| David Neill | |
| Position: | quarterback |
| Birth Date: | 17 July 1980 |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| High School: | Hart High School (Newhall, California) |
| College: | University of Nevada (1988–2001) |
David Neill (born July 17, 1980) is an American former college football player. He played as a quarterback for the University of Nevada[1] from 1998 to 2001.[2] In 1998, he set an NCAA record for most touchdown passes in a season by a freshman with 29 thrown. This record was tied in 2006 by Colt McCoy of the Texas Longhorns,[3] and broken the following season by Sam Bradford of Oklahoma.[4] Neill also previously held the school record for most completed passes with 763.[5] This has since been broken by Cody Fajardo (878). He received attention from the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets of the NFL, but he opted for a veterinary career and left football prior to the 2002 NFL draft. But he left the veterinary career and got married and had two kids.[6]
Neill currently holds the following records at the University of Nevada:
1. Total offense in a single game: 582 (also an NCAA record for a true freshman).[7]
2. Total yards thrown in a single game: 611 (also an NCAA record for a true freshman).[7]
3. Career passing yards: 10,901.
4. Passing attempts in a career: 1374.
Neill attended high school at Hart High School in Newhall, California, where he played both football and basketball.[5]