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Baker Mayfield to Kyler Murray: Heisman Successors Rarely Defend Conference Title

HERO Sports by HERO Sports
May 7, 2018
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Baker Mayfield to Kyler Murray: Heisman Successors Rarely Defend Conference Title

Marcus Mariota led Oregon to 13 wins and the Pac-12 title during his Heisman Trophy season in 2014. His successor, Vernon Adams Jr., could not replicate the success, though he's hardly the first Heisman successor to fail to defend a conference title.

Mariota accounted for 57 total touchdowns and more than 5,200 total yards in setting the school record for most wins. Five weeks after Mariota and the Ducks lost to Ohio State in the national championship, Adams — a graduate transfer from Eastern Washington — picked Oregon.

While Adams had a nice, efficient season, throwing for 26 touchdowns (six interceptions) and averaging more than 10 yards per attempt, Oregon started 3-3 and finished with fewer than 10 wins for the first time since 2007. Granted, a defense that couldn't stop Kansas deserves most of the blame for the slow start and subpar campaign. Still, the Adams-led team didn't repeat as Pac-12 champions.

Since 1990, 10 Heisman-winning quarterbacks didn't return to school. Eight of those quarterbacks had won a conference title during their Heisman season. Only three of their successors defended the conference title: 

MORE: Stats on Heisman Successors

Year Winner Conf. Title Replacement Conf. Title
1992 Gino Torretta Yes Frank Costa No
1993 Charlie Ward Yes Danny Kanell Yes
1996 Danny Wuerffel Yes Doug Johnson No
2000 Chris Weinke Yes Chris Rix No
2001 Eric Crouch No Jammal Lord No
2002 Carson Palmer Yes Matt Leinart Yes
2006 Troy Smith Yes Todd Boeckman Yes
2010 Cam Newton Yes Barrett Trotter No
2011 Robert Griffin III No Nick Florence No
2014 Marcus Mariota Yes Vernon Adams No
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