Ty Detmer

Ty Detmer

Detmer in 2009
American Leadership–Gilbert North
Position:	Athletic director
Personal information
Born:	(1967-10-30)October 30, 1967 San Marcos, Texas,U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Southwest (San Antonio, Texas)
College:	BYU(1987–1991)
NFL draft:	1992/ Round: 9 / Pick: 230
Career history
As a player:
Green Bay Packers(1992–1995) Philadelphia Eagles(1996–1997) San Francisco 49ers(1998) Cleveland Browns(1999–2000) Detroit Lions(2001–2003) Atlanta Falcons(2004–2005)
As a coach:
St. Andrew's Episcopal (TX)(2009–2015) Head coach BYU (2016–2017) Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach American Leadership–Gilbert North(2021–present) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
Heisman Trophy(1990) Maxwell Award(1990) 2×Davey O'Brien Award(1990, 1991) Sammy Baugh Trophy(1991) UPI Player of the Year(1990) 2× ConsensusAll-American(1990,1991) BYU Cougars No. 14retired
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts: 946 Passing completions: 546 Completion percentage: 57.7% TD–INT: 34–35 Passing yards: 6,351 Passer rating: 74.7 Rushing yards: 177 Rushing touchdowns: 3
Player stats atPFR
College Football Hall of Fame

Ty Hubert Detmer(born October 30, 1967) is an American former professionalfootballquarterbackwho played in theNational Football League(NFL). He won theHeisman Trophyin 1990 while playingcollege footballfor theBYU Cougars.Detmer broke numerous NCAA records with BYU, and was twice recognized as a consensusAll-American.A late-round pick in the1992 NFL Draft,Detmer played for six NFL teams over 14 seasons, mostly in a backup role. He is currently the head Athletic DirectorAmerican Leadership–Gilbert North Eagles.

After his playing career, Detmer became a coach. He was theoffensive coordinatorat BYU from 2015 to 2017.He is the older brother of former NFL quarterbackKoy Detmer.

Early life

Detmer was born inSan Marcos, Texas.He attended Hobby Middle School, Mount Sacred Heart Middle School, andUnited Middle Schoolin Laredo, Texas, andSouthwest High SchoolinSan Antonio, Texas.He earned letters ingolf,football,basketball,baseball,andtrack.As a senior, Detmer won high school All-American honors in football and was the Texas Player of the Year. He also won all-state honors in baseball and all-district accolades in basketball.

College career

Detmer attended BYU, where he played for theBYU Cougars footballteam from 1987 to 1991. In deciding which college to attend, he was in part attracted by BYU's alcohol-free environment.Heredshirtedfor the Cougars during the 1987 season, and shared quarterback duties withSean Coveyas a redshirt freshman in 1988. Detmer started only one game that year, but he made the most of the opportunity, passing for 333 yards and five touchdowns in a 65–0 victory overNew Mexico.Later, he was named Most Valuable Player of the 1988Freedom Bowl,after entering the game as a substitute and leading BYU to a come-from-behind 20–17 victory over theColorado Buffaloes.

Detmer became the full-time starter in 1989. He emerged as one of the top quarterbacks in the nation, passing for 4,560 yards and 32 touchdowns during the regular season. His passer rating of 175.6 led theNCAA,and he finished second toHouston'sAndre Warein total offense. He led BYU to aWestern Athletic Conference(WAC) Championship, the team's first since 1985. Detmer finished the season with a strong performance againstPenn Statein the1989 Holiday Bowl,setting NCAA records for most passing yards (576) and most yards of total offense (594) in a single bowl game. He finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting.

Detmer's 1990 junior season ranks as one of the greatest seasons for a quarterback in college football history.He passed for 5,188 yards and 41 touchdowns in 12 regular-season games, and finished the year with 42 NCAA records (and tied for five others). The high point of the season was BYU's 28–21 upset victory over the top-rankedMiami Hurricanes;Detmer led the Cougars by passing for 406 yards and three touchdowns against the defending national champions. For his performance that season, he was awarded the Heisman Trophy, as well as many other honors including theMaxwellandDavey O'Brienawards. He was recognized as a consensus first-teamAll-American,having been named to the first teams of theAssociated Press,UPI,Newspaper Enterprise Association,Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Foundation,Football News,Scripps Howard,and theSporting News.Unfortunately for Detmer and BYU, the season ended in disastrous fashion: the Cougars lost 59–28 in their final regular-season game againstHawaiion the back of four Detmer interceptions, then lost 65–14 toTexas A&Min the1990 Holiday Bowl.Detmer was knocked out of the game against Texas A&M, suffering two separated shoulders that required off-season surgery.

The 1991 season started poorly for BYU, as the Cougars lost their first three games (on a neutral field against #1Florida Stateand road contests against #23UCLAand #12Penn State). After an 0–3 start, Detmer and BYU turned things around. The Cougars won eight straight games, and clinched their third consecutive WAC championship with a 52–52 tie againstSan Diego Statein their final regular-season road game. In that contest, BYU fell behind 45–17 before Detmer led a comeback. He finished the game with 599 passing yards and six touchdowns, both career highs. In his final game as a Cougar, Detmer passed for 350 yards to lead BYU to a 13–13 tie against heavily favored #7Iowain the1991 Holiday Bowl.He totaled 4,031 passing yards and 35 touchdowns in regular-season play during his senior year. He finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting, but won the Davey O'Brien Award again and also earned theSammy Baugh TrophyandToday's Top VI Award.Additionally, he was again recognized as a consensus first-teamAll-American.

Detmer finished his college career with the following totals: 1,530 pass attempts; 958 completions;15,031 passing yards;121 touchdown passes; 14,665 yards of total offense; 135 touchdowns responsible for; and 162.7 passer rating—all NCAA records at the time. In total, he finished his college career with 59 NCAA records and tied for three others. Including statistics from bowl games, Detmer amassed 16,206 passing yards and 127 touchdown passes at BYU. He graduated with abachelor's degreein recreation administration. In 2012, Detmer was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span
5 ft11+3⁄4in (1.82 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	31+3⁄4in (0.81 m)	8+1⁄8in (0.21 m)

Green Bay Packers

Despite his success at BYU, many analysts thought that Detmer was too small to play quarterback in the NFL. TheGreen Bay Packersdrafted him in the ninth round (230th pick overall) of the 1992NFL Draft.Detmer spent four seasons with the Packers, but appeared in only seven games while serving as back-up to starterBrett Favre.

Philadelphia Eagles

Detmer found more playing time after signing a free-agent contract with thePhiladelphia Eaglesin 1996. AfterRodney Peetesuffered a season ending knee injury, Detmer became the team's starting quarterback. Detmer posted a 4–0 record in his first four starts. In his first start against the division rivalNew York Giants,Detmer completed 18 of 33 passes for 170 yards and no interceptions in the 19–10 victory. In his second start, he threw four touchdown passes (all toIrving Fryar) against theMiami Dolphins.The following week, he passed for a career-high 342 yards against theCarolina Panthers.The next week, he passed for 217 yards and a touchdown and added his first career rushing touchdown against theDallas Cowboys.It was Philadelphia's first victory at Dallas since 1991, and earned Detmer the NFL Player of the Week award. A few weeks later, Detmer and the Eagles ended a three-game losing streak as they shut out the Giants in the rematch 24–0. Detmer threw three touchdowns in the win. For the year, Detmer passed for 2,911 yards and 15 touchdowns; his 80.8 passer rating ranked fourth amongNFCquarterbacks. The Eagles posted a 7–4 record with Detmer as the starter during the 1996 season, good enough to make the NFC playoffs. The following season, Detmer shared quarterback duties with Peete andBobby Hoying.

San Francisco 49ers

Detmer left Philadelphia in 1998 and joined theSan Francisco 49ersas a backup toSteve Young.He spent only one season in San Francisco. His lone start came against the Panthers in which he passed for 276 yards and 3 touchdowns in the 49ers' 25–23 victory. He was also the primary holder on field goals and PAT attempts, throwing a touchdown off a botched field goal attempt during a loss to the Patriots.

Cleveland Browns

Detmer was traded to theCleveland Brownsin 1999; the Browns wanted him to mentor rookie quarterbackTim Couch.Detmer started the first game of the 1999 season, then served as backup until Couch sprained his foot in week 15. He started the final game of the 1999 season.Detmer injured his rightAchillesand was inactive the entire 2000 season.

Detroit Lions

Detmer spent three seasons (2001–2003) with theDetroit Lionswhere he started four games during the 2001 season. His first start was a disaster: he threw seven interceptions against the Browns, the second-highest single-game total in NFL history (tied with seven other players). He was eventually replaced as starter, but did start the final two games of the season. He set career highs for attempts (50) and completions (31) against theChicago Bears,finishing with 303 passing yards. He closed out the season with 242 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Cowboys.

Atlanta Falcons

Detmer spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, but did not see any action as the third-string quarterback behindMichael VickandMatt Schaub.

In 14 total seasons in the NFL, Detmer played in 54 games (with 25 starts), totaling 6,351 yards passing with 34 touchdowns and 35 interceptions. Detmer did not officially retire from football at the time of his release from Atlanta, but he has not played since then.

Coaching career

In December 2009, he was appointed the new head football coach atSt. Andrew's Episcopal School.In December 2015, Detmer became the offensive coordinatorandquarterbackscoach at BYU,under new head coachKalani Sitake.On November 27, 2017, Detmer was released from the coordinator position after just two seasons.The dismissal came following BYU football's poor performance over the previous year. Detmer is currently the head football coach atAmerican Leadership Academy's Queen Creek campus.

NFL career statistics

Year	Team	Games		Passing								Rushing
		GP	GS	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
1992	GB	0	0	DNP
1993	GB	3	0	3	5	60.0	26	5.2	0	0	73.7	1	-2	-2.0	0
1994	GB	0	0	DNP
1995	GB	4	0	8	16	50.0	81	5.1	1	1	59.6	3	3	1.0	0
1996	PHI	13	11	238	401	59.4	2,911	7.3	15	13	80.8	31	59	1.9	1
1997	PHI	8	7	134	244	54.9	1,567	6.4	7	6	73.9	14	46	3.3	1
1998	SF	16	1	24	38	63.2	312	8.2	4	3	91.1	8	7	0.9	0
1999	CLE	5	2	47	91	51.6	548	6.0	4	2	75.7	6	38	6.3	1
2000	CLE	0	0	DNP
2001	DET	4	4	92	151	60.9	906	6.0	3	10	56.9	9	26	2.9	0
2002	DET	0	0	DNP
2003	DET	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2004	ATL	0	0	DNP
2005	ATL	0	0
Career		54	25	546	946	57.7	6,351	6.7	34	35	74.7	72	177	2.5	3

Personal life

Detmer's brotherKoyis a former NFL quarterback, and their father Sonny was a prominent San Antonio high school coach.

Detmer was a major investor in, and employed by, the Athlete Services Division at Triton Financial Corporation from 2007 to 2009.After the firm collapsed, founder Kurt Barton was indicted for fraud. Detmer, who was not implicated in the scandal, claims to have lost more money than anyone else. Overly trusting of Barton, whom he met at church, Detmer became a victim ofaffinity fraud.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I FBS career passing yards leaders
• List of NCAA Division I FBS career passing touchdowns leaders
• List of NCAA major college football yearly passing leaders
• List of NCAA major college football yearly total offense leaders

External links

• Ty Detmerat theCollege Football Hall of Fame
• Ty DetmeratHeisman.com
• Career statistics and player information fromNFL.com·Pro Football Reference