CFB Heisman Tournament 1st Round 6-10

1987 Notre Dame and 2011 Baylor posted upsets in this set of first-round matchups, while 2014 Oregon ran wild with a 61-point outing. The best game saw 2011 Baylor edge 2012 Texas A&M in a shootout, 48-42.

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First Round:
Game 6: (21) 2014 Oregon defeats (44) 2016 Louisville, 61-20
Game 7: (37) 1987 Notre Dame defeats (28) 2017 Oklahoma, 31-20
Game 8: (31) 1994 Colorado defeats (34) 1992 Miami, 35-21
Game 9: (18) 1977 Texas defeats (47) 1990 BYU, 41-7
Game 10: (42) 2011 Baylor defeats (23) 2012 Texas A&M, 48-42

2014 Oregon 61, 2016 Louisville 20
Marcus Mariota vs. Lamar Jackson

	1	2	3	4	F
2016 Louisville	3	3	7	7	20
2014 Oregon	14	17	20	10	61

The Ducks dominated, scoring on 11 of their 13 possessions. Marcus Mariota threw three touchdown passes, Royce Freeman ran for three, and Aidan Schneider went 4-for-4 on field goals.

Quarter	Oregon	Louisville	Score
1		punt
	TD (Royce Freeman run), XP good		7-0
		FG good (Blaton Creque)	7-3
	TD (Thomas Tyner run), XP good		14-3
		fumble
2	punt
		FG good (Blaton Creque)	14-6
	TD (Marcus Mariota pass to Pharaoh Brown), XP good		21-6
		punt
	TD (Royce Freeman run), XP good		28-6
		punt
	FG good (Aidan Schneider)		31-6
		end of half
3	FG good (Aidan Schneider)		34-6
		punt
	FG good (Aidan Schneider)		37-6
		punt
	TD (Marcus Mariota pass to Dwayne Stanford), XP good		44-6
		TD (Brandon Radcliff run)	44-13
	TD (Royce Freeman run), XP good		51-13
4		fumble
	TD (Marcus Mariota pass to Dwayne Stanford), XP good		58-13
		fumble
	FG good (Aidan Schneider)		61-13
		TD (Lamar Jackson pass to Reggie Bonnafon), XP good	61-20
	punt
		end of game

1987 Notre Dame 31, 2017 Oklahoma 20
Tim Brown vs. Baker Mayfield

	1	2	3	4	F
1987 Notre Dame	7	14	0	10	31
2017 Oklahoma	10	0	7	3	20

Notre Dame shook off a 10-0 first-quarter deficit and quarterback Tony Rice ran for three of the Irish’s four touchdowns in the upset victory.

Quarter	Oklahoma	Notre Dame	Score
1	TD (Baker Mayfield pass to Rodney Anderson), XP good		7-0
		punt
	punt
		punt
	FG good (Austin Seibert)		10-0
		TD (Tony Rice run), XP good	10-7
	punt
2		TD (Anthony Johnson run), XP good	10-14
	punt
		TD (Tony Rice run), XP good	10-21
	end of half
3		punt
	TD (Trey Sermon run), XP good		17-21
		punt
	punt
4		TD (Tony Rice run), XP good	17-28
	FG good (Austin Seibert)		20-28
		FG good (Tim Gradel)	20-31
	turnover on downs
		end of game

1994 Colorado 35, 1992 Miami 21
Rashaan Salaam vs. Gino Torretta

	1	2	3	4	F
1992 Miami	7	7	7	0	21
1994 Colorado	7	7	6	15	35

The Buffaloes overcame three fumbles by scoring on their final three possessions. They took their first lead of the game at 28-21 in the fourth quarter on Rashaan Salaam’s second rushing touchdown.

Quarter	Colorado	Miami	Score
1	fumble
		TD (Gino Torretta pass to Kevin Williams), XP good	0-7
	TD (Herchell Troutman run), XP good		7-7
		punt
2	FG missed
		punt
	punt
		TD (Gino Torretta pass to Lamar Thomas), XP good	7-14
	TD (Rashaan Salaam run), XP good		14-14
		end of half
3		TD (Gino Torretta pass to Lamar Thomas), XP good	14-21
	fumble
		punt
	fumble
		punt
	TD (Kordell Stewart pass to Christian Fauria), XP missed		20-21
		interception
4	TD (Rashaan Salaam run), 2-point conversion good		28-21
		turnover on downs
	TD (Kordell Stewart pass to Christian Fauria), XP good		35-21
		end of game

1977 Texas 41, 1990 BYU 7
Earl Campbell vs. Ty Detmer

	1	2	3	4	F
1990 BYU	0	0	7	0	7
1977 Texas	7	7	13	14	41

After opening the game with a touchdown, the Longhorns proceeded to turn the ball over on three straight possessions. The Cougars couldn’t take advantage, however. Texas then scored TDs on five straight possessions to blow the game open.

Quarter	Texas	BYU	Score
1	TD (Jon Aune run), XP good		7-0
		interception
	interception
2		punt
	interception
		fumble
	fumble
		punt
	TD (Earl Campbell run), XP good		14-0
		end of half
3		TD (Ty Detmer pass to Andy Boyce), XP good	14-7
	TD (Jon Aune run), XP missed		20-7
		punt
	TD (Randy McEachern pass to Ronnie Miksch), XP good		27-7
		punt
4	TD (Randy McEachern pass to Lam Jones), XP good		34-7
		punt
	TD (Earl Campbell run), XP good		41-7
		turnover on downs
	end of game

2011 Baylor 48, 2012 Texas A&M 42
Robert Griffin III vs. Johnny Manziel

	1	2	3	4	F
2011 Baylor	14	7	13	14	48
2012 Texas A&M	14	21	7	0	42

The Aggies scored 35 points in the first half, but only seven in the second half. Baylor outscored Texas A&M 27-7 in the second half. Robert Griffin III ran for two touchdowns and threw for three, including the go-ahead score late in the fourth quarter.

Quarter	Texas A&M	Baylor	Score
1	TD (Johnny Manziel pass to Mike Evans), XP good		7-0
		TD (Terrance Ganaway run), XP good	7-7
	fumble
		TD (Robert Griffin III pass to Jordan Najvar), XP good	7-14
	TD (Johnny Manziel run), XP good		14-14
2		punt
	TD (Johnny Manziel pass to Ryan Swope), XP good		21-14
		TD (Jarred Salubi run), XP good	21-21
	TD (Johnny Manziel run), XP good		28-21
		punt
	TD (Ben Malena run), XP good		35-21
		punt
	end of half
3		punt
	punt
		TD (Robert Griffin III run), XP good	35-28
	FG missed
		TD (Robert Griffin III run), XP missed	35-34
	TD (Ben Malena run), XP good		42-34
4		TD (Robert Griffin III pass to Tevin Reese), 2-point conversion good	42-42
	FG missed
		TD (Robert Griffin III pass to Kendall Wright), XP missed	42-48
	turnover on downs
		punt
	end of game