TEXAS FOOTBALL 2020 MEDIA GUIDE HISTORY OF THE HEISMAN TROPHY YEAR WINNER SCHOOL POS YEAR WINNER SCHOOL POS YEAR WINNER SCHOOL POS 2019 Joe Burrow LSU QB 1990 Ty Detmer BYU QB 1961 Ernie Davis Syracuse HB 2018 Kyler Murray Oklahoma QB 1989 Andre Ware Houston QB 1960 Joe Bellino Navy HB 2017 Baker Mayfield Oklahoma QB 1988 Barry Sanders Oklahoma State TB 1959 Billy Cannon LSU HB 2016 Lamar Jackson Louisville QB 1987 Tim Brown Notre Dame WR 1958 Pete Dawkins Army HB 2015 Derrick Henry Alabama RB 1986 Vinny Testaverde Miami (Fla.) QB 1957 John David Crow Texas A&M RB 2014 Marcus Mariota Oregon QB 1985 Bo Jackson Auburn TB 1956 Paul Hornung Notre Dame QB 2013 Jameis Winston Florida State QB 1984 Doug Flutie Boston College QB 1955 Howard Cassady Ohio State HB 2012 Johnny Manziel Texas A&M QB 1983 Mike Rozier Nebraska RB 1954 Alan Ameche Wisconsin FB 2011 Robert Griffin III Baylor QB 1982 Herschel Walker Georgia TB 1953 John Lattner Notre Dame HB 2010 Cameron Newton Auburn QB 1981 Marcus Allen USC TB 1952 Billy Vessels Oklahoma HB 2009 Mark Ingram Alabama RB 1980 George Rogers South Carolina RB 1951 Dick Kazmaier Princeton RB 2008 Sam Bradford Oklahoma QB 1979 Charles White USC TB 1950 Vic Janowicz Ohio State HB 2007 Tim Tebow Florida QB 1978 Billy Simms Oklahoma HB 1949 Leon Hart Notre Dame End 2006 Troy Smith Ohio State QB 1977 EARL CAMPBELL TEXAS RB 1948 Doak Walker SMU RB 2005 Reggie Bush USC RB 1976 Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh RB 1947 John Lujack Notre Dame QB 2004 Matt Leinart USC QB 1975 Archie Griffin Ohio State TB 1946 Glenn Davis Army HB 2003 Jason White Oklahoma QB 1974 Archie Griffin Ohio State TB 1945 Doc Blanchard Army FB 2002 Carson Palmer USC QB 1973 John Cappelletti Penn State HB 1944 Les Horvath Ohio State QB 2001 Eric Crouch Nebraska QB 1972 Johnny Rodgers Nebraska RB 1943 Angelo Bertelli Notre Dame QB 2000 Chris Weinke Florida State QB 1971 Pat Sullivan Auburn QB 1942 Frank Sinkwich Georgia HB 1999 Ron Dayne Wisconsin RB 1970 Jim Plunkett Stanford QB 1941 Bruce Smith Minnesota HB 1998 RICKY WILLIAMS TEXAS RB 1969 Steve Owens Oklahoma HB 1940 Tom Harmon Michigan HB 1997 Charles Woodson Michigan DB 1968 O.J. Simpson USC TB 1939 Nile Kinnick Iowa HB 1996 Danny Wuerffel Florida QB 1967 Gary Beban UCLA QB 1938 Davey O’Brien TCU QB 1995 Eddie George Ohio State RB 1966 Steve Spurrier Florida QB 1937 Clint Frank Yale QB 1994 Rashan Salaam Colorado RB 1965 Mike Garrett USC TB 1936 Larry Kelley Yale End 1993 Charlie Ward Florida State QB 1964 John Huarte Notre Dame QB 1935 Jay Berwanger Chicago RB 1992 Gino Torretta Miami, Fla. QB 1963 Roger Staubach Navy QB 1991 Desmond Howard Michigan WR 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 1981 ______ Kenneth Sims ______ DT _________ 8th _______________ 3 UT quarterback Pete Layden finished fifth in Southwest region voting, one spot behind Crain. Sims, the top defensive vote-getter, finished fourth in Southwest region voting. 1946 ______ Bobby Layne _______ QB _________ 8th ______________ n/a 1997 ______ Ricky Williams ______ RB _________ 5th _______________ 4 1947 ______ Bobby Layne _______ QB _________ 6th ______________ n/a Williams joined Leaks as just the second UT junior to finish among the Heisman’s top five vote Layne is one of only three players in UT history to finish among the top 10 in two different years. getters. 1961 ______ James Saxton ______ RB _________ 3rd _______________81 1998 ______ Ricky Williams ______ RB _________ 1st ______________ 714 Saxton led the Southwest region in total votes and ended up among the top five vote-getters in all Williams’ record-setting senior season resulted in a landslide victory in the voting. He swept all six five regions (East, South, Midwest, Southwest and Far West). regions by significant margins while posting the greatest percentage of votes cast (43% of 920 voters) and the third-most first-place votes (714) in the award’s history. 1963 ______ Scott Appleton ______ T _________ 5th _______________27 Appleton finished third in voting in both the Southwest and Far West regions. UT quarterback Duke 2004 ______ Cedric Benson ______ RB _________ 6th _______________12 Carlisle finished fifth in the Southwest region but did not have enough votes to crack the top 10. Benson was joined in the Heisman voting by UT linebacker Derrick Johnson, who with a 12th place finish was the highest ranked defensive player in 2004. 1965 ______ Tommy Nobis ______ LB _________ 7th _______________27 Nobis was the only defensive player among the top 10 finishers 2005 ______ Vince Young _______ QB _________ 2nd _______________79 Young became the first Longhorn to finish as the runner-up and finished higher in the voting than 1968 ______ Chris Gilbert _______ RB _________ 8th ______________ n/a any other quarterback in UT history. Gilbert received votes in 1967 before his eighth-place finish in ’68. 2008 ______ Colt McCoy ________ QB _________ 2nd ______________ 266 1970 ______ Steve Worster ______ FB _________ 4th _______________47 McCoy became the second Longhorn to finish as the runner-up, matching Vince Young’s finish in Worster finished behind quarterbacks Jim Plunkett, Joe Theismann and Archie Manning, while 2005. The 122-point difference between first and second was the smallest margin of victory since placing in the top five in four of five regions (East, South, Southwest and Far West). 2001. 1973 ______ Roosevelt Leaks _____ RB _________ 3rd _______________74 2009 ______ Colt McCoy ________ QB _________ 3rd ______________ 203 Leaks was the leading vote-getting in the Southwest region and finished third despite not placing McCoy became the first Longhorn to finish among the Heisman’s top three vote getters twice during among the top three in the Midwest and Far West. his career. 1977 ______ Earl Campbell ______ RB _________ 1st ______________ 371 2016 ______ D’Onta Foreman _____ RB _________ 8th _______________ 6 Oddly enough, Campbell was the leading vote-getter in every region but one, the Southwest. Foreman became just the second Longhorn to rush for 2,000 yards in a season, rushing for 2,058 Oklahoma State’s Terry Miller, the second-place finisher, took top honors in that region. yards in just 11 games played. HISTORY & HONORS 196 TEXAS FOOTBALL 2020 MEDIA GUIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS ALL-TIME AT&T/ABC SPORTS PLAYER OF THE YEAR WINNERS 1993 ________ Trev Alberts ______________________________________ Nebraska 1992 ________ Marvin Jones ____________________________________ Florida State YEAR WINNER SCHOOL POS 1991 ________ Erick Anderson _____________________________________ Michigan 2011 ________ Robert Griffin III _____________Baylor _______________________ QB 1990 ________ Alfred Williams ____________________________________ Colorado 2010 ________ LaMichael James ____________Oregon ______________________ RB 1989 ________ Percy Snow ____________________________________Michigan State 2009 ________ COLT McCOY ______________TEXAS ______________________ QB 1988 ________ Derrick Thomas ____________________________________ Alabama 2008 ________ Graham Harrell _____________Texas Tech ____________________ QB 1987 ________ Paul McGowan ___________________________________ Florida State 2007 ________ Michael Crabtree ____________Texas Tech ____________________WR 1986 ________ Brian Bosworth ____________________________________Oklahoma 2006 ________ Brady Quinn _______________Notre Dame ___________________ QB 1985 ________ Brian Bosworth ____________________________________Oklahoma 2005 ________ VINCE YOUNG _____________TEXAS ______________________ QB 2004 ________ CEDRIC BENSON ____________TEXAS ______________________ RB TEXAS’ BUTKUS AWARD FINALISTS YEAR FINALIST POSITION ALL-TIME BEDNARIK AWARD WINNERS 2009 _________________Sergio Kindle ____________________________ DE/LB YEAR WINNER SCHOOL POS 2003 _________________Derrick Johnson _____________________________ LB 2019 ________ Chase Young _______________Ohio State ____________________ DL 2018 ________ Josh Allen _________________Kentucky _____________________ LB ALL-TIME BILETNIKOFF AWARD WINNERS 2017 ________ Minkah Fitzpatrick ___________Alabama _____________________ DB 2016 ________ Jonathan Allen ______________Alabama _____________________ DE YEAR WINNER SCHOOL 2015 ________ Tyler Matakevich ____________Temple ______________________ LB 2019 ________ Ja’Marr Chase ________________________________________ LSU 2014 ________ Scooby Wright ______________Arizona ______________________ LB 2018 ________ Jerry Jeudy _______________________________________ Alabama 2013 ________ Aaron Donald ______________Pittsburgh ____________________ DT 2017 ________ James Washington _____________________________ Oklahoma State 2012 ________ Manti Te’o ________________Notre Dame ___________________ LB 2016 ________ Dede Westbrook ___________________________________ Oklahoma 2011 ________ Tyrann Mathieu _____________LSU ________________________ CB 2015 ________ Corey Coleman ______________________________________ Baylor 2010 ________ Patrick Peterson _____________LSU ________________________ CB 2014 ________ Amari Cooper _____________________________________ Alabama 2009 ________ Ndamukong Suh _____________Nebraska _____________________ DT 2013 ________ Brandin Cooks __________________________________ Oregon State 2008 ________ Rey Maualuga ______________USC ________________________ LB 2012 ________ Marqise Lee _________________________________________ USC 2007