On Wednesday we posted about total offense and its correlation to Heisman winners. Continuing in that vein, here are the highest total touchdown seasons for Heisman winners, including their bowl games:
1. Tim Tebow, Florida, 2007 — 55
1. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 2008 — 55
3. Cameron Newton, Auburn, 2010 — 50
4. Robert Griffin III, Baylor, 2011 — 47
5. Andre Ware, Houston, 1989 — 46
6. Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State, 1988 –44
7. Ty Detmer, BYU, 1990 –41
7. Jason White, Oklahoma, 2003 –41
9. Danny Wuerffel, Florida, 1996 — 39
10. Carson Palmer, USC, 2002 — 37
Eight of the 10 total touchdown leaders are also found on the total offense list posted on Wednesday (Wuerffel and Sanders were not). Not surprisingly, the last four Heisman-winning ‘Super Quarterbacks’ comprise the top four of the total touchdown list while 2009 winner Mark Ingram is not in the top 25. Barry Sanders is the only non-quarterback on the list.
Johnny Manziel’s pre-bowl game total of 43 scores would currently put him at seventh on the all time list of total touchdowns by Heisman winners but he could move into a tie for third with RG3 if he has a four touchdown game in the Cotton Bowl.
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