David Neill

David Neill (born July 17, 1980[1]) is an American former college football player. He played as a quarterback for the University of Nevada[2] from 1998 to 2001.[3] In 1998, he set an NCAA record for most touchdown passes in a season by a freshman with 29 thrown. This record was tied in 2006 by Colt McCoy of the Texas Longhorns,[4] and broken the following season by Sam Bradford of Oklahoma.[5] Neill also previously held the school record for most completed passes with 763.[1] This has since been broken by Cody Fajardo (878). He received attention from the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets of the NFL, but he opted for a veterinary career and left football prior to the 2002 NFL Draft. But he left the veterinary career and got married and had two kids.[6]

David Neill
Personal information
Born: (1980-07-17) July 17, 1980
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High school:Hart High School
(Newhall, California)
College:University of Nevada
(1988–2001)
Position:quarterback

Neill currently holds the following records at the University of Nevada:

1. Total offense in a single game: 582 (also an NCAA record for a true freshman).[7]

2. Total yards thrown in a single game: 611 (also an NCAA record for a true freshman).[8]

3. Career passing yards: 10,901.

4. Passing attempts in a career: 1374.

Neill attended high school at Hart High School in Newhall, California, where he played both football and basketball.[1]

References
  1. "David Neill". NFL.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2004. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
  2. Paige A. Leech (30 July 2000). "No passing fad". Los Angeles Times. pp. D15–D16. Retrieved 11 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "Joe Santoro: That time a Nevada Wolf Pack freshman QB beat Fresno". Nevada Appeal. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. Halliburton, Suzanne (December 30, 2006). "Texas wins Alamo Bowl 26-24". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on 2007-01-21. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
  5. "Patrick runs for career-best 202 yards, 2 TDs as OU rolls". ESPN. Associated Press. 2007-11-24. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  6. Gerry Gittelson (1 February 2004). "Neill happy with his call". Daily News. The Free Library. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  7. NCAA stats as of 2019
  8. NCAA stats as of 2019


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