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Pitt's And Penn State's Heisman History Ranks Near The Top

In Tony Dorsett and John Cappelletti, Pitt and Penn State have each had only a single Heisman trophy winner in their history. But according to a recent article by CBS Sports, both rank near the top of college football when it comes to the award.

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That's because each has had several players garner consideration for the Heisman in past years. CBS Sports assigned a total point value to schools, awarding ten points for a Heisman win, nine points for a second-place finish, eight points for a third-place finish, and so on ... all the way down to one point for a tenth-place finish.

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Pitt ranked 12th of every school with a total of 88 points and local school Penn State ranked eighth with 99. Notre Dame topped the list with 277.

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For more on Pitt football, check out SB Nation blog Cardiac Hill. For Penn State, head over to Black Shoe Diaries.

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Photographs by dizfunk used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.