page_title: Sean Mannion (American football)
section_title: College career
hierarchical_section_title: Sean Mannion (American football) / College career
caption_attribution_description: Sean Mannion drops back for a pass sometime in the first half of the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Reser Stadium - Corvallis, Oregon.
context_page_description: Sean Thomas Mannion is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He played college football at Oregon State and was the Beavers' starting quarterback from 2011 to 2014. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2015 NFL draft.
context_section_description: Mannion was redshirted as a freshman in 2010. As a redshirt freshman in 2011, he started 10 out of 12 games. He finished the season completing 305 of 473 passes for 3,328 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 18 interceptions.
  During his sophomore season in 2012, Mannion completed 200 of 309 passes for 2,446 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions.
  Mannion remained the starter in 2013. On September 21, 2013, Mannion threw for five touchdown passes against the Utah Utes, tying a school record held by Derek Anderson. The next game, On September 28, Mannion threw for six touchdown passes against the Colorado Buffaloes, setting a new school record for most passing touchdowns in a game. Mannion finished the 2013 season leading the Beavers to a 7–6 record, including a victory in the Hawaii Bowl over the Boise State Broncos on Christmas Eve. In the final game, Mannion threw for 259 yards, giving him a Pac-12-record, 4,662 yards passing for the season. He finished the season with a school-record 37 passing touchdowns.
  Remaining the starter his senior season in 2014, Mannion became the Beavers all-time leader in career passing yards and passing touchdowns during the season, passing Derek Anderson's records. Later in the year, he became the Pac-12's all-time leader in passing yards, breaking Matt Barkley's record. He finished the season with 3,164 yards and 15 touchdowns.
  For his career, Mannion started 43 games, completing 1,187 of 1,838 passes for 13,600 yards, 83 touchdowns and 54 interceptions.
caption: Mannion in college in 2012
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