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Who won the national championship last year12/25/2022 Just like he has been for the NFL’s Tennessee Titans, Henry was Alabama’s bell cow in 2015, tallying 1,986 yards and 23 touchdowns during the regular season. He’s the most recent quarterback to win the Heisman and national title in the same season. Winston finished 20 of 35 for 237 yards and two touchdowns against the Tigers. While he struggled early against Auburn in the BCS title game, he did lead his team to the winning score with 16 seconds to play as the ‘Noles captured the national title. Winston threw 38 touchdowns passes in leading Florida State to an undefeated regular 2013 season. Newton went 20 of 34 for 265 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for 65 yards against the Ducks. He also led the Tigers to an undefeated season, including a dramatic 22-19 victory over Oregon in the BCS title game. Newton had a season-for-the-ages on his way to winning Auburn’s third Heisman. Ingram rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns as Bama defeated Texas, 37-21, in the BCS title game, becoming the first running back since Dorsett to win a national title and a Heisman in the same season. Ingram not only won the first Heisman in Alabama’s storied history, he led the Tide to their first national title since 1992. USC won its second-straight national title as Leinart threw for 332 yards and a then-Heisman-bowl-record five touchdown passes in the Trojans’ 55-19 walloping of Oklahoma in the BCS title game. Woodson had a key end zone interception of Ryan Leaf, rushed twice for six yards and also had one catch for seven yards as the Wolverines won, 21-16. Woodson helped clinch Michigan’s first national title since 1949 with his performance against Washington State in the Rose Bowl. Wuerffel avenged a late season loss to arch-rival FSU, throwing for 306 yards (on 18 of 34 passing) and three touchdowns as the Gators won their first national title with a 52-20 crushing of the Seminoles in the Sugar Bowl. When the dust cleared, FSU had its first national title. He then threw for 286 yards on 24-of-43 pasing with no touchdowns and no interceptions in an 18-16 Orange Bowl victory over No. Ward won the Heisman in a landslide while leading the Seminoles to an 11-1 regular season record. He helped Pittsburgh clinch an undefeated 12-0 national championship season by rushing for 202 yards and a touchdown in a 27-6 romp over No. Notre Dame continued its dual-grip on the Heisman and national title, as Hart won the trophy while leading the Irish to their third title in four years.ĭorsett cruised to the Heisman while setting the NCAA single-season (1,948 yards) and career (6,082) rushing marks. Lujack became the second Notre Dame player to win the the Heisman while leading the Irish to their second-straight national title. Army won its second-consecutive national title. Inside was the first junior to win the award, beating out his teammate, Glenn Davis, who was the runner up. The Gophers did not play in a bowl game that season, as was common in those days.īertelli was the first Fighting Irish player to win a Heisman in 1943 and the quarterback of the first of four national championship squads coached by the legendary Frank Leahy. Smith won the Heisman and also led Minnesota to the 1940 national championship. O’Brien was outstanding against the Tartans, throwing for 225 yards and one touchdown on 17 of 28 passing, while also intercepting a pass and kicking a field goal. O’Brien led TCU to an 11-0 record and a 15-7 victory over Carnegie Tech in the 1939 Sugar Bowl to lead the Horned Frogs to the national championship. Here’s a look at that elite group and how they fared in their championship games (where applicable): Despite it being an uncommon feat overall, the trend is looking solid for Burrow: Four of the last 10 Heisman winners have managed to pull it off. Only 15 players have won a national championship and a Heisman in the same season–and just eight quarterbacks have done so. The senior quarterback has a chance to put himself in some rare company with a win over Clemson. Newly-crowned Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow will lead his LSU Tigers against the Clemson Tigers Monday night in a battle to determine which team is college football’s No. The College Football Playoff’s championship game is upon us.
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