John Bond (quarterback)
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 19, 1961 |
| Career information | |
| High school | Valdosta (Valdosta, Georgia) |
| College | Mississippi State |
| Supplemental draft | 1984: 3rd round, 77th overall pick |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Andrew John Bond II (born March 19, 1961) is an American former football quarterback. He was the starting quarterback for the Mississippi State Bulldogs in 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983. He played in the wishbone offense under head coach Emory Bellard.
College statistics
Bond's college career included a 6–3 win over Alabama in 1980, a game considered by some Bulldog fans to be one of the greatest in school history.[1][2] In addition, Bond is the only quarterback in college football history to beat LSU four times.,[3] and he was also named the MVP of the 1981 Hall of Fame Bowl.
Bond is fourth in total offense on the Bulldogs' career list with 6,901 (4,621 passing and 2,280 rushing). Bond's career rushing total was an SEC record for a quarterback until 2004, when it was eclipsed by Matt Jones of Arkansas.
Mississippi State Bulldogs | |||||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total offense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | G | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | TD | INT | RAT | ATT | YDS | TD | TOFF | TDR |
| 1980 | 11 | 59 | 133 | 44.4 | 849 | 5 | 6 | 101.4 | 131 | 720 | 5 | 1,569 | 10 |
| 1981 | 12 | 65 | 144 | 45.1 | 875 | 4 | 8 | 94.2 | 133 | 339 | 2 | 1,214 | 6 |
| 1982 | 11 | 91 | 183 | 49.7 | 1,591 | 7 | 11 | 123.4 | 144 | 609 | 4 | 2,200 | 11 |
| 1983 | 11 | 92 | 205 | 44.9 | 1,306 | 2 | 12 | 89.9 | 164 | 612 | 13 | 1,918 | 15 |
| Totals[4] | 45 | 307 | 665 | 46.2 | 4,621 | 18 | 37 | 102.3 | 572 | 2,280 | 24 | 6,901 | 42 |