Kaden Anderson Named to Manning Award Stars of the Week​

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 4, 2024) – The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, has named eight quarterbacks as its "Stars of the Week." Redshirt freshman quarterback Kaden Anderson was named to the list after a career day at New Mexico.



College football fans can follow the Manning Award on social media (@ManningAward) to vote for what they think was the best performance from this past weekend. After voting closes on Wednesday at 9 a.m. (Central), the top vote-getter will be announced as the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week.



Anderson, a native of Southlake, Texas made his first career start leading the Cowboys to a 49-45 win at New Mexico. He threw for a career-high 342 yards in the contest. It was the most passing yards by a Cowboy since Cam Coffman had 366 yards against New Mexico in 2015. It is also the most by a true freshman or redshirt freshman in the MW era of Cowboy Football. Brett Smith threw for 341 yards in 2011 against San Diego State.



He threw for three touchdowns on the day and added a rushing score. He was 20-of-29 passing and helped lead the Cowboy offense to a season-high 604 yards for the most since having the same number at Utah State in 2021. Wyoming also scored the most points since having 52 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl that same season.



The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in 2004 to honor the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates' bowl performances in its balloting. Since the Manning Award started recognizing Stars of the Week in 2011, 563 different quarterbacks from 135 schools have been recognized. Sixty-six players were honored during the 2023 season and 61 quarterbacks have been recognized so far in 2024.


The Cowboys will enjoy a bye week before taking on Colorado State on November 15 in Fort Collins for the Border War.