Common lore amongst Husker fans is that Eddie George's 1995 Heisman win over Tommie Frazier was a giant screw job. Frazier's career doesn't need an introduction to Husker fans - he's still arguably the best player in Husker history.
At least Frazier finished second. Despite being the best defensive player of his generation, Ndamukong Suh finished fourth in the 2009 Heisman voting behing Alabama running back Mark Ingram, Stanford running back Toby Gerhart and Texas quarterback Colt McCoy.
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Below are the top five voting totals from the 2009 and 1995 Heisman Trophy, taken from sports-reference.com.
So, who do you think got the bigger snub - Tommie Frazier or Ndamukong Suh?
2009 Heisman Trophy Voting
k | Player | School | Class | Pos | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Tot | Summary |
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1 | Mark Ingram | Alabama | SO | RB | 227 | 236 | 151 | 1304 | 271 Att, 1658 Yds, 6.1 Avg, 17 TD |
2 | Toby Gerhart | Stanford | SR | RB | 222 | 225 | 160 | 1276 | 343 Att, 1871 Yds, 5.5 Avg, 28 TD |
3 | Colt McCoy | Texas | SR | QB | 203 | 188 | 160 | 1145 | 332 Cmp, 470 Att, 3521 Yds, 27 TD, 12 Int |
4 | Ndamukong Suh | Nebraska | SR | DL | 161 | 105 | 122 | 815 | 52 Solo, 33 Ast, 12.0 Sk, 1 Int |
5 | Tim Tebow | Florida | SR | QB | 43 | 70 | 121 | 390 | 213 Cmp, 314 Att, 2895 Yds, 21 TD, 5 Int |
1995 Heisman Trophy Voting
Rk | Player | School | Class | Pos | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Tot | Summary |
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1 | Eddie George | Ohio State | SR | RB | 268 | 248 | 160 | 1460 | 328 Att, 1927 Yds, 5.9 Avg, 24 TD |
2 | Tommie Frazier | Nebraska | SR | QB | 218 | 192 | 158 | 1196 | 98 Cmp, 177 Att, 1467 Yds, 18 TD, 6 Int |
3 | Danny Wuerffel | Florida | JR | QB | 185 | 152 | 128 | 987 | 210 Cmp, 325 Att, 3266 Yds, 35 TD, 10 Int |
4 | Darnell Autry | Northwestern | SO | RB | 87 | 78 | 118 | 535 | 355 Att, 1675 Yds, 4.7 Avg, 14 TD |
5 | Troy Davis | Iowa State | SO | RB | 41 | 80 | 119 | 402 | 345 Att, 2010 Yds, 5.8 Avg, 15 TD |
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