| Close Calls |
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The closest margins for the Heisman Trophy:
|
| Year |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Voting |
Margin |
| 1985 |
Bo Jackson
Auburn University |
Chuck Long
University of Iowa |
1509-1464 |
45 |
| 1961 |
Ernie Davis
Syracuse University |
Bob Ferguson
Ohio State University |
824-771 |
53 |
| 1953 |
John Lattner
University of Notre Dame |
Paul Giel
University of Minnesota |
1850-1794 |
56 |
| 2001 |
Eric Crouch
University of Nebraska |
Rex Grossman
University of Florida |
770-708 |
62 |
| 1989 |
Andre Ware
University of Houston |
Anthony Thompson
Indiana University |
1073-1003 |
70 |
| 1956 |
Paul Hornung
University of Notre Dame |
John Majors
University of Tennessee |
1066-994 |
72 |
| 1964 |
John Huarte
University of Notre Dame |
Jerry Rhome
University of Tulsa |
1026-952 |
74 |
| 1978 |
Billy Sims
Oklahoma University |
Chuck Fusina
Penn State University |
827-750 |
74 |
| 1962 |
Terry Baker
Oregon State University |
Jerry Stovall
Louisana State University |
707-618 |
89 |
| Note: Jay Berwanger (Chicago) defeated Monk Meyer (Army) by 55 votes in 1935 but vote totals of 84-29 were considerably smaller.
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