CFB Heisman Tournament 1st Round 1-5

There were two decent upsets among the first five games of the tournament, with 41st-seeded 1988 Oklahoma State and Barry Sanders beating 24th-seeded 2003 Oklahoma, and 45th-seeded 1980 South Carolina and George Rogers holding off 1986 Miami. 1991 Michigan (52 points) and 2018 Oklahoma (43 points) had great offensive days en route to wins.

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First Round:
Game 1: (32) 2018 Oklahoma defeats (33) 2007 Florida, 43-27
Game 2: (41) 1988 Oklahoma State defeats (24) 2003 Oklahoma, 31-17
Game 3: (25) 1991 Michigan defeats (40) 1984 Boston College, 52-35
Game 4: (29) 1982 Georgia defeats (36) 1999 Wisconsin, 27-20
Game 5: (45) 1980 South Carolina defeats (20) 1986 Miami, 24-14

2018 Oklahoma 43, 2007 Florida 27
Kyler Murray vs. Tim Tebow

	1	2	3	4	F
2007 Florida	14	3	3	7	27
2018 Oklahoma	6	7	10	20	43

Florida led 17-6 in the second quarter and 17-13 at the half, but Kyler Murray took over in the second half, running for one score and tossing three fourth-quarter touchdown passes as the Sooners pulled away.

Quarter	Oklahoma	Florida	Score
1		TD (Tim Tebow pass to Cornelius Ingram), XP good	0-7
	FG good (Austin Seibert)		3-7
		punt
	FG good (Austin Seibert)		6-7
		TD (Tim Tebow pass to Cornelius Ingram), XP good	6-14
2	interception
		interception
	punt
		FG good (Joey Ijjas)	6-17
	TD (Trey Sermon run), XP good		13-17
		fumble on kickoff
	punt
		punt
	end of half
3	TD (Kyler Murray run), XP good		20-17
		punt
	punt
		FG good (Joey Ijjas)	20-20
	FG good (Austin Seibert)		23-20
		punt
4	TD (Kyler Murray pass to Marquise Brown), XP good		30-20
		TD (Kestahn Moore run), XP good	30-27
	TD (Kyler Murray pass to CeeDee Lamb), XP good		37-27
		FG missed
	TD (Kyler Murray pass to Grant Calcaterra), XP missed		43-27
		interception
	end of game

1988 Oklahoma State 31, 2003 Oklahoma 17
Barry Sanders vs. Jason White

	1	2	3	4	F
1988 Oklahoma State	7	3	7	14	31
2003 Oklahoma	7	0	3	7	17

Barry Sanders scored four touchdowns to lead the Cowboys to the upset win. Tied 10-10 late in the third quarter, Sanders scored TDs on three straight possessions to build a big lead for OSU.

Quarter	Oklahoma	Oklahoma State	Score
1		TD (Barry Sanders run), XP good	0-7
	punt
		punt
	TD (Kejuan Jones run), XP good		7-7
		punt
2	FG missed
		FG good (Cary Blanchard)	7-10
	interception
		punt
	fumble
		interception
	punt
		punt
	punt
		end of half
3	FG good (Trey Dicarlo)		10-10
		punt
	punt
		punt
	punt
		TD (Barry Sanders run), XP good	10-17
4	punt
		TD (Barry Sanders run), XP good	10-24
	punt
		TD (Barry Sanders run), XP good	10-31
	TD (Jason White pass to Mark Clayton), XP good		17-31
		end of game

1991 Michigan 52, 1984 Boston College 35
Desmond Howard vs. Doug Flutie

	1	2	3	4	F
1984 Boston College	7	14	7	7	35
1991 Michigan	7	21	3	21	52

Desmond Howard and Ricky Powers both scored three touchdowns for the Wolverines. Boston College ran the ball well, but couldn’t overcome three fumbles.

Quarter	Michigan	Boston College	Score
1		fumble
	punt
		punt
	FG missed
		TD (Stephen Strachan run), XP good	0-7
	TD (Elvis Grbac pass to Desmond Howard), XP good		7-7
2		TD (Troy Stradford run), XP good	7-14
	TD (Desmond Howard kickoff return), XP good		14-14
		fumble
	TD (Elvis Grbac pass to Desmond Howard), XP good		21-14
		TD (Troy Stradford run), XP good	21-21
	TD (Ricky Powers run), XP good		28-21
		end of half
3	fumble
		punt
	FG good (J.D. Carlson)		31-21
		TD (Stephen Strachan run), XP good	31-28
4	TD (Ricky Powers run), XP good		38-28
		fumble
	TD (Ricky Powers run), XP good		45-28
		turnover on downs
	TD (Elvis Grbac pass to Jesse Johnson), XP good		52-28
		TD (Stephen Strachan run), XP good	52-35
	end of game

1982 Georgia 27, 1999 Wisconsin 20
Herschel Walker vs. Ron Dayne

	1	2	3	4	F
1999 Wisconsin	7	3	3	7	20
1982 Georgia	7	0	7	13	27

Herschel Walker ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead the Bulldogs to the win. His second tally put UGA up 27-20 in the waning minutes, and Georgia’s defense shut down the Badgers on their final drive.

Quarter	Georgia	Wisconsin	Score
1	punt
		fumble
	TD (John Lastinger pass to Norris Brown), XP good		7-0
		TD (Ron Dayne run), XP good	7-7
	punt
		punt
2	punt
		punt
	fumble
		FG good (Vitaly Pisetsky)	7-10
	punt
		end of half
3		interception
	punt
		FG good (Vitaly Pisetsky)	7-13
	TD (John Lastinger pass to Norris Brown), XP good		14-13
		fumble
4	TD (Herschel Walker run), XP missed		20-13
		TD (Ron Dayne run), XP good	20-20
	TD (Herschel Walker run), XP good		27-20
		turnover on downs
	end of game

1980 South Carolina 24, 1986 Miami 14
George Rogers vs. Vinny Testaverde

	1	2	3	4	F
1980 South Carolina	17	0	7	0	24
1986 Miami	0	0	7	7	14

The Gamecocks turned two Hurricane fumbles into a 17-0 first-quarter lead. After South Carolina went up 24-0 in the third quarter, Miami finally got on the board but could only close to within 10 points.

Quarter	Miami	South Carolina	Score
1	punt
		TD (Garry Harper run), XP good	0-7
	fumble on kickoff
		FG good (Eddie Leopard)	0-10
	fumble
		TD (Garry Harper run), XP good	0-17
	FG missed
2		punt
	punt
		interception
	fumble
		end of half
3		fumble
	punt
		TD (Garry Harper pass to DeWayne Chivers), XP good	0-24
	TD (Alonzo Highsmith run), XP good		7-24
		fumble
4	punt
		pun
	TD (Vinny Testaverde pass to Brett Perriman), XP good		14-24
		fumble
	end of game