Sam Bradford Wins Heisman Trophy
NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma quarterback
Sam Bradford claimed the 74th Annual Heisman Memorial
Trophy awarded by the Downtown Athletic Club of New
York City. Bradford was named the winner
during an awards ceremony televised to a nationwide
audience Saturday night (December 13).
Bradford, a sophomore, broke Jason White's school record for touchdowns in a season (48) and in a career (84). He threw for 468 yards against Kansas which ranks first in OU history for passing yards in a game. In addition, Bradford surpassed Florida's Rex Grossman with most touchdowns through the freshman and sophomore year with 82. Overall, Bradford led the Sooners to a 12-1 record, a Big 12 Conference championship and a No. 1 ranking in the BCS. Oklahoma will battle the Florida Gators in the FedEx BCS National Championship Game on January 8, 2009, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. The Heisman Trophy is awarded each year to the most outstanding college football player as determined by 870 media representatives, 55 living Heisman winners and one fan vote. Bradford received 1,726 points. Texas quarterback Colt McCoy finished second with 1,604 points and Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was third with 1,575 points.
2008 . Bradford averages 14.78 yards/comp. That's 2+ yards more than any of the top five passers in the nation. . Bradford has missed a total of 97 snaps (OU averages 79.7 per game) and 60:42 minutes of possession time (OU averages 29:46 per game) after OU built big leads. Has twice left game before the fourth quarter began. . No. 1 nationally with 48 touchdown passes despite ranking No. 18 in pass attempts. . No. 3 nationally in passing yards despite throwing 126 fewer passes than No. 2 and 114 fewer than No. 1. . No. 1 nationally in passing efficiency. . Ranks No. 4 nationally in total offense despite OU averaging 43.1 rushes and 205.5 rushing yards per game. . Set OU record for passing yards in a game with 468 vs. Kansas (broke Josh Heupel's 429 vs. Louisville, 1999). . Broke Jason White's records for touchdown passes in a season (48) and in a career (84). . Has broken NCAA record for TD passes during the frosh/soph seasons with 84. Rex Grossman held it at 55. . OU quarterbacks have thrown a school-record five TDs in 11 games. Bradford has six of those, four in `08. . Bradford has an OU record 34 career completions of 40 or more yards. That tops Jason White's 29. . In `08, he averages one TD pass every 9.2 attempts; one INT every 73.7 attempts (less than one/game). . Bradford has nine completions that exceeded 50 yards this season. All nine went for touchdowns. . Multiple TD throws in 23 games (five each vs. Miami (Fla.), Texas A&M, Cincy, Washington, Texas and Nebraska). 2007 Honors included freshman All-American from The Sporting News, Rivals and CollegeFootballNews.com, CollegeFootballNews.com's Big 12 Player of the Year, Sports Illustrated All-America honorable mention, The Sporting News Freshman of the Year, The Sporting News All-Big 12 Freshman, Academic All-Big 12 and honorable mention All-Big 12 by coaches and AP ... finalist for the Manning Award as the nation's top quarterback ... set NCAA freshman record for touchdown passes in a season with 36 ... led the nation with passing efficiency rating of 176.53 ahead of second-place Tim Tebow, the Heisman winner ... completed 22 straight passes (last 18 versus North Texas and first four against Miami), setting an OU record and falling just two shy of the NCAA mark ... had another string of 21 ... tied a school record with five TD passes in wins over Miami and Texas A&M ... threw multiple touchdown passes in 11 of 14 games ... had the No. 6 season at OU for completions, No. 5 in total offense, No. 2 for completion percentage, No. 1 for passing efficiency. 2006 Redshirted High School Named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State Team ... second team all-state pick by The Oklahoman ... threw for 2,422 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior ... rated the No. 17 quarterback in the nation by both CollegeFootballNews.com and Scout.com ... earned all-city honors as a junior ... a standout basketball player ... averaged 18.4 points and 10.5 rebounds as a senior for the Panthers ... also a member of the golf team ... football coach was Bob Wilson. . No. 17 QB in the nation (CollegeFootballNews.com) . No. 17 QB in the nation (Scout.com) . No. 12 pro-style quarterback in the nation (Rivals.com) . No. 6 player in Oklahoma (Rivals.com) . No. 17 QB in the nation (PrepStar.com) . PrepStar All-American . No. 15 player in the Midlands (SuperPrep) . No. 17 QB in the nation (SuperPrep) . SuperPrep All-American Personal Born Nov. 8, 1987 ... parents: Kent, who lettered as an OU offensive lineman in 1977-78, and Martha Bradford ... has a vertical leap of 34.5 inches ... citizen of the Cherokee tribe ... already ranks No. 7 at OU for career completions and No. 5 for touchdown passes ... business major, who hopes to become a corporate attorney.   
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Ranks No. 1 nationally with 48 touchdown passes
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