Quarterbacks Ty Detmer of Brigham Young and Shawn Moore of Virginia remain far ahead in Scripps Howard's weekly Heisman Trophy poll. Detmer did not play last week. Moore threw for 258 yards in a
49-14 victory over Wake Forest.Other top Heisman hopefuls are Colorado's Eric Bieniemy, Notre Dame's Raghib Ismail and Houston's David Klingler.
Ten sportswriters vote for five candidates, with five points awarded for a first-place vote, four for a second-place vote, etc. First-place votes are in parentheses.
The voters: Ron Higgins (Memphis Commercial Appeal), Richard Scott (Birmingham Post-Herald), Thomas O'Toole (Scripps Howard News Service), Mike DeCourcy (Pittsburgh Press), Jim Thomas (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), Bob Queenan (Cincinnati Post), John Rohde (Daily Oklahoman), Kirk Bohls (Austin American-Statesman), Dan Raley (Seattle Post-Intelligencer), Randy Holtz (Rocky Mountain News).
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Heisman poll
Player School Pts.
Ty Detmer BYU (8) 48
Shawn Moore Virginia (2) 41
Eric Bieniemy Colorado 16
Raghib Ismail Notre Dame 14
David Klingler Houston 9
- First place votes in parentheses
OTHERS: Craig Erickson, Miami, 7; Jon Vaughn, Michigan, 6; Greg Lewis, Washington, 3; Shawn Jones, Georgia Tech, 2; Todd Marinovich, Southern Cal, 2; Bill Musgrave, Oregon, 2.