Who Won the 2009 Heisman Trophy?
Date:
Dec 12, 2009
Winner:
Mark Ingram
Score:
1304 pts
Runner Up:
Toby Gerhart (Stanford)
Venue:
Downtown Athletic Club
Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama
Alabama running back Mark Ingram became the first Crimson Tide player to win the Heisman Trophy in the closest vote in the award's 75 year history.
Ingram, who received 227 first place votes, ran for 1542 yards and scored 18 touchdowns for Alabama. He was the third consecutive sophomore to win the award.
Stanford running back Toby Gerhart finished second and finishing third was Texas quarterback Colt McCoy.
2009 Heisman Trophy Voting
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Points | |
| 1. | Mark Ingram, Alabama | 227 | 236 | 151 | 1304 |
| 2. | Toby Gerhart, Stanford | 222 | 225 | 160 | 1276 |
| 3. | Colt McCoy, Texas | 203 | 188 | 160 | 1145 |
| 4. | Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska | 161 | 105 | 122 | 815 |
| 5. | Tim Tebow, Florida | 43 | 70 | 121 | 390 |
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