<P> On October 23, 2010, Newton led Auburn to a 24--17 victory over the LSU Tigers . He rushed for 217 yards in the game, giving him 1,077 yards for the season, and set the SEC record for yards rushing in a season by a quarterback--a record previously held by Auburn quarterback, Jimmy Sidle, that had stood for over 40 years . After this game, Newton became just the second quarterback to rush for over 1,000 yards in the conference's history . He also broke Pat Sullivan's school record for most touchdowns in a single season--a record that had stood since 1971--with 27 . Both of these records were broken on the same play: a 49 - yard touchdown run in which Newton escaped two tackles, corrected himself with his arm, eluded two additional tackles, and dragged a defender into the endzone for the touchdown . The play was described as Newton's "Heisman moment". Auburn received its first No. 1 overall BCS ranking, and Newton was listed as the overall favorite for the Heisman . </P> <P> By halftime of the game against Georgia, Newton became the first SEC player to ever throw for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a single season . With the victory, Auburn extended its winning streak to 11--0 and clinched the SEC West, allowing them to play in the SEC Championship game . Newton led Auburn to a 28--27 victory over Alabama in the Iron Bowl after being down 24--0 . The 24 - point come - from - behind victory was the largest in the program's 117 - year history . He passed for 216 yards with three passing touchdowns and ran for another . </P> <P> On December 4, 2010, Newton led the Tigers to an SEC Championship, their first since 2004, by defeating South Carolina 56--17, setting an SEC Championship Game record for most points scored and largest margin of victory . Newton was named the game MVP after scoring a career - best six touchdowns (four passing and two rushing). With his performance, Newton also became the third player in NCAA FBS history to throw and run for 20 - plus touchdowns in a single season (along with former Florida teammate Tim Tebow and Colin Kaepernick, who reached the milestone earlier the same day). Newton was named the 2010 SEC Offensive Player of the Year as well as the 2010 AP Player of the Year . He was also one of four finalists for the 2010 Heisman Trophy, which he won in a landslide victory . He is the third Auburn player to win the Heisman Trophy (along with Pat Sullivan and Bo Jackson). </P> <P> Following the victory in the SEC Championship, Auburn was invited to participate in the school's first BCS National Championship Game . The game took place on January 10, 2011, in Glendale, Arizona, with Auburn playing against the Oregon Ducks . In a game that Steve Spurrier predicted to score as high as 60--55, Auburn beat Oregon just 22--19 to win the BCS National Championship . Newton threw for 262 yards, 2 touchdowns, and one interception . He also rushed 22 times for 65 yards, though he lost a fumble that later allowed Oregon to tie the game with limited time remaining . Once Auburn received the ball, Newton drove the Tigers down the field to win the game on Wes Byrum's last - second field goal . Media outlets wrote Newton was upstaged by teammate Michael Dyer (the game's Offensive MVP) and Auburn's defense, which held the high - powered Oregon ground game to just 75 yards On January 13, three days after winning the BCS National Championship, Newton declared for the 2011 NFL Draft, forgoing his senior season . </P>

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