan Ameche, Wisconsin
7. J.C. Caroline, Illinois
8. J.D. Roberts, Oklahoma
9. Lamar McHan, Arkansas
10. Steve Meilinger, Kentucky

1959

1. Billy Cannon, Lousiana St.
2. Richie Lucas, Penn State
3. Don Meridith, SMU
4. Bill Burrell, Illinois
5. Charlie Flowers, Mississippi

1963

1. Roger Staubach, Navy
2. Billy Lothridge, Georgia Tech
3. Sherman Lewis, Michigan St.
4. Don Trull, Baylor
5. Scott Appleton, Texas Coll.
6. Dick Butkus, Illinois
7. Jim Sidle, Auburn
8. Terry Isaacson, Air Force
9. Jay Wilkinson, Duke
10. George Mira, Miami (Fla.)

1964

1. John Huarte, Notre Dame
2. Jerry Rhome, Tulsa
3. Dick Butkus, Illinois
4. Bob Timberlake, Michigan
5. Jack Snow, Notre Dame

1965

1. Mike Garrett, Southern ­Cal
2. Howard Twilley, Tulsa
3. Jim Grabowski, Illinois
4. Don Anderson, Texas Tech
5. Floyd Little, Syracuse

1980

1. George Rogers, South Carolina
2. Hugh Green, Pitt
3. Herschel Walker, Georgia
4. Mark Herrmann, Purdue
5. Jim McMahon, BYU
6. Art Schlichter, Ohio State
7. Neil Lomax, Portland State
8. Jarvis Redwine, Nebraska
9. Ken Easley, UCLA
10. Dave Wilson, Illinois
11. Anthony Carter, Michigan

1982

1. Herschel Walker, Georgia
2. John Elway, Stanford
3. Eric Dickerson, SMU
4. Anthony Carter, Michigan
5. Dave Rimington, Nebraska
6. Todd Blackledge, Penn St.
7. Tom Ramsey, UCLA
8. Tony Eason, Illinois
9. Dan Marino, Pitt
10. Mike Rozier, Nebraska

1989

1. Andre Ware, Houston
2. Anthony Thompson, Indiana
3. Major Harris, West Virginia
4. Tony Rice, Notre Dame
5. Darian Hagan, Colorado
6. Dee Dowis, Air Force
7. Emmitt Smith, Florida
8. Percy Snow, Michigan State
9. Ty Detmer, Brigham Young
10. Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame
35. Jeff George, Illinois

2001

1. Eric Crouch, Nebraska
2. Rex Grossman, Florida
3. Ken Dorsey, Miami
4. Joey Harrington, Oregon
5. David Carr, Fresno State
6. Antwaan Randle El, Indiana
7. Roy Williams, Oklahoma
8. Bryant McKinnie, Miami
9. Dwight Freeney, Syracuse
10. Julius Peppers, North Carolina
12. Kurt Kittner, Illinois