Historical / Statistical Analysis Archives - Heisman https://www.heisman.com/article_category/historical-statistical-analysis/ The most prestigious award in college football. Tue, 05 Jan 2021 22:51:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://www.heisman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-heisman_site_icon_2023-32x32.png Historical / Statistical Analysis Archives - Heisman https://www.heisman.com/article_category/historical-statistical-analysis/ 32 32 Yards per play and the Heisman https://www.heisman.com/articles/yards-per-play-and-the-heisman/ Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:51:19 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?post_type=articles&p=9686 Advanced analytics has become all the rage in sports of late, with several new metrics being created to determine the effectiveness of teams and individual players. While the craze has yet to fully envelop our understanding of college football statistics, there are some standards that guide us well in measuring which players are the most […]

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]]> Hot starts for Heisman quarterbacks https://www.heisman.com/articles/hot-starts-for-heisman-quarterbacks/ Tue, 08 Oct 2019 20:02:55 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?post_type=articles&p=9505 Five games into the 2019 college football season, several of this year’s Heisman Trophy-contending quarterbacks are off to spectacular starts. To put these performances into proper perspective, we went back and checked on Heisman-winning quarterbacks in their first five games and here is what we found: Most yards after five games 1. Ty Detmer, 1990 […]

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]]> Which states produce the most Heisman Trophy winners? https://www.heisman.com/articles/which-states-produce-the-most-heisman-trophy-winners/ Tue, 01 Oct 2019 19:26:40 +0000 https://www.heisman.com/?post_type=articles&p=9475 California leads the way, but Texas is coming on strong.

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]]> This Week in Heisman History: Tim Tebow explodes for 7 TDs against South Carolina https://www.heisman.com/articles/this-week-in-heisman-history-tim-tebow-explodes-for-7-tds-against-south-carolina/ Fri, 09 Nov 2018 15:11:51 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/articles/this-week-in-heisman-history-tim-tebow-explodes-for-7-tds-against-south-carolina/ Since 2007, quarterbacks have been on a tear in the Heisman race, winning nine of 11 trophies. Along the way, those nine quarterbacks produced amazing numbers, averaging 48 touchdowns and 4,398 yards of total offense between them. The player who started this trend was Florida’s Tim Tebow. In 2007, the true sophomore from Jacksonville, Fla., passed […]

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]]> Touchdown passes and the Heisman https://www.heisman.com/articles/touchdown-passes-and-the-heisman/ Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:19:47 +0000 http://www.heisman.com/?post_type=articles&p=8310 Quarterbacks have won 15 of the last 17 Heismans, the most dominant stretch by any one position in the trophy’s history. In addition to passing yards, efficiency and completion percentage, the component of a quarterback’s production that is most often scrutinized is the number of touchdown passes thrown. After three weeks of the 2018 season, […]

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