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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Graduate Student |
Personal information | |
Born: | August 22, 2000 |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career history | |
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High school | Central (San Angelo, Texas) |
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Maverick McIvor (born August 22, 2000) is an American college football quarterback for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. He previously played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Abilene Christian Wildcats.
McIvor attended Central High School in San Angelo, Texas. As a junior, he threw for 3,372 yards and 43 touchdowns. [1] During his senior season, McIvor suffered a season ending knee injury, causing him to miss significant playing time. [2] Following his high school career, he committed to play college football at Texas Tech University. [3] [4]
McIvor spent three seasons at Texas Tech, not receiving any playing time. [5] Following the 2021 season, he transferred to Abilene Christian University where he was named the starting quarterback. [6] In his first season at Abilene Christain, McIvor threw for 2,212 yards with 16 touchdowns. [7] He had a breakout year during the 2024 season. [8] In the season opener against his former team, Texas Tech, McIvor threw for 506 yards and three touchdowns, being named the FCS National Offensive Player of the Week. [9] After recording 3,828 yards and 30 touchdowns, he entered the transfer portal for a second time. [10]
On January 6, 2025, McIvor announced his decision to transfer to Western Kentucky University to play for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. [11] Entering the 2025 season, he was named the Hilltoppers starting quarterback. [12] [13] In the season opener against Sam Houston, McIvor threw for 401 yards and totaled four touchdowns in a 41–24 victory. [14]
Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
2019 | Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | — | Redshirted ![]() | ||||||||||||
2020 | Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | — | DNP | ||||||||||||
2021 | Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | — | DNP | ||||||||||||
2022 | Abilene Christian | 10 | 9 | 5–4 | 179 | 296 | 60.0 | 2,212 | 7.5 | 16 | 9 | 135.0 | 46 | 49 | 1.1 | 1 | |
2023 | Abilene Christian | 11 | 11 | 5–6 | 164 | 294 | 55.7 | 1,972 | 6.7 | 17 | 5 | 127.8 | 45 | 29 | 0.6 | 2 | |
2024 | Abilene Christian | 13 | 13 | 8–5 | 312 | 499 | 62.5 | 3,828 | 7.7 | 30 | 7 | 144.0 | 34 | -39 | -1.1 | 0 | |
2025 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 2–0 | 57 | 82 | 69.5 | 706 | 7.9 | 8 | 0 | 174.0 | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 1 | |
Career | 36 | 35 | 20–15 | 712 | 1,171 | 60.8 | 8,718 | 7.4 | 71 | 21 | 139.8 | 133 | 53 | 0.4 | 4 |
McIvor's father, Rick, is a former professional football player, who played in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals. [15]