Quarterback, Texas, 2005–09
Colt McCoy
- Number
- No. 12
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Tuscola, TX
- Born
- Sep 5, 1986, in Hobbs, New Mexico
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Colt McCoy played quarterback at Texas (2005–09). He won the 2008 and 2009 Walter Camp Awards, the 2009 Davey O’Brien Award, the 2009 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the 2009 Manning Award. He finished second in the 2008 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2008 and 2009. The Cleveland Browns took McCoy in round 3, No. 85 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
470passing yards, best game on filevs. UCF, 20096touchdown passes, best game on filevs. Baylor, 2006175rushing yards, best game on fileat Texas A&M, 20092rushing touchdowns, best game on filefour times; last vs. Texas A&M, 2008Honors
- 2006Touchdown Club of Columbus Freshman of the Year
- 2006Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year
- 2006, 2008Second-team All-Big 12
- 2008, 2009Walter Camp Award
- 2008Archie Griffin Award
- 2008Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 2008, 2009Consensus All‑American
- 2008Second in the Heisman vote
- 2009Davey O’Brien Award
- 2009Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
- 2009Manning Award
- 2009Maxwell Award
- 2009Chic Harley Award
- 2009AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Year
- 2009Kellen Moore Award
- 2009Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
- 2009First-team All-Big 12
- 2009Third in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2009
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
Rushing
Punting
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2009 Texas 14 games, 3,521 passing yards, 27 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. UL Monroe | W 59–20 | 21 | 29 | 317 | 2 | 1 | −3 |
| Sep 12 | at Wyoming | W 41–10 | 30 | 47 | 337 | 3 | 1 | 44 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Texas Tech | W 34–24 | 24 | 34 | 205 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 26 | vs. UTEP | W 64–7 | 28 | 35 | 286 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Colorado | W 38–14 | 32 | 39 | 265 | 1 | 1 | −3 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Oklahoma | W 16–13 | 21 | 39 | 127 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| Oct 24 | at Missouri | W 41–7 | 26 | 31 | 269 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 31 | at Oklahoma State | W 41–14 | 16 | 21 | 171 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| Nov 7 | vs. UCF | W 35–3 | 33 | 42 | 470 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 14 | at Baylor | W 47–14 | 23 | 34 | 181 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Kansas | W 51–20 | 32 | 41 | 396 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
| Nov 26 | at Texas A&M | W 49–39 | 24 | 40 | 304 | 4 | 0 | 175 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Nebraska | W 13–12 | 20 | 36 | 184 | 0 | 3 | −20 |
| Jan 7 ✦ | vs. Alabama | L 21–37 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 Texas 13 games, 3,859 passing yards, 34 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 52–10 | 24 | 29 | 222 | 3 | 0 | 103 |
| Sep 6 | atUTEP | W 42–13 | 20 | 29 | 282 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Rice | W 52–10 | 19 | 23 | 329 | 4 | 0 | 83 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Arkansas | W 52–10 | 17 | 19 | 185 | 3 | 0 | 84 |
| Oct 4 | atColorado | W 38–14 | 23 | 30 | 262 | 2 | 2 | 39 |
| Oct 11 | vs.Oklahoma | W 45–35 | 28 | 35 | 277 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| Oct 18 | vs.Missouri | W 56–31 | 29 | 32 | 337 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| Oct 25 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 28–24 | 38 | 45 | 391 | 2 | 1 | 41 |
| Nov 1 | atTexas Tech | L 33–39 | 20 | 34 | 294 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Nov 8 | vs.Baylor | W 45–21 | 26 | 37 | 300 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| Nov 15 | atKansas | W 35–7 | 24 | 34 | 255 | 2 | 0 | 78 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Texas A&M | W 49–9 | 23 | 28 | 311 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| Jan 5 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | W 24–21 | 41 | 58 | 414 | 2 | 1 | −15 |
2007 Texas 13 games, 3,303 passing yards, 22 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Arkansas State | W 21–13 | 22 | 33 | 223 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Sep 8 | vs. TCU | W 34–13 | 25 | 38 | 239 | 1 | 2 | 34 |
| Sep 15 | atUCF | W 35–32 | 32 | 47 | 259 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Rice | W 58–14 | 20 | 29 | 333 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Kansas State | L 21–41 | 19 | 39 | 200 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Oklahoma | L 21–28 | 19 | 26 | 324 | 2 | 1 | −24 |
| Oct 13 | at Iowa State | W 56–3 | 23 | 29 | 298 | 4 | 0 | 50 |
| Oct 20 | atBaylor | W 31–10 | 25 | 34 | 293 | 1 | 2 | 44 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Nebraska | W 28–25 | 12 | 28 | 181 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Nov 3 | atOklahoma State | W 38–35 | 20 | 28 | 282 | 1 | 3 | 106 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Texas Tech | W 59–43 | 21 | 30 | 268 | 4 | 1 | 51 |
| Nov 23 | atTexas A&M | L 30–38 | 17 | 32 | 229 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Arizona State | W 52–34 | 21 | 31 | 174 | 1 | 0 | 84 |
2006 Texas 13 games, 2,570 passing yards, 29 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. North Texas | W 56–7 | 12 | 19 | 178 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Ohio State | L 7–24 | 19 | 32 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 16 | atRice | W 52–7 | 7 | 8 | 124 | 2 | 0 | −9 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Iowa State | W 37–14 | 18 | 23 | 212 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Sam Houston | W 56–3 | 13 | 15 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Oklahoma | W 28–10 | 11 | 18 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Baylor | W 63–31 | 21 | 32 | 275 | 6 | 1 | 26 |
| Oct 21 | atNebraska | W 22–20 | 25 | 39 | 220 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 28 | atTexas Tech | W 35–31 | 21 | 31 | 256 | 4 | 1 | 68 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 36–10 | 23 | 29 | 346 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 11 | atKansas State | L 42–45 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Texas A&M | L 7–12 | 17 | 28 | 160 | 0 | 3 | −14 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Iowa | W 26–24 | 26 | 40 | 308 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2010 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅛″ |
| Weight | 216 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.79 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 sW |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
11 seasons, 53 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cleveland Browns | 8 | 135 | 222 | 1,576 | 6 | 9 | 136 |
| 2011 | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 265 | 463 | 2,733 | 14 | 11 | 212 |
| 2012 | Cleveland Browns | 3 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2013 | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | −6 |
| 2014 | Washington Redskins | 5 | 91 | 128 | 1,057 | 4 | 3 | 66 |
| 2015 | Washington Redskins | 2 | 7 | 11 | 128 | 1 | 0 | −3 |
| 2018 | Washington Redskins | 3 | 34 | 54 | 372 | 3 | 3 | 63 |
| 2019 | Washington Redskins | 1 | 18 | 27 | 122 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2020 | New York Giants | 4 | 40 | 66 | 375 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2021 | Arizona Cardinals | 7 | 74 | 99 | 740 | 3 | 1 | 37 |
| 2022 | Arizona Cardinals | 4 | 90 | 132 | 780 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
| NFL career | 53 | 764 | 1,220 | 7,975 | 34 | 32 | 582 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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