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Jersey Number 14
Taylor Cornelius
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Bushland, TX
- High School:
- Bushland
Bio
2017 Second-Team Academic All-Big 12
2018 Team Captain as voted by teammates
2018 Burlsworth Trophy Semifinalist
2018 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (coaches)
2018 Second-Team Academic All-Big 12
2018 AutoZone Liberty Bowl MVP
One-time walk-on who waited his turn behind one of the best quarterbacks in school history and became a standout performer when given his opportunity.
2018 (Senior): Team captain as voted by his teammates ... Turned in one of the most productive seasons ever for an Oklahoma State quarterback ... Ranked in the top 10 nationally in passing yards, passing yards per game, passing touchdowns, points responsible for, points responsible for per game and total offense ... Averaged 306.0 passing yards per game to produce only the fifth season of 300.0 or more passing yards per game in school history ... Only Brandon Weeden (2010 and 2011) and Mason Rudolph (2016 and 2017) had accomplished that feat at OSU previously ... Responsible for 42 touchdowns (32 passing, 10 rushing), a mark that ranks third in school history, trailing only the 47 from Mason Rudolph in 2017 and the 44 from Barry Sanders in 1988 ... His 337.2 yards of total offense per game ranks third in school history, trailing only Mason Rudolph in 2017 and Brandon Weeden in 2011 ... His 10 rushing touchdowns make him one of only three Mike Gundy-era quarterbacks at Oklahoma State to rush for 10 or more touchdowns in a season, joining J.W. Walsh (13 in 2015) and Mason Rudolph (10 in 2017) ... Had 64 passes of 20 yards or longer, a mark that ranked fourth in the country and trailed only Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray, Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa and Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins ... In his four games played against teams that finished the season ranked in the Associated Press poll, he completed 102-of-159 passes for an average of 350.8 passing yards per game with 17 total touchdowns (12 passing, five rushing) against just two interceptions ... Among quarterbacks who faced more than one opponent who finished the season ranked in the A.P. top 25, only Ohio State’s Haskins averaged more passing yards in those games than Cornelius’s 350.8 ... Cornelius was responsible for 17 touchdowns against opponents who finished the season ranked in the A.P. top 25 (12 passing and five rushing) - only Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray produced more in such games ... Earned Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors after completing 30-of-46 passes for 338 yards with five passing touchdowns and adding 13 carries for 106 yards and a touchdown in the Cowboys’ win over No. 7 West Virginia ... In doing so, he became the first player in OSU history to pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in the same game, an accomplishment that had only been achieved by two other people in Big 12 Conference history prior to Cornelius against the Mountaineers ... Passed for 501 yards against Oklahoma in Norman to mark the third-highest total in school history and to set an OSU Bedlam Series record ... The Most Outstanding Player of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl after passing for 336 and four touchdowns and rushing for 21 yards in the Cowboys’ win over Missouri ... Had seven rushes of 20 yards or longer on the year, including a season-best 48-yarder against Iowa State ... Served as a game captain against South Alabama and TCU ... A primary factor in the Cowboys ranking in the top 15 nationally in scoring offense, total offense, passing offense and first downs.
2017 (Junior): An Academic All-Big 12 second team selection ... Backed up Mason Rudolph throughout the year, playing late against Tulsa, Pittsburgh, Baylor, Kansas and Virginia Tech ... Completed six of his 10 pass attempts for 148 yards with no interceptions ... Threw for a career high 75 yards at Pittsburgh, a performance that was highlighted by a 39-yard pass to Tylan Wallace ... Connected with Tyrell Alexander in the fourth quarter against Kansas for a career-long 56-yard gain ... Rushed for 66 yards on three carries in the Cowboys’ Homecoming win over Baylor and scored on a 40-yard zone read play midway through the fourth quarter of that contest ... Played in the Cowboys’ Camping World Bowl win over Virginia Tech, but did not record any stats.
2016 (Sophomore): Served as Mason Rudolph’s backup throughout the year, playing late against Southeastern Louisiana and Kansas ... Completed seven of his nine pass attempts for 64 yards with no interceptions ... Was 6-for-8 for 54 yards against SLU and 1-for-1 for 10 yards against KU ... Also carried the ball six times against SLU, finishing with 28 yards and a touchdown, although one carry was a sack for a four-yard loss ... Directed the Cowboys’ longest scoring drive of the season in terms of time elapsed vs. SLU, capping a 15-play, 90-yard drive over 8:58 with a five-yard touchdown run.
2015 (Freshman): Played late vs. UTSA and Kansas ... Threw the ball five times versus the Jayhawks, completing two passes for eight yards ... Outside of being sacked twice for 16 yards, he carried the ball twice for 21 yards, with both of those positive carries coming against the Jayhawks.
2014: Redshirt
High School: Attended Bushland HS in Bushland, Texas, where he was coached by Steven Flowers ... Amarillo Globe News athlete of the year his senior year ... Class 2A third-team all-state by the Texas Sportswriters Association his senior year after earning honorable mention as a junior ... District 1-2A MVP as a senior after earning co-offensive MVP accolades his junior year ... Completed 283-of-437 passes for 3,815 yards and 46 touchdowns his senior year ... Was 270-of-503 for 3,219 yards and 23 touchdowns as a junior and 167-of-325 for 2,140 yards with 19 touchdowns as a sophomore ... Also excelled in basketball, baseball and track and field ... In basketball, he was a Class 2A all-state honoree his senior year and a member of the Amarillo Globe News super team ... As a second baseman in baseball, he was the district MVP as a junior and again as a senior to go with third-team all-state honors by the Texas Sportswriters Association his senior year ... In track and field, he won a district title in the high jump and was the Class 2A area champion in the same event his senior year ... Member of the National Honor Society and academic all-state honoree in football, basketball, baseball and track and field ... A superintendent scholar and distinguished program graduate ... Member and officer with the student council ... Also participated with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and UIL Theatre.
Personal: Taylor Cornelius was born Sept. 16, 1995, in Amarillo, Texas ... Son of Phyllis and Warren Cornelius ... Comes from a remarkably athletic family that includes 1996 Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Josh Davis (his cousin), NFL defensive end Brandon Green, another cousin who was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars and played with the St. Louis Rams and Seattle Seahawks, and Casey Bookout, another cousin who was a standout baseball player at Oklahoma ... Graduated in May of 2018 with degrees in Management and Marketing.
2018 Team Captain as voted by teammates
2018 Burlsworth Trophy Semifinalist
2018 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (coaches)
2018 Second-Team Academic All-Big 12
2018 AutoZone Liberty Bowl MVP
One-time walk-on who waited his turn behind one of the best quarterbacks in school history and became a standout performer when given his opportunity.
2018 (Senior): Team captain as voted by his teammates ... Turned in one of the most productive seasons ever for an Oklahoma State quarterback ... Ranked in the top 10 nationally in passing yards, passing yards per game, passing touchdowns, points responsible for, points responsible for per game and total offense ... Averaged 306.0 passing yards per game to produce only the fifth season of 300.0 or more passing yards per game in school history ... Only Brandon Weeden (2010 and 2011) and Mason Rudolph (2016 and 2017) had accomplished that feat at OSU previously ... Responsible for 42 touchdowns (32 passing, 10 rushing), a mark that ranks third in school history, trailing only the 47 from Mason Rudolph in 2017 and the 44 from Barry Sanders in 1988 ... His 337.2 yards of total offense per game ranks third in school history, trailing only Mason Rudolph in 2017 and Brandon Weeden in 2011 ... His 10 rushing touchdowns make him one of only three Mike Gundy-era quarterbacks at Oklahoma State to rush for 10 or more touchdowns in a season, joining J.W. Walsh (13 in 2015) and Mason Rudolph (10 in 2017) ... Had 64 passes of 20 yards or longer, a mark that ranked fourth in the country and trailed only Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray, Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa and Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins ... In his four games played against teams that finished the season ranked in the Associated Press poll, he completed 102-of-159 passes for an average of 350.8 passing yards per game with 17 total touchdowns (12 passing, five rushing) against just two interceptions ... Among quarterbacks who faced more than one opponent who finished the season ranked in the A.P. top 25, only Ohio State’s Haskins averaged more passing yards in those games than Cornelius’s 350.8 ... Cornelius was responsible for 17 touchdowns against opponents who finished the season ranked in the A.P. top 25 (12 passing and five rushing) - only Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray produced more in such games ... Earned Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors after completing 30-of-46 passes for 338 yards with five passing touchdowns and adding 13 carries for 106 yards and a touchdown in the Cowboys’ win over No. 7 West Virginia ... In doing so, he became the first player in OSU history to pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in the same game, an accomplishment that had only been achieved by two other people in Big 12 Conference history prior to Cornelius against the Mountaineers ... Passed for 501 yards against Oklahoma in Norman to mark the third-highest total in school history and to set an OSU Bedlam Series record ... The Most Outstanding Player of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl after passing for 336 and four touchdowns and rushing for 21 yards in the Cowboys’ win over Missouri ... Had seven rushes of 20 yards or longer on the year, including a season-best 48-yarder against Iowa State ... Served as a game captain against South Alabama and TCU ... A primary factor in the Cowboys ranking in the top 15 nationally in scoring offense, total offense, passing offense and first downs.
2017 (Junior): An Academic All-Big 12 second team selection ... Backed up Mason Rudolph throughout the year, playing late against Tulsa, Pittsburgh, Baylor, Kansas and Virginia Tech ... Completed six of his 10 pass attempts for 148 yards with no interceptions ... Threw for a career high 75 yards at Pittsburgh, a performance that was highlighted by a 39-yard pass to Tylan Wallace ... Connected with Tyrell Alexander in the fourth quarter against Kansas for a career-long 56-yard gain ... Rushed for 66 yards on three carries in the Cowboys’ Homecoming win over Baylor and scored on a 40-yard zone read play midway through the fourth quarter of that contest ... Played in the Cowboys’ Camping World Bowl win over Virginia Tech, but did not record any stats.
2016 (Sophomore): Served as Mason Rudolph’s backup throughout the year, playing late against Southeastern Louisiana and Kansas ... Completed seven of his nine pass attempts for 64 yards with no interceptions ... Was 6-for-8 for 54 yards against SLU and 1-for-1 for 10 yards against KU ... Also carried the ball six times against SLU, finishing with 28 yards and a touchdown, although one carry was a sack for a four-yard loss ... Directed the Cowboys’ longest scoring drive of the season in terms of time elapsed vs. SLU, capping a 15-play, 90-yard drive over 8:58 with a five-yard touchdown run.
2015 (Freshman): Played late vs. UTSA and Kansas ... Threw the ball five times versus the Jayhawks, completing two passes for eight yards ... Outside of being sacked twice for 16 yards, he carried the ball twice for 21 yards, with both of those positive carries coming against the Jayhawks.
2014: Redshirt
High School: Attended Bushland HS in Bushland, Texas, where he was coached by Steven Flowers ... Amarillo Globe News athlete of the year his senior year ... Class 2A third-team all-state by the Texas Sportswriters Association his senior year after earning honorable mention as a junior ... District 1-2A MVP as a senior after earning co-offensive MVP accolades his junior year ... Completed 283-of-437 passes for 3,815 yards and 46 touchdowns his senior year ... Was 270-of-503 for 3,219 yards and 23 touchdowns as a junior and 167-of-325 for 2,140 yards with 19 touchdowns as a sophomore ... Also excelled in basketball, baseball and track and field ... In basketball, he was a Class 2A all-state honoree his senior year and a member of the Amarillo Globe News super team ... As a second baseman in baseball, he was the district MVP as a junior and again as a senior to go with third-team all-state honors by the Texas Sportswriters Association his senior year ... In track and field, he won a district title in the high jump and was the Class 2A area champion in the same event his senior year ... Member of the National Honor Society and academic all-state honoree in football, basketball, baseball and track and field ... A superintendent scholar and distinguished program graduate ... Member and officer with the student council ... Also participated with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and UIL Theatre.
Personal: Taylor Cornelius was born Sept. 16, 1995, in Amarillo, Texas ... Son of Phyllis and Warren Cornelius ... Comes from a remarkably athletic family that includes 1996 Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Josh Davis (his cousin), NFL defensive end Brandon Green, another cousin who was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars and played with the St. Louis Rams and Seattle Seahawks, and Casey Bookout, another cousin who was a standout baseball player at Oklahoma ... Graduated in May of 2018 with degrees in Management and Marketing.
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