Romo played college football at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. As a sophomore in 2000, Romo ranked second in Division I-AA in passing efficiency, completing 164 of 278 passes for 2,583 yards and 27 touchdowns. After the season, he was honored as an All-America honorable mention, an All-Ohio Valley Conference member, and the OVC Player of the Year. As a junior, he led Division I-AA in passing efficiency, completing 138-of-207 passes for 2,068 yards and 21 touchdowns. He was selected to the AP All-America third team, All-Ohio Valley Conference first team and the OVC Player of the Year.
On December 19, 2002, Romo was the first player in Eastern Illinois and Ohio Valley Conference history to win the Walter Payton Award, given annually to the nation's top player at the NCAA Division I-AA level. He finished his career holding school and conference records with 85 touchdown passes. His last college game was a playoff loss to Western Illinois University. He was second in school and third in conference history with 8,212 passing yards. He was also second in school history with 584 completions and 941 attempts. As a senior, he set school and conference records for completions with 258 in 407 attempts for 3,418 yards, ranked him second in conference and third in school history for a season. He threw for 34 touchdowns and scored one rushing touchdown. Romo's 3,149 yards in total offense as a senior ranked third in school and conference history. Along with the Walter Payton Award, Romo earned consensus All-America honors. He was also selected All-Ohio Valley Conference and was named OVC Player of the Year for the third straight yea
is there any footage of him playing in college?
labrabear 1 year ago
@labrabear Thank you for viewing my video . and to be honest with u no I do not know if there is any tony romo footage video playing in college. Go cowboys !
alltimerusher 1 year ago
i wish we coulda made it to the superbowl this year but atleast we know that our team is growing but romo has grown the most this year out of any other player out there and i think next year tony romo will lead us to the superbowl!
sy237 2 years ago
I wish we did but it s a learning process for this young team.and by the way if you remove wanna be players and put young players that are hungry for success and this is what you get . It was prove long time ago when jerry bought the team
alltimerusher 2 years ago
tony is maturing nicely as a qb watch out lol
lowry775 2 years ago
I always tell to tony romo hater we have a damn good QB but and his 3rd. full season he already the 3rd. passer rating QB behind Payton Menning.I know that u guys are saying but he chokes in December.But naaa this is defferent and "lowry775" I agreed with you.
alltimerusher 2 years ago