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Quarterback, BYU, 1977–81
Jim McMahon
- Born
- Aug 21, 1959, in Jersey City, New Jersey
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Jim McMahon played quarterback at BYU (1977–81). He won the 1981 Davey O’Brien Award. He finished third in the 1981 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1981. The Chicago Bears took McMahon in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 1982 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1999College Football Hall of Fame
- 1978, 1980, 1981WAC Offensive Player of the Year
- 1980, 1981National leader in passer rating
- 1980National leader in passing touchdowns (47)
- 1980National leader in passing yards (4571)
- 1980National leader in total offense (4,627)
- 1980, 1981National leader in total offense per game
- 1980Fifth in the Heisman vote
- 1981Davey O’Brien Award
- 1981Sammy Baugh Trophy
- 1981Consensus All‑American
- 1981Third in the Heisman vote
Team titles: WAC champions, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981
All-America: consensus 1981; AFCA 1980; AP second team 1980; UPI second team 1980
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
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.
In the NFL
Pro Bowl: 1985
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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