Ranking the 10 best small school college football QBs of all time
By Zach Bigalke
From a pure wins and losses standpoint alone, Kellen Moore is the most successful FBS quarterback in history. From 2008 to 2011, Moore went 50-3 as the four-year starter for Boise State. He finished in the top 10 of Heisman voting each of his last three years with the Broncos. Along the way he upset Virginia Tech, Oregon State, Georgia, and Oregon in back-to-back years. Despite his diminutive stature, Moore proved the perfect leader for Chris Petersen’s offense.
As a freshman, he went into Autzen Stadium for his third career game and carved up the Ducks for 386 yards and three touchdowns on the way to a 37-32 upset. He won his first 12 games before dropping the Poinsettia Bowl 17-16 to MWC champion TCU. The following year, he extended his career record to 26-1 with a perfect regular season and a revenge win over TCU in the Fiesta Bowl. He finished fourth in the Heisman race that year, his best finish at the Downtown Athletic Club.
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Unfortunately, Moore never got a second chance to play on a BCS stage. Losses at Nevada in 2010 and to TCU in 2011 prevented the Broncos from achieving two more perfect seasons. Moore ended his career with the most wins among college quarterbacks, but went undrafted in 2012. Despite questions about his size and strength, though, Moore has spent the past six seasons in the NFL with the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys.