Quarterback, Pittsburgh, 1979–82
Dan Marino
Lettered 1979–82 (school media guide)
- Born
- Sep 15, 1961, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Dan Marino played quarterback at Pittsburgh (1979–82). He finished fourth in the 1981 Heisman vote. The Miami Dolphins took Marino in the first round, No. 27 overall in the 1983 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2002College Football Hall of Fame
- Inducted 2005Pro Football Hall of Fame
- 1981National leader in passing touchdowns (34)
- 1981Fourth in the Heisman vote
- 1982Ninth in the Heisman vote
All-America: AFCA 1981; AP second team 1981; UPI second team 1981; NEA first team 1981; Sporting News 1981; Walter Camp 1981
1981 passing touchdowns: 34 on the NCAA leaders list; 37 in his article’s table (which may count the bowl game differently).
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 1979 | 130 | 222 | 58.6 | 1,680 | 10 | 9 | 128.9 | 35 | -85 | -2.4 | 1 |
| 1980 | 116 | 224 | 51.8 | 1,609 | 15 | 14 | 121.7 | 14 | -53 | -3.8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 226 | 380 | 59.5 | 2,876 | 37 | 23 | 143.1 | 24 | -95 | -4.0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 221 | 378 | 58.5 | 2,432 | 17 | 23 | 115.2 | 44 | -44 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Career | 693 | 1,204 | 8,597 | 79 | 69 | 117 | -277 | 3 | |||
From the college statistics table in Marino’s Wikipedia article (Dan Marino, 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
MVP of the 1983 Hula Bowl; MVP of the 1983 Senior Bowl.
Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 9 (1983–87, 1991–92, 1994–95) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (1984–86) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (1983, 1994–95)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1984–86; AP second team 1983, 1994–95; Pro Football Writers first team 1984–86; Sporting News first team 1984–86; Pro Football Weekly first team 1984, 1986; NEA first team 1984; and 1 more.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Films, books and statues
On film
In books
In bronze
Films: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia’s lists and categories (CC BY-SA). Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there. Statues: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons; links only.
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