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Stan Becton | krikya18.com | January 19, 2024

Jordan Love: College football career, stats, highlights, records

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Before Jordan Love followed in the footsteps of two NFL Hall of Famers with the Green Bay Packers, he had a record-setting career at Utah State.

Here's a quick guide to Jordan Love's college career.

The vitals on Jordan Love

School: Utah State
Position: Quarterback
Height: 6-4
Weight: 225 pounds
Years active: 2016-2019

Here are Jordan Love’s career stats in college.

YEAR GAMES COMP ATT COMP. % PASS YDS PASS TD INT RUSH ATT RUSH YDS RUSH TD
2017 12 129 235 54.9 1,631 8 6 46 165 2
2018 13 267 417 64.0 3,567 32 6 43 63 7
2019 13 293 473 61.9 3,402 20 17 81 175 0
Career 38 689 1,125 61.2 8,600 60 29 170 403 9

Jordan Love, a native of Bakersfield, California, attended Utah State. Per , Richardson signed with Utah State over offers from Eastern Washington, Sacramento State and more.

What kind of prospect was Jordan Love in high school?

Love was a three-star quarterback at Liberty High School. Richardson was the 66th-ranked pro-style quarterback in the class of 2016 and led Liberty to its first-ever Central Section Division I Championship in 2015 after finishing second in 2014.

During Love's senior season, he was named the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division I Valley League Offensive Player of the Year and earned all-area co-MVP honors after passing 2,148 yards and 24 touchdowns while also rushing for 806 yards and eight touchdowns. As a junior, Love threw for 1,930 yards and 18 touchdowns while rushing for 384 yards and five touchdowns. Love was also a dual-sport athlete playing basketball.

What was Jordan Love's record in college?

In Love's three seasons with Utah State, the Aggies finished with a 26-15 record. Love went 1-2 in bowl games, winning the New Mexico Bowl in 2018.

Records set by Jordan Love

Here are some of the notable records and statistical rankings set by Love in college:

  • 1st in Utah State career with 9,003 yards of total offense
  • 1st in Utah State career with 12 career 300-yard passing games
  • 2nd in Utah State career with 8,600 passing yards
  • 2nd in Utah State career with 689 pass completions
  • 2nd in Utah State career with 1,125 passing attempts
  • 2nd in Utah State career with 21 wins
  • 1st in Utah State single-season with 93 pass completions
  • 1st in Utah State single-season with 473 pass attempts
  • 1st in Utah State single-season with 32 touchdown passes
  • 1st in Utah State single-season with 3,567 passing yards
  • 1st in Utah State single-season with seven 300-yard passing games
  • 1st in Utah State single-season with 234 points responsible
  • 1st in Utah State single-game with five touchdown passes

What awards did Jordan Love win in college?

Here are the awards and honors Love won in college:

  • Second-Team All-Mountain West (2018)
  • Honorable Mention All-Mountain West (2019)
  • Phil Steele’s Magazine Third-Team All-Mountain West (2019)
  • Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist (2018)
  • New Mexico Bowl Offensive Most Valuable Player (2018)
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