Kyle York

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Kyle York
No. 17
Position Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1982-07-05) July 5, 1982 (age 41)
Cameron, Texas
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career history
College
High school Spring High School

Kyle Tobin York [1] (born July 5, 1982) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs in 2002, 2003, and 2004, starting four games.

After redshirting the 2001 season, [1] York expected to backup Kevin Fant in 2002. However, after Fant was suspended for the first game, [2] York started for the Bulldogs in a 36–13 loss to Oregon. [3] [4] York got another start later in the season when Fant was injured and led the Bulldogs to a 29–17 win over Memphis. [5]

York backed up Fant during the 2003 season, appearing in seven games as a backup. [1] In 2004, under new head coach Sylvester Croom, York was again named the backup quarterback, this time to Omarr Conner. However, Conner was injured in a 51–0 loss to 2004 LSU Tigers football team, [6] and York started the next two games, a 31–13 loss to Vanderbilt, and a 27–13 loss to UAB. [7] [8] York did not appear in any more games in 2004. He graduated from Mississippi State in December 2004 and did not return for the 2005 season, [9] instead enrolling in seminary. [10]

York is currently the Lead Pastor at Harvest Church in Mississippi and previously had served in other pastoral roles in other churches. [11] He occasionally serves as a football expert on TV and radio sports shows.

SeasonPassingRushing
YearGCmpAttPctYdsTDIntAttYdsTD
2002 116312948.86933101520
2003 7204247.6273149141
2004 7397949.435835960
Career2512225048.81,32471933221

table reference [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kyle York". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  2. ↑ Kalinowski, Andy (2002-09-10). "Kevin Fant Gets The Last Word on NCAA Suspension". Rivals.com. BulldogBlitz.com. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
  3. ↑ "Fife smoothly ushers in new Ducks' era". ESPN.com. 2002-09-01. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  4. ↑ "Dogs can't blame York". Clarion-Ledger. September 2002. p. 35.
  5. ↑ "Mississippi St. 29, Memphis 17". UPI. 2002-10-20.
  6. ↑ "Croom looking to stop Miss. State's turnovers". AP. 2004-10-04. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18.
  7. ↑ "UAB 27, Mississippi State 13". CBSSports.com. 2004-10-09. Archived from the original on 2016-09-19.
  8. ↑ "York primed". Enterprise-Journal. October 2004. p. 9.
  9. ↑ "Veteran Issues Continue Trimming 2005 Roster". Scout.com. 2005-02-08.
  10. ↑ "Backup York". Clarion-Ledger. 27 August 2004. p. 32.
  11. ↑ Martin, Tony (April 9, 2020). "MBCB church plant blooming with help from CB". Baptist Record. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Kyle York". Sports-reference.com . Retrieved June 18, 2020.


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