Owen McCown
| UTSA Roadrunners – No. 13 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 14, 2003 Dallas, Texas |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| Bowl games | |
| High school | Rusk (Rusk, Texas) |
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Owen McCown (born February 14, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the UTSA Roadrunners. He previously played for the Colorado Buffaloes.
Early life and high school
[edit]McCown was born in Rusk, Texas where he attended high school at Rusk. In McCown's senior season, he threw for 3,363 yards and 47 touchdowns compared with just four interceptions.[1] McCown committed to play college football for the Colorado Buffaloes.[2][3]
College career
[edit]Colorado
[edit]McCown got his first career start in week four of the 2022 season versus UCLA where he completed 26 of his 42 passing attempts for 258 yards and a touchdown with an interception, along with a touchdown on the ground.[4] In McCown's last start of the season, he completed 13 of his 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 conclusion of the 2022 season, McCown announced his intention to enter the NCAA transfer portal.[7][8]
UTSA
[edit]McCown decided to transfer to play for the UTSA Roadrunners.[9] McCown made his UTSA debut in week four against Tennessee, where he completed 18 of his 20 pass attempts for 172 yards and two touchdowns with an interception.[10]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Colorado Buffaloes | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 1−2 | 57 | 100 | 57.0 | 600 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 110.0 | 27 | 38 | 1.4 | 2 | |
| UTSA Roadrunners | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 1−0 | 43 | 58 | 74.1 | 442 | 7.6 | 4 | 3 | 150.6 | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1−0 | 28 | 38 | 73.7 | 340 | 8.9 | 3 | 0 | 174.9 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | |
| Career[11] | 12 | 5 | 3−2 | 128 | 196 | 65.3 | 1,382 | 7.1 | 9 | 5 | 134.6 | 52 | 89 | 1.7 | 3 | |
Personal life
[edit]McCown is the son of former NFL quarterback Josh McCown, and therefore the nephew of his brother, also a former NFL quarterback, Luke McCown.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ Guerrlero, Justin (December 15, 2021). "Owen McCown signs with CU following dominant senior year at Rusk". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ Howell, Brian. "CU Buffs signee Owen McCown put trust in Karl Dorrell". Greeley Tribune. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ Ogden, Brandon. "Rusk QB Owen McCown commits to Colorado". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Howell, Brian. "Colorado football: If healthy, Owen McCown to remain Buffs' starter at QB". Denver Post. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ King, Tyler. "Freshman QB Owen McCown to enter transfer portal, leave Colorado". The Gazette. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ Brezina, Austin. "Colorado quarterback Owen McCown enters the NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "Freshman QB Owen McCown to enter transfer portal, leave Colorado". Denver Gazette. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ Luca, Greg. "UTSA football position analysis: Quarterbacks". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "Owen McCown throws 2 TD passes in UTSA's loss to No. 20 Tennessee". Jacksonville Progress. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "Owen McCown College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ Fredrickson, Kyle. "Owen McCown embraces NFL lineage in pursuit of becoming CU Buffs quarterback". Denver Post. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ Treacy, Dan. "Kurt Warner son vs. Josh McCown son: Temple-UTSA features next-gen flashback to famous NFL QB dads". Sporting News. Retrieved December 2, 2023.