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1956 Heisman Trophy Voting

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Heisman Voting

All Winners
Rk Player School Class Pos 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Summary
1 Paul Hornung Notre Dame SR QB 197 162 151 1066 59 Cmp, 111 Att, 917 Yds, 3 TD, 13 Int
2 Johnny Majors Tennessee SR RB 172 171 136 994 108 Att, 549 Yds, 5.1 Avg, 7 TD
3 Tommy McDonald Oklahoma SR RB 205 122 114 973 119 Att, 853 Yds, 7.2 Avg, 12 TD
4 Jerry Tubbs Oklahoma SR OL 121 137 87 724
5 Jim Brown Syracuse SR RB 118 68 71 561 158 Att, 986 Yds, 6.2 Avg, 13 TD
6 Ron Kramer Michigan SR E 70 104 100 518 18 Rec, 353 Yds, 19.6 Avg, 2 TD
7 John Brodie Stanford SR QB 39 52 60 281 139 Cmp, 240 Att, 1633 Yds, 12 TD, 14 Int
8 Jim Parker Ohio State SR OL 34 51 44 248
9 Ken Ploen* Iowa SR QB 36 10 22 150 33 Cmp, 64 Att, 386 Yds, 5 TD, 3 Int
10 Jon Arnett Southern California SR RB 20 25 18 128 99 Att, 625 Yds, 6.3 Avg, 6 TD