Tanner Morgan

Photo by: Kelly Hagenson

Position:
QB
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 215
Hometown:
Union, Ky.
High School:
Ryle
Letters:
1
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore

PRONUNCIATION

SCHOOL RECORDS:
Season Passing Yards: 3,253 (2019)
Season Touchdown Passes: 30 (2019)
Season Completion Percentage: 66.9% // 107-of-160 (2022)
Season Passing Yards Per Game: 250.2 (2019)
Season Touchdown-Interception Ratio: 4.28 // 30 TDs, 7 INTs (2019)
Season Pass Efficiency Rating: 178.7 (2019)
Season Passing Yards in Bowl Game: 278 (2019 Outback Bowl)
Sophomore Passing Yards: 3,252 (2019)
Sophomore Touchdown Passes: 30 (2019)
Sophomore Total Offense: 3,196 // -57 Rushing, 3,253 Passing (2019)
Consecutive Games with a Touchdown Pass: 18 (12/26/18 – 11/13/20)
Consecutive Completions: 16 (10/16/21 vs. Nebraska)
Career Passing Efficiency Rating: 151.0
Career Completion Percentage: 62.2% // 661-of-1,063
Career games won as starting quarterback: 33 (of 47 career starts)

HONORS:
East-West Shrine Bowl (2023)
Hula Bowl (2023)
Wuerffel Trophy Finalist (2022)
Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Semifinalist (2022, 2021)
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2020)
All-Big Ten Second Team (2019)
Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist (2019)
The Manning Award finalist (2019)
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (2x in 2019, 1x in 2022)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (1x in 2018)
Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2021, 2019, 2018)
Neil Fredenburg Award - Love of the Game (2019)

CAREER RANKS
33 games won as starting QB (first)
151.0 pass efficiency rating (first)
62.2 completion percentage (first)
47 games started (second)
661 completions (second)
1,063 attempts (second)
65 passing touchdowns (second)
9,454 passing yards (second)
9,459 total offensive yards (second)
2.03 TD-INT ratio // 65 TDs-32 INTs (third)
185.4 passing yards per game (fourth)

CAREER: Started 47 of the 51 games he competed in and posted a record of 33-14 as a starter • his 33 wins are the most by a Minnesota quarterback in recorded history • has completed 661 passes (second most in school history) of 1,063 attempts (second most in school history) for 9,454 yards (second most in school history) • career completion percentage of 62.2 ranks first in school history and his 65 career touchdown passes ranks second (Morgan reached 50 career touchdown passes on his 727th career pass attempt, which was the the fewest to get there in school history) • had four games where he completed 83 percent or more of his passes (21-22 at Purdue in 2019; 18-20 vs. Penn State in 2019; 20-24 vs. Nebraska in 2021 and 23-26 at Michigan State in 2022) • threw a touchdown pass in a school-record 18 consecutive games (12/26/18 – 11/13/20) • made his first career start on Oct. 26, 2018 against Indiana where he threw for 302 yards (most for a freshman making his first career start) and three touchdowns • in 2018, led Minnesota to its first road win at Wisconsin since 1994 and to a bowl victory against Georgia Tech (first time ever Minnesota has won the final game of the regular season and a bowl game) • in 2019, became the second quarterback in the last 20 years (Florida State's Jameis Winston in 2013) to complete at least 90% of his passes (minimum 20 passes) in two games when he completed 21-of-22 passes (95.4%) at Purdue and 18-of-20 passes (90%) against Penn State • threw for 707 yards (339 vs. Penn State, 368 at Iowa) in consecutive games, which is the third most in consecutive games in school history and rank behind Tim Schade who threw for 823 yards in two games in 1993 and 759 yards in two games in 1994 • first quarterback in school history to throw a touchdown pass in every game of the season (30 touchdown passes in 13 games in 2019) • set a school sophomore record with 3,196 total yards of offense (second most in school history) in 2019 • had four 300-yard games in his career (1 in 2018, 3 in 2019), which is tied for the fourth most in school history • in 2021, set a school record with 16 straight completions against Nebraska (10/16/21).

2022: Started eight of the nine games he competed in and completed 107-of-160 passes for 1,382 yards and nine touchdowns • set a single-season school record by completing 66.9% of his passes (107-of-160) • rushed 34 times for 55 yards and four touchdowns. Game-by-Game: Completed 13-of-19 passes for 174 yards and also rushed five times for 22 yards and two touchdowns against New Mexico State • threw for 287 yards and one touchdown against Western Illinois on 14-of-18 passing and also rushed for a one-yard touchdown • threw three touchdowns and for 157 yards on 11-of-16 passing against Colorado • completed 23-of-26 passes (88.5% completion rate) for 268 yards and three touchdowns at Michigan State and also rushed three times for 27 yards • threw for 257 yards against Purdue • rushed six times for 23 yards and one touchdown at Illinois • missed the Penn State game with an injury, ending his streak of starting 45 consecutive games • passed for 122 yards and ran three times for 17 yards against Rutgers • passed for 38 yards at Nebraska before leaving the game with an injury at halftime • missed the Northwestern, Iowa and Wisconsin games with an injury • completed 4-of-7 passes for 58 yards and two touchdowns in a relief role against Syracuse.

2021 • SENIOR SEASON: Started all 13 games • completed 149-of-250 passes for 2,044 yards and 10 touchdowns • led a Minnesota offense that averaged 25.46 points per game. Game-by-Game: Completed 14-of-25 passes for 205 yards and one touchdown against Ohio State • passed for 112 yards and two touchdowns against Miami • completed 11 passes for 164 yards at Colorado • started against Bowling Green • threw for 169 yards and one touchdown – the 50th of his career – at Purdue • completed 20-of-24 passes (83.3 percent ranks tied for fourth in school annals since 1980) for 209 yards and two touchdowns against Nebraska, and also set a school record with 16 straight completions (16 straight completions are tied for the third longest streak in a conference game in Big Ten history) • completed 8-of-12 passes for 125 yards against Maryland • rushed for an 18-yard touchdown and completed 12-of-17 passes for 134 yards at Northwestern • rushed for one touchdown and passed for 180 yards against Illinois • completed 14 passes for 183 yards and one touchdown at Iowa • posted his 25th win at Indiana where he completed 70 percent of his passes (14-of-20) for 196 yards and two touchdowns • completed 11-of-16 passes for 199 yards and one touchdown against Wisconsin, as he earned his school record 26th career win • completed 8-of-13 passes for 109 yards in an 18-6 win against West Virginia in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.

2020 • JUNIOR SEASON: Started all seven games and completed 106 passes for 1,374 yards and seven touchdowns. Game-by-Game: Completed 18 passes for 197 yards and one touchdown against Michigan • completed 10-of-15 passes for 189 yards and one touchdown at Maryland • threw for 216 yards and one touchdown on 17 completions at Illinois and also punted once for 21 yards • completed 16 passes for 167 yards and one touchdown against Iowa • threw for 264 yards on 15 completions against Purdue • rushed for 10 yards and completed 17 passes for 181 yards and one touchdown at Nebraska • threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns at Wisconsin and punted once for 35 yards.

2019 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Started all 13 games and set school single-season records for passing yards (3,253) and passing touchdowns (30) • also set school single-season records in completion percentage (66.0%), passing yards per game (250.2), pass efficiency rating (178.7) and touchdown-interception ratio (4.28). Game-by-Game: Threw for 176 yards and one touchdown against South Dakota State and also caught a two-point conversion from Tyler Johnson • completed 16-of-23 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns at Fresno State and also rushed for a 4-yard touchdown in overtime • connected with five different receivers for 19 completions, 289 yards and three touchdowns against Georgia Southern and led the Gophers to fourth-quarter comeback with a 75-yard touchdown drive in the closing minutes of the game • had a career day at Purdue when he set career highs in completions (21), completion percentage (was 21-of-22 for 95.45%), yards (396) and touchdowns (four) • his 95.45 completion percentage is the highest in Big Ten history for any player who attempted more than 15 passes • his 396 yards tied for the seventh most in school history (Bryan Cupito also had 396 against Ohio State in 2005) and are the most for a Gopher since Adam Weber threw for 416 yards (third most in school history) against Michigan State in 2009 • threw for three touchdowns and 155 yards against Illinois • completed eight passes for 128 yards and one touchdown against Nebraska • threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns at Rutgers • completed 12 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns against Maryland and also added 30 yards rushing on five carries • completed 18-of-20 passes, which is 90%, for 339 yards and three touchdowns against Penn State • completed 25-of-36 passes for 368 yards and one touchdown at Iowa • threw four touchdowns and completed 15-of-23 passes for 211 yards at Northwestern, where he also broke Adam Weber’s single-season touchdown record • passed for 296 yards and two touchdowns against Wisconsin and broke Adam Weber’s single-season passing yardage record • tossed two touchdowns and set a school bowl game record with 278 passing yards in a win against Auburn in the Outback Bowl.

2018 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in nine games and started the final six of the season • completed 89-of-152 passes for 1,401 yards (second most ever for a Gopher freshman) and nine touchdowns (tied for third most all-time for a Minnesota freshman with Zack Annexstad). Game-by-Game: Made his Minnesota and collegiate debut against New Mexico State and was 1-of-1 for seven yards • saw action as a reserve against Miami and lone completion went for 28 yards • replaced an injured Zack Annexstad to start the second half at Nebraska and completed 11-of-16 passes for 214 yards • also rushed four times for 35 yards and a touchdown against the Cornhuskers • made his first career start against Indiana and completed 17-of-24 passes for 302 yards and three touchdowns • completed a 67-yard touchdown pass to Rashod Bateman with 1:34 left in the game to lift Minnesota to a 38-31 win against the Hoosiers • completed 14-of-27 passes for 258 yards and two touchdowns at Illinois • connected on an 86-yard touchdown with Rashod Bateman at Illinois, which was Minnesota’s longest passing play since Asad Abdul-Khaliq threw a school-record 96-yard touchdown to Jared Ellerson at Northwestern on Oct. 4, 2003 • threw for 139 yards and one touchdown on 10 completions against Purdue • completed 19-of-32 passes for 197 yards and one touchdown against Northwestern • connected on 9-of-16 passes for 124 yards and rushed three times for 12 yards in a win at Wisconsin • completed 7-of-13 passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns against Georgia Tech in the Quick Lane Bowl.

2017: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Ryle High School in Union, Ken. where he played as a junior and a senior (played as a freshman and sophomore at Hazard High School in Hazard, Kentucky) before enrolling at Minnesota in January 2017 • wore No. 2 for the Raiders • as a senior, passed for 2,747 yards and 27 touchdowns as team finished with a 12-1 record and reached the 6-A state quarterfinals • rushed for 320 yards and five touchdowns en route to being named a finalist for Kentucky's Mr. Football award • as a junior, threw for 2,674 yards and 21 touchdowns • rushed for 156 yards and two scores • at Hazard, he combined to pass for 4,990 yards and 56 touchdowns as a freshman and sophomore • one of only few Kentucky high school quarterbacks to pass for more than 10,000 yards in his career • consensus three-star recruit according to ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247 Sports • ESPN and 247 Sports both listed him as the No. 41 recruit at his position • Rivals and 247 Sports ranked him as the No. 5 player in Kentucky, while ESPN had him at No. 7 • Scout tabbed him as the No. 2 quarterback in Kentucky, the No. 8 signal-caller in the Midwest and as the No. 141 prospect in the Midwest • coached by Michael Engler.

PERSONAL: Son of Pat and the late Ted Morgan (Ted passed away peacefully from Glioblastoma on July 12, 2021) • married his wife, Sarah, on July 9, 2022 • has one brother (Tyler) and one sister (Grace).