Owen McCown

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Owen McCown
UTSA Roadrunners–No. 2
Position Quarterback
Class Redshirt.svg Junior
Personal information
Born: (2003-02-14) February 14, 2003 (age 22)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College
High school Rusk (Rusk, Texas)

Owen McCown (born February 14, 2003) is an American college football quarterback for the UTSA Roadrunners. He previously played for the Colorado Buffaloes.

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Early life

McCown was born in Dallas, Texas and played high school football at Rusk High School in Rusk, Texas. [1] As a senior, he threw for 3,363 yards and 47 touchdowns with just four interceptions. [2] McCown committed to play college football for the Colorado Buffaloes. [3]

College career

Colorado

McCown got his first career start in week 4 of the 2022 season versus UCLA where he completed 26 of 42 passing attempts for 258 yards and a touchdown with an interception, along with a touchdown on the ground. [4] In his last start of the season, he completed 13 of 21 pass attempts for 104 yards and an interception, while also adding 18 yards on the ground, in a win versus California. [5] McCown finished the 2022 season making three starts while throwing for 600 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions. [6] After the season, McCown announced his intention to enter the NCAA transfer portal. [6]

UTSA

McCown transferred to play for the UTSA Roadrunners. [7] He made his UTSA debut in week 4 against Tennessee, where he completed 18 of 20 pass attempts for 172 yards and two touchdowns with an interception. [8]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Colorado Buffaloes
2022 431−25710057.06006.022110.027381.42
UTSA Roadrunners
2023 711−0435874.14427.643150.615513.40
2024 13137−629446763.03,4247.32510137.0863403.93
Career 24178−837159562.44,2127.13014133.71243923.24

Personal life

McCown is the son of former NFL quarterback Josh McCown, and nephew of his brother, also a former NFL quarterback, Luke McCown. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Owen McCown - 2024 UTSA Football Roster". UTSA Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  2. ↑ Guerrlero, Justin (December 15, 2021). "Owen McCown signs with CU following dominant senior year at Rusk". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ Howell, Brian (December 29, 2021). "CU Buffs signee Owen McCown put trust in Karl Dorrell". Greeley Tribune. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ Rittenberg, Adam. "Owen McCown, son of former NFL QB Josh McCown, starts at QB for Colorado in loss to UCLA". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ Howell, Brian. "Colorado football: If healthy, Owen McCown to remain Buffs' starter at QB". Denver Post. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  6. 1 2 King, Tyler. "Freshman QB Owen McCown to enter transfer portal, leave Colorado". The Gazette. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ Luca, Greg. "UTSA football position analysis: Quarterbacks". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Owen McCown throws 2 TD passes in UTSA's loss to No. 20 Tennessee". Jacksonville Progress. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  9. ↑ Fredrickson, Kyle. "Owen McCown embraces NFL lineage in pursuit of becoming CU Buffs quarterback". Denver Post. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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