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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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