Kevin Fant

American football player (born 1980)
Kevin Fant
No. 16
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born: (1980-10-24) October 24, 1980 (age 43)
Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S.
Career history
College
High schoolMoss Point High School

Kevin Fant (born October 24, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. He was the starting quarterback for the Mississippi State Bulldogs in 2001, 2002, and 2003.

Fant was controversially suspended by the NCAA for the 2002 season opener against Oregon after a family friend and Mississippi State temporarily paid for new tires for Fant until Fant's mother paid him back later that day.[1] In the school's entire records of athletic feats, Fant's 5,631 passing yards and 33 passing touchdowns rank third and fifth, respectively. He now the coaches at Vancleave High School in Mississippi.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kalinowski, Andy (2002-09-10). "Kevin Fant Gets The Last Word on NCAA Suspension". Rivals.com. BulldogBlitz.com. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
  2. ^ Magee, Patrick (January 22, 2019). "Former Mississippi State QB lands head coaching job at Coast high school". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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Mississippi State Bulldogs starting quarterbacks
  • Blondie Williams (1911)
  • William Herschel Bobo (1917)
  • Billy Murphy (1946)
  • Shorty McWilliams (1947–1948)
  • Don Robinson (1949)
  • Frank Branch (1950–1951)
  • Jackie Parker (1952–1953)
  • Bobby Collins (1954)
  • Bill Stanton (1955)
  • Billy Stacy (1956–1958)
  • John Correro (1959)
  • Charlie Furlow (1960–1962)
  • Sonny Fisher (1963)
  • Ashby Cook (1964–1965)
  • Don Saget (1966)
  • Tommy Pharr (1967–1969)
  • Joe Reed (1970)
  • Hal Chealander (1971)
  • Rockey Felker (1972–1974)
  • Bruce Threadgill (1975–1977)
  • Dave Marler (1978)
  • Tony Black (1979)
  • John Bond (1980–1983)
  • Don Smith (1984–1986)
  • Mike Davis (1987)
  • Tony Shell (1988–1990)
  • Sleepy Robinson (1991)
  • Greg Plump (1992)
  • Todd Jordan (1993)
  • Derrick Taite (1994–1996)
  • Matt Wyatt (1997)
  • Wayne Madkin (1998–2001)
  • Kevin Fant (2001–2003)
  • Kyle York (2002, 2004)
  • Omarr Conner (2004–2006)
  • Michael Henig (2005–2007)
  • Tray Rutland (2006)
  • Wesley Carroll (2007–2008)
  • Josh Riddell (2007)
  • Tyson Lee (2008–2009)
  • Chris Relf (2010–2011)
  • Tyler Russell (2011–2013)
  • Dak Prescott (2013–2015)
  • Damian Williams (2013)
  • Nick Fitzgerald (2016–2018)
  • Keytaon Thompson (2017–2018)
  • Tommy Stevens (2019)
  • Garrett Shrader (2019)
  • K. J. Costello (2020)
  • Will Rogers (2020–2023)
  • Mike Wright (2023)
  • Chris Parson (2023)


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