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American football player (born 1959)

American football player

Mike Ford

Personal information

Born:

(1959-01-30) January 30, 1959 (age 65)
Clarksville, Texas, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

220 lb (100 kg)

Career information

High school:

Mesquite (Mesquite, Texas)

College:

SMU (1977–1980)

Position:

Quarterback

NFL draft:

1981 / round: 9 / pick: 228

Career history

San Antonio Gunslingers (1984)

Career highlights and awards

Second-team All-SWC (1978)
NCAA passing leader (1978)
NCAA total offense leader (1978)

Michael Carlton Ford (born January 30, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League (USFL). He attended Mesquite High School in Mesquite, Texas. Ford played college football for the SMU Mustangs from 1977 to 1980. As a sophomore in 1978, he led all NCAA major college players in both total offense yards (2,957), total offense per game (268.8 yards/game), and passing yards (3,007). In 11 games during the 1978 season, he completed 224 of 389 passes for 3,007 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, and 23 interceptions for and SMU team that compiled a 4–6–1 record. Listed as a pre-season Heisman Trophy candidate in 1979, he never reached the same statistical levels, passing for 217 yards after sustaining a knee injury in 1979 season opener, and tallying 951 passing yards in 1980. He returned to SMU as a student 30 year later to obtain his degree.

After his college career, he played in the USFL for the San Antonio Gunslingers.

References

"2016 SMU Football Media Guide". issuu.com. SMU Athletics. August 1, 2016. p. 128. Retrieved December 31, 2018. A high-touted quarterback recruit from Mesquite High School, Ford was the nation's second-ranked passer in 1978, when he threw for 3,007 yards.
^ "Mike Ford". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
"Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Total Yards". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
"Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2015. pp. 50–51.
"1978 Passing Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
"Hoopla over Heisman already begun". The Daily Sun (San Bernardino). August 12, 1979. p. 46.
"20th-ranked SMU gets 27-7 Tex Christian win". The Paris News. September 16, 1979. p. 22.
"Former star quarterback returns to SMU to earn degree". SMU. May 13, 2011.
"Mike Ford football statistics on StatsCrew.com".

v t e NCAA major college football annual passing yards leaders
1937: Patterson 1938: O'Brien 1939: Eakin 1940: Supulski 1941: Schwenk 1942: Governali 1943: Hoernschemeyer 1944: Rickards 1945: Dekdebrun 1946: Layne 1947: Enke 1948: Heath 1949: O'Malley 1950: Heinrich 1951: Klosterman 1952: Bratkowski 1953: Garrett 1954: Larson 1955: Welsh 1956: Brodie 1957: Grosscup 1958: Duncan 1959: Norman 1960: Snead 1961: Miller 1962: Mira 1963: Trull 1964: Rhome 1965: Anderson 1966: M. Reed 1967: Olivas 1968: Cook 1969: Shaw 1970: Plunkett 1971: Huff 1972: Strock 1973: Freitas 1974: Bartkowski 1975: Penrose 1976: Nielsen 1977: Williams 1978: Ford 1979: Wilson 1980: McMahon 1981: King 1982: Dillon 1983: Young 1984: Bosco 1985: Bosco 1986: Perez 1987: Santos 1988: Mitchell 1989: Ware 1990: Detmer 1991: Detmer 1992: Klingler 1993: Vargas 1994: Walsh 1995: Maxwell 1996: Wallwork 1997: Leaf 1998: Rattay 1999: Rattay 2000: Weinke 2001: Da. Carr 2002: Kingsbury 2003: Symons 2004: Cumbie 2005: Brennan 2006: Brennan 2007: Harrell 2008: Harrell 2009: Keenum 2010: Moniz 2011: Keenum 2012: Florence 2013: De. Carr 2014: Doughty 2015: Doughty 2016: Mahomes 2017: Rudolph 2018: Haskins 2019: Burrow 2020: Jones 2021: Zappe 2022: A. Reed 2023: Penix

NCAA major college football annual passing yards leaders

1937: Patterson
1938: O'Brien
1939: Eakin
1940: Supulski
1941: Schwenk
1942: Governali
1943: Hoernschemeyer
1944: Rickards
1945: Dekdebrun
1946: Layne
1947: Enke
1948: Heath
1949: O'Malley
1950: Heinrich
1951: Klosterman
1952: Bratkowski
1953: Garrett
1954: Larson
1955: Welsh
1956: Brodie
1957: Grosscup
1958: Duncan
1959: Norman
1960: Snead
1961: Miller
1962: Mira
1963: Trull
1964: Rhome
1965: Anderson
1966: M. Reed
1967: Olivas
1968: Cook
1969: Shaw
1970: Plunkett
1971: Huff
1972: Strock
1973: Freitas
1974: Bartkowski
1975: Penrose
1976: Nielsen
1977: Williams
1978: Ford
1979: Wilson
1980: McMahon
1981: King
1982: Dillon
1983: Young
1984: Bosco
1985: Bosco
1986: Perez
1987: Santos
1988: Mitchell
1989: Ware
1990: Detmer
1991: Detmer
1992: Klingler
1993: Vargas
1994: Walsh
1995: Maxwell
1996: Wallwork
1997: Leaf
1998: Rattay
1999: Rattay
2000: Weinke
2001: Da. Carr
2002: Kingsbury
2003: Symons
2004: Cumbie
2005: Brennan
2006: Brennan
2007: Harrell
2008: Harrell
2009: Keenum
2010: Moniz
2011: Keenum
2012: Florence
2013: De. Carr
2014: Doughty
2015: Doughty
2016: Mahomes
2017: Rudolph
2018: Haskins
2019: Burrow
2020: Jones
2021: Zappe
2022: A. Reed
2023: Penix

v t e SMU Mustangs starting quarterbacks
Gerald Mann (1926–27) John Sprague (1935) Doak Walker (1945) Frank Payne (1946) Gil Johnson (1947–1948) Fred Benners (1949–1951) Jerry Norton (1952) Duane Nutt (1953–1954) John Roach (1955) Charlie Arnold (1956) Don Meredith (1957–1959) Frank Jackson (1960) Jerry Rhome (1961) Don Campbell (1962) Danny Thomas (1963–1964) Mac White (1965) Mike Livingston (1966–1967) Chuck Hixson (1968–70) Gary Hammond (1971) Keith Bobo (1972–1973) Ricky Wesson (1974–1976) Mike Ford (1977–1980) Jim Bob Taylor (1979) Lance McIlhenny (1980–83) Don King (1984–85) Bobby Watters (1986) Mike Romo (1989–91) Dan Freiburger (1990–92) Todd Ritz (1991) Ramon Flanigan (1993–94, 1996–97) Mark Eldred (1993) Derek Canine (1995) Chris James (1994–95) Mark Humble (1995–96) Chris Sanders (1997–98) Josh McCown (1998–2000) David Page (2000–01) Kelan Luker (2001) Tate Wallis (2002) Richard Bartel (2002–03) Tony Eckert (2004) Jared Romo (2004–05) Justin Willis (2006–08) Bo Levi Mitchell (2008–09) Kyle Padron (2009–11) J. J. McDermott (2011) Garrett Gilbert (2012–13) Neal Burcham (2013–14) Kolney Cassel (2014) Garrett Krstich (2014–2015) Matt Davis (2014–2016) Ben Hicks (2016–2018) William Brown (2018) Shane Buechele (2019–2020) Tanner Mordecai (2021–2022) Preston Stone (2022–2024) Kevin Jennings (2023–present)

SMU Mustangs starting quarterbacks

Gerald Mann (1926–27)
John Sprague (1935)
Doak Walker (1945)
Frank Payne (1946)
Gil Johnson (1947–1948)
Fred Benners (1949–1951)
Jerry Norton (1952)
Duane Nutt (1953–1954)
John Roach (1955)
Charlie Arnold (1956)
Don Meredith (1957–1959)
Frank Jackson (1960)
Jerry Rhome (1961)
Don Campbell (1962)
Danny Thomas (1963–1964)
Mac White (1965)
Mike Livingston (1966–1967)
Chuck Hixson (1968–70)
Gary Hammond (1971)
Keith Bobo (1972–1973)
Ricky Wesson (1974–1976)
Mike Ford (1977–1980)
Jim Bob Taylor (1979)
Lance McIlhenny (1980–83)
Don King (1984–85)
Bobby Watters (1986)
Mike Romo (1989–91)
Dan Freiburger (1990–92)
Todd Ritz (1991)
Ramon Flanigan (1993–94, 1996–97)
Mark Eldred (1993)
Derek Canine (1995)
Chris James (1994–95)
Mark Humble (1995–96)
Chris Sanders (1997–98)
Josh McCown (1998–2000)
David Page (2000–01)
Kelan Luker (2001)
Tate Wallis (2002)
Richard Bartel (2002–03)
Tony Eckert (2004)
Jared Romo (2004–05)
Justin Willis (2006–08)
Bo Levi Mitchell (2008–09)
Kyle Padron (2009–11)
J. J. McDermott (2011)
Garrett Gilbert (2012–13)
Neal Burcham (2013–14)
Kolney Cassel (2014)
Garrett Krstich (2014–2015)
Matt Davis (2014–2016)
Ben Hicks (2016–2018)
William Brown (2018)
Shane Buechele (2019–2020)
Tanner Mordecai (2021–2022)
Preston Stone (2022–2024)
Kevin Jennings (2023–present)

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