University of Florida sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow is the recipient of the 73rd Heisman Trophy presented annually to the outstanding collegiate football player. He is the first sophomore ever to win the award.
Tebow beat out the likes of Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, Hawai’i quarterback Colt Brennan and Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel. McFadden finished second in the Heisman voting for a second year in a row.
The sophomore from Florida is the third quarterback from the school to win the Heisman. Steve Spurrier won it in 1966 and Danny Wuerffel won it in 1996. Florida also becomes the second school to have 3 Heisman quarterbacks. Notre Dame is the other.
Tebow has a chance to join Archie Griffith, from The Ohio State, as the only two-time winners of the award next season. Tebow will have a huge bullseye on his back but probably will be the preseason favorite going into next year so it could happen.
| 2007 Heisman Trophy Results | ||||||
| Player | School | First | Second | Third | Total points | |
| Tim Tebow | Florida | 462 | 229 | 113 | 1,957 | |
| Darren McFadden | Arkansas | 291 | 355 | 120 | 1,703 | |
| Colt Brennan | Hawaii | 54 | 114 | 242 | 632 | |
| Chase Daniel | Missouri | 25 | 84 | 182 | 425 | |
| Dennis Dixon | Oregon | 17 | 31 | 65 | 178 | |
| Patrick White | West Virginia | 16 | 28 | 46 | 150 | |
| 3 points for a first-place vote, 2 for a second-place vote, 1 for a third-place vote | ||||||
| Heisman Trophy voting by region | ||||||
| Player | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic | South | Southwest | Midwest | Far West |
| Tebow | 334 | 312 | 356 | 298 | 344 | 313 |
| McFadden | 272 | 278 | 288 | 323 | 307 | 235 |
| Brennan | 110 | 108 | 79 | 82 | 124 | 129 |
| Daniel | 58 | 45 | 53 | 133 | 77 | 59 |
