Heisman History ... 1940 to 1949

The Heisman History, Votes and Finishes ... 1940 to 1949

 CFN Heisman Central
2000-2006 | 1990-1999 | 1980-1989 | 1970-1979
1960-1969 | 1950-1959 | 1940-1949 | 1935-1939

1940
1	Tom Harmon	Michigan	Senior	HB	1,303
2	John Kimbrough	Texas A&M	Senior	RB	841
3	George Franck	Minnesota	Senior	HB	102
4	Frankie Albert	Stanford	Junior	QB	90
5	Paul Christman	Missouri	Senior	QB	66

1941
1	Bruce Smith	Minn	Senior	HB	554
2	Angelo Bertelli	N Dame	Soph	QB	345
3	Frankie Albert	Stanford	Senior	QB	336
4	Frank Sinkwich	Georgia	Junior	HB	249
5	Bill Dudley	Virginia	Senior	HB	237
6	Endicott Peabody	Harvard	Senior	G	153
7	Edgar Jones	Pitt	Senior	RB	151
8	Bob Westfall	Michigan	Senior	FB	147
9	Steve Lach	Duke	Senior	HB	126
10	Jack Crain	Texas	Senior	RB	102

1942
1	Frank Sinkwich	Georgia	Senior	HB	1,059
2	Paul Governali	Columbia	Senior	QB	218
3	Clint Castleberry	Georgia Tech	Fresh	RB	99
4	Mike Holovak	Boston Coll	Senior	RB	90
5	Bill Hillenbrand	Indiana	Senior	HB	86
6	Angelo Bertelli	Notre Dame	Junior	QB	75
7	Dick Wildung	Minnesota	Senior	T	71
8	Gene Fekete	Ohio State	Senior	B	65
9	Glenn Dobbs	Tulsa	Senior	RB	63
10	Dave Schreiner	Wisconsin	Senior	E	60

1943
1	Angelo Bertelli	Notre Dame	Senior	QB	648
2	Bob Odell	Penn	Senior	HB	177
3	Otto Graham	Northwestern	Senior	QB	140
4	Creighton Miller	Notre Dame	Senior	HB	134
5	Eddie Prokop	Ga Tech	Senior	RB	85
6	Hal Hamburg	Navy	Junior	HB	73
7	Bill Daley	Michigan	Senior	FB	71
8	Tony Butkovich	Purdue	Soph	FB	65
9	Jim White	Notre Dame	Senior	T	52

1944
1	Les Horvath	Ohio State	Senior	QB	412
2	Glenn Davis	Army	Soph	HB	287
3	Felix Blanchard	Army	Soph	FB	237
4	Don Whitmire	Navy	Junior	T	115
5	Buddy Young	Illinois	Fresh	HB	105
6	Bob Kelly	N. Dame	Senior	HB	76
7	Bob Jenkins	Navy	Junior	HB	60
8	Doug Kenna	Army	Senior	QB	56
9	Bob Fenimore	Okla A&M	Junior	HB	54
10	Thomas McWilliams	Miss St	Fresh	TB	37

1945
1	Felix Blanchard	Army	Junior	FB	860
2	Glenn Davis	Army	Junior	HB	638
3	Bob Fenimore	Okla A&M	Senior	B	187
4	Herman Wedermeyer	St. Mary's	Soph	HB	152
5	Harry Gilmer	Alabama	Soph	HB	132
6	Frank Dancewicz	No Dame	Senior	QB	56
7	Warren Amling	Ohio State	Senior	G	42
8	Pete Pihos	Indiana	Junior	FB	38

1946
1	Glenn Davis	Army	Senior	HB	792
2	Charlie Trippi	Georgia	Senior	HB	435
3	John Lujack	N Dame	Junior	QB	379
4	Felix Blanchard	Army	Senior	FB	267
5	Arnie Tucker	Army	Senior	QB	257
6	Herman Wedermeyer	St. Mary's	Junior	HB	101
7	Burr Baldwin	UCLA	Senior	E	49
8	Bobby Layne	Texas	Junior	QB	45

1947
1	John Lujack	No Dame	Senior	QB	742
2	Bob Chappius	Michigan	Senior	HB	555
3	Doak Walker	SMU	Soph	HB	196
4	Charley Conerly	Ole Miss	Senior	QB	186
5	Harry Gilmer	Alabama	Senior	HB	115
6	Bobby Layne	Texas	Senior	QB	75
7	Chuck Bednarik	Penn	Junior	C	65
8	Bill Swiacki	Columbia	Senior	E	61

1948
1	Doak Walker	SMU	Junior	RB	778
2	Charlie Justice	No Carolina	Junior	RB	443
3	Chuck Bednark	Penn	Senior	C	336
4	Jackie Jensen	California	Senior	RB	143
5	Stan Heath	Nevada	Senior	QB	113
6	Norm Van Brocklin	Oregon	Senior	QB	83
7	Emil Sitko	Notre Dame	Junior	HB	73
8	Jack Mitchell	Oklahoma	Senior	QB	68

1949
1	Leon Hart	Notre Dame	Senior	E	995
2	Charlie Justice	North Carolina	Senior	RB	272
3	Doak Walker	SMU	Senior	RB	229
4	Arnold Galiffa	Army	Senior	QB	196
5	Bob Williams	Notre Dame	Junior	QB	189
6	Eddie LeBaron	Pacific	Senior	QB	122
7	Cliff Tonnemaker	Minnesota	Senior	C	81
8	Emil Sitko	Notre Dame	Senior	HB	79