Sam Bradford Wins Heisman Trophy

Sam Bradford | 2008 Heisman Trophy Winner

OU's Sam Bradford awarded 74th Annual Heisman Memorial Trophy by Downtown Athletic Club of New York City.

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Ranks No. 1 nationally with 48 touchdown passes

Nation's leader in passing efficiency (186.28)

Set OU records: TD passes in season (48) and career (84)

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Bradford is the fifth Oklahoma player to win the Heisman Trophy after Jason White (2003), Billy Sims (1978), Steve Owens (1969) and Billy Vessels (1952).

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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 became the fifth Sooner to win the award joining Jason White (2003), Billy Sims (1978), Steve Owens (1969) and Billy Vessels (1952). The Oklahoma City native earlier won the Davey O'Brien Award for most outstanding quarterback and the Sammy Baugh Trophy.

Leading the most explosive offense in college football this season, Bradford completed 302 of his 442 pass attempts for 4,464 yards with 48 touchdowns and six interceptions. He led the nation in passing efficiency and also scored five rushing touchdowns on the year.

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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.

Passing
Year	G-GS	Eff	Cmp	Att	Int	Pct	Yds	TDs	Lng	Avg/Game
2008	13-13	186.28	302	442	6	.683	4,464	48	77	343.4
2007	14-14	176.53	237	341	8	.695	3,121	36	65	222.9
Totals	27-27	182.04	539	783	14	.688	7,585	84	77

Rushing
Year	G-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TDs	Lng	Avg/Game
2008	13-13	40	140	75	65	1.6	5	15	5.0
2007	14-14	31	100	93	7	0.2	0	11	0.5
Totals	27-27	71	240	168	72	1.0	5	15

Game-by-Game
Date	2008 Season	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	Int
12/06/08	vs. No. 19 Missouri (Kansas City)	34	49	.693	384	2	0
11/29/08	at No. 11 Oklahoma State	30	44	.681	370	4	0
11/22/08	vs. No. 2 Texas Tech	14	19	.736	304	4	0
11/08/08	at Texas A&M	22	33	.666	320	4	0
11/01/08	vs. Nebraska	19	27	..703	311	5	1
10/25/08	at Kansas State	13	32	.406	255	3	0
10/18/08	vs. No. 16 Kansas	36	53	.679	468	3	0
10/11/08	vs. No. 5 Texas (Dallas)	28	39	.717	387	5	2
10/04/08	at Baylor	23	31	.741	372	2	1
09/27/08	vs. No. 12 TCU	19	34	.558	411	4	0
09/13/08	at Washington	18	21	..857	304	5	0
09/06/08	vs. Cincinnati	29	38	.763	395	5	2
08/30/08	vs. Chattanooga	17	22	.772	183	2	0
Date	2007 Season	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	Int
01/02/08	vs. No. 11 West Virginia (Phoenix)	21	33	.636	242	2	1
12/01/07	vs. No. 1 Missouri (San Antonio)	18	26	.692	209	2	0
11/24/07	vs. Oklahoma State	11	15	.733	150	4	1
11/17/07	at Texas Tech (injured)	2	3	.666	11	0	0
11/10/07	vs. Baylor	20	25	.800	353	3	1
11/03/07	vs. Texas A&M	21	30	.700	287	5	0
10/20/07	at Iowa State	16	28	.571	183	0	1
10/13/07	vs. No. 11 Missouri	24	34	.705	266	2	0
10/06/07	vs. No. 19 Texas (Dallas)	21	32	.656	244	3	0
09/29/07	at Colorado	8	19	.421	112	1	2
09/21/07	at Tulsa	16	22	.727	244	3	1
09/15/07	vs. Utah State	19	26	.730	255	3	1
09/08/07	vs. Miami	19	25	.760	205	5	0
09/01/08	vs. North Texas	21	23	.913	363	3	0

Bradford & Last 10 Heisman Winning QBs
Player (Season)	Eff	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	Int
Sam Bradford (2008)	186.28	302	442	68.3	4,464	48	6
Tim Tebow (2007)	172.46	234	350	66.9	3,286	32	6
Troy Smith (2006)	161.91	203	311	65.3	2,542	30	6
Matt Leinart (2004)	156.54	269	412	65.3	3,322	33	6
Jason White (2003)	158.11	278	451	61.6	3,846	40	10
Carson Palmer (2002)	149.08	309	489	63.2	3,942	33	10
Eric Crouch (2001)	124.31	105	189	55.6	1,510	7	10
Chris Weinke (2000)	163.09	266	431	61.7	4,167	33	11
Danny Wuerffel (1996)	170.60	207	360	57.5	3,625	39	13
Charlie Ward (1993)	157.84	264	380	69.5	3,032	27	4
Gino Toretta (1992)	132.80	228	402	56.7	3,060	19	7

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External Media

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Getting to Know Sam Bradford (2007)

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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