1938Davey O’Brien, TCU
2022Max Duggan, TCU
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Quarterback·TCU·Senior·No. 15Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lewis Central)
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Eighty-four years after Davey O’Brien won a national title at TCU, a senior from Council Bluffs, Iowa, became the first Horned Frog to win the award that bears his name.
| Passing | Cmp–Att | Pct | Yds | TD |
|---|
| 2022 | 267–419 | 63.7 | 3,698 | 32 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|
| 2022 | 137 | 423 | 3.1 | 9 |
Fifteen games. Davey O’Brien Foundation.
November 2022 to February 2023
- Nov. 26
- A 12–0 regular season, 9–0 in the Big 12, closed with a 62–14 win over Iowa State.
- Dec. 3
- Big 12 Championship, Arlington: a 31–28 overtime loss to Kansas State.251 yards passing and 110 rushing.
- Dec. 7
- Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented in Baltimore. The first Horned Frog to win it.
- Dec. 8
- Named the Davey O’Brien winner live on ESPN’s Home Depot College Football Awards.Seventy committee ballots plus three Fan Vote bonus ballots; he took first place on all three social platforms.
- Dec. 10
- Heisman Trophy runner-up with 188 first-place votes, TCU’s highest finish since Jim Swink in 1955.
- Dec. 31
- Fiesta Bowl semifinal, Glendale: TCU 51, Michigan 45.225 yards passing, 57 rushing, four touchdowns, two each way.
- Jan. 9
- National championship game, SoFi Stadium: Georgia 65, TCU 7.
- Feb. 20
- Honored at the 46th Annual Davey O’Brien Awards Dinner at the Fort Worth Club, four miles from where he played on Saturdays.
Also in 2022Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award; Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year; unanimous first-team All-Big 12; second-team All-American.
After TCUDrafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in 2023, round 7, pick 239. Left TCU with 9,618 career passing yards, third in program history.
Sources: Davey O’Brien Foundation; TCU Athletics; WFAA.