Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza etched his name into college football history Saturday night by winning the Heisman Trophy award for his performance in the 2025 season.
Mendoza, in his first season in Bloomington, led the Hoosiers to an undefeated 13–0 record and the program’s first Big Ten title since 1945. He beat out the other three finalists who made the trip to New York City in Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin and Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia.
There were 930 ballots collected for the 2025 Heisman race: 870 media votes—145 apiece from the six geographical sections Far West, Mid Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, South and Southwest—as well as 59 votes from former Heisman winners and one vote to the public at large.
On each ballot, voters ranked their top three players to win the Heisman Trophy in order. The first choice on a ballot earned three points, the second choice got two points and the third choice received one point.
Here are the full voting results, as announced by the Heisman Trophy Trust on Saturday night:
2025 Heisman Trophy: Full Voting Results
| RANK | PLAYER, SCHOOL | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana | 643 | 191 | 51 | 2,362 |
| 2 | Diego Pavia, QB, Vanderbilt | 189 | 352 | 164 | 1,435 |
| 3 | Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame | 46 | 157 | 267 | 719 |
| 4 | Julian Sayin, QB, Ohio State | 8 | 118 | 172 | 432 |
| 5 | Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech | 17 | 56 | 132 | 295 |
| 6 | Jeremiah Smith, WR, Ohio State | 4 | 18 | 36 | 84 |
| 7 | Gunner Stockton, QB, Georgia | 3 | 6 | 22 | 43 |
| 8 | Trinidad Chambliss, QB, Ole Miss | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
| 9 | Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State | 2 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 10 | Haynes King, QB, Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
Heisman Trophy winners since 2000
Mendoza is the 21st quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy since 2000, and the first Big Ten player to win the award since Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith in 2006.
| YEAR | PLAYER | SCHOOL | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fernando Mendoza | Indiana | QB |
| 2024 | Travis Hunter | Colorado | WR/CB |
| 2023 | Jayden Daniels | LSU | QB |
| 2022 | Caleb Williams | USC | QB |
| 2021 | Bryce Young | Alabama | QB |
| 2020 | Devonta Smith | Alabama | WR |
| 2019 | Joe Burrow | LSU | QB |
| 2018 | Kyler Murray | Oklahoma | QB |
| 2017 | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma | QB |
| 2016 | Lamar Jackson | Louisville | QB |
| 2015 | Derrick Henry | Alabama | RB |
| 2014 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | QB |
| 2013 | Jameis Winston | Florida State | QB |
| 2012 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | QB |
| 2011 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | QB |
| 2010 | Cam Newton | Auburn | QB |
| 2009 | Mark Ingram | Alabama | RB |
| 2008 | Sam Bradford | Oklahoma | QB |
| 2007 | Tim Tebow | Florida | QB |
| 2006 | Troy Smith | Ohio State | QB |
| 2005 | Reggie Bush | USC | RB |
| 2004 | Matt Leinart | USC | QB |
| 2003 | Jason White | Oklahoma | QB |
| 2002 | Carson Palmer | USC | QB |
| 2001 | Eric Crouch | Nebraska | QB |
| 2000 | Chris Weinke | Florida State | QB |
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