Naval Academy Athletics

Navy Quarterback Malcolm Perry Named a Finalist for the Manning Award

12/5/2019 8:09:00 PM

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Navy senior quarterback Malcolm Perry is one of 12 finalists for the Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The winner will be announced after the bowl games in January and will be honored at a ceremony in New Orleans. The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that takes the candidates' bowl performance into consideration.

The finalists for this year's Manning Award include: Joe Burrow of LSU, Justin Fields of Ohio State, Jake Fromm of Georgia, Justin Herbert of Oregon, Tyler Huntley of Utah, Jalen Hurts of Oklahoma, Trevor Lawrence of Clemson, Tanner Morgan of Minnesota, Perry, Tua Tagovailoa of Alabama, Kyle Trask of Florida and Brady White of Memphis.

Perry has had one of the best years a Navy quarterback has had in school history, rushing for 1,500 yards and 19 touchdowns on 238 carries (6.3 ypc), while completing 43 of his 79 pass attempts for 1,207 yards and six touchdowns for a passing efficiency of 181.10.

Perry needs 88 yards rushing in the final two games to surpass Napoleon McCallum for Navy's single-season rushing record and 69 yards to pass Will Worth for the school record for single-season total offense.

Perry enters next Saturday's Army-Navy game fifth in the country in rushing yards per game (136.4) and tied for fifth in rushing touchdowns.

His nine 100-yard rushing games this year is a school record and if he rushes for more than 100 yards against Army, he will break the school record for consecutive 100-yard rushing games with nine (currently tied with Zach Abey).

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