BCS National Championship: Ranking 12 Players to Win Heisman and National Title
The 2011 BCS National Championship Game, between the Auburn Tigers and Oregon Ducks, is only days away and will be featuring this year's Heisman Trophy winner, Cameron Newton.
In college football, the Heisman Trophy is the most prestigious award you can win as an individual, while the national championship is the most prestigious award you can win as a team, and Cam Newton has the opportunity to win both. Throughout the 75-year history of the Heisman Trophy, only 12 players have managed to win both the Heisman and national championship.
Some of those remarkable players are Michigan's Charles Woodson, Florida State's Charlie Ward, USC's Matt Leinart and TCU's Davey O'Brien.
The following slides exhibit a power ranking of the 12 players who have won both the Heisman Trophy and national championship in the same year.
*Stats compiled from sports-reference.com.
12. QB Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Heisman Trophy Winner in: 1947
Season Stats: 61 completed passes out of 109 attempts for 791 yards, a 56.0 CMP%, nine touchdowns, eight interceptions, and a 129.5 QB rating.
Team Record: 9-0
1947 Heisman Voting:
1. John Lujack(742)
2. Bob Chappuis(555)
3. Doak Walker(196)
4. Charley Conerly(186)
5. Harry Gilmer(115)
6. Bobby Layne(75)
7. Chuck Bednarik(65)
8. Bill Swiacki(61)
11. WR Leon Hart, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Heisman Trophy Winner in: 1949
Season Stats: 19 receptions for 257 yards and five touchdowns.
Team Record: 10-0
1949 Heisman Voting:
1. Leon Hart(995)
2. Charlie Justice(272)
3. Doak Walker(229)
4. Arnold Galiffa(196)
10. RB Mark Ingram, Alabama Crimson Tide
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Heisman Trophy Winner in: 2009
Season Stats: 271 rushing attempts for 1,658 yards and 17 touchdowns; 32 receptions for 334 yards and three touchdowns.
Team Record: 14-0, 8-0 SEC
Performance in championship game: Vs. Texas Longhorns (won, 37-21); won the Offensive MVP award by rushing the ball 22 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns, while making two receptions for 12 yards.
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9. RB Tony Dorsett, Piitsburgh Panthers
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Heisman Trophy Winner in: 1976
Season Stats: 338 rushing attempts for 1,948 yards and 21 touchdowns; Seven receptions for 73 yards and one touchdown.
Team Record: 12-0
Performance in championship game: Vs. Georgia Bulldogs (won, 27-3); 32 carries for 202 yards and one touchdown.
8. RB Doc Blanchard, Army Black Knights
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Heisman Trophy Winner in: 1945
Season Stats: 101 rushing attempts for 718 yards and 19 touchdowns; four receptions for 166 yards.
Team Record: 9-0
1945 Heisman Voting:
1. Doc Blanchard(860)
2. Glenn Davis(638)
3. Bob Fenimore(187)
4. Herman Wedemeyer(152)
5. Harry Gilmer(132)
6. Frank Dancewicz(56)
7. Warren Amling(42)
8. Pete Pihos(38)
7. QB Danny Wuerffel, Florida Gators
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Heisman Trophy Winner in: 1996
Season Stats: Completed 207 of 360 attempted passes for 3,625 yards, a 57.5 CMP%, 39 touchdowns, 13 interceptions and a 170.6 QB rating.
Team Record: 12-1, 8-0 SEC
Performance in championship game: Vs. Florida State Seminoles (won, 52-20); completed 18 of his 34 completed passes for 306 yards and three touchdowns.
6. RB Bruce Smith, Minnesota Golden Gophers
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Heisman Trophy Winner in: 1941
Season Stats: 92 carries for 446 yards and five touchdowns; Completed 13 of 31 attempted passes for 320 yards, a 41.9 CMP%, one touchdown, two interceptions and a 126.4 QB rating.
Team Record: 8-0, 5-0 Big Ten
1941 Heisman Voting:
1. Bruce Smith(554)
2. Angelo Bertelli(345)
3. Frankie Albert(336)
4. Frank Sinkwich(249)
5. Bill Dudley(237)
6. Endicott Peabody(153)
7. Edgar Jones(151)
8. Bob Westfall(147)
5. QB Matt Leinart, USC Trojans
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Heisman Trophy Winner in: 2004
Season Stats: Completed 269 of 412 passing attempts for 3,322 yards, a 65.3 CMP%, 33 touchdowns, six interceptions and a 156.54 QB rating.
Team Record: 11-0, 7-0 Pac-10
Performance in championship game: Vs. Oklahoma Sooners (won, 55-19); MVP of the game; completed 18 of his 35 attempted passes for 332 yards and five touchdowns.
4. CB Charles Woodson, Michigan Wolverines
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Year: 1997
Season Stats: Defense: 44 total tackles, one sack and eight interceptions.
Receiving: 12 receptions for 238 yards and two touchdowns.
Rushing: Five rushing attempts for 41 yards and one touchdown.
Punt Returns: 33 returns for 283 yards and one touchdown.
Team Record: 12-0, 8-0 Big Ten
Performance in championship game: Vs. Washington State Cougars (won, 21-16); two carries for six yards, one reception for seven yards and one interception.
3. QB Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Heisman Trophy Winner in: 1943
Season Stats: 25 completed passes of 36 attempts for 512 yards, a 69.4 QB rating, 10 touchdowns, four interceptions and a 258.4 QB rating.
Team Record: 9-1
1943 Heisman Voting:
1. Angelo Bertelli(648)
2. Bob Odell(177)
3. Otto Graham(140)
4. Creighton Miller(134)
5. Eddie Prokop(85)
6. Hal Hamburg(73)
7. Bill Daley(71)
8. Tony Butkovich(65)
2. QB Charlie Ward, Florida State Seminoles
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Heisman Trophy Winner in: 1993
Season Stats: Completed 264 of 380 attempted passes for 3,032 yards, a 69.5 CMP%, 27 touchdowns, four interceptions and a 157.8 QB rating.
Team Record: 12-1, 8-0 ACC
Performance in championship game: Vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (won, 18-16); completed 24 of 43 attempted passes for 286 yards, along with eight rushing attempts for 36 yards.
1. QB Davey O'Brien, TCU Horned Frogs
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Heisman Trophy Winner in: 1938
Season Stats: 93 completed passes out of 167 attempts for 1,457 yards, a 55.7 CMP%, 19 touchdowns, four interceptions and a 161.7 QB rating.
Team Record:
1938 Heisman Voting:
1. Davey O'Brien(519)
2. Marshall Goldberg(294)
3. Sid Luckman(154)
4. Bob Macleod(78)
5. Vic Bottari(67)
6. Howard Weiss(60)
7. George Cafego(55)
8. Ki Aldrich(48)
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