OU Football Tradition | Award Winners

Unitas Award | Official Site
The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's outstanding senior quarterback in college football. It was established in 1987 by a foundation named for Johnny Unitas, the Hall of Fame quarterback who played his college career at the University of Louisville, and set many records in the NFL, mostly for the Baltimore Colts.
 

2004 | Jason White

Jason White won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as the best senior quarterback in college football for the 2004 season.

White completed 65.3 percent of his passes for 2,961 yards and 33 touchdowns in 2004. White led OU to its second consecutive undefeated regular season and its second consecutive berth in the BCS National Championship Game.
 
The Tuttle, Okla., native also fired three touchdowns in the 2004 Big 12 Championship Game as the Sooners defeated Colorado, 42-3, in Kansas City for the title.

White, the 2003 Heisman Trophy winner, has a 27-3 career record as a starter. He has thrown for 7,678 yards and 79 touchdowns in his career.

Passing Statistics
Season	G-GS	Eff	Cmp	Att	Int	Pct	Yds	TDs	Long	Avg/Game
1999	2-0	87.8	1	2	0	.500	9	0	9	4.5
2001	7-2	124.5	73	113	3	.646	681	5	45	97.3
2002*	2-2	101.5	20	34	2	.588	181	1	32	90.5
2003	14-14	158.1	278	451	10	.616	3,846	40	77	274.7
2004	13-13	159.4	255	390	9	.654	3,205	35	72	246.5
Totals	38-31	152.7	627	990	24	.633	7,922	81	77

* injured during season