Kyle York

American football player (born 1982)

Kyle York
No. 17
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1982-07-05) July 5, 1982 (age 41) Cameron, Texas, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	207 lb (94 kg)
Career history
College	Mississippi State (2002–2004)
High school	Spring High School

Kyle Tobin York^[1] (born July 5, 1982) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs in 2002, 2003, and 2004, starting four games.

After redshirting the 2001 season,^[1] York expected to backup Kevin Fant in 2002. However, after Fant was suspended for the first game,^[2] York started for the Bulldogs in a 36–13 loss to Oregon.^[3]^[4] York got another start later in the season when Fant was injured and led the Bulldogs to a 29–17 win over Memphis.^[5]

York backed up Fant during the 2003 season, appearing in seven games as a backup.^[1] In 2004, under new head coach Sylvester Croom, York was again named the backup quarterback, this time to Omarr Conner. However, Conner was injured in a 51–0 loss to 2004 LSU Tigers football team,^[6] and York started the next two games, a 31–13 loss to Vanderbilt, and a 27–13 loss to UAB.^[7]^[8] York did not appear in any more games in 2004. He graduated from Mississippi State in December 2004 and did not return for the 2005 season,^[9] instead enrolling in seminary.^[10]

York is currently the Lead Pastor at Harvest Church in Mississippi and previously had served in other pastoral roles in other churches.^[11] He occasionally serves as a football expert on TV and radio sports shows.

Season		Passing						Rushing
Year	G	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD
2002	11	63	129	48.8	693	3	10	15	2	0
2003	7	20	42	47.6	273	1	4	9	14	1
2004	7	39	79	49.4	358	3	5	9	6	0
Career	25	122	250	48.8	1,324	7	19	33	22	1

table reference^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kyle York". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
^ Kalinowski, Andy (2002-09-10). "Kevin Fant Gets The Last Word on NCAA Suspension". Rivals.com. BulldogBlitz.com. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
^ "Fife smoothly ushers in new Ducks' era". ESPN.com. 2002-09-01. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
^ "Dogs can't blame York". Clarion-Ledger. September 2002. p. 35.
^ "Mississippi St. 29, Memphis 17". UPI. 2002-10-20.
^ "Croom looking to stop Miss. State's turnovers". AP. 2004-10-04. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18.
^ "UAB 27, Mississippi State 13". CBSSports.com. 2004-10-09. Archived from the original on 2016-09-19.
^ "York primed". Enterprise-Journal. October 2004. p. 9.
^ "Veteran Issues Continue Trimming 2005 Roster". Scout.com. 2005-02-08.
^ "Backup York". Clarion-Ledger. 27 August 2004. p. 32.
^ Martin, Tony (April 9, 2020). "MBCB church plant blooming with help from CB". Baptist Record. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "Kyle York". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.