2008 - 74th Award
Sam Bradford - Oklahoma

The 6’4, 218 pound Sam Bradford currently holds the NCAA record for touchdown passes by a freshman with 36. In his first game for the Oklahoma Sooners on Sept. 1, 2007 against the University of North Texas, Bradford completed 21 of 23 attempts for 363 yards and three touchdowns in just a little over two quarters. In that game he broke the school record for passing yards in a half with 350. The next week, Bradford broke fellow Sooner and Heisman Trophy winner Jason White's school record for most consecutive pass completions with 22. Bradford set NCAA freshman record for touchdown passes in a season with 36, and led the nation with passing efficiency rating of 176.53 ahead of second-place Tim Tebow, the 2007 Heisman winner. Bradford joins fellow Oklahoma Sooners; Billy Vessels, Steve Owens, Billy Sims, and  White as Heisman trophy winners.

Total Votes

Player	School	1st	2nd	3rd	Total Points
1. Sam Bradford	Oklahoma	300	315	196	1,726
2. Colt McCoy	Texas	266	288	230	1,604
3. Tim Tebow	Florida	309	207	234	1,575
4. Graham Harrell	Texas Tech	13	44	86	213
5. Michael Crabtree	Texas Tech	3	27	53	116
6. Shonn Greene	Iowa	5	9	32	65
7. Patrick White	West Virginia	3	1	8	19
8. Nate Davis	Ball State	0	1	8	10
9. Rey Maualuga	So. California	2	1	1	9
10. Javon Ringer	Michigan State	1	0	5	8

No.  of Registered electors: 925
Date of announcement: December 13th, 2005
Date of dinner: December 15th, 2005

 

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. Sam Bradford	289	1	267	1	250	2	360	1	281	2	279	1
2. Colt McCoy	266	3	252	3	247	3	313	2	292	1	234	2
3. Tim Tebow	274	2	264	2	382	1	184	3	259	3	212	3