David Neill

David Neill (born July 17, 1980^[1]) was an American college football quarterback for the University of Nevada from 1998 to 2001. 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 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.^[4]

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

1. Total offense in a single game: 582.

2. Total yards thrown in a single game: 611.

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 2 3 "David Neill". NFL.com. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
↑ 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.
↑ Associated Press (2007-11-24). "Patrick runs for career-best 202 yards, 2 TDs as OU rolls". ESPN. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
↑ Neill Happy With His Call

Nevada Wolf Pack starting quarterbacks

Stan Heath (1947–1948)
Chris Ault (1965–1967)
Jeff Tisdel (1974–1977)
Larry Worman (1978–1979)
Jeff Ardito (1980)
Marshall Sperbeck (1981–1982)
Eric Beavers (1983–1986)
Jim Zaccheo (1987–1988)
Fred Gatlin (1989–1991)
Chris Vargas (1991–1993)
Mike Maxwell (1994–1995)
Eric Bennett (1995)
John Dutton (1996–1997)
David Neill (1998–2001)
Zack Threadgill (2002)
Andy Heiser (2003)
Jeff Rowe (2004–2006)
Travis Moore (2006)
Nick Graziano (2007)
Colin Kaepernick (2007–2010)
Tyler Lantrip (2011)
Cody Fajardo (2011–2014)
Devin Combs (2012–2013)
Tyler Stewart (2013, 2015)

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