1982 Heisman Trophy Voting
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| Rk |
Player |
School |
Class |
Pos |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Tot |
Summary |
| 1 |
Herschel Walker |
Georgia |
JR |
RB |
525 |
155 |
41 |
1926 |
335 Att, 1752 Yds, 5.2 Avg, 16 TD |
| 2 |
John Elway |
Stanford |
SR |
QB |
139 |
335 |
144 |
1231 |
262 Cmp, 405 Att, 3242 Yds, 24 TD, 12 Int |
| 3 |
Eric Dickerson |
Southern Methodist |
SR |
RB |
31 |
100 |
172 |
465 |
232 Att, 1617 Yds, 7.0 Avg, 17 TD |
| 4 |
Anthony Carter* |
Michigan |
SR |
WR |
11 |
27 |
55 |
142 |
43 Rec, 844 Yds, 19.6 Avg, 8 TD |
| 5 |
David Rimington |
Nebraska |
SR |
OL |
13 |
23 |
52 |
137 |
|
| 6 |
Todd Blackledge |
Penn State |
SR |
QB |
4 |
26 |
44 |
108 |
161 Cmp, 292 Att, 2218 Yds, 22 TD, 14 Int |
| 7 |
Tom Ramsey* |
UCLA |
SR |
QB |
2 |
16 |
27 |
65 |
209 Cmp, 336 Att, 2986 Yds, 21 TD, 10 Int |
| 8 |
Tony Eason |
Illinois |
SR |
QB |
5 |
6 |
33 |
60 |
278 Cmp, 450 Att, 3248 Yds, 17 TD, 15 Int |
| 9 |
Dan Marino* |
Pittsburgh |
SR |
QB |
1 |
6 |
32 |
47 |
221 Cmp, 378 Att, 2432 Yds, 17 TD, 23 Int |
| 10 |
Curt Warner |
Penn State |
SR |
RB |
2 |
8 |
18 |
40 |
198 Att, 1041 Yds, 5.3 Avg, 8 TD |
| 10 |
Mike Rozier |
Nebraska |
JR |
RB |
4 |
8 |
12 |
40 |
242 Att, 1689 Yds, 7.0 Avg, 15 TD |