THE FIRST FRESHMAN IN THE HISTORY OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL, JOHNNY “FOOTBALL”  MANZEIL,  OF THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AGGIES, WINS THE 2012 HEISMAN TROPHY, PRESENTED IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK.  THIS WIN COMES AFTER A STORIED SEASON WHERE THE TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY AGGIES ENTERED THE SEC CONFERENCE FOR THE FIRST YEAR. WELL, JOHNNY “FOOTBALL” MANZEIL DIDN’T LET THE FACT THAT THE MEDIA MADE SEVERAL NEGATIVE  STATEMENTS ABOUT WHERE HIS TEAM WOULD LAND AT THE END OF THE SEASON, AND THAT HE AND HIS TEAM  WASN’T ABLE, AND OR, PREPARED TO COMPREHEND EXACTLY WHAT WAS ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE,  AS HE WAS ABOUT TO PLAY THE BEST COLLEGE TEAMS IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE CLEAR DIFFERENCE FOR THIS YOUNG MAN WAS HIS NEW HEAD COACH, KEVIN SUMLIN, WHO HAD JUST BEEN HIRED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, AND CAME TO THIS TEAM WITH A LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE THAT THE KIDS WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.  DURING HIS ACCEPTANCE OF THE HEISMAN TROPHY AT THE CEREMONY IN NEW YORK CITY, JOHNNY “FOOTBALL” MANZEIL MADE REFERENCE TO HIS COACH ON MANY OCCASIONS, WITH A FEW THINGS  THAT REALLY STUCK OUT, AND IT WAS THAT, 1. HE WAS NOT ONLY HIS HEAD COACH, BUT KEVIN SUMLIN TAUGHT HIM HOW TO WIN, 2. HOW TO BE A MAN, AND ALSO,  3 .HOW TO ONLY CELEBRATE A VICTORY FOR 24 HOURS, BECAUSE THE SEASON IS WHAT IT IS, A GAME AFTER EITHER A WIN OR A LOSS, AND YOU’VE GOT TO STAY FOCUSED ON THE PRIZE, AND THAT IS TO BE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT FOOTBALL CONTEST. ALSO, HIS FRONT LINE, HIS RUNNING BACKS, HIS WIDE RECEIVERS, AND HIS DEFENSIVE TEAMMATES ALL BELIEVED THAT HE WAS THE MAN FOR THE JOB, AND THEY WERE PREPARED TO FOLLOW WHEREVER HE LED THEM. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT WAS THE BEST DECISION THE TEAM COULD HAVE MADE, BECAUSE JOHNNY”FOOTBALL” MANZEIL HAS LEAD HIS TEAM THE THE BCS ORANGE BOWL, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS BOWLS TO HAVE EVER EXISTED.

JOHNNY “FOOTBALL” MANZEIL LED HIS TEAM TO A 10-2 WIN-LOSS SEASON, THAT INCLUDED A 6-2 RECORD IN THE FIRST YEAR OF TEXAS A&M’S EXISTANCE IN THE POWERHOUSE SEC CONFERENCE. THEY ALSO BEAT THE NO.1 RANKED NCAA FOOTBALL TEAM, THE ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE, AND  THE TEXAS AGGIES WERE THE ONLY TEAM TO ACCOMPLISH THAT FEAT IN 2012. 

Honors & accomplishments

2012 honors

THE MYBOYSAY NATIONS FOOTBALL ENTHUSIASTS  “2012” COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

NCAA records & notes

  • FBS freshman record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 1,181 yards.
  • FBS freshman leader for total yards in a season with 4,600 yards.
  • First player in FBS to pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in the same game three times in his career.
  • First freshman, and only 5th player ever, in FBS history to have 3,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in a season.

SEC records & notes

  • Record for total yards in game with 557 yards, breaking Archie Manning‘s 1969 record of 540 yards.
  • Record for total yards in game with 576 yards, breaking his own record of 557 set two weeks earlier.
  • Record for total yards in a season with 4600 yards, breaking Cam Newton‘s 2010 record in 2 fewer games.
  • Record for highest yards per game season average with 383.3 yards, breaking Tim Couch‘s 1998 record of 377.4 yards.
  • Record for single game yards per play (minimum 50 plays) with 10.71 against Arkansas on 9/29/2012, breaking Steve Tanneyhill’s 1995 record of 10.0 yards.
  • First quarterback in SEC history to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a season.

Texas A&M records & notes

  • Record for total yards in a season with 4,600.
  • Record for passing yards in a game with 453 against Arkansas on 9/29.
  • Record for yards total offense in a game with 576 against Louisiana Tech on 10/13. Broke his previous record of 557 set 2 weeks prior.
  • In 10 games, Manziel had 4 of the top 10 games in total offense in Texas A&M history.
  • Logged eight straight games with 300 or more total yards.
  • The Third A&M quarterback to surpass 3,000 passing yards in a season.
  • 10th in School Career Passing Yards
  • 20th in School Career Rushing Yards

        NOTE: TEXAS A&M’S FIRST HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER WAS JOHN DAVID CROW!!

  • JOHN DAVID CROW WAS THE FIRST HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER FROM THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY  AGGIES FOOTBALL TEAM, WHICH HE WON IN 1957, AS A HALF BACK . JOHN DAVID CROW WENT ON TO PLAY IN THE NFL FOR THE CHICAGO/ST LOUIS CARDINALS, THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, AND ALSO WAS ELECTED TO THE 1960’S NFL ALL DECADE FOOTBALL TEAM.

 

THE MYBOYSAY NATIONS COLLEGE FOOTBALL ENTHUSIASTS WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AGGIES FRESHMAN QUARTERBACK, JOHNNY “FOOTBALL” MANZEIL, ON WINNING THE HEISMAN TROPHY, AND ALSO, AS BEING THE FIRST COLLEGE FRESHMAN TO WIN THE TROPHY IN THE HISTORY OF THE HEISMAN’S EXISTANCE.