2009 - 75th Award
Mark Ingram
University of Alabama Back
At 5 foot 10 and 215 pounds, Mark Ingram becomes just the sixth player to win both the Heisman Trophy and national championship in the same season and the University of Alabama's first ever Heisman Trophy winner. Ingram tallied 1658 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns, setting a single season rushing record at Alabama, and an additional 334 yards and 3 touchdowns on 32 receptions. Ingram is a unanimous first team all-American, Sporting News National Player of the Year, Walter Camp Player of the Year, a finalist for the Doak Walker and Maxwell awards, first team all-SEC selection, and the Associated Press SEC Offensive Player of the Year.
Total Votes
Player |
School |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total Points |
| 1. Mark Ingram | Alabama | 227 | 236 | 151 | 1,304 |
| 2. Toby Gerhart | Stanford | 222 | 225 | 160 | 1,276 |
| 3. Colt McCoy | Texas | 203 | 188 | 160 | 1,145 |
| 4. Ndamukong Suh | Nebraska | 161 | 105 | 122 | 815 |
| 5. Tim Tebow | Florida | 43 | 70 | 121 | 390 |
| 6. C.J. Spiller | Clemson | 26 | 31 | 83 | 223 |
| 7. Kellen Moore | Boise State | 10 | 20 | 30 | 100 |
| 8. Case Keenum | Houston | 2 | 9 | 13 | 37 |
| 9. Mardy Gilyard | Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 13 | 23 |
| 10. Golden Tate | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
The number of points by region and position within each are as follows for the top five candidates:
Name | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic | South | Southwest | Midwest | Far West | ||||||
| Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | |
| 1. Mark Ingram | 238 | 1 | 222 | 1 | 254 | 1 | 214 | 3 | 223 | 1 | 153 | 3 |
| 2. Toby Gerhart | 219 | 2 | 187 | 2 | 165 | 3 | 180 | 4 | 206 | 2 | 319 | 1 |
| 3. Colt McCoy | 179 | 3 | 187 | 2 | 176 | 2 | 216 | 2 | 173 | 3 | 214 | 2 |
| 4. Ndamukong Suh | 104 | 4 | 105 | 4 | 113 | 4 | 254 | 1 | 146 | 4 | 93 | 4 |
| 5. Tim Tebow | 83 | 5 | 57 | 6 | 106 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 66 | 5 |
