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Very Good NFL Players Who Came From Terrible College Teams

Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:48 pm
by Todd Pence
Jay Cutler - Vanderbilt 2002-05 (11-35)
Chris Hinton - Northwestern 1980-83 (5-39)
Tommy Kramer - Rice 1973-76 (12-31-1)
Terance Mathis - New Mexico 1985-87, 89 (9-37)
Gary Spani - Kansas State 1974-77 (9-35)

Re: Very Good NFL Players Who Came From Terrible College Tea

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:40 am
by conace21
George Starke, Columbia, 1967-1970 (8-28.)

Re: Very Good NFL Players Who Came From Terrible College Tea

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 1:36 am
by MatthewToy
Curtis Martin, Pitt, 1991-1994 (15-30)

Re: Very Good NFL Players Who Came From Terrible College Tea

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:47 pm
by superbowlfanatic
How about Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, from Div. III Widener University?

Re: Very Good NFL Players Who Came From Terrible College Tea

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:02 pm
by slats7
Troy Vincent, Wisconsin, 1988-91, (9-35)

Re: Very Good NFL Players Who Came From Terrible College Tea

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 6:31 pm
by Nickjonz
Dave Krieg - Milton College

Re: Very Good NFL Players Who Came From Terrible College Tea

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 7:22 pm
by JohnTurney
Steve Grogan's K-State teams not terrible, 12-21 in his three years. I'd call that poor - - -

Re: Very Good NFL Players Who Came From Terrible College Tea

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 8:42 pm
by Todd Pence
Small doesn't necessarily mean terrible. Both Widener and Milton performed respectably at their own level of competition during Johnson's and Krieg's tenure there.

Re: Very Good NFL Players Who Came From Terrible College Tea

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 12:55 am
by JeffreyMiller
Paul Hornung ... his senior year, in which he won the Heisman, Notre Dame went 2-8.

Re: Very Good NFL Players Who Came From Terrible College Tea

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 8:57 am
by mark22photos
Fred Smerlas played for the 0-11 Boston College Eagles in 1978 then was drafted in 1979 with the 32nd overall pick by the Buffalo Bills.