School: Purdue
Position: QB
Consensus All-American: 1980
Heisman Voting: 8th in 1979 and 4th in 1980
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| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| 1977 | Purdue | Big Ten | QB | 175 | 319 | 54.9 | 2453 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 18 | 27 | 121.1 | |
| 1978 | Purdue | Big Ten | QB | 152 | 274 | 55.5 | 1904 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 14 | 12 | 121.9 | |
| 1979* | Purdue | Big Ten | QB | 203 | 348 | 58.3 | 2377 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 16 | 19 | 120.0 | |
| 1980* | Purdue | Big Ten | QB | 242 | 368 | 65.8 | 3212 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 23 | 17 | 150.5 | |
| Career | Purdue | 772 | 1309 | 59.0 | 9946 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 71 | 75 | 129.2 | |||
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| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1977 | Purdue | Big Ten | QB | 35 | -263 | -7.5 | 0 | 35 | -263 | -7.5 | 0 | |||||
| 1978 | Purdue | Big Ten | QB | 35 | -80 | -2.3 | 1 | 35 | -80 | -2.3 | 1 | |||||
| 1979* | Purdue | Big Ten | QB | 48 | -283 | -5.9 | 1 | 48 | -283 | -5.9 | 1 | |||||
| 1980* | Purdue | Big Ten | QB | 33 | -186 | -5.6 | 0 | 33 | -186 | -5.6 | 0 | |||||
| Career | Purdue | 151 | -812 | -5.4 | 2 | 151 | -812 | -5.4 | 2 | |||||||
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Awards and Honors
1980 Consensus All-America1980 Sammy Baugh Trophy |
Heisman Voting
1979 54 Points (8th)1980 405 Points (4th) |
Pass Completions
1977 NCAA 175 (4th)1977 Big Ten 175 (1st) 1978 Big Ten 152 (2nd) 1979 NCAA 203 (6th) 1979 Big Ten 203 (1st) 1980 NCAA 242 (4th) 1980 Big Ten 242 (2nd) Career Big Ten** 772 (6th) ** Since 1956
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Pass Attempts
1977 NCAA 319 (5th)1977 Big Ten 319 (1st) 1978 Big Ten 274 (3rd) 1979 NCAA 348 (8th) 1979 Big Ten 348 (1st) 1980 NCAA 368 (6th) 1980 Big Ten 368 (2nd) Career Big Ten** 1309 (7th) ** Since 1956
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Pass Completion Percentage
1977 Big Ten 54.9 (1st)1978 Big Ten 55.5 (2nd) 1979 Big Ten 58.3 (2nd) 1980 NCAA 65.8 (2nd) 1980 Big Ten 65.8 (1st) |
Passing Yards
1977 NCAA 2453 (3rd)1977 Big Ten 2453 (1st) 1978 Big Ten 1904 (2nd) 1979 NCAA 2377 (6th) 1979 Big Ten 2377 (1st) 1980 NCAA 3212 (2nd) 1980 Big Ten 3212 (1st) Career Big Ten** 9946 (5th) ** Since 1956
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Passing Yards Per Attempt
1977 Big Ten 7.7 (1st)1978 Big Ten 6.9 (3rd) 1979 Big Ten 6.8 (5th) 1980 NCAA 8.7 (3rd) 1980 Big Ten 8.7 (1st) Career Big Ten** 7.6 (22nd) ** Since 1956
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Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt
1977 Big Ten 5.0 (2nd)1978 Big Ten 6.0 (2nd) 1979 Big Ten 5.3 (5th) 1980 NCAA 7.9 (5th) 1980 Big Ten 7.9 (2nd) |
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Passing Touchdowns
1977 NCAA 18 (7th)1977 Big Ten 18 (1st) 1978 NCAA 14 (10th) 1978 Big Ten 14 (3rd) 1979 NCAA 16 (10th) 1979 Big Ten 16 (1st) 1980 NCAA 23 (3rd) 1980 Big Ten 23 (1st) Career Big Ten** 71 (4th) ** Since 1956
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Passing Interceptions
1977 NCAA 27 (1st)1977 Big Ten 27 (1st) 1978 Big Ten 12 (4th) 1979 NCAA 19 (4th) 1979 Big Ten 19 (1st) 1980 NCAA 17 (8th) 1980 Big Ten 17 (1st) Career NCAA* 75 (2nd) Career Big Ten** 75 (1st) * Since 1977
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Passing Efficiency Rating
1977 Big Ten 121.1 (1st)1978 Big Ten 121.9 (2nd) 1979 Big Ten 120.0 (4th) 1980 NCAA 150.5 (3rd) 1980 Big Ten 150.5 (1st) |
Total Plays
1977 Big Ten 354 (1st)1978 Big Ten 309 (4th) 1979 Big Ten 396 (1st) 1980 Big Ten 401 (2nd) Career Big Ten** 1460 (14th) ** Since 1956
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Total Yards
1977 NCAA 2190 (8th)1977 Big Ten 2190 (1st) 1978 Big Ten 1824 (4th) 1979 Big Ten 2094 (4th) 1980 NCAA 3026 (2nd) 1980 Big Ten 3026 (1st) Career Big Ten** 9134 (11th) ** Since 1956
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Total Yards Per Play
1980 NCAA 7.5 (2nd)1980 Big Ten 7.5 (1st) Career Big Ten** 6.3 (9th) ** Since 1956
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Total Touchdowns
1977 Big Ten 18 (2nd)1978 Big Ten 15 (4th) 1979 Big Ten 17 (3rd) 1980 NCAA 23 (5th) 1980 Big Ten 23 (1st) Career Big Ten** 73 (13th) ** Since 1956
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