Editing Jim Everett (section)

==College career==
[[Purdue University]] recruited Everett out of [[Eldorado High School (Albuquerque)|Eldorado High School]] in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]. He led his high school team to the state championship game in 1979 against the Demons of [[Santa Fe High School (New Mexico)|Santa Fe High School]]. The Demons' stifling defense (held opponents to 100 points) and record-setting offense (547 points scored) handed Everett and his Eagle teammates their second loss of the season, and avenged a loss the Demons suffered earlier in the year. In 1980, they finally won the school's only state championship. In addition to [[quarterback]]ing the team, he played defense as a [[Safety (American football position)|safety]].

Recruited to play either safety or quarterback, he was soon slotted into the quarterback role where he narrowly missed out on being a four-year starter at Purdue, as a game-day decision before his first game as a freshman led to [[Scott Campbell (American football)|Scott Campbell]] getting the nod over Everett. Campbell held off Everett for three years, one of which Everett was able to [[redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] to gain an extra year of eligibility. Upon Campbell's graduation to a seven-year career in the NFL, Everett took over the reins of the pass-oriented [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Boilermakers]] offense.

As a junior, Everett opened the [[1984_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season|1984 season]] by leading the Boilermakers to an upset of the No. 8 Notre Dame Irish in the inaugural game of the [[Hoosier Dome]], Everett was great, connecting on 20 of 28 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns, the Boilers won 23-21; four weeks later he again led the Boilers to an upset of No. 2 Ohio State.  On November 3rd, he scored a [[Hat-trick#Gridiron_football|hat-trick]] of sorts by leading the Boilers over Michigan, a feat no other Purdue quarterback has achieved in a single season.  Capping off his junior season, he led the Boilermakers to the [[1984 Peach Bowl]], where he passed for 253 yards and three touchdowns. Purdue lost the game to [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]], quarterbacked by future [[Green Bay Packers|Green Bay Packer]] [[Don Majkowski]], 27–24.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.purdue.edu/bowl/history.shtml|title=Purdue Boilermakers Bowl Bound|access-date=September 24, 2009|archive-date=May 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519121833/http://www.purdue.edu/bowl/history.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> Everett is also the only Purdue quarterback to ever beat [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]], [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]], and [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] all in the same season (1984).

During the 1985 season, Everett finished with 3,589 yards of total offense, second in the nation behind [[Robbie Bosco]] of [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]], and a school record at the time (later surpassed by [[Drew Brees]]). He finished sixth in balloting for the 1985 [[Heisman Trophy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1985.html |title=1985 Heisman Trophy Voting |access-date=October 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010234234/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1985.html |archive-date=October 10, 2011 }}</ref> and was a second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]].<ref name=NEA>{{cite news |title=NEA 1985 All-America football team |newspaper=Lead (SD) Daily Call |date=December 6, 1985 |page=7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5310372/nea_1985_allamerica_football_team/}}</ref>

Everett earned regular membership on the Distinguished Students list at Purdue, and graduated with a degree in [[industrial management]]. During his time at Purdue, Everett regularly tutored fellow Purdue athletes in courses such as [[calculus]] and [[statistical analysis]].{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} He was also initiated into the [[Sigma Chi]] fraternity as an undergraduate. During his senior year, he was awarded the [[Big Ten Medal of Honor]] in recognition of his athletic and academic achievements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/genrel/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2013-14MedalofHonor.pdf|title=CONFERENCE MEDAL OF HONOR WINNERS|website=cstv.com|access-date=January 28, 2019|archive-date=August 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804142153/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/genrel/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/2013-14MedalofHonor.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1984: 3,256 yards with 18 TD vs 16 INT in 11 games
* 1985: 3,651 yards with 23 TD vs 11 INT in 11 games