Mike Ford (American football)

Mike Ford
SMU Mustangs
Position Quarterback
Career history
College SMU (1977–1980)
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-01-30) January 30, 1959
Place of birth Clarksville, Texas
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Mike Ford (born January 30, 1959) was an American football player. He played college football for the SMU Mustangs football team from 1977 to 1980.[1] As a sophomore in 1978, he led all NCAA major college players in both total offense yards (2,957),[2] total offense per game (268.8 yards/game),[3] and passing yards (3,007).[4] In 11 games during the 1978 season, he completed 224 of 389 passes for 3,007 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, and 23 interceptions for and SMU team that compiled a 4-6-1 record.[1] Listed as a pre-season Heisman Trophy candidate in 1979,[5] he never reached the same statistical levels, passing for 217 yards after sustaining a knee injury in 1979 season opener,[6] and tallying 951 passing yards in 1980.[1] He returned to SMU as a student 30 year later to obtain his degree.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mike Ford". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Total Yards". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2015. pp. 50–51.
  4. ↑ "1978 Passing Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hoopla over Heisman already begun". The Daily Sun (San Bernardino). August 12, 1979. p. 46.
  6. ↑ "20th-ranked SMU gets 27-7 Tex Christian win". The Paris News. September 16, 1979. p. 22.
  7. ↑ "Former star quarterback returns to SMU to earn degree". SMU. May 13, 2011.
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