Quarterback, Kentucky, 1996–98
Tim Couch
Lettered 1996–98 (school media guide)
- Born
- Jul 31, 1977, in Hyden, Kentucky
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Tim Couch played quarterback at Kentucky (1996–98). He finished fourth in the 1998 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1998. The Cleveland Browns took Couch first overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2024.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2024College Football Hall of Fame
- 1997Second-team All-SEC
- 1997National leader in passing yards (3884)
- 1997Ninth in the Heisman vote
- 1998Kellen Moore Award
- 1998Consensus All‑American
- 1998SEC Player of the Year
- 1998First-team All-SEC
- 1998Fourth 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 | Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Yds | Pct | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | TD | |
| 1996 | 32 | 84 | 276 | 38.1 | 1 | 1 | 67.2 | 24 | -26 | 0 |
| 1997 | 363 | 547 | 3,884 | 66.4 | 37 | 19 | 141.4 | 66 | -125 | 3 |
| 1998 | 400 | 553 | 4,275 | 72.3 | 36 | 15 | 153.3 | 64 | -124 | 1 |
| Career | 795 | 1,184 | 8,435 | 74 | 35 | 154 | -275 | 4 | ||
From the college statistics table in Couch’s Wikipedia article (Tim Couch, 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
| Drill | Combine 1999 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅛″ |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Arm length | 31″ |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.08 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.73 s |
| Vertical jump | 31″ |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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