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Hurts Named Manning Award Finalist
December 05, 2019 | Football
NORMAN — University of Oklahoma senior quarterback Jalen Hurts has been named one of 12 finalists for the Manning Award, honoring the top quarterback in the nation, the Allstate Sugar Bowl announced Thursday afternoon.
The Manning Award, in its 16th year, was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl to honor the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that takes into consideration the candidates' bowl performances in its balloting. The award is voted on by a panel of local and national media, as well as each of the Mannings.
Hurts, also a finalist for the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award and Senior CLASS Award, leads the nation in yards per pass attempt (11.7; the FBS record is 11.6), yards per completion (16.3), points responsible for per game (25.2) and touchdowns accounted for (50), while ranking third in total offense (380.3 ypg) and passing efficiency rating (202.3; the single-season FBS record is 199.4). He also ranks fourth nationally in completion percentage (.719; OU record is .709 by Baker Mayfield in 2016), ninth in passing touchdowns (31) and seventh in rushing touchdowns (18; second among QBs). Hurts averages 278.9 passing yards and 101.4 rushing yards per contest. He is one of only three players in FBS history to register at least 3,000 passing yards (3,184) and 1,000 rushing yards (1,156) 11 games into a season.
The Houston, Texas, product is the only FBS player since 1996 to post a passing efficiency rating of 245.0 or better five times in the same season (minimum 15 attempts), and the only player to do so more than three times. Hurts is also the only FBS player with more than three games this season of two-plus rushing touchdowns and two-plus passing TDs (he has five such performances).
Hurts has compiled 4,564 yards of total offense (3,347 passing, 1,217 rushing) and is second among OU quarterbacks in single-season rushing yards and rushing touchdowns (Jack Mildren had 1,289 rushing yards and 20 rushing TDs in 1971). Hurts is just five total TDs shy of the school record of 55 set by Sam Bradford in 2008.
OU quarterbacks have won each of the last two Manning Awards. Baker Mayfield won in 2017 and Kyler Murray won it last year. The 2019 winner will be announced after the bowls in January and will be honored at a ceremony in New Orleans.
In its first 15 years, the Manning Award has recognized the top names in college football. It has honored quarterbacks from 12 different schools and from four different conferences. The Big 12 Conference (Murray, Mayfield, Vince Young, Colt McCoy and Robert Griffin III) leads the way with five Manning Award honorees, while the Southeastern Conference (Johnny Manziel, Cam Newton, JaMarcus Russell and Tim Tebow) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (Deshaun Watson twice, Matt Ryan and Jameis Winston) have four Manning Award winners each. Oklahoma (Murray and Mayfield) and Texas (McCoy and Young) are the only schools with two different winners.
Statistically, the Manning Award has seen a wide-range of quarterbacks. Twelve of the Manning Award men threw for over 3,000 yards in their winning campaign, including 4,000-yard seasons from Murray, Mayfield, Griffin III, Marcus Mariota, Ryan, Watson (twice) and Winston. On the other hand, Murray, Watson (in 2015), Young, Manziel and Newton were all 1,000-yard rushers during their Manning years.
All the Manning Award winners follow in the footsteps of the Mannings themselves. In college, Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning combined for more than 25,000 passing yards and 201 touchdowns while playing in 10 bowl games and earning four bowl MVP awards. Archie was the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft, while both Peyton and Eli were selected No. 1 overall.
The Manning Award, in its 16th year, was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl to honor the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that takes into consideration the candidates' bowl performances in its balloting. The award is voted on by a panel of local and national media, as well as each of the Mannings.
Hurts, also a finalist for the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award and Senior CLASS Award, leads the nation in yards per pass attempt (11.7; the FBS record is 11.6), yards per completion (16.3), points responsible for per game (25.2) and touchdowns accounted for (50), while ranking third in total offense (380.3 ypg) and passing efficiency rating (202.3; the single-season FBS record is 199.4). He also ranks fourth nationally in completion percentage (.719; OU record is .709 by Baker Mayfield in 2016), ninth in passing touchdowns (31) and seventh in rushing touchdowns (18; second among QBs). Hurts averages 278.9 passing yards and 101.4 rushing yards per contest. He is one of only three players in FBS history to register at least 3,000 passing yards (3,184) and 1,000 rushing yards (1,156) 11 games into a season.
The Houston, Texas, product is the only FBS player since 1996 to post a passing efficiency rating of 245.0 or better five times in the same season (minimum 15 attempts), and the only player to do so more than three times. Hurts is also the only FBS player with more than three games this season of two-plus rushing touchdowns and two-plus passing TDs (he has five such performances).
Hurts has compiled 4,564 yards of total offense (3,347 passing, 1,217 rushing) and is second among OU quarterbacks in single-season rushing yards and rushing touchdowns (Jack Mildren had 1,289 rushing yards and 20 rushing TDs in 1971). Hurts is just five total TDs shy of the school record of 55 set by Sam Bradford in 2008.
OU quarterbacks have won each of the last two Manning Awards. Baker Mayfield won in 2017 and Kyler Murray won it last year. The 2019 winner will be announced after the bowls in January and will be honored at a ceremony in New Orleans.
In its first 15 years, the Manning Award has recognized the top names in college football. It has honored quarterbacks from 12 different schools and from four different conferences. The Big 12 Conference (Murray, Mayfield, Vince Young, Colt McCoy and Robert Griffin III) leads the way with five Manning Award honorees, while the Southeastern Conference (Johnny Manziel, Cam Newton, JaMarcus Russell and Tim Tebow) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (Deshaun Watson twice, Matt Ryan and Jameis Winston) have four Manning Award winners each. Oklahoma (Murray and Mayfield) and Texas (McCoy and Young) are the only schools with two different winners.
Statistically, the Manning Award has seen a wide-range of quarterbacks. Twelve of the Manning Award men threw for over 3,000 yards in their winning campaign, including 4,000-yard seasons from Murray, Mayfield, Griffin III, Marcus Mariota, Ryan, Watson (twice) and Winston. On the other hand, Murray, Watson (in 2015), Young, Manziel and Newton were all 1,000-yard rushers during their Manning years.
All the Manning Award winners follow in the footsteps of the Mannings themselves. In college, Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning combined for more than 25,000 passing yards and 201 touchdowns while playing in 10 bowl games and earning four bowl MVP awards. Archie was the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft, while both Peyton and Eli were selected No. 1 overall.
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