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1987 Heisman Trophy Voting

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Heisman Voting

All Winners
Rk Player School Class Pos 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Summary
1 Tim Brown Notre Dame SR WR 324 173 124 1442 39 Rec, 846 Yds, 21.7 Avg, 3 TD
2 Don McPherson* Syracuse SR QB 167 135 60 831 140 Cmp, 250 Att, 2481 Yds, 23 TD, 11 Int
3 Gordon Lockbaum Holy Cross SR RB 108 103 127 657
4 Lorenzo White* Michigan State SR RB 89 121 123 632 357 Att, 1572 Yds, 4.4 Avg, 16 TD
5 Craig Heyward* Pittsburgh SR RB 17 44 31 170 387 Att, 1791 Yds, 4.6 Avg, 12 TD
6 Chris Spielman Ohio State SR LB 15 20 25 110
7 Thurman Thomas Oklahoma State SR RB 11 23 20 99 251 Att, 1613 Yds, 6.4 Avg, 17 TD
8 Gaston Green UCLA SR RB 4 13 35 73 206 Att, 1098 Yds, 5.3 Avg, 11 TD
9 Emmitt Smith Florida FR RB 2 11 42 70 229 Att, 1341 Yds, 5.9 Avg, 13 TD
10 Bobby Humphrey Alabama JR RB 5 17 14 63 238 Att, 1255 Yds, 5.3 Avg, 11 TD