Quarterback, Purdue, 1977–80
Mark Herrmann
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Mark Herrmann played quarterback at Purdue (1977–80). He finished fourth in the 1980 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1980. The Denver Broncos took Herrmann in round 4, No. 98 overall in the 1981 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2010College Football Hall of Fame
- 1977, 1979Second-team All-Big Ten
- 1979Eighth in the Heisman vote
- 1980Sammy Baugh Trophy
- 1980Consensus All‑American
- 1980Chicago Tribune Silver Football
- 1980First-team All-Big Ten
- 1980Fourth in the Heisman vote
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 | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | |
| 1977 | 175 | 319 | 54.9 | 2,453 | 18 | 27 |
| 1978 | 152 | 274 | 55.5 | 1,904 | 14 | 12 |
| 1979 | 182 | 309 | 58.9 | 2,074 | 13 | 19 |
| 1980 | 220 | 340 | 64.7 | 2,923 | 19 | 17 |
| Career | 729 | 1,242 | 9,354 | 64 | 75 | |
From the college statistics table in Herrmann’s Wikipedia article (Mark Herrmann, 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.
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