Heisman House
This all time great has coached the most different positions of Heisman winners with 3 different spots claiming the award.
NICK SABAN (RB, WR, QB)
This season Michigan became the first team to go undefeated since this team was the last to do it.
GEORGIA
This former NBA scoring champion famously won ROTM every single month during their inaugural season, but failed to win the ROTY award.
CARMELO ANTHONY
Michigan once again topped the total (reported) attendance numbers unsurprisingly. Meanwhile this team reached new heights averaging 106% of their max capacity as they bolstered their popularity last year.
COLORADO
(24% increase in attendance numbers from last year)
16 GP, 450/659, 5477 pass yds, 55 TDs, 10 INTs
PEYTON MANNING
(2013 season)
This name is the most common amongst winners with 6 instances
JOHN
(Johnny not accepted)
(while 4 players went by ‘Johnny’ when claiming the trophy and 3 more by ‘John’, Johnny Manziel was born as Jonathan leaving the total at 6)
The Chiefs won their second straight title becoming the first team to do such since the Patriots did in which seasons?
2003-2004
This AFC coach is the highest career winning % of all active coaches after he was hired into a new position this offseason.
JIM HARBAUGH
This game that went into OT was the highest rated game of the 2023 season.
ROSE BOWL
(Bama VS Mich)
22 CAR, 155 rush yds, 6 TDs, 3 REC, 17 yds
ALVIN KAMARA
Christmas Day 2020 vs Vikings
This is the age that the Florida St QB Chris Weinke was when he took home the award in 2000 over players like Josh Heuppel, Drew Brees, LaDanian Tomlinson, and Mike Vick.
28.36 Years Old
(The oldest in history)
Texas became the first team to beat Alabama at Alabama by double digits since this 4-time-COTY who has beef with Ryan Day took South Carolina into Tuscaloosa and won 20-3 in 2004.
LOU HOLTZ
Despite only winning 33% of their games (7th lowest in the league) the Memphis Grizzlies have actually won more games that have been played on a Monday since MLB’s opening day than this team who is worst in the MLB by 7 games.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
(sorry Ryan)
This QB has the highest NIL valuation according to ON3 at $4.8 Million (NIL numbers are made up idk man.
SHEDEUR SANDERS
Player 1: 52/88, 734 pass yds, 5 TDs, 1 INT, 85 rush yds
Player 2: 27/36, 545 pass yds, 7 TDs, 0 INT, 19 rush yds
PATRICK MAHOMES
BAKER MAYFIELD
This school has the most Heisman winners in the award’s history with 9.1% of the winners.
USC
(Yes I’m counting Reggie Bush (sue me))
Jerod Mayo recently took on the job of Patriots Head Coach, becoming the first NE Head Coach not named Bill Bellichick since this coach who is probably better known for his other coaching gigs. Don’t let his unassuming record with NE fool you, (8-8,9-7,10-6), he’s coached 3 Heisman winners and went to back to back Super Bowls (1-1). Name him.
PETE CARROLL
This SEC school has had a strange history with mascots since their team picked up their first live mascot in 1935. The team promptly won over Alabama in 3 of the next 5 meetings. Following the untimely death of their mascot on campus in an auto accident, this school had a funeral procession and weeks of mourning, culminating in the burial of their beloved mascot beneath the team’s bench on the 50 yd line. This may have laid a curse on them, however, as they have only won 14% of their matchups vs Bama since.
MISSISSIPPI STATE
(Bully 1 named Ptolemy)
Of the top 10 in the Director’s Cup standings, this many were SEC schools.
5
(Texas, Tennessee, Florida, Texas AM, Alabama)
There are 3 ACC and 2 B1G
12 REC, 215 yds, 3 TDs
DEVONTA SMITH
vs OSU (1/11/21)
(Between the Natty and Semi Final Smith totaled 34 REC, 529 yds, 8 TDs)
It is well known that Lamar Jackson became the youngest award winner in history when he claimed the award at 19 years old (and 337 days). Name the number of players to win before their 21st birthday.
9
(1945 Felix Blanchard-20 & 363 days,
1950 Vic Janowicz-20 & 288 days,
1958 Pete Dawkins-20 & 275 days,
1964 John Huarte-20 & 232 days,
1974 Archie Griffin-20 & 104 days,
1994 Rashaan Salaam-20 & 63 days,
2009 Mark Ingram-19 & 356 days,
2013 Jameis Winston-19 & 342 days, and
2016 Lamar Jackson-19 & 337 days)
Saban did not make a habit of losing football games. While a coach of the Crimson Tide, only 5 coaches managed to beat him multiple times. When Dabo picked up his second win in the 2018-2019 National Championship, he became the first to beat the GOAT in multiple games since this active head coach who picked up his second win over Saban in 2017.
GUS MALZAHN
(Saban never lost multiple games to one coach again.)
Name the most recent player to be on the Steelers (current or former) that has received an MVP vote.
JUSTIN FIELDS
(Placed 9th in MVP voting in 2022, prior to him it was James Harrison in 2008 getting 3 1st place votes, sidenote: Russell Wilson has never received a vote)
This state was the winningest state in 2023 when you combine the records of all FBS teams in the state with a 84% win rate, despite falling in the bottom 20 in terms of total number of teams.
MISSOURI
(Only Mizzou who went 11-2)
15/22, 234 pass yds, 3 TDs, 1 INT, 8 CAR, 36 rush yds, 3 TDs
JALEN MILROE
vs UK (11/11/23)