1999 - 65TH Award
Ron Dayne
Wisconsin Back

At 5 feet 10 inches and 252 pounds, Ron Dayne is the second Wisconsin Badger to win the Heisman Trophy. During Ron's four year career at Wisconsin the Badgers complied a 37-13 record and won two Big Ten titles. Ron led the Big Ten in rushing three times during his illustrious career. Ron is the NCAA career rushing leader with 6,397 yards. Ron and the Badgers finished the season with a 17-9 victory over Stanford in the Rose Bowl to go 10-2 on the season. Ron was named the Big Ten Offensive player of the year. Ron was drafted 11th overall by the New York Giants in the 2000 NFL draft.

Ron Dayne became Wisconsin's second Heisman Trophy winner after setting an NCAA rushing record. He finished first in all six sections and won by 1,048 points.

Total Votes

Player	School	1st	2nd	3rd	Total Points
1. Ron Dayne	Wisconsin	586	121	42	2,042
2. Joe Hamilton	Georgia Tech	96	285	136	994
3. Michael Vick	Virginia Tech	25	72	100	319
4. Drew Brees	Purdue	3	89	121	308
5. Chad Pennington	Marshall	21	45	94	247
6. Peter Warrick	Florida State	14	50	61	203
7. Shaun Alexander	Alabama	11	42	52	171
8. Thomas Jones	Virginia	10	32	46	140
9. LaVar Arrington	Penn State	3	14	17	54
10. Tim Rattay	Louisiana Tech	1	5	16	29

No. of registered electors:
Date of announcement: 11 December
Date of dinner: 13 December

The points by region and position within each region for the top five candidates:

Name	North-east		Mid Atlantic		South		South-west		Mid-west		Far West
	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.	Pts.	Pos.
1. Ron Dayne	345	1	296	1	310	1	363	1	393	1	335	1
2. Joe Hamilton	134	2	198	2	193	2	166	2	149	2	154	2
3. Michael Vick	77	3	60	4	36	4T	67	3	53	4	26	6
4. Drew Brees	46	5	33	6	33	6	53	4	79	3	64	3
5. Chad Pennington	14	4	75	3	25	7T	25	6	42	5	31	5