Eddie Phillips (quarterback)

Eddie Phillips
Texas Longhorns – No. 14
Position	QB
Class	1972
Personal information
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg)
Career history
College	Texas (1969–1971)
Bowl games	Cotton Bowl (1971, 1972)
High school	Mesquite (Mesquite, Texas)
Career highlights and awards
	2× National champion (1969, 1970); Second-team All-SWC (1970); 1971 Cotton Bowl Offensive Outstanding Player; Cotton Bowl All-Decade Team Quarterback 1970's; Fewest passes had intercepted by a Longhorn in a career; Longest run by a Longhorn quarterback in a bowl game; Most rushing yards by a quarterback in a Cotton Bowl game;

Eddie Phillips is an American former college football player who started at quarterback for the Texas Longhorns in the early 1970s. In 1970, he led the Longhorns to the national championship while leading the Southwest Conference in total touchdowns. Despite an award-winning, record-breaking performance in the 1971 Cotton Bowl, Texas lost, breaking its 30-game winning streak and handing the AP crown to Nebraska.