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Title: OT Tourney (Sweet 16) - 2009 vs. 2010
Post by: ELA on July 22, 2020, 10:25:24 AM

2009		2010
Alabama	NATIONAL CHAMPION	Auburn
#1 Alabama 37, #2 Texas 21	NATIONAL TITLE GAME	#1 Auburn 22, #2 Oregon 19
Ohio State	BIG TEN CHAMPION	Wisconsin/Michigan State
#8 Ohio State 26, #7 Oregon 17	ROSE BOWL	#3 TCU 21, #5 Wisconsin 19
Mark Ingram Jr.	HEISMAN WINNER	Cam Newton

#1 PROGRESSION
2009

• Preseason: Florida
• October 17: #2 Alabama 20, #22 South Carolina 6 (#2 Alabama jumped to #1)
• October 24: #2 Florida 29, Mississippi State 19 (#2 Florida jumped to #1)
• December 5: #2 Alabama 32, #1 Florida 13 (#2 Alabama jumped to #1)

2010

• Preseason: Alabama
• October 9: #19 South Carolina 35, #1 Alabama 21 (#2 Ohio State jumped to #1)
• October 16: #18 Wisconsin 31, #1 Ohio State 18 (#2 Oregon jumped to #1)
• December 4: #2 Auburn 56, #18 South Carolina 17 (#2 Auburn jumped to #1)

OTHER NOTES
2009

• First time in Heisman history that two prior winners both played in a season (Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow)
• Minnesota moved back outside, with the opening of TCF Bank Stadium
• First time since 1983 there were no co-conference champions
• Western Michigan's Brandon West set the FBS record for all-purpose yards, and Central Michigan's Dan LeFevour set the record for all purpose touchdowns
• Bobby Bowden and Rich Brooks retired, Pete Carroll left for the NFL.  Urban Meyer temporarily retired

2010

• Banned wedge blocking on kickoffs
• James Madison beat #13 Virginia Tech, for the 2nd ever win by an FCS school over a ranked FBS team
• USC was ineligible for a bowl, due to NCAA violations