Neil Lomax
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College: | Portland State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1981 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33 | ||||||
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Neil Vincent Lomax (born February 17, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL), playing his entire career for the St. Louis / Phoenix Cardinals. He played college football for the Portland State Vikings, setting numerous National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) passing records running head coach Mouse Davis's run and shoot offense. Lomax was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
College career
From
Lomax also had a game at Division II Northern Colorado in 1979 where he was 44/77 for 499 yards passing.[6] As of 2012, that game ranks fourth all-time at Portland State for yards thrown in a game. He graduated with a degree in communications in 1981. He was inducted into the Portland State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997 and had his #11 retired by the university. [7]
College statistics
Season | Team | Passing | ||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | ||
1977 | Portland State | 102 | 181 | 56.4 | 1,670 | 9.2 | 18 | 5 |
1978 | Portland State | 241 | 436 | 55.3 | 3,506 | 8.0 | 26 | 22 |
1979 | Portland State | 299 | 516 | 58.0 | 3,950 | 7.7 | 26 | 16 |
1980 | Portland State | 296 | 473 | 62.6 | 4,094 | 8.7 | 37 | 12 |
Career | 938 | 1,606 | 58.4 | 13,220 | 8.2 | 107 | 55 |
Professional career
Lomax was selected by the
In Lomax' first season in 1981, he played in 14 games while starting seven of them (with 15-year veteran Jim Hart starting the other nine), going 4–3 while throwing four touchdowns and ten interceptions while passing for 1,575 yards on a 50.4 completion percentage. In the strike-shortened nine game season of 1982, Lomax started every game, passing for 1,367 yards for five touchdowns and six interceptions while having a 53.2 completion percentage. Lomax started the playoff game that the Cardinals had against the Green Bay Packers, throwing 32-of-51 for 385 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, but the Cardinals lost 41–16. It was his only playoff appearance.
Lomax started 13 games the following year while Hart started the other three. He went 7–5–1 while throwing for 2,636 yards with 24 touchdowns and 11 interceptions for a 59.0% completion percentage, but the team failed to return to the postseason, finishing 8–7–1 after starting the season 1–5.
On January 3, 1984, the Cardinals released Jim Hart and Lomax became the permanent starter, starting in every game, and he had his best season yet, throwing for 4,614 yards, 28 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions on a 61.6% completion percentage, all career highs. His passing yards rank 20th all-time for a season. He was named to the Pro Bowl that year. Although the Cardinals finished 9–7, the head-to-head record with the
Lomax was forced to retire before the 1990 season (after missing all of 1989) due to a severely
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lng | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1981 | STL | 14 | 7 | 4−3 | 119 | 236 | 50.4 | 1,575 | 6.7 | 4 | 10 | 75 | 59.9 | 19 | 104 | 5.5 | 22 | 2 |
1982 | STL | 15 | 9 | 5−4 | 109 | 205 | 53.2 | 1,367 | 6.7 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 70.1 | 28 | 119 | 4.3 | 19 | 1 |
1983 | STL | 13 | 13 | 7−5–1 | 209 | 354 | 59.0 | 2,636 | 7.4 | 24 | 11 | 71 | 92.0 | 27 | 127 | 4.7 | 35 | 2 |
1984 | STL | 16 | 16 | 9−7 | 345 | 560 | 61.6 | 4,614 | 8.2 | 28 | 16 | 83 | 92.5 | 35 | 184 | 5.3 | 20 | 3 |
1985 | STL | 16 | 16 | 5−11 | 265 | 471 | 56.3 | 3,214 | 6.8 | 18 | 12 | 47 | 79.5 | 32 | 125 | 3.9 | 23 | 0 |
1986 | STL | 14 | 14 | 4–9–1 | 240 | 421 | 57.0 | 2,583 | 6.1 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 73.6 | 35 | 148 | 4.2 | 18 | 1 |
1987 | STL | 12 | 12 | 6−6 | 275 | 463 | 59.4 | 3,387 | 7.3 | 24 | 12 | 57 | 88.5 | 29 | 107 | 3.7 | 19 | 0 |
1988 | PHX | 14 | 14 | 7−7 | 255 | 443 | 57.6 | 3,395 | 7.7 | 20 | 11 | 93 | 86.7 | 17 | 55 | 3.2 | 13 | 1 |
1989 | PHX | did not play due to injury | ||||||||||||||||
Career | 108 | 101 | 47−52–2 | 1,817 | 3,153 | 57.6 | 22,771 | 7.2 | 136 | 90 | 93 | 82.7 | 222 | 969 | 4.4 | 35 | 10 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lng | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1982 | STL | 1 | 1 | 0−1 | 32 | 51 | 62.7 | 385 | 7.5 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 82.6 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
Career | 1 | 1 | 0−1 | 32 | 51 | 62.7 | 385 | 7.5 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 82.6 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
After football
Lomax was the head coach for Fort Vancouver High School in Vancouver, Washington for two seasons before resigning in January 2020. He resigned as his commute from Wilsonville, Oregon was too much.[8] He is now an assistant coach, for quarterbacks, at George Fox University.
References
- ^ "Neil Lomax (1996) - Hall of Fame". National Football Foundation. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Who's Neil Lomax?". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 11, 1980. p. 4C.
- ^ "Lomax collars a mark, so do Vikings 105-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. November 9, 1980. p. 8B.
- ^ "Portland State rolls up 93 points, QBs 603 yards". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. October 26, 1980. p. 8C.
- ^ "Lomax gets 5 TDs. 474 yards". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. November 23, 1980. p. 8C.
- ^ "Lomax gets records, UNC gets win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. October 21, 1979. p. 8B.
- ^ "Neil Lomax (1997) - Portland State Athletics Hall of Fame". Portland State University. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ Valencia, Paul (January 6, 2020). "Neil Lomax gives advice as he exits Fort Vancouver football | ClarkCountyToday.com". Retrieved October 1, 2020.
External links
- Neil Lomax at the College Football Hall of Fame
- "Neil Lomax". The Oregon Encyclopedia.
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference