
They have been giving out the Heisman Trophy since 1935 and the SEC has been represented. But I don’t know if you would say well-represented.
After all, only half of the SEC’s 14 teams have a Heisman in the trophy case.
Here’s the rundown by numbers:
- Auburn 3
Florida 3
- Alabama 2
Georgia 2
Texas A&M 2
- LSU 1
South Carolina 1
So that’s 14 Heismans total for the best conference in the land. As we know, it doesn’t just take a special season for you to win one, your team usually has to be really good and you have to get support from all regions.
Oh, and the voting system is badly flawed.
Here are the droughts for each SEC school and we’ll spare the ones who haven’t had one by just saying the droughts for Missouri, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Tennessee (sorry, Peyton), Mississippi State and Ole Miss are forever.
Alabama — Derrick Henry in 2015.
Texas A&M — Johnny Manziel in 2012.
Auburn — Cam Newton in 2010.
Florida — Tim Tebow in 2007.
Georgia — Herschel Walker in 1982.
South Carolina — George Rogers in 1980.
LSU — Billy Cannon in 1959.
Cannon recently died, so maybe the most amazing stat here is that LSU, with all of its history and traditions, does not have a living Heisman winner. Of course, neither do seven other conference schools.
Oh, boy! You not only a magician with words, but you handle numbers with equal dexterity.
You poke fun at his “words” yet you completely mangle your lame post grammatically.
Aw, come on Wadeless, he was only poking fun……leland by history is anything but “lame”!
hard to believe the Mannings never won a Heisman. Peyton was undone by his 0 for Florida streak, but what Archie and Eli did at Ole Miss was impressive as well.
Someone needs to fill those shoes…
Now you’re talking!
Did you know that all three Gator heisman trophy winners family’s, were all in the ministry? I believe that would make a great documentary, movie or film of some kind ! Hint, hint hello out there…
That wasn’t lost on me either, Samuel. But of course, that’s politically incorrect anymore……
I didn’t realize Mark Ingram lost his Heisman from 2009. That really sucks……
The article indicates Alabama has had 2 winners. What is your point?
After reading the article a second time and realizing a lot of players were missing, I guess I missed the point of these are the last Heisman winners and the year they won. Sorry Pat…………