Quarterback, Southern Miss, 1987–90
Brett Favre
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Brett Favre played quarterback at Southern Miss (1987–90). The Atlanta Falcons took Favre in round 2, No. 33 overall in the 1991 NFL Draft.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 1987 | 79 | 194 | 40.7 | 1,264 | 15 | 13 | 107.6 | 57 | 169 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 1988 | 178 | 319 | 55.8 | 2,271 | 16 | 5 | 129.0 | 51 | -15 | -0.3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 206 | 381 | 54.1 | 2,588 | 14 | 10 | 118.0 | 43 | -25 | -0.6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 150 | 275 | 54.5 | 1,572 | 7 | 6 | 106.6 | 42 | -218 | -5.2 | 0 |
| Career | 613 | 1,169 | 7,695 | 52 | 34 | 193 | -89 | 1 | |||
From the college statistics table in Favre’s Wikipedia article (Brett Favre, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 1991 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ |
| Weight | 217 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 10⅜″ |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 11 (1992–93, 1995–97, 2001–03, 2007–09) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (1995–97) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (2001–02, 2007)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1995–97; AP second team 2001–02, 2007; Pro Football Writers first team 1995–97; Sporting News first team 1995–97.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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