Most Heisman runners up

[volsfan125]

Tennessee has had 4 Heisman runners up with no winners
Manning 1997
Shuler 1993
Majors 1956
Lauricella 1951

My question is has any other school had more runners up than Tennessee with no winners? I have attempted to look it up but could not find any info.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

"With no winners" there may not be another school with more than one.

 

[SayNoToJorts]

I'd say we are due

 

[TNVolunteerGrad]

Nobody keeps track of the losers unfortunately.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Purdue has 3 runners up, zero winners, plus 3 more 3rd and 4th place finishers.

Colleges Without A Heisman Trophy Winner

 

[TNVolunteerGrad]

Purdue has 3 runners up, zero winners, plus 3 more 3rd and 4th place finishers.

Colleges Without A Heisman Trophy Winner

Ouch, all of Purdue's occurred in a four year span.

 

[WilliamDuVOL]

Ouch, all of Purdue's occurred in a four year span.

Soooo... ESPN hates Tennessee, second only to Purdue?

Perhaps their hate for us is a slow burn whereas their hatred for Purdue was a white hot flash.

 

[butchna]

Soooo... ESPN hates Tennessee, second only to Purdue?

Perhaps their hate for us is a slow burn whereas their hatred for Purdue was a white hot flash.

Four is more than three...the question was in runner up with no winners...not 3rd or 4th place combinations. I know Peyton finished in the top five when Wuerfell won also. We ain't losing to damn Purdue in anything ! :aggressive:

 

[Volview]

Soooo... ESPN hates Tennessee, second only to Purdue?

Perhaps their hate for us is a slow burn whereas their hatred for Purdue was a white hot flash.

ESPN hated Purdue before there was cable.

 

[Volosaurus rex]

Purdue has 3 runners up, zero winners, plus 3 more 3rd and 4th place finishers.

Colleges Without A Heisman Trophy Winner

Note that, of the programs typically considered to be "traditional powers," we are the only one that has not won this award at least once.

 

[Other_Guy]

Four is more than three...the question was in runner up with no winners...not 3rd or 4th place combinations. I know Peyton finished in the top five when Wuerfell won also. We ain't losing to damn Purdue in anything ! :aggressive:

So we are the best of the losers here?

How the mighty have fallen.

 

[MurphyVol]

Peyton should have won and its laughable he didn't.

All the other former Vol candidates finished about where they should have*

*to spare you a moment of outrage- Majors should have been 2nd, but to Jim Brown.

 

[VFL10]

Alabama only recently won the award. Granted he was probably the least deserving player to ever win it. We will eventually have a player win it.

 

[madbamahater]

tennessee has had 4 heisman runners up with no winners
manning 1997 - should have won
shuler 1993 - should not have won
majors 1956 - should have won
lauricella 1951 - should have won

my question is has any other school had more runners up than tennessee with no winners? I have attempted to look it up but could not find any info.

imo

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Soooo... ESPN hates Tennessee, second only to Purdue?

Perhaps their hate for us is a slow burn whereas their hatred for Purdue was a white hot flash.

When Jim Everett slapped Jim Rome silly for continuing to call him Chris Everett, wasn't Rome working for ESPN?

 

[livefaith]

When Jim Everett slapped Jim Rome silly for continuing to call him Chris Everett, wasn't Rome working for ESPN?

One of the best interviews of all time. lol:

 

[Halph66]

Purdue has 3 runners up, zero winners, plus 3 more 3rd and 4th place finishers.

Colleges Without A Heisman Trophy Winner

How did Ryan Leaf and Peyton both get 2nd place in 1997?

 

[a vol n tears]

Alabama only recently won the award. Granted he was probably the least deserving player to ever win it. We will eventually have a player win it.

Got to admit: The Heisman ain't what it used to be!!! People don't really study anything, and the media now controls everything

 

[Boca Vol]

How did Ryan Leaf and Peyton both get 2nd place in 1997?

He wasn't. Leaf was 3rd.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

It's a typo. Marshall/Randy Moss is correctly indicated as 4th place.

 

[Special Ed]

Thanks for reminding us of the trophies that were deserved but not awarded to UT by the :finger3: New York Downtown Athletic Club. :realmad:
Are there any other disappointments you can remind us of before the season starts?

 

[butchna]

Thanks for reminding us of the trophies that were deserved but not awarded to UT by the :finger3: New York Downtown Athletic Club. :realmad:
Are there any other disappointments you can remind us of before the season starts?

Wouldn't mind a thread about Travis Stephens losing the Doak Walker to a BYU RB who missed half the season with a broken leg. :good!:

Edit: Luke Staley played 11 games and set rushing marks for BYU before damaging his ankle... Back then I had heard he broke his leg earlier...bad research. :hi:

 

[UTandUNC]

Wouldn't mind a thread about Travis Stephens losing the Doak Walker to a BYU RB who missed half the season with a broken leg. :good!:

He lost it to the running back from Air Force if I remember correctly. Mostly because it was voted on the week before the make up Florida game where he ran wild.

 

[terrypedigo]

Tennessee has had 4 Heisman runners up with no winners
Manning 1997
Shuler 1993
Majors 1956
Lauricella 1951

My question is has any other school had more runners up than Tennessee with no winners? I have attempted to look it up but could not find any info.

Manning had his Heisman stolen by ESPN, and Paul pretty boy ND WITH A 2 AND 8 RECORD took Majors in 1956, think about it with a 2 and 8 record gave the Heisman to pretty boy paul because of where he played ND, thats BULL S@IT.:banghead2:

 

[terrypedigo]

One of the best interviews of all time. lol:

Oh Rome would push you to the the edge, he would go over the line, oh Cris slapped the H@ll out of him.lol: