Tim Couch

Bio

A consensus First Team All-American in 1998, Tim Couch also claimed SEC Player of the Year honors and finished fourth in Heisman balloting. He set seven NCAA records during his time in Lexington, including single-game completion percentage (83%), single-season completions (400), and career completion percentage (67.1%). He was a back-to-back finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award as the best quarterback in the nation. As the field general for the "Air Raid" spread offense of head coach Hal Mumme and offensive coordinator Mike Leach, Couch produced remarkable numbers for the Wildcats. He completed 400 passes for 4,275 yards and 36 touchdowns in 1998, leading the nation in pass completions and second in completion percentage, passing yardage and touchdown passes, and fourth in total offense. His 4,275 passing yards in 1998 set a new SEC single-season passing record at the time. His breakout sophomore campaign featured 363 completions for 3,884 yards and 37 touchdowns while leading the nation in pass attempts, completions, yardage, and completion percentage. He earned Second Team All-SEC honors as a sophomore. During his career, Couch completed 795 passes for 8,435 yards and 74 touchdowns. The team went 16-18 during his time at UK, but Couch led the Cats to their first victory over Alabama in 75 years in 1997, a spectacular 40-34 overtime victory. The following year, he guided the team to seven wins, the most in 13 years, and an appearance against Penn State in the Outback Bowl, the school's first New Year's Day bowl appearance in 47 years.

Career Highlights

• 1998 All-Conference
• 1998 Conference Most Valuable Player
• 1998 Consensus All-America
• 1998 Heisman - Fourth
• 1997 Heisman - Ninth