Case Keenum

[10/27/11] HOUSTON -- Houston quarterback Case Keenum has set the Football Bowl Subdivision record for career touchdown passes.

Keenum Breaks FBS Record

With his nine touchdown passes against Rice Thursday night, Houston quarterback Case Keenum passed Graham Harrell for the most career touchdown passes in FBS history.

Player TD passes School
Case Keenum* 139 Houston (07-11)
Graham Harrell 134 Texas Tech (05-08)
Colt Brennan 131 Hawaii (05-07)
Kellen Moore* 123 Boise State (08-11)
Ty Detmer 121 BYU (88-91)
*Active
-- ESPN Stats & Information

Keenum entered Thursday's game with 130 and found Charles Sims on a 41-yard pass in the third quarter for his 135th touchdown to set the record and put Houston (No. 17 BCS, No. 18 AP) ahead of Rice 45-20.

He hit Patrick Edwards on a 57-yard pass for his first touchdown at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter Tyron Carrier caught one for 21 yards and Edwards grabbed the third one for 64 yards. Justin Johnson's 18-yard reception just before halftime tied the record.

Keenum, who became the FBS career leader in total offense last week, moved ahead of former Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell for the record for TD passes.

*** [11/5/11]

Case Keenum's season just keeps getting better.

A near-perfect passing game, another NCAA record and the first 9-0 start in school history are the latest entries on the senior's season of milestones.

"I'm having a blast playing football right now," Keenum said after he threw for 407 yards to become the most prolific passer in NCAA history and lead Houston (No. 13 BCS, No. 14 AP) past UAB 56-13 on Saturday night.

Keenum Breaks NCAA Passing Record

Houston quarterback Case Keenum passed Timmy Chang on Saturday to set the NCAA record for most career passing yards.

NCAA Career Passing Leaders
Player School Yards
Case Keenum* Houston 17,212
Timmy Chang Hawaii 17,072
Graham Harrell Texas Tech 15,793
Ty Detmer BYU 15,031
*Active
-- ESPN Stats & Information

Keenum, a sixth-year senior who was granted an extra year of eligibility after a knee injury last season, passed Timmy Chang's career record of 17,072 yards passing for Hawaii from 2000-04. Keenum finished the game with 17,212 yards passing.

"It has been a very special season and we still have a lot of special things out in front of us," said Keenum, who had his first two rushing touchdowns of the season.

Houston (9-0 overall, 5-0 Conference USA) has won its first nine games for the first time in school history. It also was 8-0 in 1979 and 1990.

Keenum completed 39 of 44 passes with two touchdowns, no interceptions and no sacks. The senior completed a 16-yard pass to Justin Johnson in the third quarter to pass Chang's mark. Keenum tied Chang's record with a 26-yard pass to Johnson on the previous play.

"I don't take any of these things lightly, and I know for a fact that this is a very special honor," Keenum said. "I'm not going to fully enjoy it and celebrate it until after the season. Hopefully, I will have a lot more to celebrate after the season than just the records."

Keenum, who threw nine TD passes against Rice last week, completed his first 11 passes against UAB (1-8, 1-5). He began the night 267 yards away from matching Chang's mark.

The quarterback, being pushed by Houston for Heisman Trophy consideration, extended his NCAA career records for TD passes (141) and total offense (18,101). He has passed for more than 400 yards in five games this season. He has passed for 34 touchdowns with only three interceptions.

*** 4/29/12

As if waiting through a three-day slog of 252 picks without seeing his name called wasn't torture enough, the Indianapolis Colts decided to add one last kick in the nuts to Case Keenum's 2012 NFL Draft experience.

With the 253rd and last pick in the draft, the Colts selected another quarterback. Just not the NCAA's all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns.

Instead Indy went with Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish, a Mid-American Conference QB who played against Arkansas State in his bowl game. Keenum if you don't remember — and no NFL personnel men seem to — spent his bowl game, carving up Penn State's defense.

For less than an hour after Harnish's name was called, Keenum had agreed to a free-agent deal with the hometown Houston Texans, where he'll get to learn the pro game under Gary Kubiak, one of the most gifted quarterback teachers in football.