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By Chris Huston 10.31.19

Heisman Halloweens

Happy Halloween!

Have a look back on how past Heisman winners fared when playing on Halloween (in their Heisman-winning seasons).

1998
Ricky Williams rushed 37 times for 150 yards as Texas beat Nebraska, 20-16, in a huge upset on the road in Lincoln.

1992
Gino Torretta completed 28 of 40 passes for 363 yards and three touchdowns in Miami’s 35-23 victory over West Virginia.

1987
Tim Brown totaled 173 all-purpose yards and one touchdown as the Irish beat Navy, 56-13. This win lifted Notre Dame’s record against Navy on Halloween to 3-0, with a combined scored of 144-20.

1981
Marcus Allen rushed for 289 yards on 44 carries — both career highs — and scored four touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving) in USC’s 41-17 defeat of Washington State.

1970
Jim Plunkett completed 13 of 26 passes for 210 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions as Stanford beat Oregon State, 48-10.

1964
John Huarte completed 10 of 17 passes for 274 yards and three touchdowns as Notre Dame blanked Navy, 40-0. Roger Staubach, who won the Heisman in 1963, completed 19 passes for 155 yards.

1959
Easily the most famous Heisman moment on Halloween as Billy Cannon‘s 89-yard punt return sunk No. 3 Ole Miss, 7-3. Cannon rushed 12 times for 48 yards in that game and had three punt returns for 120 yards.  Here’s a video look at the game:

1953
John Lattner wasn’t much of a factor in this one, which saw Notre Dame beat Navy, 38-7

1942
George defeated No. 10 Alabama, 21-10, as Frank Sinkwich completed 17 of 33 passes for 230 yards and one touchdown while also adding 36 yards and one score on the ground.

1936
Yale lost to Dartmouth, 11-7, making Larry Kelley‘s Heisman-winning season the only one to feature a loss on Halloween.

This entry was posted in Heisman Winners and tagged Billy Cannon, Frank Sinkwich, Gino Torretta, Jim Plunkett, John Lattner, Larry Kelley, Marcus Allen, Ricky Williams, Roger Staubach, Tim Brown. Bookmark the permalink.

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