2006 College Football

1. Darren McFadden: Finished 2^nd in the Heisman voting and was the Doak Walker award winner as the nation’s top running back.

He was a consensus All-American and SEC Offensive Player of the Year. 

The sophomore led the SEC in rushing and was 5^th nationally with 1,647 yards rushing and 1,796 yards from scrimmage.

McFadden also topped the conference with 16 touchdowns and 96 points scored.

He averaged 5.8 yards per carry, caught 11 passes, returned 10 kicks for 262 yards and a score.

As a part time “Wildcat” quarterback he completed 7 of 9 passes for 69 yards and 3 TDs.

Arkansas won 10 straight games in the middle of the season including over then #2 Auburn behind 145 yards and a TD from McFadden.

 

In the SEC Championship game against Florida he ran for 73 yards, had 27 yards receiving and threw a TD pass.

In the Citrus Bowl, he ran for 89 yards on 19 carries in a 17-14 loss to #6 Wisconsin.

Arkansas went 10-4 and won the SEC West. They finished #15 in the final poll. The Razorbacks finished 5^th in the country rushing over 218 yards per game.

2. Chris Leak: Led Florida to its 2^nd national championship. He was the MVP of the national championship game, a 41-14 rout of then #1 Ohio St.

 

He was 25-36 for 212 yards and a score the title game.  He started the game 9-9 passing.

In the SEC title game against #15 Arkansas,

Leak ran nine yards for a score and tossed a 37 yarder to Percy Harvin for TD that gave Florida a 17-0 lead. 

 The Gators would go on to win 38-28.

During the regular season, Leak was 4^th in the SEC with 2,942 yards and completion % (63.6).

He was 3rd in TDs with 23. 

He also ran for three scores.

Leak led an offense that scored nearly 30 PPG. Florida won its final seven games to win the title. 

The Gators remained in the top 10 all season and finished the regular season at #2 in the final poll.

3. JaMarcus Russell: He was the MVP of the Sugar Bowl as LSU routed Notre Dame 41-14.

He threw for 322 yards and two touchdowns.

Russell’s five yard scamper put LSU up 21-14 with just over a minute to play in the first half.

He was named 1^st team All-SEC and the Manning Award winner given to the nation’s top QB.

Russell was also named SEC offensive player of the week three times.

He led the SEC in rating, completion % at 67.8, and was 2^nd in yards with 3,129 and 28 TD passes.

The junior gunslinger was 3^rd in the NCAA in rating and 6^th in completion %.

LSU finished 11-2 and #3 in the final poll with Russell tossing at least two TD passes in each of the Tigers 11 victories.

LSU finished 9^th in the NCAA scoring 33.7 points a game.

He would become the #1 pick in the NFL draft by the Oakland Raiders.