The Closest Heisman Trophy Votes

Alabama running back Derrick Henry became the 80th Heisman Trophy winner on Dec. 12, 2015, beating out Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey and Clemson quarterback DeShaun Watson. Henry won with 1,832 points — 293 more than runner-up McCaffrey (1,539). Here's a look back at the closest votes in the award's storied history.

The Closest Heisman Trophy Votes

2009: Alabama's Mark Ingram (1,304) over Standford's Toby Gerhart (1,276) by 28 points

1985: Auburn's Bo Jackson (1,509) over Iowa's Chuck Long (1,464) by 45 points

1961: Syracuse's Ernie Davis (824) over Ohio State's Bob Ferguson (771) by 53 points

1953: Notre Dame's John Lattner (1,850) over Minnesota's Paul Giel (1,794) by 56 points

2001: Nebraska's Eric Crouch (770) over Florida's Rex Grossman (708) by 62 points

1989: Houston's Andre Ware (1,073) over Indiana's Anthony Thompson (1,003) by 70 points

1956: Notre Dame's Paul Hornung (1,066) over Tennessee's John Majors (994) by 72 points

1964: Notre Dame's John Huarte (1,026) over Tulsa's Jerry Rhome (952) by 74 points

2000: Florida State's Chris Weinke (1,628) over Oklahoma's Josh Heupel (1,552) by 76 points

1978: Oklahoma's Billy Sims (827) over Penn State's Chuck Fusina (750) by 77 points

1962: Oregon State's Terry Baker (707) over LSU's Jerry Stovall (618) by 89 points

2003: Oklahoma's Jason White (1,481) over Pitt's Larry Fitzgerald (1,353) by 128 points

1944: Ohio State's Les Horvath (412) over Army's Glenn Davis (287) by 125 points

2008: Oklahoma's Sam Bradford (1,726) over Texas' Colt McCoy (1,604) by 122 points