47 years.
That’s how long it’s been since a Jayhawk received a vote for the Heisman Trophy, when Kansas SR QB David Jaynes finished fourth on the Heisman ballot in 1973. So far, Jaynes is the only Heisman finalist in school history, although Bobby Douglass (1968) and John Hadl (1961) each earned enough first place votes to finish in the top-10.
Even the best quarterback in the best season in school history didn’t have a shot at the Heisman, as Todd Reesing’s 2007 campaign just didn’t stack up numbers-wise to a loaded field of quarterbacks that included Tim Tebow, Colt Brennan, Dennis Dixon, Pat White, and Matt Ryan.