The 56th winner of the Heisman Trophy is Ty Detmer, the brilliant junior quarterback of the Brigham Young University Cougars. To football fans that love the aerial game, the names of Gifford Nielsen, Marc Wilson, Jim McMahon, Steve Young, and Robbie Bosco are enshrined in the pantheon of great passing quarterbacks. And now Detmer stands as the first among that renowned group to win college football's most coveted individual award. "If there's such a thing as a coach's dream," says BYU's head man LaVell Edwards, "Ty's it." Having seen the great ones, Edwards is in possibly the best position to fully assess Detmer's talents. "He is the best quarterback in the country," he says of his 6-foot, 175-pound signal caller. "He's as good at executing, reading, and knowing what to do as anybody I've seen. In the crucial early-season encounter with the number one ranked Miami Hurricanes at Provo, Detmer was at his best, passing for more than 400 yards as the Cougars registered a stunning 28-21 upset. He was even better in rallying his team to a 50-36 victory over Washington State in a game where BYU seemed hopelessly behind at half time. A 43-point second half, achieved largely through Detmer's heroics, brought the victory. Ty and his wife Kim have three daughters. Detmer was drafted in the 9th round of the 1992 Draft by the Green Bay Packers and has had a pretty decent journeyman career, playing for the Packers, Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns. Ty is currently on the Atlanta Falcons.

					Points
Place	Name	School	Class	Position	1	2	3	Total
1st	Ty Detmer	Brigham Young	Jr.	QB	316	208	118	1,482
2nd	Raghib Ismail	Notre Dame	Jr.	WR	237	174	118	1,177
3rd	Eric Bienemy	Colorado	Sr.	TB	114	153	150	798
4th	Shawn Moore	Virginia	Sr.	QB	46	96	135	465
5th	David Klingler	Houston	Jr.	QB	7	27	50	125
6th	Herman Moore	Virginia	Jr.	WR	6	14	22	68
7th	Greg Lewis	Washington	Sr.	TB	4	5	19	41
8th	Craig Erickson	Miami (Florida)	Sr.	QB	0	6	19	31
9th	Darren Lewis	Texas A&M	Sr.	RB	0	9	13	31
10th	Mike Mayweather	Army	Sr.	RB	3	4	4	20

Ty Detmer, the latest in a line of outstanding quarterbacks at Brigham Young, became the school's first Heisman winner. He won all six sections and he became the third consecutive junior and the 10th overall to win the Heisman Trophy. Unlike his predecessors, Detmer elected to remain in school for his senior year.

No. of registered electors: 917
Date of announcement: December 1, 1990
Date of dinner: December 6, 1990

NCAA Records: Most Passing Yards Season - 5,188; Career Passing Yards Per Attempt - 9.82; Most Plays - 1795; Most Total Yards Gained - 14,655; Most Seasons Gained 4000 Yards - 3; Most Yards Gained as a Sophomore - 4,433; Most Games Gaining 300 Yards - 12 (season, 1990), 33 (career); Most Consecutive 300 Yard Games - 12 (season, 1990), 19 (career); Most Games Gaining 400 Yards - 13; Most Yards Against One Opponent - 1,453 vs. San Diego State; Most Touchdowns Responsible For - 135; Most Points Responsible For - 820

The number of points by region and position within each region are as follows for the top five candidates:

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Name	North-east		Mid Atlantic		South		South-west		Mid-west		Far West
Detmer	230	1	236	1	259	1	234	1	256	1	267	1
Ismail	215	2	221	2	206	2	226	2	134	3	175	2
Bienemy	92	3	111	4	111	3	126	3	209	2	149	3
Moore	47	4	149	3	82	4	62	4	64	4	61	4
Klingler	12	7	21	5	20	6	23	5	28	5	21	6