Heisman Trophy 2014: Breaking Down Final Results for Prestigious Award

As expected, Marcus Mariota ran away with the 2014 Heisman Trophy, winning college football's highest honor in a landslide.

Oregon's quarterback made the decision easy for voters after registering 53 total touchdowns and only two interceptions for the Ducks, who placed No. 2 in the final College Football Playoff rankings. He received 788 of 891 first-place votes, doubling runner-up Melvin Gordon's final point tally.

Place	Player	Total Points	1st-Place Votes
1	Marcus Mariota, QB, ORE	2,534	788
2	Melvin Gordon, RB, WIS	1,250	37
3	Amari Cooper, WR, ALA	1,023	49
4	Trevone Boykin, QB, TCU	218	8
5	J.T. Barrett, QB, OSU	78	0
6	Jameis Winston, QB, FSU	51	4
7	Tevin Coleman, RB, IND	44	2
8	Dak Prescott, QB, MISS ST	42	2
9	Scooby Wright, LB, AZ	21	0
10	Bryce Petty, QB, BAY	13	1

He isn't just basking off a heightened touchdown tally either. Along with compiling 4,478 total yards, Mariota led the FBS with 10.2 passing yards per attempt and a 186.3 quarterback rating. Despite the awesomeness of fellow finalists Melvin Gordon and Amari Cooper, there was no doubt who would leave New York with the hardware.

According to ESPN Stats & Info, only one winner has ever received a higher percentage of points.

The 21-year-old spoke to ESPN College GameDay's Chris Fowler after winning the accolade.

After dominating Saturdays, the star quarterback is poised to become a top NFL draft pick for a bottom-feeding squad in need of a franchise passer. He wasn't, however, the only offensive stud invited to the ceremony.

Gordon Tops Cooper for Second

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An interesting battle brewed between Wisconsin running back Gordon and Alabama wide receiver Cooper for the second slot. Although Cooper received more first-place nods, Gordon rode a steady stream of points into higher positioning.

All Gordon did was submit 2,336 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns while averaging 7.6 yards per carry. He topped triple-digit yardage in all but two games, including the Badgers' last loss against Ohio State.

The rushing monster is simply a victim of dominating during the wrong year. ESPN College Football displayed how he shredded the last victorious running back's production.

Receivers rarely get mentioned so prominently for the honor, as Larry Fitzgerald was the last one to receive a ceremony invite. The star wideout played 168 NFL games until another pass-catcher got the call.

Given his torrid conclusion to the season, there was no way not to include Cooper. After clobbering Auburn for 224 yards and three scores, he caught a dozen passes for 83 yards in the SEC title clash against Missouri.

SEC Network chronicled his heavy usage in Alabama's offense, which led to him shattering the conference's record books.

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport is far from the first person to suggest Cooper is poised for big things.

Neither man will fret falling short after getting scooped up in the first round next May.

Who Didn't Vote for Mariota?

A better person would leave well enough alone since the best man won. Yet any time several people vote on any award, there are always the bad apples who make cringe-worthy judgments.

Per USA Today's Nicole Auerbach, no player was ever more represented in the final ballots.

That's great, but that also leaves an alarming 5 percent of people who failed to acknowledge a quarterback with 53 touchdowns and two interceptions. ESPN.com's Ivan Maisel points to a handful of stubborn souls who either wanted to make a statement or decided he would win without that vote.

Meanwhile, eight people declared Trevone Boykin the rightful winner despite terrific (yet lower) numbers across the board. Four people ignored Jameis Winston's 17 picks and gave him first-place consideration anyway, probably only because Florida State didn't lose a game.

With 2,036 rushing yards, Indiana's Tevin Coleman finished lower than Winston, just because some folks have yet to grasp that football is a team sport.

In the end, the top three studs finished in the right order, but it's irksome to note the potholes along the road.