5. Vince Young - Texas
Young led the Longhorns to a 22-20 victory at Razorback Stadium in 2004. He was 11-for-22 for 150 yards and two touchdowns and also added 56 yards on 14 carries. The next year, he led Texas to an 11-0 record and a National Championship, while finishing second in the Heisman Trophy voting. In his career, he accounted for 9,167 total yards and 81 total touchdowns.
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4. Tim Tebow - Florida
Tebow became the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy in 2007. The next year, he came to Fayetteville and helped the Gators to a 38-7 win by throwing for 217 yards and two touchdown and running for another 32 yards on 12 carries. Tebow finished his collegiate career with 12,233 total yards and 145 total touchdowns.
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3. Johnny Manziel - Texas A&M
Like Tebow, Manziel came into Fayetteville the season after winning the Heisman Trophy. He became the first freshman to win the award in 2012, then led the Aggies to a 45-33 victory at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in 2013 by completing 76.7 percent of his passes (23-for-30) for 261 yards and two touchdowns and picking up another 59 yards on the ground. In his Heisman Trophy-winning season, he accounted for 5,116 total yards and 47 total touchdowns.
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2. Sammy Baugh - TCU
“Slingin’ Sammy” Baugh was a two-time All-American at TCU before becoming the sixth overall selection of the 1937 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. He was a five-time All-Star and one-time Pro Bowl selection with the Redskins. In 1963, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. With the Horned Frogs, he came to Fayetteville and beat the Razorbacks 13-7 in 1935. Today, the Sammy Baugh Trophy is annually awarded to the best passer in college football.
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1. Peyton Manning - Tennessee
There isn’t an active quarterback on the planet playing better than Manning. In four games with the Denver Broncos this season, he has thrown 16 touchdowns and no interceptions, while averaging 367.5 passing yards per game. Since being selected as the No. 1 pick of the 1998 NFL draft, Manning has been selected to the Pro Bowl 12 times, named the NFL MVP four times and won the Super Bowl once. Before his successful professional career, he led Tennessee to the SEC Championship and was a consensus All-American in 1997. Manning beat the Razorbacks four times while at Tennessee, including a 49-31 victory in Fayetteville as a sophomore in 1995, when he was 35-for-46 for 384 yards and four touchdowns.
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