NEW YORK – DECEMBER 12: Running back Mark Ingram #22 of the Alabama Crimson Tide poses with the Heisman Trophy during a press conference after being named the 75th Heisman Trophy winner at the Marriott Marquis on December 12, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
The 2023 Heisman Trophy ceremony presentation starts at 8 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN. Four finalists – quarterbacks Jayden Daniels (LSU), Bo Nix (Oregon), and Michael Penix Jr. (Washington) as well as Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. – will be at the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room in New York City for the ceremony.
It’s been an exciting season for the Heisman Trophy in 2023. Heisman odds and rankings have fluctuated at the top with Daniels, Nix, Penix Jr., and defending Heisman winner Caleb Williams all taking turns as the favorite for college football’s highest individual award.
Heisman odds: How finalists stack up ahead of Saturday’s trophy ceremony
Heisman voting closed on Monday night and, given how much the favorite has changed in 2023, it could be a close contest. Here’s a look at some of the closest Heisman Trophy races in recent history as well as all-time, with voting records from Sports Reference:
Closest Heisman Trophy races of the last decade
In the last decade, there haven’t been many close Heisman Trophy contests. The winners won by at least 600 points in eight of the last 10 years. Since 2013, the Heisman Trophy winner’s taken the award by an average of 957 points over the runner-up.
The biggest margin of victory goes to Joe Burrow in 2019. The LSU quarterback set the single-season total yards record en route to a national championship and won the Heisman Trophy by a 1,846-point margin over Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts.
The closest Heisman Trophy race of the last decade happened in 2015 between two future NFL…
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Publish date : 2023-12-09 17:06:04
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