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Line 1: {{~~Infobox~~Short ~~college~~description\|American football player (born 1959)}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=June 2024}} {{Use American English\|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography \| name = Mike Ford \| image = Line 5 ⟶ 8: \| alt = \| caption = \| ~~school~~ college = [[SMU Mustangs football\|SMU]] (1977–1980) \| ~~currentnumber~~number = = \| ~~currentposition~~position = [[Quarterback]] \| class = ▼ \| major = ▼ \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1959\|01\|30}} \| birth_place = [[Clarksville, Texas]], U.S. \| death_date = \| death_place = Line 17 ⟶ 18: \| height_in = 3 \| weight_lb = 220 \| high_school = [[Mesquite High School (Texas)\|Mesquite]] ([[Mesquite, Texas]] \| highlights = [[List of NCAA major college football yearly passing leaders\|NCAA passing leader]] (1978)▼ ▲\| ~~major~~ draftyear = 1981 [[List of NCAA major college football yearly total offense leaders\|NCAA total offense leader]] (1978)▼ \| ~~highschool~~draftround = 9 ▲\| ~~class~~ draftpick = 228 ~~\| pastschools = [[SMU Mustangs football\|SMU]] (1977–1980)~~ \| ~~bowlgames~~pastteams = * [[San Antonio Gunslingers (USFL team)\|San Antonio Gunslingers]] (1984) ~~\| CFBHOF_year =~~ \| ~~cbs~~ highlights = * Second-team All-[[Southwest Conference\|SWC]] ([[1978 All-Southwest Conference football team\|1978]]) ~~\| espn =~~ ▲\|* highlights = [[List of NCAA major college football yearly passing leaders\|NCAA passing leader]] (1978) ~~\| si =~~ ▲ [[List of NCAA major college football yearly total offense leaders\|NCAA total offense leader]] (1978) ~~\| yahoo =~~ ) ~~\| rivals =~~ }} '''~~Mike~~Michael Carlton Ford''' (born January 30, 1959) ~~was~~is an American former professional [[American football\|football]] player who was a [[quarterback]] for the [[San Antonio Gunslingers (USFL team)\|San Antonio Gunslingers]] of the [[United States Football League]] (USFL). He attended [[Mesquite High School (Texas)\|Mesquite High School]] in [[Mesquite, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web \| title = 2016 SMU Football Media Guide \| url = https://issuu.com/smumustangs.com/docs/completemg_f500653f63a4aa/130 \| date = 1 August 2016 \| website=issuu.com \|publisher=SMU Athletics \| access-date = 31 December 2018 \| page = 128 \| quote = A high-touted quarterback recruit from Mesquite High School, Ford was the nation's second-ranked passer in 1978, when he threw for 3,007 yards.}}</ref> Ford played [[college football]] for the [[SMU Mustangs football\|SMU Mustangs]] ~~team~~ from 1977 to 1980.<ref name=SR>{{cite web\|title=Mike Ford\|publisher=Sports Reference LLC\|work=SR/College Football\|~~accessdate~~access-date=November 5, 2015\|url=~~http~~https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/mike-ford-2.html}}</ref> As a sophomore in 1978, he led all NCAA major college players in both total offense yards (2,957),<ref>{{cite web\|title=Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Total Yards\|publisher=Sports Reference LLC\|work=SR/College Football\|~~accessdate~~access-date=August 27, 2015\|url=~~http~~https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/leaders/tot-yds-player-yearly.html}}</ref> total offense per game (268.8 yards/game),<ref>{{cite web\|title=Football Bowl Subdivision Records\|publisher=NCAA\|pages=~~50-51~~50–51\|year=2015\|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/fbs.pdf}}</ref> and passing yards (3,007).<ref>{{cite web\|title=1978 Passing Stats\|publisher=Sports Reference LLC\|work=SR/College Football\|~~accessdate~~access-date=October 22, 2015\|url=~~http~~https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1978-passing.html}}</ref> In 11 games during the 1978 season, he completed 224 of 389 passes for 3,007 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, and 23 interceptions for and SMU team that compiled a ~~4-6-1~~4–6–1 record.<ref name=SR/> Listed as a pre-season [[Heisman Trophy]] candidate in 1979,<ref>{{cite news\|title=Hoopla over Heisman already begun\|newspaper=The Daily Sun (San Bernardino)\|date=August 12, 1979\|page=46\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3559796/hoopla_over_heisman/}}</ref> he never reached the same statistical levels, passing for 217 yards after sustaining a knee injury in 1979 season opener,<ref>{{cite news\|title=20th-ranked SMU gets 27-7 Tex Christian win\|newspaper=The Paris News\|date=September 16, 1979\|page=22\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/9773223/?terms=ford%2B%22mike%2Bford%22%2Binjured}}</ref> and tallying 951 passing yards in 1980.<ref name=SR/> He returned to SMU as a student 30 year later to obtain his degree.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Former star quarterback returns to SMU to earn degree\|publisher=SMU\|date=May 13, 2011\|url=http://www.smu.edu/News/2011/commencement-mike-ford-13may2011}}</ref> After his college career, he played in the [[USFL]] for the [[San Antonio Gunslingers (USFL team)\|San Antonio Gunslingers]].<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=fordmik001\| title = Mike Ford football statistics on StatsCrew.com}} </ref> ==See also== Line 38 ⟶ 41: ==References== {{Reflist}} {{NCAA major college football passing yardage leaders}} {{SMU Mustangs quarterback navbox}} {{Buccaneers1981DraftPicks}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ford, Mike}} Line 43 ⟶ 50: [[Category:1959 births]] [[Category:American football quarterbacks]] [[Category:San Antonio Gunslingers players]] [[Category:SMU Mustangs football players]] [[Category:Players of American football from Texas]] [[Category:People from ~~Red River County~~Clarksville, Texas]] [[Category:Mesquite High School (Texas) alumni]]