1970 Heisman Trophy Voting
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| Rk |
Player |
School |
Class |
Pos |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Tot |
Summary |
| 1 |
Jim Plunkett* |
Stanford |
SR |
QB |
510 |
285 |
129 |
2229 |
211 Cmp, 388 Att, 2980 Yds, 19 TD, 19 Int |
| 2 |
Joe Theismann |
Notre Dame |
SR |
QB |
242 |
255 |
174 |
1410 |
155 Cmp, 268 Att, 2429 Yds, 16 TD, 14 Int |
| 3 |
Archie Manning |
Mississippi |
SR |
QB |
138 |
133 |
169 |
849 |
121 Cmp, 233 Att, 1481 Yds, 14 TD, 14 Int |
| 4 |
Steve Worster |
Texas |
SR |
RB |
47 |
81 |
95 |
398 |
160 Att, 898 Yds, 5.6 Avg, 14 TD |
| 5 |
Rex Kern* |
Ohio State |
SR |
QB |
17 |
39 |
59 |
188 |
45 Cmp, 98 Att, 470 Yds, 3 TD, 8 Int |
| 6 |
Pat Sullivan |
Auburn |
JR |
QB |
24 |
37 |
34 |
180 |
167 Cmp, 281 Att, 2586 Yds, 17 TD, 12 Int |
| 7 |
Jack Tatum |
Ohio State |
SR |
DB |
8 |
48 |
53 |
173 |
|
| 8 |
Ernie Jennings |
Air Force |
SR |
WR |
18 |
20 |
24 |
118 |
74 Rec, 1289 Yds, 17.4 Avg, 17 TD |
| 9 |
Don McCauley* |
North Carolina |
SR |
RB |
6 |
10 |
19 |
57 |
360 Att, 1863 Yds, 5.2 Avg, 22 TD |
| 10 |
Lynn Dickey |
Kansas State |
SR |
QB |
6 |
6 |
19 |
49 |
180 Cmp, 364 Att, 2163 Yds, 7 TD, 26 Int |