College Football 2004

1. Matt Leinart: Won the Heisman Trophy. He was Player of the Year by the AP and Walter Camp.

He was a consensus first team All-American and co-PAC-10 Player of the Year.

He was Orange Bowl MVP after throwing 5 TDs, an Orange Bowl record, as USC pounded #3 Oklahoma 55-19.

The junior QB led the Trojans to their 2^nd straight national title (AP) and a wire to wire #1 ranking.

Leinart was 18-35 for 332 yards and four of five scores in the first half.

He led the Pac-10 with 33 TD passes and had only 6 Ints.

The All-American was 8^th in the NCAA with 3,352 yards, 9^th in completion % (65.2). He also was 8^th in completions with 269.

He opened the season with three TD passes to Reggie Bush and 272 yards in a 24-13 win over #10 Virginia Tech.

USC finished 12-0 and won 22 straight games. They were 6^th in the country scoring over 38 points a game.

2. Adrian Peterson: Was the runner up for the Heisman Trophy.

He an NCAA freshman record with 1,915 yards. He was the unanimous Freshman of the Year and first team All-American.

Oklahoma went 12-0 and finished #2 in the regular season poll.

Peterson led the country in carries (339) and was 3^rd in yards.  His 15 TDs was good for 3^rd in the Big 12.

He ran for 100+ yards in his first nine games and 11 overall.

A.D ran for 225 in a 12-0 win over #5 Texas in the Red River Rivalry.

Peterson had 172 yards and 3 TDs in the Sooners rout of Colorado in the Big 12 championship game. 

In the Orange Bowl loss to USC, Peterson ran for 82 yards.

Oklahoma won the Big 12 and averaged almost 35 points per game.

3. David Pollack: Was national Defensive Player of the Year.

Pollack was the SEC Player of the Year (all players).

He was first team All-American for the 3^rd straight season.

Pollack was Outback Bowl MVP with a record tying three sacks, including a strip sack and fumble recovery.

Georgia would go on to win 24-21 over #17 Wisconsin.

The senior defensive end finished the season with 12.5 sacks, 52 tackles (17 for loss). His 12.5 sacks led SEC.

Pollack also had 3 forced fumbles and 2 blocked kicks.

Georgia went 10-2 (losses to #13 Tennessee and #2 Auburn) and finished #7 in the final poll.

The Bulldogs were ninth in country giving up 16.5 points a game.