Shawn Moore Shawn Levique Moore ( born April 4 , 1968 ) is a former National Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback and coach . He attended college at the University of Virginia and returned to Virginia as an assistant coach under Mike London . Moore was named Director of Community Relations for the College Football Playoff in March 2014 . College career . Moore started at quarterback for the Virginia Cavaliers in 1988 , as a redshirt sophomore ; his college jersey number was " 12 . " Moore led the 1988 team to a 7 - 4 win - loss record . In 1989 , he and the Cavaliers went 10 - 2 for the regular season , winning a share of the ACC championship . Moore demonstrated the ability not only to throw accurately on both the long and short pass , he had the ability to run the ball effectively . The Cavaliers only losses of the 1989 regular season were to the previous season ' s NCAA champion , Notre Dame , in the Kickoff Classic , and to Clemson in a game where Moore was injured and never played a down . The Cavaliers shared the ACC title with Duke , despite beating the Blue Devils 49 - 28 , because the ACC had no tie - breaking system at the time . The Citrus Bowl , traditional host of the ACC champion , selected Virginia anyway , pitting the Cavaliers against the University of Illinois and future NFL quarterback Jeff George . The Cavaliers lost 31 - 21 , but Moore was later quoted as saying " I think we knew ( we had something special ) my junior year , that 1989 season , after we won our first ACC championship . It was a team of veteran players . My class was about 23 strong . Everyone played as a redshirt freshman . We had a lot of playing experience . By the time we were fourth - year juniors , we had a lot of games under our belt . We knew going into that fifth year that we could probably be special . " Moore finished the 1989 season ranked fourth in the NCAA in passing efficiency . 1990 season . In the 1990 season , Moore and the Cavaliers started off with seven straight wins , including a groundbreaking 20 - 7 win over the Clemson Tigers , a team that Virginia had not beaten in its previous twenty - nine matches . The offense was prolific , scoring a combined 337 points in its first seven wins , and Moore had a direct hand in scoring more than 50 % of the team ' s touchdowns . For the last three weeks of the seven game streak , the Virginia Cavaliers were ranked # 1 in both major polls . Moore relied on two main targets for his passing game : wide receiver Herman Moore , no relation to Shawn , and tight end Bruce McGonnigal . Despite Herman Moore ' s reputation as the most dangerous receiver on the field , McGonnigal was known for making clutch catches for first downs . However , in the week before the Georgia Tech game , McGonnigal ruptured his spleen , and a vital part of the passing game was suddenly missing . Georgia Tech prevailed 41 - 38 , despite prolific passing numbers from Moore , including a 63 - yard touchdown pass to Herman Moore . Stealing the Cavaliers ' momentum , Georgia Tech went on to an undefeated season , a Citrus Bowl win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers , and a share of the national championship with the Colorado Buffaloes . Already invited to the Sugar Bowl , the Cavaliers attempted to make the best of the season , and managed a 24 - 10 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels , but against the Maryland , the Cavaliers found themselves in another struggle , with both teams alternating the lead . Late in the game , Moore ran the ball and was tackled short of the Maryland goal line . In the resulting turmoil , a Maryland defender stepped upon the thumb of Moore ' s throwing hand , forcing it backwards , and dislocating ( referred to as a " bad flipper " ) it for the rest of the season . Without Shawn Moore , the Virginia offense sputtered immediately , and Maryland took the win . The following week , Virginia Tech picked apart Virginia ' s inexperienced back - up quarterback , Matt Blundin , and the Cavaliers 7 - 0 start ended in an 8 - 3 showing . Moore was brought back for the Sugar Bowl game against the # 10 Tennessee Volunteers , and at first his presence kept Tennessee wary and prevented them from stacking the line . Virginia running back s Terry Kirby and Nikki Fisher ran for over 100 yards and Virginia led 16 - 0 at halftime . But with a few errant long passes in the first half revealing that Moore was not the threat he had been most of the season , Tennessee tightened its defense in the second half , and battled back to win 23 - 22 . In that 1990 season , Shawn Moore passed for 2262 yards and 21 touchdowns , and rushed for 306 yards and 8 touchdowns . Despite missing the last game of the regular season , Moore still led the NCAA in passing efficiency , even over eventual Heisman Trophy winner , Ty Detmer . He had broken nearly every major record for a quarterback at Virginia . Moore was voted fourth in Heisman balloting , at the time receiving more Heisman votes than any other ACC candidate had previously . His favorite receiver , Herman Moore , placed sixth in the balloting . Professional career . Moore was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos . Moore managed to share time at the starting position with Tommy Maddox when John Elway was out for the last six games of the 1992 season . In between seasons with the Broncos he played for the Birmingham Fire of the World League of American Football . After serving as an NFL back - up from 1991 – 1994 with Denver and later the Arizona Cardinals , Moore played for a number of CFL teams , including the Ottawa Rough Riders , Winnipeg Blue Bombers , and the Calgary Stampeders . Post - playing career . After his career in pro football , Moore pursued administrative jobs with the NCAA , and a brief stint as an XFL scout . He also has worked for the NFL to promote youth football and coached high school football at St . Albans School in Washington , D . C . On January 8 , 2010 , it was announced that Moore would return to Virginia as an assistant coach for the Virginia Cavaliers football team . He was fired after the 2012 season . In March 2014 , Moore was named Director of Community Relations for the College Football Playoff .