Sal Olivas
American football player
| Position | Quarterback |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born: | c. 1946 (age 77–78) El Paso, Texas |
| Career history | |
| College | New Mexico State (1964–1967) |
| High school | Cathedral (El Paso, TX) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Sal Olivas (born c. 1946) is a former American football player. A native of El Paso, Texas, Olivas attended Cathedral High School in that city.[1] He played college football for the New Mexico State Aggies football team from 1964 to 1967.[2][3] As a senior in 1967, he led all NCAA major college players in both total offense yards (2,190)[4][5] and passing yards (2,225),[6] and ranked second in the NCAA in pass attempts (321) and passing touchdowns (19).[2] As of 2013, he was the Internet and inventory manager for a car dealership (Casa Nissan) in El Paso.[1]
See also
- List of NCAA major college football yearly passing leaders
- List of NCAA major college football yearly total offense leaders
References
- ^ a b Ray Sanchez (July 2013). "Book about football star Sal Olivas in works" (PDF). New Mexico State University.
- ^ a b "Sal Olivas". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ "Quarterback Sal Olivas - New Mexico State's Hottest Brand Going". Las Cruces Sun-News. October 4, 1967. p. 8.
- ^ "Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Total Yards". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ^ "Sal Olivas Leads In Total Offense". Las Cruces Sun-News. November 29, 1967. p. 9.
- ^ "1978 Passing Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
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New Mexico State Aggies starting quarterbacks
- Charles Sanford (1954)
- Vernon Duenas (1955)
- Foy Lowery (1956)
- Ricky Alba (1957)
- Charley Johnson (1958–60)
- Ron Logback (1961)
- Armando Alba (1962–63)
- Rick Norman (1964)
- Sal Olivas (1964–67)
- Loy Hayes (1968)
- Rhett Putman (1969–70)
- Joe Pisarcik (1971–73)
- Bill Bowerman (1974)
- Cliff Olander (1975–76)
- Rick Horacek (1977)
- David Spriggs (1977–78)
- Butch Kelly (1979)
- Jamie McAlister (1979–82)
- Mark Haugo (1983)
- Pierre Cooper (1984)
- Jim Miller (1984–87)
- Phil Vinson (1987–89)
- Mike Reneau (1988)
- David Chisum (1990–91)
- Charles Puleri (1991–92)
- Cody Ledbetter (1993–95)
- Jon Gyhra (1994)
- Tim Snowden (1994)
- Chad Salisbury (1996)
- Ty Houghtaling (1997–98)
- K. C. Enzminger (1998–2001)
- Buck Pierce (2001–04)
- Paul Dombrowksi (2002–03)
- Royal Gill (2005)
- Joey Vincent (2005)
- Chase Holbrook (2005–08)
- J. J. McDermott (2007)
- Jeff Fleming (2009)
- Trevor Walls (2009)
- Matt Christian (2010–11)
- Andrew Manley (2010–12)
- Travaughn Colwell (2011)
- Andrew McDonald (2013)
- King Davis III (2013)
- Tyler Rogers (2014–17)
- Andrew Allen (2014–15)
- Nick Jeanty (2015–16)
- Matt Romero (2018)
- Josh Adkins (2018–19)
- Jonah Johnson (2020–2021)
- Dino Maldonado (2021)
- Diego Pavia (2022–2023)
- Gavin Frakes (2022)
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