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David Neill
Personal information
Born:	July 17, 1980 (age 44)
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High school:	Hart High School; (Newhall, California)
College:	University of Nevada; (1998–2001)
Position:	quarterback

David Neill (born July 17, 1980^[1]) is an American former college football player. He played as a quarterback for the University of Nevada^[2] from 1998 to 2001.^[3] In 1998, he set an NCAA record for most touchdown passes in a season by a freshman with 29 thrown. This record was tied in 2006 by Colt McCoy of the Texas Longhorns,^[4] and broken the following season by Sam Bradford of Oklahoma.^[5] Neill also previously held the school record for most completed passes with 763.^[1] This has since been broken by Cody Fajardo (878). He received attention from the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets of the NFL, but he opted for a veterinary career and left football prior to the 2002 NFL draft. But he left the veterinary career and got married and had two kids.^[6]

Neill currently holds the following records at the University of Nevada:

1. Total offense in a single game: 582 (also an NCAA record for a true freshman).^[7]

2. Total yards thrown in a single game: 611 (also an NCAA record for a true freshman).^[7]

3. Career passing yards: 10,901.

4. Passing attempts in a career: 1374.

Neill attended high school at Hart High School in Newhall, California, where he played both football and basketball.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "David Neill". NFL.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2004. Retrieved February 2, 2007.
^ Paige A. Leech (July 30, 2000). "No passing fad". Los Angeles Times. pp. D15 – D16. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Joe Santoro: That time a Nevada Wolf Pack freshman QB beat Fresno". Nevada Appeal. November 19, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
^ Halliburton, Suzanne (December 30, 2006). "Texas wins Alamo Bowl 26-24". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on January 21, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
^ "Patrick runs for career-best 202 yards, 2 TDs as OU rolls". ESPN. Associated Press. November 24, 2007. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
^ Gerry Gittelson (February 1, 2004). "Neill happy with his call". Daily News. The Free Library. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
^ ^a ^b NCAA stats as of 2019

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