Quarterback, Portland State, 1977–⁠80

Neil Lomax

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Neil Lomax played quarterback at Portland State (1977–⁠80). He finished seventh in the 1980 Heisman vote. The St. Louis Cardinals took Lomax in round 2, No. 33 overall in the 1981 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

At a glance

Heisman vote
7th
In the 1980 vote
Drafted
No. 33
Round 2, 1981 NFL Draft (St. Louis Cardinals)

Honors

Season by season, from Wikipedia

SeasonPassing
CmpAttPctYdsTDInt
197710218156.41,670185
197824143655.33,5062622
197929951658.03,9502616
198029647362.64,0943712
Career9381,60613,22010755

From the college statistics table in Lomax’s Wikipedia article (Neil Lomax, 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 1981 Senior Bowl.

Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 2 (1984, 1987)

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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