Quarterback, Alcorn State, 1991–94
Steve McNair
- Born
- Feb 14, 1973, in Mount Olive, Mississippi
- Died
- Jul 4, 2009, in Nashville, Tennessee
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Steve McNair played quarterback at Alcorn State (1991–94). He finished third in the 1994 Heisman vote. The Houston Oilers took McNair in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 1995 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2020.
At a glance
- Best season
- 1994
- Walter Payton Award
Honors
- Class of 2012Black College Football Hall of Fame
- Inducted 2020College Football Hall of Fame
- 1994Walter Payton Award
- 1994Third in the Heisman vote
All-America: NEA first team 1994
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 | Team | Passing | Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Rtg | Att | Yds | ||
| 1991 | 10 | 189 | 338 | 55.9 | 2,895 | 24 | 89.8 | 57 | 242 |
| 1992 | 11 | 231 | 419 | 55.1 | 3,541 | 29 | 95.4 | 92 | 516 |
| 1993 | 11 | 204 | 386 | 52.8 | 3,197 | 22 | 83.4 | 107 | 633 |
| 1994 | 11 | 356 | 612 | 58.2 | 5,377 | 47 | 102.5 | 128 | 904 |
| Career | 980 | 1,755 | 15,010 | 122 | 384 | 2,295 | |||
From the college statistics table in McNair’s Wikipedia article (Steve McNair, 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).
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 1995 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅝″ |
| Weight | 224 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 10½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 3 (2000, 2003, 2005) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2003
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2003.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Films and books
In books
Films: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia’s lists and categories (CC BY-SA). Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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