2020 Football Roster
Roster
Mike Collins
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 217
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- New Canaan, Connecticut
- High School:
- New Canaan
HONORS
- Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2021)
- NFF Hampshire Honor Society
- Rice Honor Athlete 2021
- All-Conference USA:
- 2020 Coaches (Honorable Mention)
2020
Led C-USA with a passer rating of 176.3 (14th nationally) and 267 yards per game (24th) through his first three games... Threw for 802 yards and 10 touchdowns in his first three games... 802 yards passing were the most in the first three games of a season for an Owl since Chase Clement threw for 875 in the first three in 2008 and are the most to open a C-USA season since Clement threw for 897 in his first three in 2008.... 802 yards were the most for an Owl in C-USA action for an Owl since Tyler Stehling threw for 1,412 in eight games in 2016... 10 TD passes in three games were the most over that span since Clement closed the 2008 regular season with 12 in the final three... They are the most in the first three games of a C-USA season since the Owls joined the conference in 2005 (Clement had nine in 2007 and 2008)... 10 TD passes in C-USA play were the most in a season since Driphus Jackson threw 14 in eight games in 2015 (Clement holds the record with 34 in 2008)... Matched his career high with four touchdown passes at Southern Miss, becoming the first Owls QB in school history to throw four touchdowns in the first two games of a season and the first since Chase Clement in 2008 to throw at least four in consecutive games in a season. Clement threw four vs. Marshall and five the following week vs. Houston in 2008... Became the sixth different quarterback to start an opener for the Owls in the last six years, throwing for 224 yards and a career-best four touchdowns vs. Middle Tennessee... First Rice QB to throw at least four touchdowns in a game since Tyler Stehling threw four vs. Prairie View in 2016 and the first to throw four in an opener since Chase Clement tied his school record with six vs. SMU in 2008.
2019
Appeared in a pair of games (Kansas and Oklahoma State) and completed 3 of 5 passes for 49 yards in 2019... Ran the ball twice and scored an 11-yard touchdown vs. Kansas.
2018
Appeared in nine games with four starts ... Completed 56.4 percent (79-of-140) of his passes for 1,059 yards with six touchdowns and just two interceptions ... Made his first collegiate start at Kansas ... Completed 23-of-33 attempts for 351 yards and a touchdown while running for two scores as part of 33 yards rushing in the contest … His 351 yards passing were the most in a game among the four quarterbacks to play for TCU in the 2018 campaign ... Also made starts against Kansas State, West Virginia and Baylor ... Had a career-long 67-yard touchdown strike to Jalen Reagor for the go-ahead score in the second half of the 14-13 win over K-State ... Had a 57-yard scoring toss to TreVontae Hights in his TCU debut in the season opener against Southern ... First rushing touchdown was on a 10-yard carry for TCU's final points in a 42-12 win at SMU ... Had touchdown passes of 41 and 33 yards on consecutive throws vs.Oklahoma after entering the game in the second quarter ... Had a season-best 36 yards rushing on seven carries against the Sooners ... One of TCU's captains against Kansas and West Virginia ... Season came to an end with an injury in the first quarter of the 16-9 win at Baylor.
2017
Sat out the season per NCAA transfer rules.
2016 (PENN)
Played in four games for Penn as it won the Ivy League championship … Was 2-for-2 passing for 17 yards … Had 10 carries for 33 rushing yards.
New Canaan High School
Won three straight Connecticut state titles … as a senior named first-team all-state, first-team All-FCIAC, Hearst Connecticut Super 33 Team, Walter Camp All-Star and MSG Varsity All-Connecticut Team … threw for 3,414 yards and a Connecticut-record 54 touchdowns as a senior … threw for 89 career touchdowns, fifth most in Connecticut history.
Personal
Full name: Michael Collins... Born: Narch 12 at Bronxville, NY... Parents: Rich and Kathy Collins... 2 older brothers... Father played football and baseball at Fordham... Enrolled in the Masters of Global Affairs program.
