2018 Texas Longhorns Football Media Guide
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2018 TEXAS LONGHORNS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE #THISISTEXAS 83 OUTLOOK PLAYERS COACHES 2017 STATS HISTORY RECORDS 2018 TEXAS LONGHORNS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE HISTORY OF THE HEISMAN TROPHY YEAR WINNER SCHOOL POS YEAR WINNER SCHOOL POS YEAR WINNER SCHOOL POS 2017 Baker Mayfield Oklahoma QB 1989 Andre Ware Houston QB 1961 Ernie Davis Syracuse HB 2016 Lamar Jackson Louisville QB 1988 Barry Sanders Oklahoma State TB 1960 Joe Bellino Navy HB 2015 Derrick Henry Alabama RB 1987 Tim Brown Notre Dame WR 1959 Billy Cannon LSU HB 2014 Marcus Mariota Oregon QB 1986 Vinny Testaverde Miami (Fla.) QB 1958 Pete Dawkins Army HB 2013 Jameis Winston Florida State QB 1985 Bo Jackson Auburn TB 1957 John David Crow Texas A&M RB 2012 Johnny Manziel Texas A&M QB 1984 Doug Flutie Boston College QB 1956 Paul Hornung Notre Dame QB 2011 Robert Griffin III Baylor QB 1983 Mike Rozier Nebraska RB 1955 Howard Cassady Ohio State HB 2010 Cameron Newton Auburn QB 1982 Herschel Walker Georgia TB 1954 Alan Ameche Wisconsin FB 2009 Mark Ingram Alabama RB 1981 Marcus Allen USC TB 1953 John Lattner Notre Dame HB 2008 Sam Bradford Oklahoma QB 1980 George Rogers South Carolina RB 1952 Billy Vessels Oklahoma HB 2007 Tim Tebow Florida QB 1979 Charles White USC TB 1951 Dick Kazmaier Princeton RB 2006 Troy Smith Ohio State QB 1978 Billy Simms Oklahoma HB 1950 Vic Janowicz Ohio State HB 2005 Reggie Bush USC RB 1977 EARL CAMPBELL TEXAS RB 1949 Leon Hart Notre Dame End 2004 Matt Leinart USC QB 1976 Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh RB 1948 Doak Walker SMU RB 2003 Jason White Oklahoma QB 1975 Archie Griffin Ohio State TB 1947 John Lujack Notre Dame QB 2002 Carson Palmer USC QB 1974 Archie Griffin Ohio State TB 1946 Glenn Davis Army HB 2001 Eric Crouch Nebraska QB 1973 John Cappelletti Penn State HB 1945 Doc Blanchard Army FB 2000 Chris Weinke Florida State QB 1972 Johnny Rodgers Nebraska RB 1944 Les Horvath Ohio State QB 1999 Ron Dayne Wisconsin RB 1971 Pat Sullivan Auburn QB 1943 Angelo Bertelli Notre Dame QB 1998 RICKY WILLIAMS TEXAS RB 1970 Jim Plunkett Stanford QB 1942 Frank Sinkwich Georgia HB 1997 Charles Woodson Michigan DB 1969 Steve Owens Oklahoma HB 1941 Bruce Smith Minnesota HB 1996 Danny Wuerffel Florida QB 1968 O.J. Simpson USC TB 1940 Tom Harmon Michigan HB 1995 Eddie George Ohio State RB 1967 Gary Beban UCLA QB 1939 Nile Kinnick Iowa HB 1994 Rashan Salaam Colorado RB 1966 Steve Spurrier Florida QB 1938 Davey O’Brien TCU QB 1993 Charlie Ward Florida State QB 1965 Mike Garrett USC TB 1937 Clint Frank Yale QB 1992 Gino Torretta Miami, Fla. QB 1964 John Huarte Notre Dame QB 1936 Larry Kelley Yale End 1991 Desmond Howard Michigan WR 1963 Roger Staubach Navy QB 1935 Jay Berwanger Chicago RB 1990 Ty Detmer BYU QB 1962 Terry Baker Oregon State QB TEXAS’ TOP 10 HEISMAN TROPHY FINALISTS YEAR NAME POS FINISH 1ST VOTES YEAR NAME POS FINISH 1ST VOTES 1941 ______ Jack Crain_________ RB _________10th _____________ n/a 1998 ______ Ricky Williams ______ RB _________ 1st ______________ 714 UT quarterback Pete Layden finished fifth in Southwest region voting, one spot behind Crain. Williams’ record-setting senior season resulted in a landslide victory in the voting. He swept all six regions by significant margins while posting the greatest percentage of votes cast (43% of 920 voters) 1946 ______ Bobby Layne _______ QB _________ 8th ______________ n/a and the third-most first-place votes (714) in the award’s history. 1947 ______ Bobby Layne _______ QB _________ 6th ______________ n/a Layne is one of only three players in UT history to finish among the top 10 in two different years. 2004 ______ Cedric Benson ______ RB _________ 6th _______________12 Benson was joined in the Heisman voting by UT linebacker Derrick Johnson, who with a 12th place 1961 ______ James Saxton ______ RB _________ 3rd _______________81 finish was the highest ranked defensive player in 2004. Saxton led the Southwest region in total votes and ended up among the top five vote-getters in all five regions (East, South, Midwest, Southwest and Far West). 2005 ______ Vince Young _______ QB _________ 2nd _______________79 Young became the first Longhorn to finish as the runner-up and finished higher in the voting than any 1963 ______ Scott Appleton ______ T _________ 5th _______________27 other quarterback in UT history. Appleton finished third in voting in both the Southwest and Far West regions. UT quarterback Duke Carlisle finished fifth in the Southwest region but did not have enough votes to crack the top 10. 2008 ______ Colt McCoy ________ QB _________ 2nd ______________ 266 McCoy became the second Longhorn to finish as the runner-up, matching Vince Young’s finish in 2005. 1965 ______ Tommy Nobis ______ LB _________ 7th _______________27 The 122-point difference between first and second was the smallest margin of victory since 2001. Nobis was the only defensive player among the top 10 finishers 2009 ______ Colt McCoy ________ QB _________ 3rd ______________ 203 1968 ______ Chris Gilbert _______ RB _________ 8th ______________ n/a McCoy became the first Longhorn to finish among the Heisman’s top three vote getters twice during Gilbert received votes in 1967 before his eighth-place finish in ’68. his career. 1970 ______ Steve Worster ______ FB _________ 4th _______________47 2016 ______ D’Onta Foreman _____ RB _________ 8th _______________ 6 Worster finished behind quarterbacks Jim Plunkett, Joe Theismann and Archie Manning, while placing Foreman became just the second Longhorn to rush for 2,000 yards in a season, rushing for 2,058 yards in the top five in four of five regions (East, South, Southwest and Far West). in just 11 games played. 1973 ______ Roosevelt Leaks _____ RB _________ 3rd _______________74 Leaks was the leading vote-getting in the Southwest region and finished third despite not placing among the top three in the Midwest and Far West. 1977 ______ Earl Campbell ______ RB _________ 1st ______________ 371 Oddly enough, Campbell was the leading vote-getter in every region but one, the Southwest. Oklahoma State’s Terry Miller, the second-place finisher, took top honors in that region. 1981 ______ Kenneth Sims ______ DT _________ 8th _______________ 3 Sims, the top defensive vote-getter, finished fourth in Southwest region voting. 1997 ______ Ricky Williams ______ RB _________ 5th _______________ 4 Williams joined Leaks as just the second UT junior to finish among the Heisman’s top five vote getters. 84 OUTLOOK PLAYERS COACHES 2017 STATS HISTORY RECORDS 2018 TEXAS LONGHORNS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS ALL-TIME AT&T/ABC SPORTS PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNERS 1990 ________ Alfred Williams ____________________________________ Colorado 1989 ________ Percy Snow ____________________________________Michigan State YEAR WINNER SCHOOL POS 1988 ________ Derrick Thomas ____________________________________ Alabama 2011 ________ Robert Griffin III _____________Baylor _______________________ QB 1987 ________ Paul McGowan ___________________________________ Florida State 2010 ________ LaMichael James ____________Oregon ______________________ RB 1986 ________ Brian Bosworth ____________________________________Oklahoma 2009 ________ COLT McCOY ______________TEXAS ______________________ QB 1985 ________ Brian Bosworth ____________________________________Oklahoma 2008 ________ Graham Harrell _____________Texas Tech ____________________ QB 2007 ________ Michael Crabtree ____________Texas Tech ____________________WR TEXAS’ BUTKUS AWARD FINALISTS 2006 ________ Brady Quinn _______________Notre Dame ___________________ QB 2005 ________ VINCE YOUNG _____________TEXAS ______________________ QB YEAR FINALIST POSITION 2004 ________ CEDRIC BENSON ____________TEXAS ______________________ RB 2009 _________________Sergio Kindle ____________________________ DE/LB 2003 _________________Derrick Johnson _____________________________ LB ALL-TIME BEDNARIK AWARD WINNERS ALL-TIME BILETNIKOFF AWARD WINNERS YEAR WINNER SCHOOL POS 2017 ________ Minkah Fitzpatrick ___________Alabama _____________________ DB YEAR WINNER SCHOOL 2016 ________ Jonathan Allen ______________Alabama _____________________ DE 2017 ________ James Washington _____________________________ Oklahoma State 2015 ________ Tyler Matakevich ____________Temple ______________________ LB 2016 ________ Dede Westbrook ___________________________________ Oklahoma 2014 ________ Scooby Wright ______________Arizona ______________________ LB 2015 ________ Corey Coleman ______________________________________ Baylor 2013 ________ Aaron Donald ______________Pittsburgh ____________________ DT 2014 ________ Amari Cooper _____________________________________ Alabama 2012 ________ Manti Te’o ________________Notre Dame ___________________ LB 2013 ________ Brandin Cooks __________________________________ Oregon State 2011 ________ Tyrann Mathieu _____________LSU ________________________ CB 2012 ________ Marqise Lee _________________________________________ USC 2010 ________ Patrick Peterson _____________LSU ________________________ CB 2011 ________ Justin Blackmon _______________________________ Oklahoma State 2009 ________ Ndamukong Suh _____________Nebraska _____________________ DT 2010 ________ Justin Blackmon _______________________________ Oklahoma State 2008 ________ Rey Maualuga ______________USC ________________________ LB 2009 ________ Golden Tate ____________________________________ Notre Dame 2007 ________ Dan Connor ________________Penn State ____________________ LB 2008 ________ Michael Crabtree __________________________________Texas Tech 2006 ________ Paul Posluszny ______________Penn