NORFOLK, Va.- Old Dominion University athletics presented Taylor Heinicke with his 2012 Walter Payton Award that Heinicke earned for his record-breaking season, in a private ceremony Tuesday morning.
The bust that Heinicke received at the Walter Payton Award ceremony in 2012 is on display in the front lobby of the L.R. Hill Sports Complex.
ODU President John. R. Broderick, Athletic Director Dr. Wood Selig and ODU Head Coach Bobby Wilder were on hand to give Heinicke the award.
Heinicke has completed his eligibility and will leave ODU with 35 school records. He will play in the East-West Shrine Game on Jan. 17 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
A native of Atlanta, Ga., Heinicke's record-setting season included breaking Steve McNair's (Alcorn State, 1994) FCS single-season passing yards record with 5,076 yards and also surpassing the single-season record for completions with 398, breaking Brett Gordon's record of 386 for Villanova in 2002.
Heinicke led the FCS with his 5,076 passing yards, 390.5 passing yards per game, 44 touchdown passes, 55 total touchdowns, 26.00 points responsible for and 426.6 yards of total offense per game.
The ODU quarterback burst onto the national scene on Sept. 22 when he set the Division I record with 730 passing yards and 791 yards of total offense in ODU's 64-61 win over No. 18 New Hampshire.
Heinicke tied the FCS record by throwing for 200 yards in 13 games while passing for 300 yards nine times and going for 400 yards five times. He tossed three TD passes nine times and four or more scores on six occasions, including a season-best seven in the win over Campbell.
In the Monarchs' second round FCS playoff win over Coastal Carolina, Heinicke set a single-game playoff record with 542 yards of total offense, throwing for 497 and running for another 45 yards. He also tied the single-game record with six TD passes.
For the season, Heinicke was 398-of-579 for 5,076 yards and 44 touchdown passes. He also had 126 carries for 470 yards and 11 touchdowns.
1 Taylor Heinicke Old Dominion 72 29 13 6 4 531
2 Miguel Maysonet Stony Brook 13 25 20 21 17 284
3 Eric Breitenstein Wofford 11 15 15 12 13 197
4 Erik Lora Eastern Illinois 7 14 15 7 14 164
5 Gavin McCarney Colgate 15 9 10 6 5 158
6 Casey Brockman Murray St 8 7 9 16 12 139
7 Zach Zenner South Dakota St 4 8 14 14 12 134
8 Aaron Mellette Elon 1 6 9 11 10 88
9 DeNarius McGhee Montana St 3 6 9 7 7 87
10 Jimmy Garoppolo E. Illinois 3 5 7 11 6 84
11 Wynrick Smothers C. Arkansas 2 4 9 5 14 77
12 Shakir Bell Indiana St 1 5 5 8 1 57
13 Timothy Flanders Sam Houston St 2 4 4 3 5 53
14 Jamal Jackson Appalachian St 1 1 2 6 6 33
15 Brad Sorensen Southern Utah 0 3 1 4 1 24
16 Deonte Williams Cal Poly 0 2 0 3 8 22
17 Zach Bauman N. Arizona 1 2 1 0 3 19
18 Terrance West Towson 0 0 1 3 4 13
19 Matt Denham E. Kentucky 0 0 1 2 1 8
20 Jamaine Cook Youngstown State 1 0 0 0 2 7