- Stephen McGee
Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Stephen McGee
college = Texas A&M
conference = Big 12
sport = Football
position = QB
number = 7
class = Senior
major = Marketing
career_start = 2005
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 220
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1985|9|27
birth_place = Burnet, TX
highschool = Burnet High School
Burnet, TexasStephen Richard McGee (born
September 27 ,1985 inRound Rock, Texas ) is the current startingquarterback forTexas A&M University .High school career
McGee was a three-year starter at quarterback for Class 3A Burnet High School, where he led his team to a 36-5 win to loss combined record, including a 28-2 mark as a junior and senior. He did not throw a single
interception in his junior season. In both of those seasons, he led his team to the Texas 3A state finals. He finished his high school career with 8,256 passing yards and a 3A state-record 101 passing touchdowns. [ [http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19151247&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=460522&rfi=6 The Citizens Voice - Texas A&Ms McGee: Not your typical quarterback’ ] ] McGee was a two-time all-state selection and was named the 3A OffensiveMost Valuable Player after his senior year. He also played basketball and track and field, earning all-district honors in both. A straight-A student, McGee was Burnet’s No. 1-ranked student-athlete and graduated 9th in his senior class of over 250. He graduated high school a semester early.cite news|url=http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2007/08/31/News/Beyond.The.Field-2946074.shtml|title=Aggie quarterback has done a great deal in football, life|publisher="The Battalion "|accessdate=2007-08-31|date=2007-08-31|author=Measley, Travis]McGee attended high school with Texas Longhorn
wide receiver Jordan Shipley , who remains a close friend and ahunting partner. [cite news|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8T1L0MO2.html|title=A&M quarterback ready for quiet time after rocky season|publisher="Dallas Morning News"|work=Associated Press|accessdate=2007-11-20|date=2007-11-20|author=Duncan, Chris]College career
2004 Season
2005 season
He played his first game for Texas A&M on
September 7 2005 againstSouthern Methodist University completing 3/3 for 56 yards. His next appearance was in Texas A&M's 40-21 loss to theColorado Buffaloes on October 8, 2005 where he 9/15 for 112 yard with 2 carries for 15 yards. He was 3/3 for 32 yards with 3 carries for 13 yards in Texas A&M's win against Oklahoma State, but 0/2 with 1 carry for no yardage in Texas A&M's loss against Iowa State, 0/1 with 1 carry for 12 yards in the loss to Texas Tech, and 0/6 with 10 carries for 67 yards in the loss to Oklahoma.McGee took over as quarterback for the final two games of the season due to an injury to starter
Reggie McNeal . In those games, McGee rushed for 175 yards on 34 carries (5.1 per carry) and completed 9-of-29 passes for 83 yards, while leading the Aggies to 10 scoring opportunities on 19 drives. For the season, McGee completed 24-of-53 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns and one interception in eight games. He rushed for 235 yards and two touchdowns on 43 carries (5.5 average). During the final game against Texas, McGee outrushed Texas QB Vince Young 108 yards to 19, but this was not enough to win against the Longhorns who outscored the Aggies 40-29. [cite web |url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/games/boxscores/MFB_2144_TEXAS.HTM |title=Texas vs Texas A&M (Nov 25, 2005) |accessdate=2007-03-15 |publisher=Texas A&M University Athletic Department]2006 season
As of
November 25 2006 , McGee has passed for 2118 yards (11 TD, 2 INT) and rushed for 635 more with 4 rushing TDs. He has started all 12 games for Texas A&M and led the team to a 9-3 record. OnNovember 24 2006 , he led the Aggies to a 12-7 victory over the rivalTexas Longhorns with a rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter. The A&M victory helped end the hopes of the 2006 UT team at winning back-to-back Big 12 Conference championship and at a third consecutiveBowl Championship Series berth.cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/11/25/25texfront.html | title=Now what for Texas? - Aggies' dominance forces Horns to look for help from Sooners. | author=Robbins, Kevin | publisher=Austin American-Statesman | date=25 November 2006 | accessdate=2006-11-25] During the 2006 season, McGee broke the A&M single-season completion record, successfully completing 62% of his passes, recording 12 touchdowns to only 2 interceptions.2007 season
In June 2007, McGee appeared on the cover of
Dave Campbell's Texas Football alongside Texas quarterbackColt McCoy and TCU defensive endTommy Blake .On June 26, 2007, Maxwell Football Club president
Ron Jaworski announced that McGee had been named to the preseason watch list for theMaxwell Award . The initial list includes 64 players. The winner was Florida quarterbackTim Tebow . [cite web |url=http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062607aaa.html |title=Harrell Named to Preseason Maxwell List |accessdate=2007-06-26 |publisher=CSTV.com] On October 20, 2007, McGee was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 167 yards on 35 carries against Nebraska. [cite news|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/stories/MYSA102207.Big12Report.en.3354f6d.html|title=Big 12 Weekly Report|publisher="San Antonio Express-News"|accessdate=2007-10-23|date=2007-10-21|author=Griffin, Tim] McGee passed for a career-high of 362 yards in the 2007 Texas game, leading his team to a second consecutive victory over the Longhorns. [cite news|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/college_sports/story/321952.html|title=Texas A&M's passing leaves UT defenseless|publisher="Fort Worth Star-Telegram"|accessdate=2007-11-24|date=2007-11-24|author=Treon, Ricky]In the 2007 season alone, McGee contributed to 62 percent of the team's total offensive yards. He passed for 2,311 and rushed for 899 yards. [ [http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19151247&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=460522&rfi=6 The Citizens Voice - Texas A&Ms McGee: Not your typical quarterback’ ] ]
2008 season
Prior to the 2008 season,
Mike Sherman took over as the Aggies' head coach. McGee competed for the starting job with sophomoreJerrod Johnson . [cite news|url=http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/content/sports/college/2008/07/23/07232008wacaggies.html|title= Big 12 Media Day: New Aggies coach wants QB to earn starting job] [cite news|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/college_sports/story/808168.html|title=Aggies confident QB is three-dimensional] He was named the starter for the season-opener againstArkansas State on August 30, 2008. He will continue to compete with Jerrod for the position once fall workouts begin. [cite news|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D92I5A480.html|title=Sherman names McGee A&M's starter]Career statistics
Passing
:"Statistics up to date as of the completion of the 2007 season. "High School stats from Texas A&M Athletics. [cite web |url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/stats.php?SID=MFB&PID=7338&YOS=2006&gbg=1 |title=Game by Game Stats |publisher=Texas A&M University Athletic Department |accessdate=2007-03-15] "College stats from NCAA" [cite web |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/playerDetail.jsp?yr=2006&org=522&player=28 | title=NCAA Division I Football | format=HTML | publisher=NCAA | language=English | accessdate=2006-10-16]
Outside of football
McGee completed his undergraduate coursework in less than four years, receiving a
B.B.A. inmarketing fromMays Business School at Texas A&M University in August 2007. He is currently pursuing amaster's degree at Mays.McGee also enjoys
hunting . According to a "Fort Worth Star-Telegram " report, McGee's dream job is to become a professional deer hunter. [cite news|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/college_sports/story/309891.html|title=When he speaks, the Aggies listen|publisher="Fort Worth Star-Telegram"|accessdate=2007-11-19|date=2007-11-19|author=Miller, John]References
External links
* [http://www.aggieathletics.com/blog/?u=19 Stephen McGee's Blog]
* [http://www.aggieathletics.com/bios.php?SID=MFB&PID=7338&YOS=2006 McGee's Profile on Official Website]Persondata
NAME=McGee, Stephen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Football player; Quarterback
DATE OF BIRTH=September 27 ,1985
PLACE OF BIRTH=Round Rock, Texas
DATE OF DEATH=
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