Quarterback, McNeese (from Louisiana, Central Arkansas, Montana), 2019–⁠24

Clifton McDowell

Number
No. 17
Height
6′4″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Spring, TX

Clifton McDowell played quarterback at Louisiana (2019), Central Arkansas (2022), Montana (2023) and McNeese (2024).

Career highs

313passing yards, career highvs. Stephen F. Austin, 20243touchdown passes, career highat UC Davis, 2023109rushing yards, career highat Weber State, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highat Portland State, 2023

Team titles: ASUN champions, 2022; Big Sky champions, 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2019Louisiana11100.088.000
2022Central Arkansas102147.61155.522
2023Montana14324358.81,8187.5123
2024McNeese6310957.81,0549.762
Career21737458.02,9958.0207

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Central Arkansas181327.3217
2023Montana1466314.3842
2024McNeese713705.2636
Career2351,1334.81642

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Louisiana17QBYr 1
2022Central Arkansas17QBYr 4
2023Montana17QBYr 5
2024McNeese17QBJr. (Yr 6)6′4″210

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Central Arkansas (FCS)320.36––11.48%
2023Montana (FCS)3720.3457th (n=255)0.32126.145%
2024McNeese (FCS)1660.4590th (n=238)0.3075.045%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 McNeese 6 games, 1,054 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 24atTarleton StateL 23–⁠2614202452167
Aug 31vs.SouthernW 21–⁠714280065
Sep 14vs.Stephen F. AustinW 28–⁠2418293132035
Sep 21vs.Alcorn StateW 42–⁠1415212292176
Sep 28atWeber StateW 28–⁠26142720300109
Oct 5atHouston ChristianL 22–⁠4318360018
2023 Montana 13 games, 1,818 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.ButlerW 35–⁠201350080
Sep 9atUtah TechW 43–⁠13710940026
Sep 23atNorthern ArizonaL 14–⁠2811300–
Sep 30vs.Idaho StateW 28–⁠2013201601066
Oct 7atUC DavisW 31–⁠2318322433049
Oct 14atIdahoW 23–⁠2111181761038
Oct 28vs.Northern ColoradoW 40–⁠0714811078
Nov 4vs.Sacramento StateW 34–⁠711212182183
Nov 11atPortland StateW 34–⁠109141270072
Nov 18vs.Montana StateW 37–⁠717222001069
Dec 2 ✦vs.DelawareW 49–⁠1910191862151
Dec 16 ✦vs.North Dakota StateW 31–⁠2916301601017
Jan 7 ✦vs.South Dakota StateL 3–⁠232239165012

No box score in the source for Sep 17 vs. Ferris State; Dec 9 vs. Furman, so those games are not listed.

2022 Central Arkansas 7 games, 115 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Missouri StateL 14–⁠27–––––2
Sep 10atOle MissL 3–⁠591450124
Oct 15atKennesaw StateW 51–⁠24126018
Oct 29vs.North AlabamaW 64–⁠29–––––41
Nov 5atEastern KentuckyL 14–⁠42611631038
Nov 12atStephen F. AustinW 34–⁠712381020
Nov 19vs.Jacksonville StateL 17–⁠4012300−1
2019 Louisiana 1 game, 8 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 14vs.Texas SouthernW 77–⁠611800–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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