1976 Heisman Trophy Voting
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| Rk |
Player |
School |
Class |
Pos |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Tot |
Summary |
| 1 |
Tony Dorsett |
Pittsburgh |
SR |
RB |
701 |
112 |
30 |
2357 |
370 Att, 2150 Yds, 5.8 Avg, 22 TD |
| 2 |
Ricky Bell* |
Southern California |
SR |
RB |
73 |
485 |
157 |
1346 |
280 Att, 1433 Yds, 5.1 Avg, 14 TD |
| 3 |
Rob Lytle* |
Michigan |
SR |
RB |
35 |
85 |
138 |
413 |
221 Att, 1469 Yds, 6.6 Avg, 14 TD |
| 4 |
Terry Miller* |
Oklahoma State |
JR |
RB |
18 |
43 |
57 |
197 |
291 Att, 1714 Yds, 5.9 Avg, 23 TD |
| 5 |
Tommy Kramer |
Rice |
SR |
QB |
6 |
7 |
31 |
63 |
269 Cmp, 501 Att, 3317 Yds, 21 TD, 19 Int |
| 6 |
Gifford Nielsen |
Brigham Young |
JR |
QB |
1 |
7 |
28 |
45 |
|
| 7 |
Ray Goff |
Georgia |
SR |
QB |
2 |
12 |
14 |
44 |
18 Cmp, 29 Att, 322 Yds, 4 TD, 1 Int |
| 8 |
Mike Voight* |
North Carolina |
SR |
RB |
1 |
7 |
24 |
41 |
315 Att, 1407 Yds, 4.5 Avg, 18 TD |
| 9 |
Joe Roth |
California |
SR |
QB |
0 |
6 |
20 |
32 |
154 Cmp, 295 Att, 1789 Yds, 7 TD, 18 Int |
| 10 |
Jeff Dankworth* |
UCLA |
SR |
QB |
2 |
6 |
13 |
31 |
66 Cmp, 120 Att, 866 Yds, 4 TD, 7 Int |