David Neill (born July 17, 1980[1]) is an American former college football player. He played as a quarterback for the University of Nevada[2] from 1998 to 2001.[3] In 1998, he set an NCAA record for most touchdown passes in a season by a freshman with 29 thrown. This record was tied in 2006 by Colt McCoy of the Texas Longhorns,[4] and broken the following season by Sam Bradford of Oklahoma.[5] Neill also previously held the school record for most completed passes with 763.[1] This has since been broken by Cody Fajardo (878). He received attention from the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets of the NFL, but he opted for a veterinary career and left football prior to the 2002 NFL Draft. But he left the veterinary career and got married and had two kids.[6] Coach Neill now works at Liberty Christian School as an athletics coach.[7]
Neill currently holds the following records at the University of Nevada:
1. Total offense in a single game: 582 (also an NCAA record for a true freshman).[8]
2. Total yards thrown in a single game: 611 (also an NCAA record for a true freshman).[9]
3. Career passing yards: 10,901.
4. Passing attempts in a career: 1374.
Neill attended high school at Hart High School in Newhall, California, where he played both football and basketball.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "David Neill". NFL.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2004. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
- ^ Paige A. Leech (30 July 2000). "No passing fad". Los Angeles Times. pp. D15–D16. Retrieved 11 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Joe Santoro: That time a Nevada Wolf Pack freshman QB beat Fresno". Nevada Appeal. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Halliburton, Suzanne (December 30, 2006). "Texas wins Alamo Bowl 26-24". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on 2007-01-21. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
- ^ "Patrick runs for career-best 202 yards, 2 TDs as OU rolls". ESPN. Associated Press. 2007-11-24. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
- ^ Gerry Gittelson (1 February 2004). "Neill happy with his call". Daily News. The Free Library. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Coach Directory - Liberty Christian School".
- ^ NCAA stats as of 2019
- ^ NCAA stats as of 2019