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Tuesday, November 07, 2006
For the third consecutive week, Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith swept all 10 votes in the Scripps Howard Heisman Trophy Poll.
Guiding the Buckeyes to the No. 1 ranking in the nation, Smith has led the poll since early September. The 6-1, 215-pound senior also leads the Big Ten and is fifth nationally in passing efficiency with 22 touchdowns passes vs. only two interceptions, the best ratio in the nation.
West Virginia running back Steve Slaton is a distant second with Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn third.
Compiled by The Rocky Mountain News in Denver, the Scripps Heisman Poll is the longest-running weekly Heisman poll in the country, in its 20th year. The final poll in December correctly has predicted the Heisman winner 16 of the previous 19 seasons. There are 10 voters, two from each of five regions of the country. The tabulations are on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis. First-place votes in parentheses.
This week's poll with statistics from last weekend:
Name, Position, School, Statistics, Points.
1. Troy Smith, QB, Ohio State, 14-of-21, 183 yards passing, 1 TD, 50 (10).
2. Steve Slaton, RB, West Virginia, Did not play, 29.
3. Brady Quinn, QB, Notre Dame, 18-of-25, 295 passing, 3 TDs, TD run, 27.
4. Michael Hart, RB, Michigan 20 carries, 95 yards rushing, TD run, 8.
5. Ray Rice, RB, Rutgers, 22 carries, 79 yards, TD run, 8.
5. (tie) Colt McCoy, QB, Texas 21-of-31, 256 yards, 4 TDs, 8.
Others: Marshawn Lynch, RB California, 7, Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech, 3; James Davis, RB, Clemson, 2; James Hardy, WR, Indiana, 2; Robert Meachem, WR, Tennessee, 2; LaMarr Woodley, DE, Michigan, 1; Colt Brennan, QB, Hawaii, 1; Chad Henne, QB, Michigan, 1; Pat White, QB, West Virginia, 1.
The voters: Kirk Bohls (Austin (Texas) American-Statesman); Scott Cain (Arkansas Democrat Gazette); Dennis Dodd (CBSSportsLine); Vahe Gregorian (St. Louis Post-Dispatch); Mike Griffith (Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel); Randy Holtz (Rocky Mountain News); John Lindsay (Scripps Howard News Service); Michael Lewis (The Salt Lake Tribune); John Rohde (The Oklahoman); Michael Vega (The Boston Globe).
