No. 4 Montreal Alouettes | |
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Position: | Quarterback |
Personal information | |
Date of birth: | March 23, 1992 |
Place of birth: | Lewiston, Idaho |
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Spokane (WA) Joel E. Ferris |
College: | Washington State |
Undrafted: | 2015 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Active |
CFL status: | International |
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Connor Halliday (born March 23, 1992) is an American football quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at Washington State.
Halliday is tied for first on the NCAA Division I FBS single-game passing yardage record with 734 yards, which he set in a losing effort versus Cal in 2014.
Halliday attended Joel E. Ferris High School in Spokane, Washington. As a senior, he threw for 4,198 yards and 43 touchdowns and was the Greater Spokane League (GSL) Offensive Most Valuable Player.
Halliday committed to Washington State University and played for the Washington State Cougars football team from 2011 through 2014, redshirting in 2010.
As a redshirt freshman in 2011, Halliday appeared in four games and made one start. In the game against Arizona State he passed for a Pac-12 and Washington State freshman record, 494 yards with four touchdowns.
As a redshirt sophomore in 2012, he appeared in nine games with five starts. He finished the year completing 152 of 291 passes for 1,878 yards, 15 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.