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Jersey Number 16
Peyton Manning
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 222
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, LA
- High School:
- Isidore Newman
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Completions: 37 // vs. Florida, 9/21/1996
- Passing Attempts: 65 // vs. Florida, 9/21/1996
- Passing Yards: 523 // at Kentucky, 11/22/1997
- Passing TDs: 5, 2x // last at Kentucky, 11/22/1997
- Total Offense: 508 // at Kentucky, 11/22/1997
Peyton Manning's legend will never die. He finished his illustrious career holding 42 NCAA, SEC and Tennessee records. Following the 1997 season, Manning captured the Maxwell Award as the nation's most outstanding player, the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and Player of the Year honors his senior season, securing his All-America status in 1997. He also won the Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete. The Tennessee quarterback became the fourth in NCAA history to pass for 11,000 yards and threw for more than 300 yards in 18 games. He finished with 11,201 yards as Tennessee's most prolific offensive player in leading the Vols to the 1997 SEC Championship. Manning's No. 16 jersey was retired by Tennessee on Oct. 29, 2005. He was the No. 1 draft pick in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts and went on to win two Super Bowls during an 18-year, Hall of Fame career in the NFL.
1997 - SENIOR
- Finished his illustrious career with a 39-6 record as a starter and standing as the SEC's all-time career passing leader, with 11,201 yards (third on all-time NCAA list).
- His 89 career touchdown passes ranked second in SEC history and fourth all-time on the NCAA chart.
- During his Tennessee career, he set 33 school records, seven SEC records and two NCAA passing records.
- Hauled in several high-profile honors, including consensus first-team All-America acclaim, the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award (The "Draddy Award"), the Maxwell Award, the Davey O'Brien Award, the Johnny Unitas Award and the "Best College Player" ESPY Award.
- Became the fourth football player ever to win the Sullivan Award, presented annually to the nation's top amateur athlete.
- Was runner-up in the 1997 Heisman Trophy balloting.
- Tennessee's Orange Bowl showdown vs. Nebraska marked his fourth bowl in as many seasons, and he finished with a 3-1 record.
- Led the Vols to a 30-29 win over Auburn in the SEC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta (12/6/1997) by throwing for 373 yards and four TDs; the winning score was a 73-yard toss to Marcus Nash in the fourth quarter.
- The winning touchdown in UT's 17-10 victory over Vanderbilt (11/29/1997) came via a Manning one-yard bootleg run.
- In a 59-31 Tennessee triumph at Kentucky (11/22/1997), Manning secured CNN/SI College Football Player of the Week laurels with his 25-for-35, 523-yard, five-touchdown performance; Marcus Nash was on the receiving end of seven of those passes for 195 yards and three scores.
- In UT's win over Arkansas in Little Rock (11/15/1997), his 264 passing yards made him the 12th quarterback ever to eclipse the 10,000-yard mark for his career.
- Earned SEC Player of the Week honors after connecting on 35 of 53 passes for 399 yards and four scores in UT's homecoming win over Southern Miss (11/8/1997)
- Though the Vols beat South Carolina (11/1/1997) to improve to 6-1, Manning saw his streak of six straight games with at least 300 passing yards come to an end (he finished with 126 yards in the 22-7 win).
- Behind his three TD tosses and 304 passing yards, Tennessee posted its third straight win over Alabama, taking a 38-21 triumph in Birmingham (10/18/1997); he became the first Vols quarterback to win three straight against the Crimson Tide.
- In four career games vs. Alabama, Manning was 65 of 109 for 919 yards and seven touchdowns.
- As the Vols defeated Georgia in Knoxville (10/11/1997), he completed 31 of 40 passes for 343 yards and four touchdowns.
- Threw three TDs as part of a 353-yard passing day at second-ranked Florida (9/20/1997).
- During UT's West Coast win at UCLA (9/6/1997), he completed 28 of 49 passes for 341 yards and two touchdowns.
- In the season-opener against Texas Tech at Neyland Stadium (8/30/1997), five touchdown passes highlighted his 26-for-38, 310-yard effort in the 52-17 rout.
1996 - JUNIOR
- Started all 12 games for the Vols and was a second-team All-SEC (AP, Coaches, Football News) and third-team All-America performer (AP, Football News).
- Selected as the quarterback on the CFA Scholar-Athlete Team and was a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll with a 3.51 GPA in Speech Communications.
- The Phi Beta Kappa selection's extensive list of academic honors also included second-team Academic All-America, Academic All-District IV and America Honda Scholar Athlete.
- Finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy balloting.
- Became UT's first quarterback to throw for more than 3,000 yards in a single season (3,287), breaking his own school record.
- Finished the season holding 28 Tennessee game, season or career records, including career passing yards (7,382) and completions (576).
- Completed his junior season as the owner of Tennessee's record for career TD passes with 53 and also owned three of the top seven passing games in program history.
- Ranked seventh in the nation in both total offense (286.9 ypg) and passing efficiency.
- Ranked second in the SEC in passing yardage (3,287) and touchdown passes (20).
- Had four 300-yard passing games (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Kentucky), then added the Florida Citrus Bowl to the list with a 408-yard performance (27 for 39, four touchdowns) in UT's win over Northwestern.
- Was successful on 16 of his 23 pass attempts vs. Kentucky (11/23/1996), totaling 317 yards with three TDs.
- Threw for three touchdowns and 282 yards in the homecoming win over Arkansas (11/16/1996).
- Earned SEC Player of the Week honors after throwing for 362 yards on 27-of-36 passing against South Carolina in Knoxville (11/2/1996), including a pair of touchdowns.
- Also named SEC Player of the Week after leading the Vols to a win at Georgia (10/12/1996), during which he enjoyed a 31-for-41, 371-yard, two-touchdown night.
- Completed 19 of 22 passes for 242 yards and a touchdown in Tennessee's 41-3 neutral-site win over Ole Miss in Memphis (10/3/1996).
- Turned in a career-best and record-setting game against fourth-ranked Florida (9/21/1996) with 492 yards on 37 of 65 passing (all three of those marks were school records); he also tied his career-high with four TD passes vs. the visiting Gators.
- Passed for 288 yards and two touchdowns in the home win over UCLA (9/7/1996), including a 53-yard scoring strike to Joey Kent with 6:30 left in the game.
- Opened the year with an 18-for-24, 298-yard, one-touchdown outing against UNLV (8/31/1996).
1995 - SOPHOMORE
- Started all 12 games for Tennessee and was a first-team All-SEC selection by the league's coaches and a second-teamer by the AP.
- Was a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Quarterback Award and Football News Offensive Player of the Year.
- Finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy balloting.
- Moved to third on UT's career touchdown pass chart with 33 total scoring tosses.
- Finished the season ranked third in all-time school passing yardage at 4,095 in 21 games.
- Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll with a 3.49 GPA in Business Management.
- With Tennessee's Florida Citrus Bowl win over Ohio State, his all-time record as a starting quarterback improved to 18-2.
- In that Citrus Bowl victory, he completed 20 of 35 passes for 182 yards and one touchdown.
- Set UT single-season passing records for attempts (380), completions (244), completion percentage (64.2) and yards gained (2,954).
- Also set a Vol record for lowest interception percentage (1.05 percent), with only four misfires in his 380 attempts.
- After going 20-for-39 for 230 yards and a pair of scores in the home win over Southern Miss (11/4/1995), he ended the regular season by passing for 272 yards at Kentucky (11/18/1995) and 265 yards vs. Vanderbilt (11/25/1995).
- He set a school record with 132 straight passes without an interception, a string that was snapped at Kentucky (11/18/1995).
- Riddled the Alabama defense for 301 yards on 20-of-29 passing and threw three touchdown passes, including an 80-yarder to Joey Kent on the game's opening play in Birmingham (10/14/1995).
- Turned in an extraordinary effort at Arkansas (10/7/1995), as he went 35 of 46 for 384 yards and four touchdowns to lead Tennessee to a 49-31 victory.
- His 384 passing yards in Fayetteville stood as the fifth-best performance in school history and only 15 yards short of Andy Kelly's UT record.
- His performance at Arkansas earned him Sporting News National Player of the Week acclaim and SEC Player of the Week honors.
- Against Georgia at Neyland Stadium (9/9/1995), he completed 26 of 38 passes for 349 yards and a pair of scores; he engineered the drive that resulted in the game-winning field goal in UT's 30-27 triumph over the Bulldogs.
1994 - FRESHMAN
- Appeared in 12 games with eight starts as a true freshman.
- Played a vital role in Tennessee's offense following injuries to starter Jerry Colquitt in the season-opener at UCLA and replacement Todd Helton in the fourth game, at Mississippi State.
- Led the Vols to a 7-1 record as a starter and was named Freshman of the Year in the SEC.
- Finished the regular season with 89 completions on 144 pass attempts (.618) for 1,141 yards.
- Hitting 12 of 19 passes for 189 yards and breaking loose for a 29-yard run, he sparked the Vols to a 45-23 conquest of Virginia Tech in the Gator Bowl (12/30/1994).
- Tossed for three touchdowns in the win at South Carolina, good for his best scoring production of the season (10/29/1994).
- Threw two touchdowns on 12-of-18 passing in UT's 38-21 home win over Arkansas (10/8/1994).
- The first touchdown pass of his career was a 76-yarder to Kendrick Jones at Mississippi State (9/24/1994).
- Finished that MSU game 14-of-23 for 256 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Isidore Newman High School in New Orleans, where he was coached by Tony Reginelli.
- Posted career totals of 452 completions on 761 attempts for 7,207 yards and 92 touchdowns.
- Winner of the 1993 Gatorade Circle of Champions National Player of the Year award and also was selected by the Columbus (Ohio) Touchdown Club as the nation's high school offensive player of the year.
- Rated as one of the nation's top three quarterback prospects by every major recruiting service.
- Was twice named the Class 2A Most Valuable Player in the state of Louisiana.
- Newman compiled a 34-5 record during his three years as starting quarterback.
- As a senior in 1993, he completed 168 of 265 passes for 2,703 yards and 39 touchdowns.
- His junior year totals included 144 completions on 264 attempts for 2,345 yards and 30 touchdowns.
- Also starred as a shortstop on the baseball team, earning second-team All-State honors.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Peyton Williams Manning
- Born March 24, 1976, in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Son of Olivia and Archie Manning
- Archie Manning was a two-time All-America quarterback at Ole Miss (1969 and 1970) before becoming an All-Pro with the New Orleans Saints.
- Offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe's evaluation: "Peyton is truly a guy who never stops trying to better himself or learn more about the game or physically improve himself."
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