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Posted on 11/24/13 at 10:43 am to randomways
Posted on 11/24/13 at 10:43 am to randomways
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Actually, I don't think Dayne beat out Tomlinson, but I know he beat out Brees one year. In any event, that's why I did clarify about the absence of a clear frontrunner. That's probably why Sullivan, who somebody mentioned above, won it. He was a mediocre quarterback by Heisman standards, but the next in line was a running back from the Ivy League
I didn't remember Tomlinson in 1999, but the site I looked up indicated he had the most yards per game and much higher yards per carry. I do remember Alexander being clearly the better running back of the two, but having some injuries that caused him to miss games early and then underperform once or twice.
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Posted on 11/24/13 at 10:54 am to Crimson Legend
I forgot about Alexander (not in general, I mean, just that he would have been running in college at that point.)
Here, I tracked down the Heisman voting for that year (you can just change the number in the URL to quickly change between years.)
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Tomlinson averaged 6.5 ypc that year. Ironically, that went down to 5.8 the next year, when he actually was a finalist for the Heisman.
Here, I tracked down the Heisman voting for that year (you can just change the number in the URL to quickly change between years.)
LINK
Tomlinson averaged 6.5 ypc that year. Ironically, that went down to 5.8 the next year, when he actually was a finalist for the Heisman.
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