Quarterback, Florida, 1993–96
Danny Wuerffel
- Born
- May 27, 1974, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
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Danny Wuerffel played quarterback at Florida (1993–96). He won the 1996 Heisman Trophy, the 1995 and 1996 Davey O’Brien Awards, the 1996 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the 1996 Maxwell Award and the 1996 Walter Camp Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 1996. The New Orleans Saints took Wuerffel in round 4, No. 99 overall in the 1997 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
At a glance
Honors
- 1996Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 2013College Football Hall of Fame
- 1993SEC Freshman of the Year
- 1995, 1996Davey O’Brien Award
- 1995, 1996Academic All-America Team Member of the Year
- 1995Sammy Baugh Trophy
- 1995, 1996SEC Player of the Year
- 1995, 1996First-team All-SEC
- 1995National leader in passer rating (178.4)
- 1995, 1996National leader in passing touchdowns
- 1995Third in the Heisman vote
- 1996Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
- 1996Maxwell Award
- 1996Walter Camp Award
- 1996William V. Campbell Trophy
- 1996Kellen Moore Award
- 1996Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 1996Consensus All‑American
- 1997Best College Football Player ESPY Award
Team titles: SEC champions, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996; National champions, 1996
All-America: consensus 1996; Football News first team 1995; AP second team 1995; NEA second team 1995
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Passing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Yds | Pct | TD | Int | Rtg | |
| 1993 | 159 | 273 | 2,230 | 58.2 | 22 | 10 | 146.1 |
| 1994 | 132 | 212 | 1,754 | 62.3 | 18 | 9 | 151.3 |
| 1995 | 210 | 325 | 3,266 | 64.6 | 35 | 10 | 178.4 |
| 1996 | 207 | 360 | 3,625 | 57.5 | 39 | 13 | 170.6 |
| Career | 708 | 1,170 | 10,875 | 114 | 42 | ||
From the college statistics table in Wuerffel’s Wikipedia article (Danny Wuerffel, 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 or pro day 1997 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¾″ |
| Weight | 212 lb |
| Arm length | 31½″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.90 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.68 s |
| Vertical jump | 28″ |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.42 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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