College Football 2000

1. Drew Brees: Won Maxwell Award as top player in the NCAA.

            He was 3^rd in Heisman voting and was a finalist for the second straight season. He won the Big Ten Player of the Year.

Brees led the nation in total offense with 358.1 yards per game.

The Purdue quarterback led the Big Ten yards, TDs, comp. % (60.5) and completions.

He threw for 3393 yards and 24 TDs. Brees also ran for 546 yards (6.0 YPC) and 5 TDs.

Against #11 Michigan he threw for 286 yards and 2 scores and ran for 80 more. The next week he threw for five TDs vs. Northwestern.

He helped Purdue upset then #3 Ohio St. on this touchdown pass.

In the Rose Bowl vs. #3 Washington he threw for 275 yards. His two TD passes helped the Boilermakers tie the game at 17 in the 3^rd quarter. 

Washington would go on to win 34-24.

Purdue won the Big 10 and was 8-3 in the regular season. They finished #13 in the final 

polls.

2. Dan Morgan: Was national defensive player of the year. He won the Nagurski, and Bednarik awards. He was named top linebacker and won the Butkus award.

 Morgan was also a consensus 1^st team All American, and Big East defensive POY.

He compiled 138 total tackles in including 90 solo tackles, 4 sacks and 2 Ints.

The Canes captain tallied 20 tackles vs. #3 Washington, Miami’s only loss.

Morgan controlled then #1 FSU with 13 tackles, an Int and forced fumble.

In the Sugar Bowl vs. #10 Florida, he made 12 stops and had a goal line pick to seal a 37-20 victory.

Miami finished #2 in the final polls and 11-1. They missed out at a chance for the national title by 

finishing #3 in the BCS standings, despite beating #2 Florida St. in regular season.

3. Marques Tuiasosopo: Was the Rose Bowl MVP and led Washington past Purdue.

In the granddaddy of them all, he ran for 90 yards and TD on just 15 carries and threw for another TD in 34-24 win.

He was also named Pac-10 offensive POY, a finalist for QB of the year and 8^th in the Heisman voting.

    

                

Tuiasosopo threw for 2146 yards and 14 TDs and ran for 6 TDs.

He threw for 231 yards TD ran for 45 and TD in 34-29 upset of #2 Miami.

The Huskies QB passed for 223 yards, and had a TD running and passing in 33-30 win over #4 Oregon St.

Washington was 11-1, were Pac-10 champs and finished #3, its highest ranking in nine years.