Who Won the 2008 Heisman Trophy?
Date:
Dec 13, 2008
Winner:
Sam Bradford
Score:
1726 pts
Runner Up:
Colt McCoy (Texas)
Venue:
Downtown Athletic Club
Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma
Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford won the Heisman Trophy in 2008 and became the fifth Oklahoma Sooner to win the award.
Bradford threw for 4464 yards and 48 touchdowns on leading the Sooners to a birth in the BCS Championship Game. Sam Bradford is only the second sophomore to win the award, the first being last year's winner Tim Tebow.
Runner-up was Texas quarterback Colt McCoy. Tim Tebow finished third in the Heisman voting.
2008 Heisman Trophy Voting
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Points | |
| 1. | Sam Bradford, Oklahoma | 300 | 315 | 196 | 1726 |
| 2. | Colt McCoy, Texas | 266 | 288 | 230 | 1604 |
| 3. | Tim Tebow, Florida | 309 | 207 | 234 | 1575 |
| 4. | Graham Harrell, Texas Tech | 13 | 44 | 86 | 213 |
| 5. | Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech | 3 | 27 | 53 | 116 |
| 6. | Shonn Greene, Iowa | 5 | 9 | 32 | 65 |
| 7. | Patrick White, West Virginia | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 8. | Nate Davis, Ball State | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 9. | Rey Maualuga, USC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 10. | Javon Ringer, Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 |