ESPN Classic celebrates the presentation of the 2002 Heisman Trophy with a Classic Heisman Trophy Winners day on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. ET. Included is a game featuring two of this year's candidates, Miami's Willis McGahee and Ken Dorsey. Here's the complete schedule:
All times Eastern
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Ken Dorsey was the unanimous Heisman pick in an informal team sampling. |
Classic Heisman Trophy Winners
Saturday, Dec. 14 (9 a.m. - 11 p.m. ET)
9 a.m. - 1980 Rose Bowl
USC vs. Ohio State
Heisman Trophy winner Charles White drove for the winning touchdown with 1:32 to play after dazzling runs of 31 and 30 yards in the final drive against a weary Ohio State defense as USC staked a claim to the national championship with a 17-16 victory. White's 247 yards on 39 carries set Rose Bowl records.
After trailing, 10-0, in the second quarter, Ohio State had rallied behind the superb quarterbacking of Art Schlichter and a gang-tackling, big play defense, to lead, 16-10. When the Trojans took over on their 17-yard line with 5:21 left, it looked as if this Rose Bowl was going to be an experience they would rather forget. But in that fourth quarter specifically on Southern Cal's march to the winning score, White controlled the game with six carries.
11 a.m. - Florida State at Miami (1992)
Miami edged Florida State as the Seminoles missed a field goal at the end. The Hurricanes survived 19-16 as Dan Mowrey missed a 39-yard field goal on the final play. Heisman winner Gino Torretta threw for a pair of touchdowns for Miami, which got its seventh win in the last eight games against Florida State. The win extended Miami's winning streaks to 22 overall and 48 at the Orange Bowl, the second-longest home streak in NCAA history.
Florida State's points came on a 94-yard touchdown run by freshman Tamarick Vanover on the opening kickoff and three field goals by Mowrey.
1 p.m. - 1997 Sugar Bowl
Florida vs. Florida State
Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel shook off some brutal hits and came through with three touchdown passes to Ike Hilliard and a 16-yard scoring run that helped the Gators avenge two defeats with a convincing 52-20 win over No. 1 FSU. The shotgun offense worked to perfection. Wuerffel was 18-of-34 for 306 yards and the Gators scored more points than any other team in Sugar Bowl history.
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Danny Wuerffel etched his name in sports history when he won the Heisman in 1996. |
The 52-20 defeat was the largest loss by a No. 1 team in a bowl. Leading 24-17 at halftime, the Gators ran away from the Seminoles in the third quarter with Wuerffel hitting Hilliard on an 8-yard score and then running 16 yards for a score to make it 38-20. With 8:54 left in the game, Terry Jackson ran 42 yards for a score and the blue-and-orange clad Gator fans began celebrating in the Louisiana Superdome.
3 p.m. - Ohio State at Penn State (1995)
Bobby Hoying passed for 354 yards and three touchdowns and Heisman winner Eddie George ran for 105 yards on 24 carries including a six-yard effort for the game-winning touchdown with 1:42 left in the game as No. 5 Ohio State edged No. 12 Penn State, 28-25. Receiver Terry Glenn caught nine passes for 175 yards and two TDs.
The Lions led 10-0 after the first quarter and held a 25-21 advantage in the fourth period before Ohio State rallied to win on George's 6-yard touchdown run. One of the bright spots for the Nittany Lions was freshman Curtis Enis, who rushed for 146 yards on 25 carries.
5 p.m. - Colorado at Texas (1994)
Colorado tailback and Heisman winner Rashaan Salaam ran for 317 yards and a touchdown, leading the No. 5 Buffaloes to a 34-31 victory over the No. 15 Longhorns. He also caught five passes for 45 yards, including 15 on a third-down screen pass that helped set up Neil Voskeritchian's game-winning, 24-yard field goal with one second left. Salaam's rushing total against Texas was the most ever against the Longhorns and the second-best total in Colorado history.
Despite his sensational performance, Salaam could have been the goat. He lost two fumbles in the third quarter that helped Texas rally from an 11-point deficit to tie it at 21. But Salaam more than made up for his mistakes during Colorado's two scoring drives in the fourth quarter. He carried seven times for 67 yards on a long touchdown march that put the Buffaloes ahead 31-21 midway through the period.
7 p.m. - Oklahoma at Nebraska (2001)
Third-ranked Nebraska beat Oklahoma 20-10 in a defensive struggle, derailing the No. 2 Sooners' hopes of repeating as national champions and ending their 20-game winning streak. Nebraska led 13-10 through most of the second half before Solich
caught Oklahoma by surprise.
On a first-and-10 from the Nebraska 37 with 6:10 left, wingback Thunder Collins took a handoff around the right end and pitched it to freshman Mike Stuntz. Stuntz lofted a perfect pass to Heisman winner Eric Crouch, who caught it around the 40 and ran untouched for the final margin. Crouch finished with 184 total yards, completing 10 of 18 passes for 102 yards.
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Willis McGahee, who ran for a school-record six TDs and career-high 205 yards against Virginia Tech Dec. 7, is a Heisman Trophy candidate. |
Dahrann Diedrick had 23 carries for 90 yards and a touchdown for the 'Huskers. Oklahoma's Nate Hybl was 17-for-36 for 184 yards in relief of starter Jason White, who was knocked out of the game early in the second quarter when he came down awkwardly on his left knee after completing a pass.
9 p.m. - Pittsburgh at Miami (2002)
Willis McGahee ran 19 times for 159 yards and scored two touchdowns as the top-ranked Hurricanes overcame another slow start and a frantic finish to beat the 17th-ranked Panthers 28-21 at the Orange Bowl. Ken Dorsey finished 14-of-26 for 163 yards. He was 3-for-3 for 58 yards on Miami's first drive of the second half, including a
30-yard pass to Johnson that helped the 'Canes retake the lead, 21-14.
After falling behind 28-14, the Panthers had a chance to tie in the final minutes. QB Rod Rutherford scored on a 3-yard run with 4:37 to play, cutting the deficit to a touchdown. The Hurricanes had to punt, giving the Panthers the ball with 2:12 left. They drove to the Miami 25. But on 4th-and-5 from the 20, Rutherford's pass sailed past the outstretched arm of Yogi Roth and through the end zone.