Tulsa’s Dane Evans Named to Manning Award Watch List

The University of Tulsa senior quarterback Dane Evans was one of 30 of the nation's top quarterbacks named to the 2016 Watch List for the Manning Award, it was announced today by the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates' bowl performances in balloting.

Evans enters the 2016 season needing 31 passing TDs, 2,604 passing yards and 3,169 total yards to tie the school records in each of those categories. Evans has completed 56-percent of his passes for 8,332 career yards and 52 TDs to rank fourth on both the school's all-time lists for passing yards and TD passes.

Evans, from Sanger, Texas, has been Tulsa's starting quarterback in the last 29 games, dating back to the final four games of the 2013 campaign. Evans has four career 400+ passing games, which ties Billy Guy Anderson (1963-65) for the most in school history. He had three 400+ passing games a year ago, including 427 yards at No. 16-ranked Oklahoma, 424 against FAU and 421 against #17 Memphis.

In 2015, Evans completed 62.9-percent of his passes for 4,332 yards and 25 TDs for the school's second-best passing season, and became only the second quarterback in school history to surpass 3,000 passing yards in two separate seasons. He ranked first in the American Athletic Conference for passing yards per game (333.2) and total offense (332.5), and third for passing efficiency (151.6).

Evans ranked among the NCAA leaders in 2015 for passing yards per game (7^th), passing yards (8^th), passing yards per completion (11^th), total offense (11^th), pass efficiency (20^th), passing TDs (26^th) and points responsible for (33^rd).

The Manning Award is the fourth overall award that Evans has earned preseason mention, and the second award that recognizes quarterbacks. Evans was also named to the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, as well as the being named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List and named as a nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. Both the Wuerffel Trophy and AFCA Good Works Team awards recognize a student-athletes' community service exploits in addition to athletic and academic achievement.

Tulsa’s Dane Evans Named to Manning Award Watch List

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