Owen McCown

American football player (born 2003)

Owen McCown
UTSA Roadrunners – No. 13
PositionQuarterback
ClassRedshirt Sophomore
Personal information
Born: (2003-02-14) February 14, 2003 (age 21)
Dallas, Texas
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College
  • Colorado (2022)
  • UTSA (2023–present)
Bowl games
  • 2023 Frisco Bowl
High schoolRusk (Rusk, Texas)
  • Stats at ESPN.com

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

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

Colorado

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

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

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

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

  1. ^ Guerrlero, Justin. "Owen McCown signs with CU following dominant senior year at Rusk". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Howell, Brian. "CU Buffs signee Owen McCown put trust in Karl Dorrell". Greeley Tribune. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Ogden, Brandon. "Rusk QB Owen McCown commits to Colorado". Tyler Morning Telegraph. 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. ^ King, Tyler. "Freshman QB Owen McCown to enter transfer portal, leave Colorado". The Gazette. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Brezina, Austin. "Colorado quarterback Owen McCown enters the NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "Freshman QB Owen McCown to enter transfer portal, leave Colorado". Denver Gazette. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  9. ^ Luca, Greg. "UTSA football position analysis: Quarterbacks". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "Owen McCown throws 2 TD passes in UTSA's loss to No. 20 Tennessee". Jacksonville Progress. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "Owen McCown College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  12. ^ Fredrickson, Kyle. "Owen McCown embraces NFL lineage in pursuit of becoming CU Buffs quarterback". Denver Post. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  13. ^ 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.
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