July 28, 2010

The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in 2004 to honor the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that takes into consideration the candidates' bowl performance.

Dalton was one of 10 finalists for the Manning Award last season in addition to being named to a pair of All-America teams. It's the third national award to tab Dalton as a candidate in 2010. He also appears on watch lists for the Davey O'Brien Award and Johnny Unitas Award.

A senior from Katy, Texas, Dalton was announced Tuesday as the Preseason Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year. He was the 2009 MWC Offensive Player of the Year. Dalton was also one of just three unanimous selections to the 2010 Preseason All-MWC team.

Dalton is the nation's leader in wins (29) by an active quarterback. His 29 victories also tie him with Slingin' Sammy Baugh (1934-36) for the most in TCU history.

Dalton was eighth in the nation in passing efficiency last season with a 151.8 rating. Among active quarterbacks, he ranks third in lowest career interception percentage (2.4, 24 picks in 1,001 attempts).

Dalton has led TCU to top-10 rankings each of the last two seasons. In 2009, he guided the Horned Frogs to their first BCS appearance.

In just three seasons, Dalton is TCU's career leader in total offense with 8,633 yards.

Dalton set a single-season TCU record in 2009 with 2,756 yards passing, while his 61.6 completion percentage and 23 touchdown passes placed second. Dalton is the Horned Frogs' all-time leader in passing yards with 7,457. His 603 completions, 44 touchdown passes and 60.2 completion percentage rank second.

A two-time bowl game Most Valuable Player, Dalton ranked fourth on TCU last season with 512 yards rushing on a 4.4 per carry average. He has 1,176 career yards on the ground.