University of Memphis Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Henigan, Seth
vs
Tulsa
Oct 4 (Sat)
7 p.m.
Jersey Number 5
Seth Henigan
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Denton, Texas
- High School:
- Denton Ryan HS
- NIL:
Bio
Honors
• 2024 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Amateur Athlete of the Year
• 2025 NFL Combine Participant
• 2024 Reese's Senior Bowl American Team MVP
• 2024 Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl Offensive MVP
• 2024 Third Team All-AAC
• 2024 Maxwell Award Watchlist
• 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year Preseason Watchlist
• 2024 Davey O'Brien Award Preseason Watchlist
• 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Preseason Watchlist
• 2024 Manning Award Preseason Watchlist
• 2024 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watchlist
• 2024 Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist
• 2024 College Football Network Preseason AAC Offensive Player of the Year & Honorable Mention All-American
• 2024 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
• 2023 AutoZone Liberty Bowl MVP
• 2023 Second-Team All-AAC
• 2023 Second-Team All-AAC (Phil Steele)
• 2023 TSWA Player of the Year
• 2021 FWAA Freshman All-America Team
• 2021 Fourth-Team All-AAC (Phil Steele)
• AAC All-Academic Team (2022, 2021)
• Tiger 3.0 Club (2021)
2024 (Senior)
• Threw for 3,502 yards and 25 touchdowns to just six interceptions and was named Third Team All-AAC in his final season as a Tiger
• Helped lead the 11-2 Tigers to a Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl win over West Virginia
• Ranked 11th nationally in completions per game (23.77), 12th in passing yards (3,502), 15th in total offense (284.0) and 20th in passing touchdowns (25).
• Four-year starter ended his career 13th in NCAA history with 14,266 yards and tied for the most touchdown passes in American Athletic Conference history (104).
• Winningest quarterback in program history (34 wins, 16 losses; .673%)
• Leaves Memphis as the career record holder in: passing attempts (1,791), completions (1,147), completion percentage (64%), passing yards (14,266), touchdown passes (104), 400-yard passing games (6) and 300-yard passing games (22).
• Finishes his career as The American's all-time leading passer (14,266) and tied for most touchdown passes (104; Clayton Tune) in AAC history. His 15,164 all-purpose yards rank second in league history behind only ECU's Holton Ahlers (15,373)
• Ends his collegiate career as one of four quarterbacks in NCAA history to throw for over 14,000 yards, 100-plus touchdowns and less than 32 interceptions (31) - joining Heisman Trophy Winner Baker Mayfield, Kellen Moore and Bo Nix.
• Carried a streak of 41-consecutive games with a touchdown pass to begin his career - tied with Heisman Trophy Winner Marcus Mariota for the second-longest streak in FBS history (Rakeem Cato; 46).
• Had his name littered on national award watch lists throughout the season: Maxwell Award Watchlist, Walter Camp Player of the Year Preseason Watchlist, Davey O'Brien Award Preseason Watchlist, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Preseason Watchlist, Manning Award Preseason Watchlist, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watchlist, Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist
• Named College Football Network Preseason AAC Offensive Player of the Year & Honorable Mention All-American
• Earned First-Team Preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele) honors
2023 (Junior)
• Member of the 10-3 Tigers who defeated Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• One of nine players to start all 13 games on the season
• Completed 318-of-476 passes for 3,883 yards 32 touchdowns and nine interceptions
• Also ran for 274 yards on 94 attempts with five scores
• Finished the season ranked fourth in the NCAA in passing yards, fifth in passing touchdowns, seventh in total offense (319.8), seventh in points responsible for (226), eighth in points responsible for per game (17.4), eighth in completions per game (24.46), ninth in passing yards per game (298.7), 19th in completion percentage (.668) and 22nd in passing efficiency (153.7)
• His 317 completions and 476 attempts were single-season school records
• Totaled eight 300-yard and one 400-yard passing games on the year
• In win over Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, he completed 24-of-34 passes for 364 yards and four touchdowns, while rushing six times for 27 yards and a score
• Passed for a season-high 402 yards and two scores on 35-of-51 passing against SMU
• Against South Florida, he passed for 349 yards and four touchdowns on 23-of-40 passing and added 42 rushing yards and another score
• Also had four passing touchdowns at Temple
• AutoZone Liberty Bowl MVP
• AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Temple)
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week (HM, Temple)
• AAC Weekly Honor Roll (SMU)
• AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Charlotte)
• Davey O’Brien Award’s Great 8 List (South Florida)
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week (HM, South Florida)
• AAC Weekly Honor Roll (South Florida)
• Manning Award Stars of the Week (North Texas)
• Manning Award Preseason Watch List
• Maxwell Award Watch List
• Davey O'Brien Award Preseason Watch List
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watchlist
• Fourth-Team Preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele)
2022 (Sophomore)
• Member of the Tigers who won the 2022 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
• Started all 13 games on the season
• Completed 286-of-446 passes for 3,571 yards, 22 touchdowns and eight interceptions along with rushing 146 times for 289 yards and four scores on the year
• Ranked 16th in the NCAA in passing yards, 18th in total offense (295.8), 21st in passing yards per game (273.8) and 26th in completions per game (21.92)
• Passed for a season-high 415 yards on 24-of-34 passing along with two touchdowns in win at Navy
• Had four total touchdowns (three passing, one rushing) in victory over Arkansas State, completing 19-of-28 passes for 360 yards and rushing 10 times for 18 yards
• Named MVP of the SERVPRO First Resonder Bowl after completing 20-of-29 passes for 284 yards and three scores in win over Utah State
• AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Arkansas State)
• Capital One Orange Bowl Performance of the Week (Navy)
• AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Navy)
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week (HM, Navy)
• Manning Award Watchlist
• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watchlist
• Third-Team Preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele)
2021 (Freshman)
• Started all 11 games in which he appeared for the Tigers, becoming the first true freshman to start a season-opener in program history
• Completed 235-of-393 passes for 3,322 yards, 25 touchdowns and eight interceptions
• Finished the season ranked 11th in the nation in passing yards per game (302.0), 12th in total offense (315.4), 14th in passing yards per completion (14.14), 19th in completions per game (21.36) and 20th in passing yards (3,322)
• Led all true freshmen quarterbacks in the country in completions, attempts, yards and touchdowns
• His 3,322 passing yards on the season broke Paxton Lynch’s program record of 2,056 passing yards as a freshman, set during Lynch’s redshirt year in 2013
• Henigan’s 463 passing yards at Tulsa were the fourth-most passing yards in Memphis history
• After his 22-of-33 for 417 yards and five touchdown performance at Arkansas State, Henigan was named to the Davey O’Brien Award’s Great 8 and to the Davey O’Brien Award Midseason Watch List
• AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Tulane)
• The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week Honorable Mention (Tulane)
• Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Watchlist
• AAC Honor Roll (SMU)
• Davey O'Brien Award Midseason Watchlist
• Davey O'Brien Award's Great 8 (Arkansas State)
• 247Sports' True Freshman of the Week (Arkansas State)
• The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week (Arkansas State)
Prior to Memphis/Personal
• Three-star prospect
• Three-year starter for prominent Denton Ryan program led by his father, Dave, as head coach
• Amassed 7,234 passing yards while tossing 79 touchdowns to just 14 interceptions over his career
• Led Denton Ryan to a 44-2 record from 2018-20
• Captured 2020 5A Division I State title and also had appearances in the 2019 5A Division I Championship game and the 2018 5A Division I semifinals
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