School: Boston College
Position: QB
Consensus All-American: 1984
Heisman Voting: 3rd in 1983 and 1st in 1984
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| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| 1981 | Boston College | Ind | QB | 105 | 192 | 54.7 | 1652 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 10 | 8 | 135.8 | |
| 1982* | Boston College | Ind | QB | 162 | 348 | 46.6 | 2749 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 13 | 20 | 113.7 | |
| 1983 | Boston College | Ind | QB | 177 | 345 | 51.3 | 2724 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 17 | 15 | 125.2 | |
| 1984* | Boston College | Ind | QB | 246 | 423 | 58.2 | 3634 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 30 | 13 | 147.6 | |
| Career | Boston College | 690 | 1308 | 52.8 | 10759 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 70 | 56 | 130.9 | |||
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| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1981 | Boston College | Ind | QB | 67 | 79 | 1.2 | 2 | 67 | 79 | 1.2 | 2 | |||||
| 1982* | Boston College | Ind | QB | 90 | 270 | 3.0 | 2 | 90 | 270 | 3.0 | 2 | |||||
| 1983 | Boston College | Ind | QB | 68 | 241 | 3.5 | 0 | 68 | 241 | 3.5 | 0 | |||||
| 1984* | Boston College | Ind | QB | 66 | 379 | 5.7 | 3 | 66 | 379 | 5.7 | 3 | |||||
| Career | Boston College | 291 | 969 | 3.3 | 7 | 291 | 969 | 3.3 | 7 | |||||||
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Awards and Honors
1984 Consensus All-America1984 Davey O'Brien Award 1984 Heisman Memorial Trophy 1984 Maxwell Award 1984 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award |
Heisman Voting
1983 253 Points (3rd)1984 2240 Points (1st) |
Pass Completions
1982 Ind 162 (3rd)1983 Ind 177 (2nd) 1984 NCAA 246 (7th) 1984 Ind 246 (2nd) Career Ind** 690 (7th) ** Since 1977
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Pass Attempts
1982 Ind 348 (2nd)1983 Ind 345 (1st) 1984 NCAA 423 (3rd) 1984 Ind 423 (1st) Career Ind** 1308 (5th) ** Since 1977
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Pass Completion Percentage
1981 Ind 54.7 (6th)1984 Ind 58.2 (3rd) |
Passing Yards
1981 Ind 1652 (7th)1982 NCAA 2749 (9th) 1982 Ind 2749 (1st) 1983 NCAA 2724 (8th) 1983 Ind 2724 (1st) 1984 NCAA 3634 (3rd) 1984 Ind 3634 (2nd) Career Ind** 10759 (3rd) ** Since 1977
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Passing Yards Per Attempt
1981 NCAA 8.6 (3rd)1981 Ind 8.6 (2nd) 1982 Ind 7.9 (2nd) 1983 Ind 7.9 (1st) 1984 NCAA 8.6 (7th) 1984 Ind 8.6 (2nd) Career Ind** 8.2 (3rd) ** Since 1977
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Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1981 NCAA 7.8 (2nd)1981 Ind 7.8 (1st) 1982 Ind 6.1 (6th) 1983 Ind 6.9 (4th) 1984 NCAA 8.6 (2nd) 1984 Ind 8.6 (1st) Career Ind** 7.4 (8th) ** Since 1977
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Passing Touchdowns
1982 Ind 13 (5th)1983 NCAA 17 (8th) 1983 Ind 17 (2nd) 1984 NCAA 30 (2nd) 1984 Ind 30 (1st) Career Ind** 70 (6th) ** Since 1977
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Passing Interceptions
1982 NCAA 20 (5th)1982 Ind 20 (2nd) 1983 Ind 15 (2nd) 1984 Ind 13 (5th) Career NCAA* 56 (21st) Career Ind** 56 (4th) * Since 1977
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Passing Efficiency Rating
1981 NCAA 135.8 (10th)1981 Ind 135.8 (4th) 1983 Ind 125.2 (7th) 1984 NCAA 147.6 (6th) 1984 Ind 147.6 (2nd) Career Ind** 130.9 (11th) ** Since 1977
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Total Plays
1982 Ind 438 (1st)1983 Ind 413 (1st) 1984 NCAA 489 (3rd) 1984 Ind 489 (1st) Career Ind** 1599 (5th) ** Since 1977
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Total Yards
1981 Ind 1731 (9th)1982 NCAA 3019 (6th) 1982 Ind 3019 (1st) 1983 NCAA 2965 (5th) 1983 Ind 2965 (1st) 1984 NCAA 4013 (2nd) 1984 Ind 4013 (1st) Career Ind** 11728 (3rd) ** Since 1977
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Total Yards Per Play
1982 NCAA 6.9 (2nd)1982 Ind 6.9 (1st) 1984 NCAA 8.2 (1st) 1984 Ind 8.2 (1st) Career Ind** 7.3 (2nd) ** Since 1977
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Total Touchdowns
1982 Ind 15 (7th)1983 Ind 17 (6th) 1984 NCAA 33 (2nd) 1984 Ind 33 (1st) Career Ind** 77 (5th) ** Since 1977
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