Connor Halliday

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Template:Short description Template:DMCA

  1. REDIRECT Template:Infobox gridiron football biography

Template:Redirect category shell

Connor Halliday (born March 23, 1992) is an American former professional football quarterback. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2015. After his release from the Redskins he was signed by the BC Lions in the same year and the Montreal Alouettes in 2016. He played college football at Washington State. Halliday is tied for first on the NCAA Division I FBS single-game passing yardage record with 734 yards, which he set in a losing effort versus California in 2014.

Early life

Halliday attended Joel E. Ferris High School in Spokane, Washington. As a senior, he threw for 4,198 yards and 43 touchdowns and was the Greater Spokane League (GSL) Offensive Most Valuable Player.

College career

Halliday committed to Washington State University and played for the Cougars from 2011 through 2014, redshirting in 2010.[1]

2011

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". As a redshirt freshman in 2011, Halliday appeared in four games and made one start. In the game against Arizona State he passed for a Pac-12 and Washington State freshman record, 494 yards with four touchdowns.[2][3]

2012

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". As a redshirt sophomore in 2012, he appeared in nine games with five starts. He finished the year completing 152 of 291 passes for 1,878 yards, 15 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

2013

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". As a junior in 2013, he started all 13 games. He set or tied numerous Washington State, Pac-12 and NCAA records during the season. In the game against Oregon, he broke Drew Brees' record for pass attempts in a game with 89.[4][5] His 449 completions and 714 attempts were both Pac-12 and Washington State records.[6] His 4,597 yards were also a school record and his 34 touchdowns tied Ryan Leaf for most in school history.[7] In the 2013 New Mexico Bowl, he threw for 410 yards and six touchdowns in a loss against Colorado State.[8]

2014

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". On October 4, during his senior season, he set the NCAA FBS passing yardage record by passing for 734 yards in a 60-59 loss to California.[9] Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes would match this record in 2016. The previous record of 716 yards was set by Houston quarterback David Klingler in the 1990 Coca-Cola Classic. On November 1, Halliday suffered a broken tibia and fibula when his leg got caught underneath USC defensive lineman Leonard Williams, ending his college career.[10]

Statistics

Year Team GP Passing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg Lng TD Int Rtg
2010 Washington State 0 Redshirted
2011 Washington State 4 59 103 57.3 960 9.3 85 9 4 156.6
2012 Washington State 9 152 291 52.2 1,878 6.5 81 15 13 114.5
2013 Washington State 13 449 714 62.9 4,597 6.4 72 34 22 126.5
2014 Washington State 9 354 526 67.3 3,873 7.4 90 32 11 145.0
Career 35 1,014 1,634 62.1 11,308 6.9 90 90 50 132.4

Professional career

Halliday signed with the Washington Redskins on May 2, 2015, after going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft.[11] He was released on May 15, 2015, after not showing up to the team's minicamp.[12] It was later confirmed that Halliday had decided to retire.[13] On October 6, 2015, he was signed to the BC Lions' practice squad. He was released by the Lions on October 8, 2015.[14] He was signed to the Montreal Alouettes' practice squad on September 30, 2016. He was released by the Alouettes on October 17, 2016.[15] Halliday signed with the Alouettes on April 17, 2017, and was released on April 19, 2017.[16] Connor decided to retire from pro football after he tore his right rotator cuff in camp with the Alouettes.[17]

See also

References

Page Template:Reflist/styles.css has no content.

  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Johns, Greg (February 3, 2010). "WSU football notes: Ferris QB likely to redshirt". seattlepi.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  2. ^ WSU quarterback Connor Halliday up for challenges
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Halliday leads WSU past ASU in QB debut". The Columbian. November 12, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Connor Halliday breaks Drew Brees' record with 89 pass attempts". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Withers, Bud (October 20, 2013). "Connor Halliday has record-setting day in 62-38 loss to Oregon". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Thorpe, Jacob (December 22, 2013). "Halliday topples records in defeat". Spokesman.com. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bonagura, Kyle (January 15, 2014). "Season wrap: Washington State". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Washington State's Connor Halliday shines in New Mexico Bowl". NFL.com. December 21, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bonagura, Kyle (October 5, 2014). "Connor Halliday sets passing record". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Connor Halliday has broken leg". Associated Press. November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Thorpe, Jacob (May 2, 2015). "Connor Halliday signs with Washington". Spokesman.com. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rich Tandler on Twitter". Twitter. May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Clarke, Liz (May 15, 2015). "Redskins' undrafted QB prospect, Connor Halliday, retires on eve of rookie minicamp, according to source". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."TRANSACTIONS – 2015". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."TRANSACTIONS – 2016". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alouettes transactions". April 19, 2017.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Luke Falk the latest member of college football's most unique fraternity: The WSU Quarterbacks Club". August 30, 2017.

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Navbox/configuration' not found.

Retrieved from "https://cosmopedia.co/index.php?title=Connor_Halliday&oldid=13305236"