Editing Phil Simms (section)

==College career==
Simms chose to attend [[NCAA Division I FCS]] (formerly Division 1 AA) [[Morehead State Eagles football|Morehead State]] of the [[Ohio Valley Conference]] in nearby [[Morehead, Kentucky|Morehead]].

The [[Morehead State Eagles football|Morehead State Eagles]] ran a ball-control offense,<ref name="Morehead">Katz, Michael. [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/04/archives/its-simms-of-morehead-state-giants-pick-simms-a-quarterback-no1.html It's Simms of Morehead State; Giants Pick Simms, A Quarterback, No.1], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 4, 1979, accessed May 10, 2007.</ref> and Simms' numbers were unspectacular—in his senior season he completed 92 of 173 passes for a 53.2% [[completion percentage]] and had six [[touchdown]] passes, 11 [[interception]]s, and 1,229 yards.<ref name="Morehead"/> The Ohio Valley moved up to the new [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|Division I-AA]] in [[1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season|1978]], but the Eagles went 2–6–1; they failed to make the postseason during his college career.<ref name="Morehead"/> Simms finished with 409 completions in 835 attempts for a 48.9% completion percentage.<ref name="Morehead"/> He also totaled 32 touchdowns, 45 interceptions, and a school-record 5,545 yards.<ref name="Morehead"/>