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Feb. 16, 2010

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FORT WORTH, Texas -- Former Texas QB Colt McCoy was presented the 2009 Davey O'Brien Award at a dinner in Fort Worth on Tuesday night.

McCoy was announced as the winner at the ESPNU Home Depot College Football Awards in December, but on Tuesday he was honored at the O'Brien Awards dinner at the Fort Worth Club with head coach Mack Brown in attendance. Prior to the dinner, Brown also accepted a check for $10,000 to the UT general scholarship fund from the O'Brien Foundation in McCoy's name.

"It's such an honor to even be mentioned with the quarterbacks who have won this award," McCoy said. "To win an award in the state of Texas, an award that Vince (Young) won and honors the legacy of Davey O'Brien, it makes it that much more special. I'm truly humbled, and I wouldn't be here without coach Brown, the coaching staff and my teammates."

Others in attendance included Legends Award recipient Dan Fouts and famed quarterbacks Roger Staubach, Jim McMahon, Troy Aikman, Don McPherson, Charlie Ward and Brad Banks.

McCoy is Texas' second winner of the O'Brien Award in the last five years, following Vince Young in 2005. Earl Campbell also won in 1977 when it honored the top player in the Southwest. McCoy was a finalist for the award in 2008.

This season, McCoy won the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Player of the Year Award, Maxwell Award (nation's top player), AT&T Player of the Year Award, Manning Award (nation's top QB) and Unitas Golden Arm Award (nation's top senior QB). He was a unanimous All-America selection and was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year by both The Associated Press and league's coaches.

In 14 games this year, McCoy went 332-of-470 (70.6%) for 3,521 yards and 27 TDs for a 147.4 passer rating, while rushing for another 348 yards and three TDs. His 70.6 completion percentage led the nation. McCoy's 147.4 pass efficiency rating ranked 16th and he averaged 26.6 yards per TD pass on his 27 scoring throws.

McCoy became the all-time winningest quarterback in NCAA history when he won his 43rd game as a starter against Kansas. He ended with a 45-8 record, bettering David Greene's (Georgia) mark of 42 victories. He is the first QB in major college football history to lead a team to four 10-win seasons and is also is the first QB in Texas history to lead his team to consecutive 12-win seasons and just the second Longhorn, joining Young, to lead his team to consecutive 11-win seasons.

McCoy holds 47 school records including 16 career, 13 single-season, five single-game, six freshman and seven miscellaneous marks. During his 53-game career, McCoy completed 1,157-of-1,645 passes (70.3%) for 13,253 yards and 112 TDs (45 INTs) for a passer rating of 155.0. His 13,253 yards are sixth on the NCAA all-time list, his 112 TD passes are seventh and his 70.3 career completion percentage is just shy of the NCAA record of 70.4 percent, which is held by Colt Brennan (Hawaii).

His 1,157 completions, 1,645 attempts, 70.3 completion percentage, 13,253 yards, 112 TDs and 155.0 passer rating rank first on UT's all-time list and he is the first Longhorn to pass for more than 10,000 yards. He is one of just five QBs in NCAA history to pass for at least 2,500 yards in four seasons.

In addition, McCoy has rushed for 1,571 yards and 20 TDs on 447 carries (3.5 ypc) and has rushed and passed for a TD in the same game 14 times during his career. In combining his passing (112) and rushing (20) TDs, McCoy ranks sixth on the NCAA list and first on UT's TD responsible for list with 132. He had scored at least one TD in 30 straight games entering the BCS National Championship Game. McCoy is UT's all-time leader in total offense and ranks fourth on the NCAA all-time list, having produced 14,824 yards (13,253p/1,571r) on 2,092 plays (7.1 ypp).

Winner of the 2009 Bobby Bowden Award (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete and three-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection, McCoy graduated in December with a degree in sports management. He also is one of UT's most active community service participants and has been selected to the Allstate AFCA and Big 12 Good Works teams. McCoy has spent his last two spring breaks traveling to Peru to perform mission work, and he regularly serves as a featured speaker representing the FCA and individually.