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Koy Detmer
Koy Dennis Detmer (born July 5, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes. Detmer was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL draft. He is the younger brother of former NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer. Early life Detmer played at Mission High School, in Mission, Texas. He led the Eagles to the 5A playoffs in 1990 and 1991. The 1990 team lost in the semifinals against eventual state champion Aldine Mustangs (54–21). With Detmer at quarterback, Mission High established a state record with 4,829 passing yards for a season in 1990. College career At Colorado, Detmer threw for 5,390 yards. He also set a school record in passing for 40 touchdowns. College statistics Professional career Selected in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL Draft, Detmer spent the next ten years in Philadelphia. He sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarterback
The quarterback (QB) is a position in gridiron football who are members of the offensive side of the ball and mostly line up directly behind the Lineman (football), offensive line. In modern American football, the quarterback is usually considered the leader of the offense, and is often responsible for calling the play in the huddle. The quarterback also touches the ball on almost every offensive play, and is almost always the offensive player that throws forward passes. When the QB is tackled behind the line of scrimmage, it is called a Quarterback sack, sack. The position is also colloquially known as the "signal caller" and "field general". The quarterback is widely considered the most important position in American football, and one of the most important positions in team sports. Overview In modern American football, the starting quarterback is usually the leader of the offense, and their successes and failures can have a significant impact on the fortunes of their team. Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy ( ; also known simply as the Heisman) is awarded annually since 1935 to the top player in college football. It is considered the most prestigious award in the sport and is presented by the Heisman Trophy Trust following the regular season in December. The most recent List of Heisman Trophy winners, winner is former Colorado Buffaloes football, Colorado Buffaloes cornerback and wide receiver Travis Hunter. The award was created by the Downtown Athletic Club to recognize "the most valuable college football player east of the Mississippi River, Mississippi" and was first awarded to University of Chicago halfback Jay Berwanger. The award was given its name in 1936 after the death of the club's athletic director John Heisman and broadened to include players west of the Mississippi. Winners USC Trojans football, USC has the most Heisman trophies won with eight; Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Notre Dame each have seven; Ohio State has had six different players wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Akers
David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a kicker in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redskins, after not making the main roster of the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers. The following year, he signed with the Eagles, where he spent 12 seasons. Akers was also a member of the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions before retiring in 2013. During his career, Akers was named to six Pro Bowls and twice received first-team All-Pro honors. He also tied the then-NFL record for the longest successful field goal when he converted a 63-yard field goal, which is the third-longest in league history. Akers is an inductee of the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame and a member of the Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team, along with being named to the second-team of the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team. Early life Akers atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donovan McNabb
Donovan Jamal McNabb (born November 25, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Syracuse Orange football, Syracuse Orange and was selected with the List of second overall NFL draft picks, second overall pick in the 1999 NFL draft by the Eagles, where he spent 11 seasons. McNabb also spent a year each with the Washington Commanders, Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles retired McNabb's no. 5 jersey when he was inducted to the Philadelphia Eagles#Eagles Hall of Fame, Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame in 2013. As the Eagles' starting quarterback from 1999 to 2009, McNabb led the team to eight playoff appearances (including five consecutive from 2000 to 2004), five division titles and appearances in the NFC Championship Game (including four consecutive from 2001 to 2004), nine postseason w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is the urban core of the Philadelphia metropolitan area (sometimes called the Delaware Valley), the nation's Metropolitan statistical area, seventh-largest metropolitan area and ninth-largest combined statistical area with 6.245 million residents and 7.379 million residents, respectively. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Americans, English Quakers, Quaker and advocate of Freedom of religion, religious freedom, and served as the capital of the Colonial history of the United States, colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. It then played a historic and vital role during the American Revolution and American Revolutionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Colorado Buffaloes Football Team
The 1996 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder as a member of the North Division of the newly-formed Big 12 Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Rick Neuheisel, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 10–2 in a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big 12 North. Colorado was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where the Buffalos defeated Washington. The team played home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. With the bowl victory, Colorado recorded its third straight 10-win season for the first time in program history. Schedule Roster References Colorado Colorado Buffaloes football seasons Holiday Bowl champion seasons Colorado Buffaloes football The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level, and is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 NCAA Division I-A Football Season
The 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators being crowned National Champions after defeating rival Florida State in the Sugar Bowl, which was the season's designated Bowl Alliance national championship game. Florida had faced Florida State earlier in the year, when they were ranked No. 1 and No. 2, and lost 24–21. However, unranked Texas's upset of No. 3 Nebraska in the first ever Big 12 Championship Game set up the rematch of in-state rivals in New Orleans. In the Sugar Bowl, Florida's Heisman Trophy-winning senior quarterback Danny Wuerffel and head coach Steve Spurrier led the Gators to a 52–20 victory and their first national championship. Because the Pac-10 and Big Ten Conferences were not yet part of the Bowl Alliance, their champions met in the Rose Bowl as they had for decades. In 1996, these conference champions were potential national title contenders in No. 2 Arizona State and No. 4 Ohio State. In a close Rose Bowl contest, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Colorado Buffaloes Football Team
The 1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Rick Neuheisel, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 10–2 in a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Big 8. Colorado was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where the Buffalos defeated Oregon. The team played home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. The Buffaloes offense scored 444 points while the defense allowed 240 points. Schedule Rankings Game summaries At Wisconsin Colorado State Northeast Louisiana Texas A&M At Oklahoma Kansas At Iowa State Nebraska At Oklahoma State Missouri At Kansas State Vs. Oregon (Cotton Bowl) Roster Team players drafted into the NFL References Colorado Colorado Buffaloes football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 NCAA Division I-A Football Season
The 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Alliance. Tom Osborne led 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Nebraska to its second straight national title with a victory over 1995 Florida Gators football team, Florida in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, Fiesta Bowl. This matchup was only possible because of the new Bowl Alliance. Under the old system, Nebraska would have been tied to the Orange Bowl (game), Orange Bowl and Florida to the Sugar Bowl. The Bowl Alliance created a national championship game which would rotate between the Orange, Sugar, and Fiesta Bowls free of conference tie-ins and featuring the No. 1 and No. 2 teams as chosen by the Bowl Alliance Poll. The Pac-10 and Big Ten chose not to participate, keeping their tie-ins with the Rose Bowl (game), Rose Bowl. Nebraska was a football dynasty, playing in its third consecutive national title game, and became the first school to claim back-to-back titles since the 1970s. This was a dominant Nebra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Colorado Buffaloes Football Team
The 1994 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Bill McCartney in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 11–1 in a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big 8. Colorado was invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where the Buffalos defeated Notre Dame. The team was ranked No. 3 in the final AP poll and the final Coaches Poll. Colorado played home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. Colorado running back Rashaan Salaam won the Heisman Trophy as college football's most outstanding play. The Buffaloes offense scored 439 points while the defense allowed 235 points. Colorado's only loss of the season came on the road against eventual consensus national champion Nebraska. The Buffaloes, ranked No. 2 at the time, was in line to play for the national title as part of the Bowl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 NCAA Division I-A Football Season
The 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season, play of college football in the United States at the NCAA Division I-A level, began in August 1994 and ended on January 2, 1995. Nebraska, who finished the season undefeated, ended the year ranked No. 1 in both the Associated Press and Coaches polls. This was the first national championship of coach Tom Osborne's career at Nebraska, having come close the year before, when Nebraska lost to eventual national champion Florida State on a missed field goal as time expired. Although Osborne's team finished the season unbeaten, the national championship picture again was engulfed in controversy. For much of the second half of the season, Nebraska and Penn State were regarded as the top two teams in the country. This raised the possibility of a split national championship for the third time since 1990, due in large part to the system in place that had been concocted to ''avoid'' a split title. Following the 1991 season, where Miami and Wash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Colorado Buffaloes Football Team
The 1992 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 11th-year year head coach Bill McCartney, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 in a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big 8. Colorado was invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where the Buffalos lost to Syracuse. The team was ranked No. 13 in the final AP poll and the final Coaches Poll. Colorado played home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. Schedule Game summaries Colorado State First meeting since 1989 *CU - Westbrook 48 pass from Stewart (Blottiaux kick) *CU - Johnson 60 pass from Stewart (Blottiaux kick) *CSU - Ivlow 67 run (Rantzau kick) *CSU - Rantzau 36 FG *CU - Blottiaux 20 FG *CU - Fauria 17 pass from Stewart (Blottiaux kick) *CSU - Ward 9 run (Rantzau kick) *CU - Blottiaux 28 FG *CU - Blottiaux 29 FG *CU - Westbrook 6 pass from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
