McKenzie Milton

McKenzie Milton
Milton being interviewed at the trophy presentation for the 2017 American Athletic Conference Championship
UCF Knights – No. 10
Position Quarterback
Class Junior
Career history
College
  • UCF (2016–present)
Bowl games
High school Mililani High School (Mililani, Hawaii)
Personal information
Born: (1997-10-10) October 10, 1997
Kapolei, Hawaii
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career highlights and awards
UCF Records

McKenzie Milton (born October 10, 1997) is a college quarterback for the University of Central Florida Knights of the AAC.

College career

Milton was a three-star dual-threat quarterback from Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawaii. He chose UCF because of new head coach Scott Frost, the former offensive coordinator of Heisman winning quarterback Marcus Mariota, whom Milton had idolized in high school.[1] Milton started 10 games his freshman year leading the Knights to a 6-6 regular season record and an appearance in the Cure Bowl. The previous year, the Knights had gone 0-12. In his Sophomore year, Milton led the Knights to a 12-0 regular season record, winning the AAC[2] and eventually the Peach Bowl against the SEC runner-up Auburn Tigers[3]. Milton was named the AAC offensive player of the year.[4] Milton placed 8th in the Heisman vote for 2017. Milton was named the offensive MVP in the 2018 Peach Bowl[5], despite not reaching a 50% completion rating (he had only been below 60% once for the entire 2017 year, and never below 50%)[6], Milton threw for two touchdowns and went 13/18 in the second half. He ended the game 16-35 with 242 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions. Milton also excelled with his legs, picking up 116 yards on the ground and scoring a touchdown, which led all UCF rushers.[7] This was UCF's first ever Peach Bowl win, and second New Years Six win in four years. Following the game, the school claimed a national championship.[lower-alpha 1]

College statistics

Year Team GP Cmp Att Pct Yards TDs Int
2016 UCF 10 194 366 57.7 1983 10 7
2017 UCF 13 265 395 67.1 4037 37 9

References

  1. ↑ Hummer, Chris (November 2, 2017). "In McKenzie Milton, Scott Frost has molded another Hawaiian QB sensation". 247sports. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "American Athletic Conference - All Sports Conference Standings". theamerican.org. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ Wittry, Andy (January 1, 2018). "Peach Bowl 2018: UCF holds off Auburn to cap perfect 13-0 season". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ Green, Shannon (November 29, 2017). "UCF's Scott Frost named AAC coach of year, McKenzie Milton also earns top honors". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Central Florida completes perfect season with defeat of Auburn in Peach Bowl". USA TODAY. Associated Press. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ "McKenzie Milton". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  7. ↑ "StatMonitr Stat Feed". stats.statbroadcast.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2017 Rankings, Week 17". Colley Matrix. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 109. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  10. ↑ Seeley, Andy (January 10, 2018). "Knights Ranked No. 1 - UCF" (Press release). UCF Athletics.

Notes

  1. ↑ UCF claims a national championship for the 2017 season, and the team was ranked number 1 by the Colley Matrix, an NCAA-recognized selector of national champions.[8][9][10]
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