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Tebow Leads Florida to National Title

Tim Tebow inspired Florida to their second national title inside three years with a 24-14 victory over Oklahoma in the BCS national championship game on Thursday.

Running quarterback Tebow, who could enter the NFL draft this year despite being only in his junior year, roused his team to a strong second-half display after an opening half dominated by the two defenses.

"We knew we would have to fight for four quarters," said Tebow. "In the first half, we didn't execute offensively, I didn't execute, but what I am so proud of is the way we fought for four quarters."

Tebow rushed for 109 yards and threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns.

Florida had edged ahead in a tight contest, with a fourth quarter Jonathan Phillips field goal making it 17-14 before the Gators wrapped up the contest when Tebow threw to David Nelson for a four yard touchdown.

The match, the 'Superbowl' of the college game, was played in front of a Dolphin Stadium record football crowd of 78,468, including former U.S. President Bill Clinton.

After a scoreless first quarter, Florida went ahead when Tebow threw a pass to Louis Murphy, who athletically reached over his back to plant the ball in the end zone.

The Sooners fought back swiftly though with their quarterback, the 2008 Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford, finding Jermaine Gresham for a six-yard touchdown.

The livewire Percy Harvin sprinted diagonally over for a two yard touchdown to put the Gators ahead in the third, only for Oklahoma to bounce back with a repeat combination at the start of the fourth as Bradford again found Gresham .

TURNING POINT

But Tebow, the 2007 Heisman winner who had earlier thrown two interceptions for the first time in his career, inspired his team to rally to a deserved victory, which was lapped up by the largely Floridian crowd.

Oklahoma had their chances in the first half, twice failing to make the end-zone from inside the five-yard line and coach Bob Stoops said those stands from Florida had been decisive.

"Those are opportunities for production, for points, that we didn't get. To me that's part of the end," he said. "You win and lose as a team and we played awfully well for a good part of the game.

"We stalled in the red zone, we gave up a play or two in the second half defensively and it doesn't take much to lose a tight game like this one was."

Gators coach Urban Meyer became the first coach to win two BCS championships following the 2006 triumph over Ohio . He said a fourth quarter interception by Ahmad Black on a Bradford pass had been the turning point.

"They were driving for the lead and it turned the game around, the turnovers were the difference," he said.

"I thought Tim Tebow and Percy Harvin sparked our offensive in the second half," he said. "Tim converted several big third downs, running and throwing.

"Precy had several big plays and showed what a tough guy he is coming back from his injury."

2009 Florida Gators Football Schedule
9/5 Charleston Southern
9/12 Troy
9/19 Tennessee
9/26 at Kentucky
10/10 at LSU
10/17 Arkansas (Homecoming)
10/24 at Mississippi State
10/31 vs. Georgia (Jacksonville FL)
11/7 Vanderbilt
11/14 at South Carolina
11/21 Florida International
11/28 Florida State (Senior Day)
12/5 SEC Championship Game (Atlanta GA)

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Florida QB Tebow is first underclassman to win Heisman
NEW YORK -- Tim Tebow needed only two years of college to graduate to Heisman Trophy winner, putting the sophomore in a class by himself.

Florida's folk-hero quarterback with the rugged running style and magnetic personality won the Heisman on Saturday night to become the first sophomore or freshman to take college football's most prestigious award.

Since 1935, when Jay Berwanger of Chicago won the first Heisman, every winner had been a junior or senior -- until Tebow, who picked up quite a souvenir on his first trip to New York.

"I am fortunate, fortunate for a lot of things," Tebow said. "God truly blessed me and this just adds on. It's an honor. I'm so happy to be here."

He beat out Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, the first player since 1949 to finish second in consecutive seasons. Tebow received 1,957 points and 462 first-place votes to McFadden's 1,703 points and 291 first-place votes.

Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan was third, and Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel fourth.

Off And Running

Florida QB Tim Tebow is the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy in the 72 years of the award. Tebow's 22 rushing touchdowns are tied for the FBS record for rushing touchdowns in a season by a quarterback. (Air Force's Chase Harridge also had 22 in 2002.)

Most Rushing TDs in 2007
Bowl Subdivision QBs QB, School TDs
Tim Tebow, Florida 22
Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan 17
Pat White, West Virginia 14

A year after Tebow helped Florida win a national title, and in his first season as the Gators' starter, the chiseled 235-pound quarterback in a fullback's body put together a historic campaign. He's the first major college player to run for 20 touchdowns and throw 20 TD passes in the same season.

"When I get back to the University of Florida, we're going to have fun," Tebow said.

In an unpredictable college football season, the Heisman race was as unsettled as the national title chase. Tebow emerged as the front-runner even though Florida (9-3) stumbled early.

Six of the last seven Heisman winners picked up their bronze statues on the way to playing in the national championship game. Tebow won't get that chance this season, but Heisman voters didn't hold Florida's failure to defend its national title against him.

McFadden slumped in October before finishing with a huge November, capping his season with a spectacular performance -- 206 yards rushing, three touchdowns and a TD pass -- in the Razorbacks' 50-48 triple-overtime win over No. 1 LSU. It seems doubtful the junior with sprinter's speed will return to Arkansas next year to make another run at the Heisman. Not with some NFL team likely to make him a top-10 draft pick.

Brennan and Daniel each passed for over 4,000 yards and led their teams to breakout seasons.

Maisel: Tebow Defies History It's fitting that Tim Tebow became the first sophomore to take home the Heisman Trophy in a year of unparalled upsets, Ivan Maisel writes. Story

But no player was more important to his team than Tebow.

The closest he came to a bad game came in a 28-24 loss at LSU, when he completed 12 of 26 passes for 158 yards, throwing for two scores and running for another. He finished with a school-record 3,970 yards of total offense and accounted for 51 touchdowns.

Simply put, he's the perfect quarterback for coach Urban Meyer's spread-option offense.

Florida fans might argue Tebow is just plain perfect.

Tebowisms have become all the rage with Gators fans on the Internet. A sampling: Superman wears Tim Tebow pajamas. Tim Tebow has counted to infinity ... twice. Tim Tebow ordered a Big Mac at Burger King, and got one.

Tim Tebow is Florida's third Heisman Trophy winner, joining Steve Spurrier (1966) and Danny Wuerffel (1996).

And if joining Steve Spurrier and Danny Wuerffel as the only Florida players to win the Heisman Trophy wasn't enough to make Tebow the most popular man in Gainesville, there's one more reason for Gators fans to be excited: the promise of two more years of Tebow, who has said he has no plans to leave school after his junior season.

The legend of Tebow started at Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., where he once finished a game playing on a broken leg.

Homeschooled by missionary parents who run an orphanage in the Philippines, Tebow took advantage of a Florida state law to play

for Nease, about 90 miles from the University of Florida campus. Tebow has worked and preached at his parents' orphanage since he was 15. He regularly speaks at schools and delivered his message of faith at a prison in Florida earlier this year.

He arrived in Gainesville with superstar status, and Gators fans could hardly wait to see their quarterback of the future.

In a part-time role as a complement to Chris Leak, Tebow played with a fiery passion. He bowled over defenders and bounced around the field, fists pumping and arms waving.

Heisman Voting
Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Tim Tebow, Florida 462 229 113 1,957
Darren McFadden, Arkansas 291 355 120 1,703
Colt Brennan, Hawaii 54 114 242 632
Chase Daniel, Missouri 25 84 182 425

He ran for 469 yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman, throwing only enough to take advantage of defenses stacked to stop him from running.

This season, the Gators became Tebow's team and at times he was a one-man offense.

He completed 68 percent of his attempts for 3,132 yards and 29 touchdowns and continued to run with reckless abandon, even while playing the second half of the season with a very sore shoulder.

Compensating for the Gators' lack of a reliable tailback, Tebow led Florida with 838 yards rushing and set a Southeastern Conference record with 22 touchdowns. With speed and a strong arm to go with his power and grit, Tebow is part throwback to the days of single-wing football and part 21st century prototype for the position.

Add winning the Heisman as a sophomore, and Tebow is truly one of a kind.

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Tim Tebow
Timothy Tebow (born August 14, 1987) is an American football quarterback for the Florida Gators. A highly-touted quarterback known for his ability to run and pass, Tim Tebow chose Florida over Alabama, Miami of Florida, Michigan, NC State, Oklahoma and UCLA. He played quarterback for Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, where he became a Division I-A recruit and ranked among the top quarterback prospects in the nation. In his first season with the Gators, Tebow became an integral part of Urban Meyer's offense as backup to starter Chris Leak as well as a key player in certain situations, providing a hard-to-defend "dual threat" as both a runner and a passer. Coach Meyer has described Tebow as the "sparkplug" of the Gator offense, providing a much needed jolt at just the right time during the games.

Chris Leak
Learn about Chris Leak who was one of the top players in the 2003 recruiting class. Chris Leak chose to attend the University of Florida over top programs such as University of Texas, Tennessee, Florida State, Iowa, Notre Dame, USC and North Carolina State.