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1978 Heisman Trophy Voting

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Heisman Voting

All Winners
Rk Player School Class Pos 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Summary
1 Billy Sims* Oklahoma JR RB 151 152 70 827 256 Att, 1896 Yds, 7.4 Avg, 22 TD
2 Chuck Fusina Penn State SR QB 163 89 83 750 137 Cmp, 242 Att, 1859 Yds, 11 TD, 12 Int
3 Rick Leach* Michigan SR QB 89 58 52 435 78 Cmp, 158 Att, 1283 Yds, 17 TD, 6 Int
4 Charles White* Southern California JR RB 36 74 98 354 374 Att, 1859 Yds, 5.0 Avg, 13 TD
5 Charles Alexander Louisiana State SR RB 42 51 54 282 281 Att, 1172 Yds, 4.2 Avg, 14 TD
6 Steve Fuller* Clemson SR QB 19 6 13 82 101 Cmp, 187 Att, 1515 Yds, 7 TD, 4 Int
6 Ted Brown North Carolina State SR RB 5 19 29 82 302 Att, 1350 Yds, 4.5 Avg, 11 TD
8 Eddie Lee Ivery Georgia Tech SR RB 11 19 10 81 267 Att, 1562 Yds, 5.9 Avg, 9 TD
9 Jack Thompson Washington State SR QB 13 11 11 72 175 Cmp, 348 Att, 2333 Yds, 17 TD, 20 Int
10 Jerry Robinson UCLA SR LB 12 11 12 70