Cam Ward for Heisman
2024: Started season opener in Gainesville, leading Miami to 41-17 win over Florida…completed 26 of 35 passes for 385 yards with three TDs and one INT…rushed three times for 36 yards…ACC Offensive Player of the Week and Quarterback of the Week…Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week…Maxwell Award National Player of the Week…completed 20 of 26 passes for 304 yards and three TDs in win over Florida A&M…also rushed four times for 22 yards and a score…completed 19 of 28 passes for 346 yards and five TDs in win over Ball State…completed 24 of 34 passes for 404 yards with three TDs and one pick in 50-15 victory at USF…ACC Quarterback of the Week, Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 honoree, Manning Award Star of the Week and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week…opened ACC play by completing 24 of 38 passes for 343 yards with four TDs and one INT in 38-34 victory over Virginia Tech…also had 10 carries for 73 yards and one score…named ACC Quarterback of the Week…rallied Canes from 25 points down in the second half in 39-38 win at Cal…completed 35 of 53 passes for 437 yards with two TDs and one INT…also had six rushes for 44 yards and a score…Associated Press National Player of the Week, ACC Quarterback of the Week, Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 honoree and Manning Award Star of the Week…completed 21 of 32 passes for 319 yards and four TDs in victory at Louisville…Maxwell Award National Player of the Week, ACC Quarterback of the Week, Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 honoree and Manning Award Star of the Week…completed 22 of 35 passes for 208 yards in win over Florida State, adding first career TD reception…completed 25 of 41 passes for 400 yards with five TDs and one INT in win over Duke…Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 honoree, Manning Award Star of the Week and ACC Quarterback of the Week…completed 25 of 39 passes for 348 yards and three touchdowns in loss at Georgia Tech…surpassed Steve Walsh as Miami’s all-time single-season leader in touchdown passes…completed 27 of 38 passes for 280 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in 42-14 victory over Wake Forest…also ran for a one-yard touchdown…broke Bernie Kosar’s 40-yard school record for single-season passing yards.
Before Miami: Spent previous two seasons at Washington State after playing first two years of career at Incarnate Word…Started all 25 games of career at WSU with 6,963 passing yards and 48 touchdowns compared to 16 interceptions…Had 13 rushing touchdowns and completed 65.5 percent of passes (644-for-983) during two seasons with Cougars…Totaled 25 touchdowns compared to seven interceptions with 3,732 yards in final year (2023) at Wazzu…Had 13 rushing touchdowns in two seasons…In final season at Incarnate Word, was named to FCS All-America Second Team and named Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Year…Finalist for Walter Payton Award, given to most outstanding player in FCS… Led UIW to Southland Conference Championship, 10-3 overall record and into second round of the FCS playoffs…In 13 games in 2021, completed 384-of-590 (65.1%) passes for 4,648 yards with 47 touchdowns and just 10 interceptions.
High School: Played at Columbia High School in Columbia, Texas, under Brent Mascheck… During both junior and senior year, threw for more than 1,000 yards…In 2018, completed 72 of 124 pass attempts for 1,070 yards and seven touchdowns… Rushed for four TDs… Helped team become 2019 co-district champions… Earned first team all-district as QB, honorable mention all-state football and All-Southern Brazoia County first team QB… Named two-time all-district offensive MVP in basketball…Selected honorable mention all-state academically.
