Matt Ryan Tops off College Career by
winning the Manning Award
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Fresh off being named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year,
Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan was selected as the
winner of the 2007 Manning Award, presented by the Allstate
Sugar Bowl.
The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl
in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie,
Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that
takes into consideration the candidates' bowl performance.
The award is voted on by a panel of local and national
media, as well as each of the Mannings. Florida's Tim
Tebow finished second.
Ryan completed just over 59 percent of his passes (388 of
654) for 4,507 yards with 31 touchdowns. He led the Eagles
to an 11-3 record, the most BC wins since 1940. Ryan led
the Eagles to a No. 2 BCS ranking late in the season as the
Eagles began the season with eight straight wins.
Ryan led his team to three road wins over ranked teams,
and capped off his season with a three-touchdown
performance in leading the Eagles to a 24-21 win over
Michigan State in the Champs Sports Bowl.
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