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UPDATE: Patrick Mahomes: College football career, stats, highlights, records

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5 months ago

February 6, 2024

One of the brightest talents in the sport, Patrick Mahomes won Super Bowl LIV, the NFL MVP award in 2018 and 2022. Mahomes was setting passing records at Texas Tech before he was named the MVP of the NFL.

Everything you need to know about Mahomes’ time in college is provided here.

The vitals on Patrick Mahomes

School: Texas Tech
Position: Quarterback
Height: 6-3
Weight: 230 pounds
Years active: 2014-16

Here are Patrick Mahomes’ career stats in college. Scroll to the right to view the complete stats.

YEAR	GAMES	COMPLETIONS	ATTEMPTS	COMP. %	YARDS	Y/A	TD	INT	RATING
2014	7	105	185	56.8	1,547	8.4	16	4	151.2
2015	13	364	573	63.5	4,653	8.1	36	15	147.2
2016	12	388	591	65.7	5,052	8.5	41	10	157.0
Career	32	857	1,349	63.5	11,252	8.3	93	29	152.0

Where did Patrick Mahomes go to college?

Texas Tech was the school Patrick Mahomes attended; he turned down offers from Rice and Oklahoma State.

In high school, what kind of prospect was Patrick Mahomes?

Mahomes was ranked as the No. 398 prospect in the 2014 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, which placed him as the No. 29 pro-style quarterback prospect and the No. 82 player in the state of Texas.

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What was the college record of Patrick Mahomes?

Patrick Mahomes’ Red Raiders finished 13–19. 2015 saw Texas Tech finish 7-5 during the regular season, which was his finest year in Lubbock.

Records set by Patrick Mahomes

The FBS record book lists Patrick Mahomes’ name 22 times.

Most yards gained (game): 734 yards vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 22, 2016
Most passing yards by two opposing players (passing): 1,279 yards — Patrick Mahomes (734) and Baker Mayfield (545), Oct. 22, 2016
Most yards gained by two opposing players (total): 1,383 yards — Patrick Mahomes (819) and Baker Mayfield (564), Oct. 22, 2016
Most plays (game): 100 vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 22, 2016 (88 passes, 12 rushes)
Most yards gained (game): 819 yards vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 22, 2016 (734 passing, 85 rushing)
Most yards gained against one opponent (career per game): 553.0 vs. Baylor
2015 FBS leader in total offense: 5,109 yards
2016 FBS leader in total offense: 5,312 yards
2nd in single-game pass attempts: 88 attempts vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 22, 2016
3rd in career passing yards per game: 351.6 yards/game, 2014-16
3rd, 23rd in total yards per game: 442.7 yards/game (2016), 393.0 yards/game (2015)
4th in total yards per game (career): 377.3 yards/game
8th in season passing yards per game: 421.0 passing yards/game, 2016
9th in season passing yards: 5,312 passing yards
T-9th in single-game completions: 52 completions vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 22, 2016
T-11th in single-game total offense: 625 yards vs. Baylor (598 passing, 27 rushing)
14th in passing yards in a season: 5,052 yards, 2016
T-21st in single-game passing yards: 598 yards vs. Baylor, Nov. 29, 2014
22nd in total offense in a season: 5,109 yards (4,653 passing yards, 456 rushing yards)

Which were some of the best college games played by Patrick Mahomes?

Patrick Mahomes had his breakout game in the final regular-season match of his freshman year for the Red Raiders. Despite a loss to Baylor, Mahomes showcased an impressive performance by completing 30-of-56 passes for 598 yards and six touchdowns. This marked a significant improvement from his previous six games, where he had thrown for a total of 949 yards. In that one game against Baylor, Mahomes threw for 63 percent of his previous six-game total. The Herald and Review reported that he set a Big 12 freshman record with 598 yards passing and threw six TDs in the 48-46 loss to No. 5 Baylor.

Building on his freshman success, Mahomes continued to excel in his sophomore year, throwing for at least 320 yards in each game. He achieved 300 yards passing 10 times in 13 games, with four games exceeding 400 yards. Against Iowa State, Mahomes completed 33-of-46 passes for 428 yards, five touchdowns, and no interceptions, leading the Red Raiders to a school-record 776 yards of total offense. The Des Moines Register’s Tommy Birch noted that Mahomes was a “mighty fine quarterback” according to Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads.

In a game against Oklahoma State, Mahomes went 38-for-55 for 480 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions, while against Kansas State, he completed 33-of-42 passes for 384 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions. This victory secured Texas Tech’s spot in a bowl game, as reported by the Austin American-Statesman.

Mahomes’ junior year saw his already-impressive stats turn record-breaking. He had four games with at least 500 passing yards, including a single-game FBS record of 734 yards against Oklahoma. In a game against Oklahoma and Baker Mayfield, the future Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 overall NFL draft pick, Mahomes and Mayfield combined for 1,279 passing yards, setting records for most plays in a game (100) and total yards gained (819).

Mahomes had seven total touchdowns in the game — five passing and two rushing — and his 85 rushing yards were a single-game career-high in college.

In his final college game, Patrick Mahomes threw for 586 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions against Baylor, earning a 215.3 passer rating— the second-highest of his college career.

Which college honors did Patrick Mahomes receive?

2016 Sammy Baugh Trophy winner
2016 Second Team All-Big 12
2015 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
2014 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
2014 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year
Six-team Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week

What remarks were made about Patrick Mahomes?

Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY: “In an era when personalized quarterback development has become commonplace, Mahomes never had a private coach and never attended the quarterback-only camps that have become a ubiquitous part of a recruit’s offseason schedule. He didn’t play football until middle school, then as a safety, and didn’t take over at quarterback until the third game of his junior year.”

Former Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury after Mahomes became the Red Raiders’ starting quarterback in 2014: “Patrick is a tremendous athlete. He can extend plays and throw it downfield. He’s so young, so it’s not always pretty, but I think he has a knack for making plays … It all moved very fast for him. He has to grow up quickly.”

Kingsbury: “There’s no guru; there’s no camps. He’s just a natural thrower.”

Kevin Lyttle of the Austin American-Statesman: “And when (Davis) Webb injured his left shoulder last week, freshman Patrick Mahomes became the only healthy scholarship quarterback on the roster. In an ideal world, Mahomes, who was a three-star recruit from Whitehall in East Texas, would have redshirted. Instead, he’s likely to be the man when Tech visits Kansas State on Saturday.”

Kingsbury after Mahomes led Texas Tech on a game-winning 75-yard drive to beat Iowa State 34-31: “He’s got a lot of competitive spirit. He always thinks he’s going to win and he thinks he’s the best player every time he goes out there.”

Former Texas Tech teammate Devin Lauderdale: “Patrick has been showing up and … has been stepping up as a leader even though he is young. We have been getting closer and closer every day. We have been working on our timing and he tells me what he likes and what he doesn’t like.”

Former Texas Tech teammate DeAndre Washington: “He’s far from a traditional quarterback. He’s his own guy.”

Former offensive coordinator Eric Morris: “He’s pretty special. It’s fun to watch him create these plays and find people downfield. How accurate he throws the ball on the run is what’s really remarkable to me.”