No. 17: The Steve Ramsey Plan

No. 17 - The Steve Ramsey Plan

North Texas invested wisely in its passing game in 1967, starting sophomore Steve Ramsey, who would eventually retire as the NCAA Career leader in every major category, including total offense, passing touchdowns, completions and attempts.

Ramsey took the snaps for North Texas teams that were extremely successful, posting a 22-6-1 record and winning the 1967 Missouri Valley Championship. Ramsey was modest about his success, saying "I was just fortunate that I came along to the right place at the right time … Somebody will come along next year or the year after and break my records." Eventually, all of his records fell, Jim Plunkett broke his yardage record just the year after.

Ramsey was great at North Texas, just as the game began to embrace the aerial attack. Against Cincinnati in 1968, he threw for 433 yards and five touchdowns on just 13 completions, producing a then-NCAA record of 33.3 yards-per-completion. He followed up that performance a week later against UTEP, with 5 more passing TDs, on 376 yards passing. To put the 10 touchdowns in two games in historical context, only two quarterbacks at North Texas had thrown for 10 touchdowns in a season prior to Ramsey.

Ramsey played seven years in the NFL with the Denver Broncos and New Orleans Saints, throwing for 6,437 yards in the pros. He passed away at age 51 in 1999.

100	100-yd fumble return for TD	75-	"Mean Joe" Greene	50-	Gross and Washington	25-	Conference Titles
99	Fitzgerald Goes The Distance	74-	NT Downs No. 20 SDSU	49-	Keith Chapman FGs	24-	Talking About Willis
98	Sears Woods' Stuns Knoxville	73-	Fry & the new Mean Green	48-	Cody Spencer	23-	Rev. Maher Dominates Southland
97-	NT Blows Out Decatur Baptist	72-	Yaege's Stellar Season	47-	First Homecoming	22-	Walker Passes Rice
96-	96 Years Of Football	71-	Steve Ramsey's TDs	46-	Meager Against SMU	21-	Cobbs 100-Yard Games
95-	The Jump To Division I-A	70-	Little's 1970 Season	45-	Cobb Scores 45	20-	Fouts Arrives In Denton
94-	Optimist Bowl Offense	69-	7 All-Conference in '69	44-	Not A Day To Rush	19-	Haynes Scores 19 TDs
93-	Michael High KR Yards	68-	A Consensus All-American	43-	Patrick Cobbs	18-	Miracle In the Desert
92-	Gowin 92-Yard Punt	67-	Armour Anchors NT Offense	42-	Craig Robertson	17-	The Ramsey Plan
91-	Chancellor Saves The MGRN	66-	Love Tops 1,000 Yds	41-	Erric Pegram	16-	Thursday, August 25
90-	Renfro/Haynes Tally 90 pts.	65-	St. Clair's Win Pct	40-	Fry Win Total	15-	Friday, August 26
89-	Redwine Bursts Onto Scene	64-	Spider's Special Season	39-	Jack Sisco and 1939	14-	Saturday, August 27
88-	Mean Green Robbed	63-	NT & Navy Light Up The Scoreboard	38-	2002 NMSU Win	13-	Sunday, August 28
87-	Fitzgerald Fries Competition	62-	Khoury's 62-yd FG	37-	Dunbar TDs (so far)	12-	Monday, August 29
86-	Mean Green 86 The Toads	61-	Kennedy's 61 TFL	36-	What A Rush	11-	Tuesday, August 30
85-	Adrian Awasom	60-	Fouts Field	35-	Galbreath Seals NO Bowl Win	10-	Wednesday, August 31
84-	Brown Delivers For NT	59-	The '59 Sun Bowl Squad	34-	Ja'Quay Wilburn	9-	Thursday, September 1
83-	83 All-Conference Selections	58-	Mitchell Claims COY	33-	Ray Renfro	8-	Friday, September 2
82-	Corky Nelson	57-	Thomas Scampers For 57	32-	The First All-American	7-	Saturday, September 3
81-	One Of The Greats	56-	Scott Davis Completion Pct	31-	31 NT All-Americans	6-	Sunday, September 4
80-	Cedric The Sack- Getter	55-	Gill, NT's First Retired Number	30-	Former NCAA Record 30 TDs	5-	Monday, September 5
79-	"Blow George, Blow!"	54-	Pair's Punts	29-	29,473 Fans	4	Tuesday, September 6
78-	J.T. Smith Joins the NFL	53-	OSU's 53 Passing Yards	28-	Abner Haynes	3-	Wednesday, September 7
77-	North Texas Goes 10- 1	52-	Fouts Field Opens	27-	Maher Destroys Passing TD Mark	2-	Thursday, September 8
76-	Blizzard Battle With FSU	51-	Bahnsen Named All-American	26-	Consecutive SBC Wins	1-	Friday, September 9

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