Career start 1986 | Nominations Heisman Trophy Name Brian McClure | |
Date of birth (1963-12-28) December 28, 1963 (age 51) NFL draft 1986 / Round: 12 / Pick 313 Education Bowling Green State University | ||
Brian McClure (born December 28, 1963) is a former American football quarterback for the Bowling Green Falcons.
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College career
McClure played for the Falcons from 1982–85, where he set numerous offensive records. His 900 completions and 10,280 yards passing are both school records. He also threw 63 touchdowns which was the school record until Omar Jacobs threw 71 from 2003–05. In 1985, he led the Falcons to an undefeated regular season, but lost to Fresno State in the California Raisin Bowl..
NFL replacement player
McClure was drafted in the 12th round of the 1986 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. He was cut by the Bills in training camp in 1987, but a got a chance to play after all when Buffalo signed him as a replacement player during that year's players strike.
After two weeks of replacement games (both losses, in which Buffalo scored a total of 13 points) and mediocre performances by quarterbacks Dan Manucci and Willie Totten, the Bills named McClure their starting QB for the October 18 contest against the New York Giants in Buffalo. The game turned out to be a defensive struggle: neither team scored until New York kicked a field goal early in the fourth quarter. McClure was not helping much, throwing three interceptions. Late in the game, though, Buffalo drove down to the Giants 14, then Todd Schlopy kicked a field goal to tie it and force overtime. In the OT, McClure (whose college nickname was the GOAT) again drove the Bills down the field, this time to the 10, when Schlopy won it with another field goal. The following week, the strike was over and McClure was released.
Among players who appeared in only one NFL game, McClure's 20 completions, 38 attempts and 181 passing yards remain all-time records.