Who Won the 2005 Heisman Trophy?

Reggie Bush and the 2005 Heisman Trophy
Date: 
Dec 10, 2005
Winner: 
Reggie Bush
Score: 
2541 pts
Runner Up: 
Vince Young (Texas)
Venue: 
Downtown Athletic Club
USC Trojans
USC

USC star running back Reggie Bush was the winner of the 2005 Heisman Trophy. He received 784 first place votes.

Bush became the seventh USC Trojan to win the Heisman Trophy, and was the third winner for USC in the past four years.

Runner-up was Texas quarterback Vince Young.

Bush would later forfeit the trophy because of a scandal involving him receiving improper benefits while at USC.

2005 Heisman Trophy Voting

  Player 1st 2nd 3rd Points
1. Reggie Bush, USC 784 89 11 2541
2. Vince Young, Texas 79 613 145 1608
3. Matt Leinart, USC 18 147 449 797
4. Brady Quinn, Notre Dame 7 21 128 191
5. Michael Robinson, Penn State 2 7 29 49
6. A.J. Hawk, Ohio State 0 3 23 29
7. DeAngelo Williams, Memphis 1 2 19 26
8. Drew Olson, UCLA 1 2 14 21
9. Jerome Harrison, Wash State 0 4 12 20
10. Elvis Dumervil, Louisville 0 0 9 9