Cam Newton
  • November 23, 2011
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Finished career at Auburn after playing one season at Blinn (Texas) Junior College and spending two years at Florida…Entered NFL following junior season…Winner of the 2010 Heisman Trophy…Directed two different schools to national championships, helping Auburn capture the 2010 BCS National Championship and Blinn Junior College claim the 2009 NJCAA National Championship…2010 (Jr.): Won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award (given to the nation’s top player) and Davey O’Brien Award (given to the nation’s top quarterback)…Associated Press first-team All-American…SEC Offensive Player of the Year……Started 14 games for Auburn…Completed 185-of-280 passes (66.1 completion percentage) for 2,854 yards and an SEC-record 30 touchdowns with seven interceptions to generate an SEC-record 182.05 passing efficiency rating….Led the Tigers with 1,473 yards rushing and a school-record 20 touchdowns on 264 carries…Produced two 300-yard passing performances and six 100-yard rushing efforts…Became the third player in NCAA FBS history to total 20 passing and 20 rushing touchdowns in a season and first player in SEC history to accumulate 2,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing in a season…Set an SEC record with 4,327 yards of total offense…Connected on a 94-yard touchdown pass against the University of Louisiana-Monroe to establish a school record for the longest completion…Amassed a career-high 217 yards rushing against Louisiana State…Named SEC Championship Game Offensive MVP, throwing for a career-high 335 yards and accounting for six touchdowns (four passing and two rushing) against South Carolina….2009 (So.): Transferred to Blinn (Texas) Junior College from Florida…NJCAA honorable mention All-American…Played in 12 games…Completed 204-of-336 passes for 2,833 yards and 22 touchdowns with five interceptions…Rushed for 655 yards and 16 touchdowns on 108 attempts…2008: Redshirted by Florida after seeing action in the season opener…Connected on one-of-two passes for 14 yards and carried five times for 10 yards and one touchdown…2007 (Fr.): Played in five games for Florida…Completed five-of-10 passes for 40 yards…Gained 103 yards rushing on 16 carries with three touchdowns.