David Neill

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David Neill (born July 17, 1980[1]) was an American college football quarterback for the University of Nevada. 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,[2] and broken the following season by Sam Bradford of Oklahoma.[3] Neill also holds other school records including one for most completed passes with 763.[1] He received attention as a professional league prospect by NFL.com but went undrafted in the 2002 NFL Draft.[1]

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

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  1. ^ a b c d David Neill. NFL.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-02.
  2. ^ Halliburton, Suzanne. "Texas wins Alamo Bowl 26-24", Austin American-Statesman, December 30, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-30. 
  3. ^ Associated Press. "Patrick runs for career-best 202 yards, 2 TDs as OU rolls", ESPN, 2007-11-24. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.