Heisman Voting
1980
1. George Rogers (SR) RB
South Carolina (1128 points)
2. Hugh Green (SR) DE Pittsburgh (861)
3. Herschel Walker (FR) RB Georgia (683)
4. Mark Herrmann (SR) QB Purdue (405)
5. Jim McMahon (SR) QB BYU (189)
6. Art Schlichter (JR) QB Ohio State (158)
7. Neil Lomax (SR) QB Portland State (69)
8. Jarvis Redwine (SR) RB Nebraska (64)
9. Kenny Easley (SR) DB UCLA (44)
10. Anthony Carter (SO) WR Michigan (34)
1981
1. Marcus Allen (SR) RB
USC (1797 points)
2. Herschel Walker (SO) RB Georgia (1199)
3. Jim McMahon (SR) QB BYU (706)
4. Dan Marino (SR) QB Pittsburgh (256)
5. Art Schlichter (SR) QB Ohio State (149)
6. Darrin Nelson (SR) RB Stanford (148)
7. Anthony Carter (JR) WR Michigan (42)
8. Kenneth Sims (SR) DL Texas (34)
9. Reggie Collier (JR) QB Southern Miss (30)
10. Rich Diana (SR) RB Yale (23)
1982
1. Herschel Walker (JR) RB
Georgia (1926 points)
2. John Elway (SR) QB Stanford (1231)
3. Eric Dickerson (SR) RB SMU (465)
4. Anthony Carter (SR) WR Michigan (142)
5. Dave Rimington (SR) C Nebraska (137)
6. Todd Blackledge (SR) QB Penn State (108)
7. Tom Ramsey (SR) QB UCLA (65)
8. Tony Eason (SR) QB Illinois (60)
9. Dan Marino (SR) QB Pittsburgh (47)
10. Mike Rozier (JR) RB Nebraska (40)
10. Curt Warner (SR) RB Penn State (40)
1983
1. Mike Rozier (SR) RB
Nebraska (1801 points)
2. Steve Young (SR) QB BYU (1172)
3. Doug Flutie (JR) QB Boston College (253)
4. Turner Gill (SR) QB Nebraska (190)
5. Terry Hoage (SR) DB Georgia (112)
6. Napoleon McCallum (JR) RB Navy (104)
7. Jeff Hostetler (SR) QB West Virginia (71)
8. Bill Fralic (SR) OK Pittsburgh (66)
9. Walter Lewis (SR) QB Alabama (54)
10. Boomer Esiason (SR) QB Maryland (51)
1984
1. Doug Flutie (SR) QB
Boston College (2240 points)
2. Keith Byars (JR) RB Ohio State (1251)
3. Robbie Bosco (JR) QB BYU (443)
4. Bernie Kosar (SO) QB Miami, FL (320)
5. Kenneth Davis (JR) RB TCU (86)
6. Bill Fralic (SR) OT Pittsburgh (81 )
7. Greg Allen (JR) RB Florida State (37)
8. Chuck Long (SR) QB Iowa (37)
9. Jerry Rice (SR) WR Mississippi Valley State (36)
10. Rueben Mayes (JR) RB Washington State (32)
1985
1. Bo Jackson (SR) RB
Auburn (1509)
2. Chuck Long (SR) QB Iowa (1464 points)
3. Robbie Bosco (SR) QB BYU (459 points)
4. Lorenzo White (SO) RB Michigan State (391 points)
5. Vinny Testaverde (JR) QB Miami, FL (249 points)
6. Jim Everett (SR) QB Purdue (77 points)
7. Napoleon McCallum (SR) RB Navy (72 points)
8. Allen Pinkett (SR) RB Notre Dame (71)
9. Joe Dudek (SR) RB Plymouth State (56)
10. Brian McClure (SR) QB Bowling Green State (54)
10. Thurman Thomas (SO) RB Oklahoma State (54)
1986
1. Vinny Testaverde (SR) QB
Miami, FL (2213 votes)
2. Paul Palmer (SR) RB Temple (672)
3. Jim Harbaugh (SR) QB Michigan (458)
4. Brian Bosworth (JR) LB Oklahoma (395)
5. Gordie Lockbaum (JR) RB Holy Cross (242)
6. Brent Fullwood (SR) RB Auburn (129)
7. Cornelius Bennett (SR) LB Alabama (96)
8. D.J. Dozier (SR) RB Penn State (77)
9. Kevin Sweeney (SR) QB Fresno St (73)
10. Chris Spielman (JR) DT Ohio State (60)
1987
1. Tim Brown (SR) WR
Notre Dame (1442 votes)
2. Don McPherson (SR) QB Syracuse (831)
3. Gordie Lockbaum (SR) RB Holy Cross (657)
4. Lorenzo White (SR) RB Michigan State (632)
5. Craig Heyward (SR) RB Pittsburgh (170)
6. Chris Spielman (SR) LB Ohio State (110)
7. Thurman Thomas (SR) RB Oklahoma St. (99)
8. Gaston Green (SR) RB UCLA (73)
9. Emmitt Smith (FR) RB Florida (70)
10. Bobby Humphrey (JR) RB Alabama (63)
1988
1. Barry Sanders (JR) RB
Oklahoma State (1878 points)
2. Rodney Peete (SR) QB USC (912)
3. Troy Aikman (SR) QB UCLA (582)
4. Steve Walsh (JR) QB Miami (FL) (341)
5. Major Harris (JR) QB West Virginia (280)
6. Tony Mandarich (SR) OL Michigan St. (52)
7. Timm Rosenbach (JR) QB Washington St. (44)
8. Deion Sanders (SR) DB Florida St. (22)
9. Anthony Thompson (JR) RB Indiana. (21)
10. Derrick Thomas (SR) LB Alabama (20)
1989
1. Andre Ware (JR) QB
Houston (1073 votes)
2. Anthony Thompson (SR) RB Indiana (1003)
3. Major Harris (SR) QB West Virginia (709)
4. Tony Rice (SR) QB Notre Dame (523)
5. Darian Hagan (SO) QB Colorado (292)
6. Dee Downs (SR) QB Air Force (145)
7. Emmitt Smith (JR) RB Florida. (140)
8. Percy Snow (SR) LB Michigan St (70)
9. Ty Detmer (SO) QB BYU (49)
10. Raghib Ismail (SO) WR Notre Dame (48)
10. Blair Thomas (SR) RB Penn State (48)
Mike Rozier
In 1983 Nebraska running back Mike Rozier won the Heisman by 29 Votes over BYU quarterback Steve Young making it the Closest Margin of the 80s
Heisman Trophy Winners
In 1986 Vinny Testaverde Won the Heisman Trophy by 1541 Votes Making it the Largest Margin of the 80s
In 1988 Barry Sanders became the first and "still" only player from Oklahoma St. to win the Heisman Trophy