Another Trojan
Wins Heisman
by Matt James
12/10/05 10:06 pm est
Reggie
Bush became USC's seventh Heisman Trophy winner on Saturday night
and third in the last four years. The multi-purpose player showed
style and substance as he outshined Texas quarterback Vince Young
and his own teammate, quarterback Matt Leinart. Leinart won the
Heisman Trophy last year and Bush finished fifth.
The junior tailback ran for 1,658 yards and 15 touchdowns. He
added 31 catches for 383 yards and 2 more scores. He also totaled
570 yards in kick-off and punt returns and 1 more TD. His 2,611
total yards topped his 2004 numbers when he tallied 2,181 all-purpose
yards as he rushed for 833 yards and 6 scores, caught 41 passes
for 478 yards and 7 TD's, added 870 yards returning kick-offs
and punts with two punt return TD's and threw a 52-yard TD pass.
No wonder Bush received 784 first-place votes, second only in
Heisman history to O.J. Simpson's 855 first-place votes in 1968.
Simpson, of course, also played for USC.
Teammate Matt Leinart finished a distant third. The senior quarterback
has thrown for 10,328 yards, 98 touchdowns and only 22 interceptions
in his three-year career as the starter. He was 254-of-391 for
3,450 yards, 27 TD's and 7 INT's this past season.
Second-place finisher, sophomore quarterback Vince Young of Texas,
completed 182-of-285 passes for 2,769 yards, 26 TD's and 10 INT's.
He finished 933 points behind Bush in the balloting.
Notre Dame is the only other school to produce seven Heisman
winners.
Each voter gets to submit a ballot that ranks their top three
players. Points are tallied by awarding 3 points for each first-place
vote, two points for second, and one point for third. There were
923 eligible voters this year. |
PLAYER |
YR. |
SCHOOL |
POS. |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
TOTAL |
Reggis Bush |
Jr. |
USC |
TB |
784 |
89 |
11 |
2,541 |
Vince Young |
Jr. |
Texas |
QB |
79 |
613 |
145 |
1,608 |
Matt Leinart |
Sr. |
USC |
QB |
18 |
147 |
449 |
797 |
Brady Quinn |
Jr. |
Notre Dame |
QB |
7 |
21 |
128 |
191 |
Michael Robinson |
Sr. |
Penn State |
QB |
2 |
7 |
29 |
49 |
A.J. Hawk |
Sr. |
Ohio State |
LB |
0 |
3 |
23 |
29 |
DeAngelo Williams |
Sr. |
Memphis |
RB |
1 |
2 |
19 |
26 |
Drew Olson |
Sr. |
UCLA |
QB |
1 |
2 |
14 |
21 |
Jerome Harrison |
Sr. |
Washington St. |
RB |
0 |
4 |
12 |
20 |
Elvis Dumervil |
Sr. |
Louisville |
DE |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
Also See: All-Time Heisman List
OTHER 2005 AWARD WINNERS
AP Coach Of the Year:
Joe Paterno, Penn State
Home Depot Coach Of the Year:
Joe Paterno, Penn State
AP Player Of the Year:
Reggie Bush, RB, USC
Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player):
Paul Posluszny, LB, Penn State
See: All-Time Chuck Bednarik Award Winners
Fred Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver):
Mike Hass, Oregon State
See: All-Time Fred Biletnikoff Award Winners
Dick Butkus Award (linebacker):
Paul Posluszny, Penn State
See: All-Time Dick Butkus Award Winners
Walter Camp Award (top player):
Reggie Bush, RB, USC
See: All-Time Walter Camp POY Winners
Lou Groza Award (placekicker):
Alexis Serna , Oregon State
All-Time Lou Groza Award Winners
Ray Guy Award (punter):
Ryan Plackemeier, Wake Forest
See: All-Time Ray Guy Award Winners
Vince Lombardi Award (lineman or linebacker):
A.J. Hawk, Ohio State
See: All-Time Vince Lombardi Award Winners
John Mackey Award (tight end):
Marcedes Lewis, UCLA
See: All-Time John Mackey Award Winners
Robert W. (Tiny) Maxwell Award (top player):
Vince Young, QB, Texas
See: All-Time Robert W. (Tiny) Maxwell Award Winners
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (defensive player):
Elvis Dumerville, Louisville, DE
See: All-Time Bronko Nagurski Trophy Winners
Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback):
Vince Young, QB, Texas
See: All-Time Davey O'Brien Award Winners
Outland Trophy (interior lineman):
Greg Eslinger, C, Minnesota
See: All-Time Outland Trophy Winners
Dave Rimington Trophy (center):
Greg Eslinger, Minnesota
See: All-Time Dave Rimington Award Winners
Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back):
Michael Huff, Texas
See: All-Time Jim Thorpe Award Winners
Johnny Unitas Award (senior quarterback):
Matt Leinart, USC
See: All-Time Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Winners
Doak Walker Award (running back):
Reggie Bush, RB, USC
See: All-Time Doak Walker Award Winners
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