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South Dakota State University Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Christion, Taryn
Jersey Number 3
Taryn Christion
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 225
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
- High School:
- Roosevelt H.S.
- Major:
- Business Economics
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
• FCS Athletics Director Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2018)
• William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist (2018)
• STATS FCS Walter Payton Award Finalist (2016, 2017, 2018)
• STATS FCS All-America Third Team (2016)
• HERO Sports All-America Second Team (2018)
• HERO Sports FCS All-America Third Team (2016)
• Phil Steele All-America Third Team (2018)
• Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year (2016)
• All-MVFC First Team (2016, 2018)
• All-MVFC Second Team (2017)
• STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15, 2016)
• MVFC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 8, 2016; Oct. 15, 2016; Oct. 28, 2017; Nov. 18, 2017)
• MVFC All-Newcomer Team (2015)
• MVFC Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 10, 2015; Oct. 17, 2015)
• FCS Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team (2018)
• MVFC President’s Council Academic Excellence Award (2018)
• MVFC All-Academic First Team (2016, 2017, 2018)
• MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2016, 2017, 2018)
• MVFC Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
SCHOOL RECORDS
Career Records (7)
• Passing Attempts – 1,363
• Completions – 814
• Passing Yards – 11,535
• Passing Touchdowns – 104
• Total Offense Attempts – 1,771
• Total Offense Yardage – 13,050
• Total Offense Average – 271.9 yards per game
Single-Season Records (6)
• Passing Attempts – 434, 2016
• Completions – 279, 2016
• Passing Yards – 3,714, 2016
• Passing Touchdowns – 35, 2017
• Total Offense Attempts – 565, 2016
• Total Offense Yards – 4,049, 2016
Single-Game Records (4)
• Passing Attempts – 63, at Illinois State, 10-29-2016
• Passing Yards – 466, at Southern Illinois, 10-8-2016
• Total Offense Attempts – 76 (63 pass, 13 rush), at Illinois State, 10-29-2016
• Total Offense Yards – 475 (466 passing, 9 rushing), at Southern Illinois, 10-8-2016
OTHER CAREER NOTES
• 33-11 record as the Jackrabbits’ starting quarterback
• Team captain (2017, 2018)
2018: Was honored both athletically and academically in closing out a record-setting career ... became fourth Jackrabbit in 11 years to be named a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy as the top scholar-athlete in college football ... threw for at least one touchdown in 12 of 13 games ... began season by completing 21-of-29 passes for 319 yards and four touchdowns in home win over Montana State ... was nearly perfect, going 13-of-14 passing for 332 yards and five scores in Beef Bowl victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... matched season high with five touchdowns in overtime win against Indiana State ... ran for season highs of 89 yards and two touchdowns, adding a touchdown pass, in Hobo Day win versus Youngstown State ... topped the 300-yard mark for the fourth and final time with season-high 341 yards on only 13 completions with a pair of touchdown passes at Southern Illinois ... closed the regular season with three-touchdown performance against in-state rival South Dakota, a game in which he threw his 100th career touchdown pass ... passed and ran for one touchdown each in Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinal playoff game at Kennesaw State ... finished seventh in the voting for the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award
2017: Continued to re-write the Jackrabbit record during his junior season in helping lead SDSU to the FCS semifinals ... accounted for at least one touchdown — either rushing or passing — in all 14 games and ranked second in the FCS ranks in total points responsible for with 266 ... set school record with 35 touchdown passes and ranked second nationally ... tied career high with five touchdown passes and added a 90-yard run to set up a touchdown in season-opening win over Duquesne ... ran for pair of touchdowns in win at Montana State ... passed for four scores in home MVFC opener versus Southern Illinois ... topped the 300-yard mark in three consecutive games, starting with 323 yards and two touchdowns on 14-of-19 passing at Missouri State ... named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week for first time of the season after completing 26-of-41 passes for 386 yards and five touchdowns, and adding 37 yards and a score on eight carries at Western Illinois ... was 23-of-33 passing for 329 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Dakota Marker win over North Dakota State ... recorded career-long 84-yard touchdown run and added two touchdowns through the air in overtime win over Illinois State ... earned MVFC Offensive Player of the Week for second time of the season in regular season finale at South Dakota, completing 23-of-36 passes for 299 yards and three scores ... tallied three touchdowns through the air and one on the ground in team’s FCS playoff opener against Northern Iowa ... added two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown in quarterfinal win over New Hampshire ... finished sixth in the balloting for the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award ... also ranked seventh in FCS with 3,515 passing yards and 12th in total offense with an average of 286.8 yards per game
2016: Won the battle for the starting spot in fall camp and proceeded to put together one of the finest seasons by a Jackrabbit quarterback in program history ... set or tied 11 single-game or single-season school records en route to being named Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year and earning third-team All-America honors from STATS and HERO Sports ... his 229 completions, 3,714 passing yards and 4,049 yards of total offense all set new Jackrabbit standards, while his 30 touchdown passes tied a school record ... threw for 300-plus yards in six contests, starting with 19-for-30, 333-yard, three-touchdown performance in season opener at TCU ... completed all 11 of his pass attempts in first quarter of inaugural game at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, ending the night against Drake 24-of-28 for 224 yards and four touchdowns, while adding a rushing touchdown ... threw career-high five touchdown passes in MVFC opener against Western Illinois ... established new Jackrabbit single-game mark with 466 passing yards and again threw for five touchdowns in road win at Southern Illinois to earn MVFC Offensive Player of the Week honors ... repeated as MVFC Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for career-high 141 yards and throwing for 303 yards and two touchdowns, including game-winning score with one second remaining, in road victory at top-ranked North Dakota State ... topped 400-yard mark for second time and set Jackrabbit single-game mark with 63 pass attempts in losing effort at Illinois State ... ran for two touchdowns in home win over in-state rival South Dakota ... completed 21-of-27 passes for 272 yards and accounted for four touchdowns (two passing, one rushing and one receiving) in MVFC-clinching win at Northern Iowa
2015: Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team as a true freshman ... played in eight games with four starts ... posted 3-1 record as the starting signal-caller ... ranked second on team with 1,286 passing yards and third on squad with 347 rushing yards ... was named MVFC Newcomer of the Week after throwing for 221 yards and a touchdown and running for 99 yards and a score in Oct. 10 debut versus Indiana State ... repeated as MVFC Newcomer of the Week the next week at Youngstown State as he scored on a 70-yard run and completed 8-of-14 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown ... came off the bench to complete 15-of-30 passes for season highs of 307 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 65 rushing yards and a score in home finale against Illinois State ... started Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Montana and finished the afternoon 18-of-43 passes for 230 yards and a touchdown to go along with 19 carries for 54 yards and a touchdown
BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-state honors at Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls and was a member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 during his junior season, when he accounted for 3,537 yards of total offense and 43 touchdowns ... passed for 2,549 yards and ran for 988 yards as a junior and was averaging 392 yards of total offense per game as a senior before suffering a season-ending injury in third game. ... completed 42-of-69 passes for 755 yards and four touchdowns, and added 421 rushing yards and six touchdowns on 63 attempts in 2014 ... anchored state-champion 4x100- and 4x200-meter relays at 2015 state track and field meet and was runner-up individually in 100 meters ... also competed in basketball ... academic all-state selection
• FCS Athletics Director Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2018)
• William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist (2018)
• STATS FCS Walter Payton Award Finalist (2016, 2017, 2018)
• STATS FCS All-America Third Team (2016)
• HERO Sports All-America Second Team (2018)
• HERO Sports FCS All-America Third Team (2016)
• Phil Steele All-America Third Team (2018)
• Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year (2016)
• All-MVFC First Team (2016, 2018)
• All-MVFC Second Team (2017)
• STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15, 2016)
• MVFC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 8, 2016; Oct. 15, 2016; Oct. 28, 2017; Nov. 18, 2017)
• MVFC All-Newcomer Team (2015)
• MVFC Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 10, 2015; Oct. 17, 2015)
• FCS Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team (2018)
• MVFC President’s Council Academic Excellence Award (2018)
• MVFC All-Academic First Team (2016, 2017, 2018)
• MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2016, 2017, 2018)
• MVFC Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
SCHOOL RECORDS
Career Records (7)
• Passing Attempts – 1,363
• Completions – 814
• Passing Yards – 11,535
• Passing Touchdowns – 104
• Total Offense Attempts – 1,771
• Total Offense Yardage – 13,050
• Total Offense Average – 271.9 yards per game
Single-Season Records (6)
• Passing Attempts – 434, 2016
• Completions – 279, 2016
• Passing Yards – 3,714, 2016
• Passing Touchdowns – 35, 2017
• Total Offense Attempts – 565, 2016
• Total Offense Yards – 4,049, 2016
Single-Game Records (4)
• Passing Attempts – 63, at Illinois State, 10-29-2016
• Passing Yards – 466, at Southern Illinois, 10-8-2016
• Total Offense Attempts – 76 (63 pass, 13 rush), at Illinois State, 10-29-2016
• Total Offense Yards – 475 (466 passing, 9 rushing), at Southern Illinois, 10-8-2016
OTHER CAREER NOTES
• 33-11 record as the Jackrabbits’ starting quarterback
• Team captain (2017, 2018)
2018: Was honored both athletically and academically in closing out a record-setting career ... became fourth Jackrabbit in 11 years to be named a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy as the top scholar-athlete in college football ... threw for at least one touchdown in 12 of 13 games ... began season by completing 21-of-29 passes for 319 yards and four touchdowns in home win over Montana State ... was nearly perfect, going 13-of-14 passing for 332 yards and five scores in Beef Bowl victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... matched season high with five touchdowns in overtime win against Indiana State ... ran for season highs of 89 yards and two touchdowns, adding a touchdown pass, in Hobo Day win versus Youngstown State ... topped the 300-yard mark for the fourth and final time with season-high 341 yards on only 13 completions with a pair of touchdown passes at Southern Illinois ... closed the regular season with three-touchdown performance against in-state rival South Dakota, a game in which he threw his 100th career touchdown pass ... passed and ran for one touchdown each in Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinal playoff game at Kennesaw State ... finished seventh in the voting for the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award
2017: Continued to re-write the Jackrabbit record during his junior season in helping lead SDSU to the FCS semifinals ... accounted for at least one touchdown — either rushing or passing — in all 14 games and ranked second in the FCS ranks in total points responsible for with 266 ... set school record with 35 touchdown passes and ranked second nationally ... tied career high with five touchdown passes and added a 90-yard run to set up a touchdown in season-opening win over Duquesne ... ran for pair of touchdowns in win at Montana State ... passed for four scores in home MVFC opener versus Southern Illinois ... topped the 300-yard mark in three consecutive games, starting with 323 yards and two touchdowns on 14-of-19 passing at Missouri State ... named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week for first time of the season after completing 26-of-41 passes for 386 yards and five touchdowns, and adding 37 yards and a score on eight carries at Western Illinois ... was 23-of-33 passing for 329 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Dakota Marker win over North Dakota State ... recorded career-long 84-yard touchdown run and added two touchdowns through the air in overtime win over Illinois State ... earned MVFC Offensive Player of the Week for second time of the season in regular season finale at South Dakota, completing 23-of-36 passes for 299 yards and three scores ... tallied three touchdowns through the air and one on the ground in team’s FCS playoff opener against Northern Iowa ... added two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown in quarterfinal win over New Hampshire ... finished sixth in the balloting for the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award ... also ranked seventh in FCS with 3,515 passing yards and 12th in total offense with an average of 286.8 yards per game
2016: Won the battle for the starting spot in fall camp and proceeded to put together one of the finest seasons by a Jackrabbit quarterback in program history ... set or tied 11 single-game or single-season school records en route to being named Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year and earning third-team All-America honors from STATS and HERO Sports ... his 229 completions, 3,714 passing yards and 4,049 yards of total offense all set new Jackrabbit standards, while his 30 touchdown passes tied a school record ... threw for 300-plus yards in six contests, starting with 19-for-30, 333-yard, three-touchdown performance in season opener at TCU ... completed all 11 of his pass attempts in first quarter of inaugural game at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, ending the night against Drake 24-of-28 for 224 yards and four touchdowns, while adding a rushing touchdown ... threw career-high five touchdown passes in MVFC opener against Western Illinois ... established new Jackrabbit single-game mark with 466 passing yards and again threw for five touchdowns in road win at Southern Illinois to earn MVFC Offensive Player of the Week honors ... repeated as MVFC Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for career-high 141 yards and throwing for 303 yards and two touchdowns, including game-winning score with one second remaining, in road victory at top-ranked North Dakota State ... topped 400-yard mark for second time and set Jackrabbit single-game mark with 63 pass attempts in losing effort at Illinois State ... ran for two touchdowns in home win over in-state rival South Dakota ... completed 21-of-27 passes for 272 yards and accounted for four touchdowns (two passing, one rushing and one receiving) in MVFC-clinching win at Northern Iowa
2015: Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team as a true freshman ... played in eight games with four starts ... posted 3-1 record as the starting signal-caller ... ranked second on team with 1,286 passing yards and third on squad with 347 rushing yards ... was named MVFC Newcomer of the Week after throwing for 221 yards and a touchdown and running for 99 yards and a score in Oct. 10 debut versus Indiana State ... repeated as MVFC Newcomer of the Week the next week at Youngstown State as he scored on a 70-yard run and completed 8-of-14 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown ... came off the bench to complete 15-of-30 passes for season highs of 307 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 65 rushing yards and a score in home finale against Illinois State ... started Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Montana and finished the afternoon 18-of-43 passes for 230 yards and a touchdown to go along with 19 carries for 54 yards and a touchdown
BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-state honors at Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls and was a member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 during his junior season, when he accounted for 3,537 yards of total offense and 43 touchdowns ... passed for 2,549 yards and ran for 988 yards as a junior and was averaging 392 yards of total offense per game as a senior before suffering a season-ending injury in third game. ... completed 42-of-69 passes for 755 yards and four touchdowns, and added 421 rushing yards and six touchdowns on 63 attempts in 2014 ... anchored state-champion 4x100- and 4x200-meter relays at 2015 state track and field meet and was runner-up individually in 100 meters ... also competed in basketball ... academic all-state selection
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