Manti Te’o, Johnny Manziel Fact Sheet

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The Heisman Criteria: The outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity.

Big Game Performance

Manti Te’o:

  • 1st (at any position) in interceptions against currently ranked teams, 1st against winning teams, 1st against BCS teams
  • 3-0 vs Top 20
  • Best statistical games against Stanford, Oklahoma and Michigan

Johnny Manziel:

  • 1-2 vs top 20
  • 0-2 against Florida and LSU with 0 touchdowns and 3 interceptions for a Passing Efficiency Rating of 103
  • 7  TDs & 5 Ints against top 50 defenses

Individual Achievement

Manti Te’o:

  • 7 interceptions are the most of any linebacker in at least the last 14 years, most on record
  • Leads nation in takeaways (interceptions and fumbles recovered) with 9
  • First linebacker on record with 7 interceptions and 100 tackles in the same year

Johnny Manziel:

  • 43 total TDs | 33 TDs vs FBS Schools
  • Only 7 of 43 (16%) total touchdowns recorded against top 50 defenses
  • Just 18 TDs  against 7 Ints passing vs FBS schools
  • 4th in passing efficiency in the SEC
  • Ranks 20th in total offense against currently ranked teams
  • Performance against worst 7 defenses: 36 TDs vs. 3 Ints
  • Performance against best 5 defenses: 7 TDs vs. 5 Ints

Team Results

Manti Te’o:

  • Notre Dame completed its first undefeated regular season in 24 years
  • Notre Dame is 2nd nationally in scoring defense (1st against FBS Schools), 1st in red zone defense
  • Held 8 of its 12 opponents to their lowest totals of the year, and on average has held opponents 19.2 points below their scoring average

Johnny Manziel:

  • Texas A&M has improved from 7-5 last year to 10-2 this year in its first SEC season
  • Texas A&M is 1-2 against currently ranked opponents
  • Texas A&M is 8-2 against FBS schools, 2 wins came against FCS schools (South Carolina State and Sam Houston State)

Leadership & Integrity

Manti Te’o:

  • Manti will graduate early with a 3.3 GPA
  • Acknowledged team leader with an unblemished disciplinary record

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