Quarterback, Texas, 2002–05
Vince Young
- Hometown
- Houston, TX
- Born
- May 18, 1983, in Houston, Texas
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Vince Young played quarterback at Texas (2002–05). He won the 2005 Davey O’Brien Award, the 2005 Manning Award and the 2005 Maxwell Award. He finished second in the 2005 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2005. The Tennessee Titans took Young in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2019.
At a glance
Career highs
336passing yards, career highvs. Colorado, 20054touchdown passes, career highvs. Kansas, 2005267rushing yards, career highat Oklahoma State, 20054rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Michigan, 2004Honors
- Inducted 2019College Football Hall of Fame
- 2003Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year
- 2003National leader in yards per carry (7.4)
- 2005Davey O’Brien Award
- 2005Manning Award
- 2005Maxwell Award
- 2005Archie Griffin Award
- 2005AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Year
- 2005Consensus All‑American
- 2005Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
- 2005First-team All-Big 12
- 2005Second in the Heisman vote
Team titles: National champions, 2005; Big 12 champions, 2005
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 | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2003 | 12 | 7 | 84 | 143 | 58.7 | 1,155 | 6 | 7 | 130.6 | 135 | 998 | 7.4 | 11 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | 148 | 250 | 59.2 | 1,849 | 12 | 11 | 128.4 | 167 | 1,079 | 6.5 | 14 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | 212 | 325 | 65.2 | 3,036 | 26 | 10 | 163.9 | 155 | 1,050 | 6.8 | 12 |
| Career | 37 | 32 | 444 | 718 | 6,040 | 44 | 28 | 457 | 3,127 | 37 | |||
From the college statistics table in Young’s Wikipedia article (Vince Young, 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).
Game by game
2005 Texas 13 games, 3,036 passing yards, 26 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Louisiana | W 60–3 | 13 | 17 | 173 | 3 | 1 | 49 |
| Sep 10 | at Ohio State | W 25–22 | 18 | 29 | 270 | 2 | 2 | 76 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Rice | W 51–10 | 8 | 14 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
| Oct 1 | at Missouri | W 51–20 | 15 | 22 | 236 | 2 | 1 | 108 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Oklahoma | W 45–12 | 14 | 27 | 241 | 3 | 0 | 45 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Colorado | W 42–17 | 25 | 29 | 336 | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Texas Tech | W 52–17 | 12 | 22 | 239 | 2 | 2 | 45 |
| Oct 29 | at Oklahoma State | W 47–28 | 15 | 30 | 239 | 2 | 1 | 267 |
| Nov 5 | at Baylor | W 62–0 | 16 | 27 | 298 | 2 | 0 | 53 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Kansas | W 66–14 | 19 | 27 | 281 | 4 | 0 | −4 |
| Nov 25 | at Texas A&M | W 40–29 | 13 | 24 | 162 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Colorado | W 70–3 | 14 | 17 | 193 | 3 | 1 | 57 |
| Jan 4 ✦ | vs. USC | W 41–38 | 30 | 40 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
2004 Texas 12 games, 1,849 passing yards, 12 TD; 1,079 rushing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. North Texas | W 65–0 | 14 | 21 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| Sep 11 | at Arkansas | W 22–20 | 11 | 22 | 150 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Rice | W 35–13 | 11 | 18 | 161 | 3 | 2 | 64 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Baylor | W 44–14 | 15 | 20 | 189 | 2 | 0 | 55 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Oklahoma | L 0–12 | 8 | 23 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Missouri | W 28–20 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| Oct 23 | atTexas Tech | W 51–21 | 10 | 15 | 142 | 1 | 0 | 158 |
| Oct 30 | atColorado | W 31–7 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 68 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 56–35 | 18 | 21 | 278 | 1 | 2 | 123 |
| Nov 13 | atKansas | W 27–23 | 22 | 40 | 289 | 1 | 2 | 114 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Texas A&M | W 26–13 | 12 | 18 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Michigan | W 38–37 | 16 | 28 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 192 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2006 | Combine or pro day 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅝″ | |
| Weight | 229 lb | |
| Arm length | 33¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 59 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
Pro Bowls: 2 (2006, 2009)
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Tennessee Titans | 15 | 184 | 356 | 2,199 | 12 | 13 | 553 |
| 2007 | Tennessee Titans | 15 | 238 | 382 | 2,546 | 9 | 17 | 395 |
| 2008 | Tennessee Titans | 3 | 22 | 36 | 219 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| 2009 | Tennessee Titans | 12 | 152 | 259 | 1,879 | 10 | 7 | 281 |
| 2010 | Tennessee Titans | 9 | 93 | 156 | 1,255 | 10 | 3 | 125 |
| 2011 | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 66 | 114 | 866 | 4 | 9 | 79 |
| NFL career | 59 | 755 | 1,303 | 8,964 | 46 | 51 | 1,460 | |
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. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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