Because he beat all those college Records of Favre's!? (Note; Spelling)
Right. He's similar in his gutsy/scrappy play but that's why I said he is better. He came in to Southern Miss as a walk on 6th string QB and went on to top the great one's records. And I know I spelled it wrong, just poking fun.
from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Davis
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College career[edit]
Davis was a
walk-on to the
University of Southern Mississippi football program and redshirted the 2007 season.
[1][2] For 2008, Davis was named the starting quarterback by head coach
Larry Fedora and became the first freshman to be named the starting quarterback at Southern Miss since 1991.
[3] Davis began the season with five 200-yard passing games, more than any other Southern Miss quarterback has put together, and nine altogether for the season, tying a school record for most in a season.
[1] For the year, Davis set a new school record with 3,128 passing yards and broke
Brett Favre's school record for most touchdown passes by a freshman with 23.
[4] He ended the year with a combined total of 15 school records for both game and single-season marks,
[5] which included most passing yards in a game (461) and most rushing touchdowns in a contest (5) as well as total offense for a season (3,323).
[3] Davis was ranked 16th nationally in total offense (279.7) and 52nd in
passing efficiency (128.6) in the
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). His total offense average was the highest among freshmen quarterbacks in the country, ahead of the likes of
Kellen Moore of
Boise State (265.9) and
Robert Griffin of
Baylor (244.5). In the
2008 New Orleans Bowl, Davis threw for 276 yards and two touchdowns and became the first freshman quarterback to lead the Golden Eagles to a bowl game victory.
[1] Davis was named to the All-Conference USA freshman team and a freshman All-American honorable mention by CollegeFootballNews.com.
[6][7] Before the 2009 season, Davis was named on the
Manning Award watch list.
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Davis got off to another great start in the
[8] by completing 108-156 passes (69%) for 1,165 yards and 10 touchdowns against just 2 interceptions. He gained some national notoriety following a 35-28 loss to nationally ranked Kansas, in which Davis matched All-American candidate Todd Reesing yard for yard.
[9] However, his promising start was cut short by a broken foot suffered in the fifth game of the season against UAB.
[10]
Davis returned in 2010 and put up another good season,
[11] throwing for 3,103 yards with 20 touchdowns against just 6 interceptions while running for another 452 yards and 10 touchdowns. On November 30, Southern Miss went on the road to face the eventual C-USA and Liberty Bowl champion Central Florida and their highly rated defense. Davis responded by completing 21-34 passes for 264 yard and 4 scores, leading the Golden Eagles to a road upset over the ranked Knights.
[12] He delivered an encore the next week in an emotional game against the Houston Cougars. Following the shooting of three teammates, Davis responded with the best game of his career, completing 24 of 31 passes for 293 yards and 2 scores while running for 111 yards and 4 more scores as Southern Miss topped Houston 59-41.
[13] In the Papajohns.com Bowl against Louisville, Davis passed Brett Favre on the schools passing touchdown record with a 32-yard pass to Quentin Pierce in the first quarter. Davis would go on to throw another touchdown as well as catch one in the 31-28 loss.
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Heading into his senior season, Davis had either broken or was on the verge of breaking nearly every passing record in Southern Miss history. He passed Favre's yardage record in the second game of the season
[15] at Marshall. Davis had arguably his best
[16] on October 8, at Navy. He completed 21 of his 23 passes for 283 yards and 3 scores as well as running for 75 yards and another score, posting a QB rating of 237.7. Davis led the Golden Eagles to a C-USA Eastern Division championship and a spot in the conference championship game against undefeated and 6th ranked Houston and their record setting QB Case Keenum. Despite being a 15 point underdog and being overshadowed by Keenum prior to the game, Davis outplayed Keenum, connecting on 17 of 34 passes for 276 yards and 4 touchdowns as he led Southern Miss to one of the.
[17] Davis finished his career with a 24-17 victory in the Hawaii bowl over Nevada.
[18] Davis' last pass as a collegiate QB was a touchdown in the final minutes to secure the win. Davis ended the 2011 season throwing for 3,496 yards and 30 touchdowns, both school records, while also rushing for 352 yards and four touchdowns.
[19] At the conclusion of his senior season he was named the winner of the
Conerly Trophy, an award given annually to the best college football player in the state of Mississippi by the
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
His final stats were: 933-1527 (61.1%) for 10,898 yards, 83 touchdowns against just 27 interceptions. He also ran the ball 460 times for 1,375 yards and 25 touchdowns. He also caught 2 passes for 25 yards and a touchdown. Davis accounted for 109 touchdowns in his four-year career.
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