The fourth running back from the University of Southern California to win the Heisman Trophy, Marcus Allen did it by being the first rusher to cover more than 2,000 yards in one season. He finished his senior year with 2,342 yards. Marcus was the first man to have 4 straight 200-yard plus games. On October 31, 1982 in USC's 41-7 win over Washington State, Allen toted up 289 yards on 44 carries and scored 4 touchdowns. Drafted in the First Round by the Oakland Raiders and retired from the Kansas City Chiefs after the 1997 season. He has been voted the MVP of the Super Bowl and of the NFL and is the leading rusher in Raider history. Marcus can now be seen on the NFL Network.

Marcus was elected to the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in 1999.

The Voting

					Points
Place	Name	School	Class	Pos.	1	2	3	Total
1st	Marcus Allen	Southern California	Sr.	TB	441	204	66	1,797
2nd	Herschel Walker	Georgia	Soph.	TB	152	278	187	1,199
3rd	Jim McMahon	Brigham Young	Sr.	QB	91	131	171	706
4th	Dan Marino	Pittsburgh	Sr.	QB	16	51	106	256
5th	Art Schlichter	Ohio State	Sr.	QB	21	15	56	149
6th	Darrin Nelson	Stanford	Sr.	RB	7	7	13	48
7th	Anthony Carter	Michigan	Jr.	WR	2	11	14	42
8th	Kenneth Sims	Texas	Sr.	DT	3	6	13	34
9th	Reggie Collier	Southern Mississippi	Jr.	QB	2	6	12	30
10th	Rich Diana	Yale	Sr.	RB	3	2	10	23

Southern Cal's Marcus Allen won five of the six sections and outdistanced Georgia's Herschel Walker, 441-204, in first place votes. Walker's second place finish was the highest for a sophomore since Glenn Davis of Army in 1944.

No. of registered electors: 1,050
Date of announcement: December 5, 1981
Date of dinner: December 10, 1981

The positions within each region are as follows:

Place	NORTH-EAST	MID-ATLANTIC	SOUTH	SOUTH-WEST	MIDWEST	FAR WEST
1st	Allen	Allen	Walker	Allen	Allen	Allen
2nd	Walker	Walker	Allen	Walker	Walker	McMahon
3rd	McMahon	Marino	McMahon	Schlichter	McMahon	Walker
4th	Marino	McMahon	Marino	McMahon	Sims	Nelson
5th	Diana	Schlichter	Collier	Carter	Marino	Marino

Runners-up
Herschel Walker - Georgia
Jim McMahon - Brigham Young
Dan Marino - Pittsburgh
Art Schlichter - Ohio State