Mike Jay
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| Mike Jay | |
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| Career information | |
| Position(s): | QB |
| College: | Texas A&M |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1971 1973-75 |
Hiram Scott College Texas A&M |
Mike Jay is a former American football quarterback for Texas A&M University.
Jay played his high school fotball in Torrington, Wyoming and began his college football career playing for the short-lived program of Hiram Scott College in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The Scotties did not have a losing season during their brief existence (1966-71), but the program was shut down after the 1971 season when the school went bankrupt. Jay was the Scotties' starting quarterback during Hiram Scott's final season and led the team to a 6-2-1 record (including a win against Boise State) running a wishbone offense patterned after Oklahoma's. Following the season, the Scotties were selected to play in the Mineral Bowl, but were unable to accept the invitation. Wayne State University, a team that Hiram Scott had beaten that season, played in their place. Hiram Scott coach Dick Beechner called Jay one of the best players to ever play for Hiram Scott and said, "He was a good option quarterback and when he stepped into the huddle we knew the play he called probably going to be successful. He had that leadership ability."
After the Hiram Scott program was shut down, Jay transferred to Texas A&M. He led the team in passing his sophomore season with 682 yards while running Emory Bellard's wishbone offense and sharing starting duties with 17 year-old freshman phenom David Walker. He lost the starting job to Walker the following season only to regain it once again his senior year. He was the starting quarterback for the Aggies during his senior season in 1975 and led them to a season high national ranking of #2 (in the 12/1/75 AP poll), a 10-game winning streak including a 20-10 win against the rival #5 ranked Texas Longhorns, a Southwest Conference championship and a Liberty Bowl appearance against USC in Trojan coach John McKay's last game. After the season, Jay was voted by his teammates as the winner of the Aggie Heart Award. The Aggie Heart Award is presented to a senior who has completed his eligibility and displayed intangibles such as effort, desire, determination, competitiveness, leadership and courage. The Heart Award is voted on by the entire Aggie football team and is considered the highest award that a senior athlete can receive at Texas A&M.
After football, Jay became a successful entrepreneur, business consultant, and author.
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| Preceded by Don Dean |
Texas A&M Starting Quarterbacks 1973,1975 |
Succeeded by David Walker |
