1985 Heisman Trophy Voting
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| Rk |
Player |
School |
Class |
Pos |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Tot |
Summary |
| 1 |
Bo Jackson |
Auburn |
SR |
RB |
317 |
218 |
122 |
1509 |
278 Att, 1786 Yds, 6.4 Avg, 17 TD |
| 2 |
Chuck Long |
Iowa |
SR |
QB |
286 |
254 |
98 |
1464 |
231 Cmp, 351 Att, 2978 Yds, 26 TD, 15 Int |
| 3 |
Robbie Bosco* |
Brigham Young |
SR |
QB |
38 |
95 |
155 |
459 |
364 Cmp, 561 Att, 4534 Yds, 31 TD, 28 Int |
| 4 |
Lorenzo White* |
Michigan State |
SO |
RB |
50 |
63 |
115 |
391 |
419 Att, 2066 Yds, 4.9 Avg, 17 TD |
| 5 |
Vinny Testaverde |
Miami (FL) |
JR |
QB |
41 |
41 |
44 |
249 |
216 Cmp, 352 Att, 3238 Yds, 21 TD, 15 Int |
| 6 |
Jim Everett |
Purdue |
SR |
QB |
12 |
11 |
19 |
77 |
285 Cmp, 450 Att, 3651 Yds, 23 TD, 11 Int |
| 7 |
Napoleon McCallum |
Navy |
SR |
RB |
8 |
11 |
26 |
72 |
287 Att, 1327 Yds, 4.6 Avg, 14 TD |
| 8 |
Allen Pinkett |
Notre Dame |
SR |
RB |
9 |
13 |
18 |
71 |
255 Att, 1100 Yds, 4.3 Avg, 11 TD |
| 9 |
Joe Dudek |
Plymouth State |
SR |
RB |
12 |
4 |
12 |
56 |
|
| 10 |
Brian McClure |
Bowling Green State |
SR |
QB |
7 |
10 |
13 |
54 |
226 Cmp, 371 Att, 2674 Yds, 18 TD, 16 Int |
| 10 |
Thurman Thomas* |
Oklahoma State |
SO |
RB |
1 |
13 |
25 |
54 |
327 Att, 1650 Yds, 5.0 Avg, 15 TD |