Heisman finalists: Sometimes they come in bunches

Alabama is on fire when it comes to producing Heisman finalists, with Derrick Henry being the fifth Crimson Tide player in seven years to be invited to New York. Stanford isn’t far behind, with four finalists in seven years.

Here’s a list of other schools that have produced a notable quantity of Heisman finalists in short time spans:

Finalist bunches
Alabama — 5 finalists in 7 years (2009 – 2015)
Mark Ingram, Trent Richardson, AJ McCarron, Amari Cooper, Derrick Henry

USC — 4 finalists in 4 years (2002 – 2005)
Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart

BYU — 5 finalists in 9 years (1983 – 1991)
Steve Young, Robbie Bosco, Robbie Bosco, Ty Detmer, Ty Detmer

Oklahoma — 5 finalists in 8 years (2000 – 2008)
Josh Heupel, Jason White, Adrian Peterson, Jason White, Sam Bradford

Miami — 4 finalists in 5 years (1984 – 1988)
Bernie Kosar, Vinny Testaverde, Vinny Testaverde, Steve Walsh

Miami — 6 finalists in 11 years (1984 – 1994)
Bernie Kosar, Vinny Testaverde, Vinny Testaverde, Steve Walsh, Gino Torretta, Warren Sapp

Oklahoma — 4 finalists in 5 years (2000 – 2004)
Josh Heupel, Jason White, Adrian Peterson, Jason White

Stanford — 4 finalists in 7 years (2009 – 2015)
Toby Gerhat, Andrew Luck, Andrew Luck, Christian McCaffrey

Winner Bunches
No school compares to Notre Dame when it comes to achieving Heisman dominance in a short period of time. Between the years 1943 and 1956, five Fighting Irish players won the Heisman. Here are Notre Dame’s other winning ‘bunches’:Notre Dame — 3 winners in 7 years (1943 – 1949)
Notre Dame — 3 winners in 7 years (1947 – 1953)
Notre Dame — 4 winners in 10 years (1947 – 1956)
Notre Dame — 5 winners in 14 years (1943 – 1946)