1996 Heisman Trophy Voting
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| Rk |
Player |
School |
Class |
Pos |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Tot |
Summary |
| 1 |
Danny Wuerffel |
Florida |
SR |
QB |
300 |
158 |
147 |
1363 |
207 Cmp, 360 Att, 3625 Yds, 39 TD, 13 Int |
| 2 |
Troy Davis |
Iowa State |
JR |
RB |
209 |
206 |
135 |
1174 |
402 Att, 2185 Yds, 5.4 Avg, 21 TD |
| 3 |
Jake Plummer |
Arizona State |
SR |
QB |
116 |
113 |
111 |
685 |
179 Cmp, 313 Att, 2575 Yds, 23 TD, 9 Int |
| 4 |
Orlando Pace |
Ohio State |
JR |
OL |
87 |
101 |
136 |
599 |
|
| 5 |
Warrick Dunn |
Florida State |
SR |
RB |
40 |
76 |
69 |
341 |
189 Att, 1180 Yds, 6.2 Avg, 12 TD |
| 6 |
Byron Hanspard |
Texas Tech |
JR |
RB |
15 |
68 |
70 |
251 |
311 Att, 2000 Yds, 6.4 Avg, 13 TD |
| 7 |
Darnell Autry* |
Northwestern |
JR |
RB |
9 |
19 |
20 |
85 |
280 Att, 1452 Yds, 5.2 Avg, 17 TD |
| 8 |
Peyton Manning |
Tennessee |
JR |
QB |
4 |
23 |
23 |
81 |
243 Cmp, 380 Att, 3287 Yds, 20 TD, 12 Int |
| 9 |
Marcus Harris |
Wyoming |
SR |
WR |
7 |
7 |
18 |
53 |
109 Rec, 1650 Yds, 15.1 Avg, 13 TD |
| 10 |
Beau Morgan |
Air Force |
SR |
QB |
3 |
3 |
11 |
26 |
95 Cmp, 180 Att, 1210 Yds, 8 TD, 6 Int |