<P> The "curse" does not imply that only Heisman winners have failed careers, only the irony behind college football's best underperforming after the award is given . However, while there are numerous counts of players who underperformed after winning the award, an equal number of players have gone on to see great success, evidence that the "curse" is more of an amusement than a reality . </P> <P> While there is no statistical or empirical evidence that suggests Heisman winners underperform compared to other high - profile collegiate players, some try to explain the perception of the curse by reference to trends regarding voter selections . Some see the trend going back decades to other players, but it has most famously been observed since the 1990s . The accepted logical explanation for the discrepancy between success and failure of Heisman winners is that the people who pick the Heisman are sportswriters and former Heisman winners . This might mean that they vote for a winner based on reputation, without seeing him or really studying him, basically a qualitative approach . On the other hand, the people who pick players for the NFL are talent evaluators . They study tape, interview players and put them through workouts where their strengths and weaknesses can be quantified . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Bowl Game </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> Bowl Game Result </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1935 </Td> <Td> Jay Berwanger </Td> <Td> Chicago Maroons </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1936 </Td> <Td> Larry Kelley </Td> <Td> #12 Yale Bulldogs </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> Clint Frank </Td> <Td> #12 Yale Bulldogs </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> Davey O'Brien </Td> <Td> #1 TCU Horned Frogs </Td> <Td> 1939 Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> #6 Carnegie Tech </Td> <Td> W, 15 - 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1939 </Td> <Td> Nile Kinnick </Td> <Td> #9 Iowa Hawkeyes </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1940 </Td> <Td> Tom Harmon </Td> <Td> #3 Michigan Wolverines </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1941 </Td> <Td> Bruce Smith </Td> <Td> #1 Minnesota Golden Gophers </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1942 </Td> <Td> Frank Sinkwich </Td> <Td> #2 Georgia Bulldogs </Td> <Td> 1943 Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> #13 UCLA Bruins </Td> <Td> W, 9 - 0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1943 </Td> <Td> Angelo Bertelli </Td> <Td> #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1944 </Td> <Td> Les Horvath </Td> <Td> #2 Ohio State Buckeyes </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> Doc Blanchard </Td> <Td> #1 Army Cadets </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1946 </Td> <Td> Glenn Davis </Td> <Td> #2 Army Cadets </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1947 </Td> <Td> Johnny Lujack </Td> <Td> #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1948 </Td> <Td> Doak Walker </Td> <Td> #10 SMU Mustangs </Td> <Td> 1949 Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> #9 Oregon Ducks </Td> <Td> W, 21 - 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1949 </Td> <Td> Leon Hart </Td> <Td> #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> Vic Janowicz </Td> <Td> #14 Ohio State Buckeyes </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> Dick Kazmaier </Td> <Td> #6 Princeton Tigers </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1952 </Td> <Td> Billy Vessels </Td> <Td> #4 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> Johnny Lattner </Td> <Td> #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> Alan Ameche </Td> <Td> #9 Wisconsin Badgers </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> Howard Cassady </Td> <Td> #5 Ohio State Buckeyes </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> Paul Hornung </Td> <Td> Notre Dame Fighting Irish </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Td> John David Crow </Td> <Td> #9 Texas A&M Aggies </Td> <Td> 1957 Gator Bowl </Td> <Td> #13 Tennessee Volunteers </Td> <Td> L, 0 - 3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> Pete Dawkins </Td> <Td> #3 Army Cadets </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Billy Cannon </Td> <Td> #3 LSU Tigers </Td> <Td> 1960 Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> #2 Ole Miss Rebels </Td> <Td> L, 0 - 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> Joe Bellino </Td> <Td> #4 Navy Midshipmen </Td> <Td> 1961 Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> #5 Missouri Tigers </Td> <Td> L, 14 - 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> Ernie Davis </Td> <Td> #14 Syracuse Orangemen </Td> <Td> 1961 Liberty Bowl </Td> <Td> Miami Hurricanes </Td> <Td> W, 15 - 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> Terry Baker </Td> <Td> Oregon State </Td> <Td> 1962 Liberty Bowl </Td> <Td> Villanova Wildcats </Td> <Td> W, 6 - 0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Roger Staubach </Td> <Td> #2 Navy Midshipmen </Td> <Td> 1964 Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> #1 Texas Longhorns </Td> <Td> L, 6 - 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> John Huarte </Td> <Td> #3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> Mike Garrett </Td> <Td> #10 USC Trojans </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> Steve Spurrier </Td> <Td> Florida Gators </Td> <Td> 1967 Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> #8 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets </Td> <Td> W, 27 - 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> Gary Beban </Td> <Td> UCLA Bruins </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> O.J. Simpson </Td> <Td> #2 USC Trojans </Td> <Td> 1969 Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> #1 Ohio State Buckeyes </Td> <Td> L, 16 - 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> Steve Owens </Td> <Td> Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> No Bowl </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> Jim Plunkett </Td> <Td> #12 Stanford Indians </Td> <Td> 1971 Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> #2 Ohio State Buckeyes </Td> <Td> W, 27 - 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1971 </Td> <Td> Pat Sullivan </Td> <Td> #5 Auburn Tigers </Td> <Td> 1972 Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> #3 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> L, 22 - 40 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Johnny Rodgers </Td> <Td> #9 Nebraska Cornhuskers </Td> <Td> 1973 Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> #12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish </Td> <Td> W, 40 - 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1973 </Td> <Td> John Cappelletti </Td> <Td> #6 Penn State Nittany Lions </Td> <Td> 1974 Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> #13 LSU Tigers </Td> <Td> W, 16 - 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Archie Griffin </Td> <Td> #3 Ohio State Buckeyes </Td> <Td> 1975 Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> #5 USC Trojans </Td> <Td> L, 17 - 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Archie Griffin </Td> <Td> #1 Ohio State Buckeyes </Td> <Td> 1976 Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> #11 UCLA Bruins </Td> <Td> L, 10 - 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Tony Dorsett </Td> <Td> #1 Pittsburgh Panthers </Td> <Td> 1977 Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> #5 Georgia Bulldogs </Td> <Td> W, 27 - 3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> Earl Campbell </Td> <Td> #1 Texas Longhorns </Td> <Td> 1978 Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> #5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish </Td> <Td> L, 10 - 38 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Billy Sims </Td> <Td> #4 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> 1979 Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> #6 Nebraska Cornhuskers </Td> <Td> W, 31 - 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Charles White </Td> <Td> #3 USC Trojans </Td> <Td> 1980 Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> #1 Ohio State Buckeyes </Td> <Td> W, 17 - 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> George Rogers </Td> <Td> #18 South Carolina Gamecocks </Td> <Td> 1980 Gator Bowl </Td> <Td> #3 Pittsburgh Panthers </Td> <Td> L, 9 - 37 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> Marcus Allen </Td> <Td> #8 USC Trojans </Td> <Td> 1982 Fiesta Bowl </Td> <Td> #7 Penn State Nittany Lions </Td> <Td> L, 10 - 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Herschel Walker </Td> <Td> #1 Georgia Bulldogs </Td> <Td> 1983 Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> #2 Penn State Nittany Lions </Td> <Td> L, 23 - 27 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mike Rozier </Td> <Td> #1 Nebraska Cornhuskers </Td> <Td> 1984 Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> #5 Miami Hurricanes </Td> <Td> L, 30 - 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> Doug Flutie </Td> <Td> #8 Boston College Eagles </Td> <Td> 1985 Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> Houston Cougars </Td> <Td> W, 45 - 28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> Bo Jackson </Td> <Td> #16 Auburn Tigers </Td> <Td> 1986 Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> #11 Texas A&M Aggies </Td> <Td> L, 16 - 36 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Vinny Testaverde </Td> <Td> #1 Miami Hurricanes </Td> <Td> 1987 Fiesta Bowl </Td> <Td> #2 Penn State Nittany Lions </Td> <Td> L, 10 - 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tim Brown </Td> <Td> #12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish </Td> <Td> 1988 Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> #13 Texas A&M Aggies </Td> <Td> L, 10 - 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Barry Sanders </Td> <Td> #12 Oklahoma State </Td> <Td> 1988 Holiday Bowl </Td> <Td> #15 Wyoming Cowboys </Td> <Td> W, 62 - 14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Andre Ware </Td> <Td> #13 Houston Cougars </Td> <Td> No Bowl - NCAA Probation </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ty Detmer </Td> <Td> #13 BYU Cougars </Td> <Td> 1990 Holiday Bowl </Td> <Td> Texas A&M Aggies </Td> <Td> L, 14 - 65 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Desmond Howard </Td> <Td> #4 Michigan Wolverines </Td> <Td> 1992 Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> #2 Washington Huskies </Td> <Td> L, 14 - 34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gino Torretta </Td> <Td> #1 Miami Hurricanes </Td> <Td> 1993 Sugar Bowl (National Championship Game) </Td> <Td> #2 Alabama Crimson Tide </Td> <Td> L, 13 - 34 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charlie Ward </Td> <Td> #1 Florida State Seminoles </Td> <Td> 1994 Orange Bowl (National Championship Game) </Td> <Td> #2 Nebraska Cornhuskers </Td> <Td> W, 18 - 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rashaan Salaam </Td> <Td> #4 Colorado Buffaloes </Td> <Td> 1995 Fiesta Bowl </Td> <Td> Notre Dame Fighting Irish </Td> <Td> W, 41 - 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Eddie George </Td> <Td> #4 Ohio State Buckeyes </Td> <Td> 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl </Td> <Td> #5 Tennessee Volunteers </Td> <Td> L, 14 - 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Danny Wuerffel </Td> <Td> #3 Florida Gators </Td> <Td> 1997 Sugar Bowl (National Championship Game) </Td> <Td> #1 Florida State Seminoles </Td> <Td> W, 52 - 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charles Woodson </Td> <Td> #1 Michigan Wolverines </Td> <Td> 1998 Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> #8 Washington State Cougars </Td> <Td> W, 21 - 16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Ricky Williams </Td> <Td> #20 Texas Longhorns </Td> <Td> 1999 Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> #25 Mississippi State Bulldogs </Td> <Td> W, 38 - 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Ron Dayne </Td> <Td> #4 Wisconsin Badgers </Td> <Td> 2000 Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> #22 Stanford Cardinal </Td> <Td> W, 17 - 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Chris Weinke </Td> <Td> #2 Florida State Seminoles </Td> <Td> 2001 Orange Bowl (National Championship Game) </Td> <Td> #1 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> L, 2 - 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Eric Crouch </Td> <Td> #2 Nebraska Cornhuskers </Td> <Td> 2002 Rose Bowl (National Championship Game) </Td> <Td> #1 Miami Hurricanes </Td> <Td> L, 14 - 37 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Carson Palmer </Td> <Td> #5 USC Trojans </Td> <Td> 2003 Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> #3 Iowa Hawkeyes </Td> <Td> W, 38 - 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Jason White </Td> <Td> #1 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> 2004 Sugar Bowl (National Championship Game) </Td> <Td> #2 LSU Tigers </Td> <Td> L, 14 - 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Matt Leinart </Td> <Td> #1 USC Trojans </Td> <Td> 2005 Orange Bowl (National Championship Game) </Td> <Td> #2 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> W ‡, 55 - 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> Reggie Bush </Td> <Td> #1 USC Trojans </Td> <Td> 2006 Rose Bowl (National Championship Game) </Td> <Td> #2 Texas Longhorns </Td> <Td> L, 38 - 41 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Troy Smith </Td> <Td> #1 Ohio State Buckeyes </Td> <Td> 2007 BCS National Championship Game </Td> <Td> #2 Florida Gators </Td> <Td> L, 14 - 41 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> Tim Tebow </Td> <Td> #9 Florida Gators </Td> <Td> 2008 Capital One Bowl </Td> <Td> Michigan Wolverines </Td> <Td> L, 35 - 41 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Sam Bradford </Td> <Td> #1 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> 2009 BCS National Championship Game </Td> <Td> #2 Florida Gators </Td> <Td> L, 14 - 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Mark Ingram </Td> <Td> #1 Alabama Crimson Tide </Td> <Td> 2010 BCS National Championship Game </Td> <Td> #2 Texas Longhorns </Td> <Td> W, 37 - 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cam Newton </Td> <Td> #1 Auburn Tigers </Td> <Td> 2011 BCS National Championship Game </Td> <Td> #2 Oregon Ducks </Td> <Td> W, 22 - 19 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Robert Griffin III </Td> <Td> #12 Baylor Bears </Td> <Td> 2011 Alamo Bowl </Td> <Td> Washington Huskies </Td> <Td> W, 67 - 56 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Johnny Manziel </Td> <Td> #10 Texas A&M Aggies </Td> <Td> 2013 Cotton Bowl Classic </Td> <Td> #12 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> W, 41 - 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Jameis Winston </Td> <Td> #1 Florida State Seminoles </Td> <Td> 2014 BCS National Championship Game </Td> <Td> #2 Auburn Tigers </Td> <Td> W, 34 - 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Marcus Mariota </Td> <Td> #3 Oregon Ducks </Td> <Td> 2015 Rose Bowl 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship </Td> <Td> #2 Florida State Seminoles #4 Ohio State Buckeyes </Td> <Td> W, 59 - 20 L, 20 - 42 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Derrick Henry </Td> <Td> #2 Alabama Crimson Tide </Td> <Td> 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December) 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship </Td> <Td> #3 Michigan State Spartans #1 Clemson Tigers </Td> <Td> W, 38 - 0 W, 45 - 40 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Lamar Jackson </Td> <Td> #8 Louisville Cardinals </Td> <Td> 2016 Citrus Bowl </Td> <Td> #13 LSU Tigers </Td> <Td> L, 9 - 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Baker Mayfield </Td> <Td> #2 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> 2018 Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> #3 Georgia Bulldogs </Td> <Td> L, 48 - 54 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Bowl Game </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> Bowl Game Result </Th> </Tr>

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