Tyson Bagent - 2022 Harlon Hill Trophy Candidate
Honors and Awards
• 2023 NFF Hampshire Society Honoree
• NFL Scouting Combine Participant
• Senior Bowl Participant
• Hula Bowl Invitee
• 2022 Don Hansen All-American Second Team
• 2022 D2Football.com Elite 100 Second Team
• 2022 D2CCA All-American Second Team
• 2022 AP Division II All-American Second Team
• 2022 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-American First Team
• 2022 D2CCA Super Region One Offensive Player of the Year
• 2022 D2CCA All-Super Region One First Team
• 2022 PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year
• 2022 All-PSAC East First Team
• 2022 PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week (9/5, 9/19, 9/26, 10/24, 10/31 11/7)
• 2021 Hardman Award Winner (Top Amateur Athlete in West Virginia)
• 2021 Harlon Hill Trophy Winner
• 2021 Don Hansen Division II Offensive Player of the Year
• 2021 Don Hansen All-American First Team
• 2021 D2Football.com Offensive Player of the Year
• 2021 D2Football.com Elite 100 First Team
• 2021 AP Division II All-American First Team
• 2021 D2CCA Ron Lenz Offensive Player of the Year
• 2021 D2CCA All-American First Team
• 2021 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-American First Team
• 2021 D2CCA All-Super Region One Offensive Player of the Year
• 2021 D2CCA All-Super Region One First Team
• 2021 Harlon Hill Finalist
• 2021 PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year
• 2021 All-PSAC East First Team
• 2021 D2Football.com Offensive Player of the Week (11/11)
• 2021 PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week (9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 11/1, 11/8)
• 2019 NCAA II Statistical Champion Passing Yards per Game (362.4)
• 2019 NCAA II Statistical Champion Completions per Game (28.58)
• 2019 Harlon Hill Nominee
• 2019 All-PSAC East Second Team
• 2019 PSAC East Co-Offensive Athlete of the Week (9/23)
• 2019 PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week (9/16, 10/21)
• 2018 Third Team Don Hansen All-Super Region One Team
• 2018 Harlon Hill Nominee
• 2018 First Team All-MEC Team
• 2018 D2Football.com Offensive Player of the Week (11/1)
• 2018 Three-Time MEC Offensive Player of the Week (9/17, 9/24, 10/29)
Tyson Bagent • 2021 Harlon Hill Winner
Note: Bagent rhymes with agent
Shepherd Records Held by Tyson Bagent
• Most completions in a game 42, vs. Kutztown (9-25-21)
• Most completions in a season 400, 2022)
• Most completions in a career (1,400, 2018-22)
• Most pass attempts in a game (56, vs. Notre Dame, 9-1-18)
• Most pass attempts in a season (579, 2021)
• Most pass attempts in a career (2,400, 2018-22)
• Most passing yards in a game (518, vs. NDC, 9-1-18)
• Most passing yards in a season (5,000, 2021)
• Most passing yards in a career (17,034, 2018-22)
• Most TD Passes in a game (7, vs. WVW, 10-27-18)
• Most TD Passes in a season (53, 2021)
• Most TD Passes in a career (159, 2018-22 - NCAA all-divisions mark)
• Most TDs responsible for in a game 7 (twice) vs. Glenville St. (9-15-18) and WV Wesleyan (10-27-18)
• Most TDs responsible for in a season (56, 2021)
• Most TDs responsible for in a career (171, 2018-22)
• Most Attempts of total offense in a game (66, vs. Notre Dame, 9-1-18)
• Most Attempts of total offense in a season (625, 2021)
• Most Attempts of total offense in a career (2,264, 2018-22)
• Most Yards of total offense in a season (5,075, 2021)
• Most Yards of total offense in a career (17,213, 2018-22)
• Most TDs Responsible For in a season (56, 2021)
• Most TDs Responsible For in a career (171, 2018-22)
• Highest Completion Percentage in a season (71.01, 2021)
• Most Games with 300-Yards Passing or more in a season (11, 2021)
• Most Games with 300-Yards Passing or more in a career (32, 2018-22)
• Most Games with 400-Yards Passing or more in a season (3, 2019, 2021, 2022)
• Most Games with 400-Yards Passing or more in a career (10, 2018-22)
Tyson Bagent’s Heroics in the Game’s Final Seconds
Oct. 12, 2019
Shepherd 32 Shippensburg 30
Shepherdstown, W.Va. • Ram Stadium
Bagent goes over the top to score on a one-yard quarterback sneak with 42 seconds left in the game to lift the Rams to a 32-30 win over Shippensburg at Ram Stadium.
Nov. 23, 2019
Shepherd 31 IUP 27
Indiana, Pa. • Miller Stadium
Bagent fires a 23-yard scoring pass to Devin Phelps with 11 seconds left to give the Rams a 31-27 victory in first round action of the NCAA Playoffs.
Nov. 27, 2021
Shepherd 38 Notre Dame 34
Shepherdstown, W.Va. • Ram Stadium
Bagent rolls right and finds Josh Gontarek in the end zone for a 23-yard scoring pass with 1.9 seconds left to give Shepherd a 38-34 win in second round action of the NCAA Playoffs at Ram Stadium.
Dec. 4, 2021
Shepherd 30 Kutztown 28
Kutztown, Pa. • University Field at Andre Reed Stadium
Bagent rolls right and fires a Hail Mary strike to Alex Wetzel in the end zone as time expired to lift the Rams a 30-28 win over Kutztown and capture the Super Region One title.
Sept. 17, 2022
Shepherd 26 California (Pa.) 23 (OT)
Shepherdstown, W.Va. • Ram Stadium
Bagent rallied the Rams from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit to post a 26-23 overtime victory. Bagent dashed 18 yards for a first down to convert a fourth-and-10 from the Cal 42-yard line to help set up the game-winning field goal in overtime.
2022: Appeared an started in all 15 games ... gained first team All-PSAC East and PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year honors as he completed 400-of-572 passes for 4,580 yards and 41 touchdowns ... ranked second nationally in points responsible for (276), passing yards (4,580), passing touchdowns (41), and completion percentage (.699) ... he ranked third in completions per game (26.67) and sixth in total offense (310.1) ... a six-time PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week honoree ... is the all-time leader for all NCAA divisions in career touchdown passes with 159 ... named a first team D2CCA All-Region selection and the D2CCA Super Region One Offensive Player of the Year ... a first team AFCA Division II Coaches' All-American choice ... garnered second team All-American honors from D2CCA, Associated Press, D2Football.com Elite 100, and Don Hansen ... set numerous NCAA II career passing marks ... completed 17-of-22 passes for 138 yards as Shepherd's first participant in the Senior Bowl (2-4-23) ... his 17 completions and .772 completion percentage were the best among the Senior Bowl quarterbacks.
2021: Appeared and started in all 15 games ... gained first team All-PSAC East and PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year honors as he completed 391-of-579 passes for 5,000 yards and and 53 touchdowns ... led NCAA II in points responsible for (338), passing yards (5,000), and passing touchdowns (53) ... ranked third in passing yards per game (333.3), fourth in completion percentage (.675), and fifth in completions per game (26.07) ... a five-time PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week honoree ... named D2Football.com Player of the Week after throwing for six touchdowns and 437 yards in a win over East Stroudsburg ... became the first Shepherd player to win the Harlon Hill Trophy ... also named D2CCA Ron Lenz Offensive Player of the Year, D2Football.com Offensive Player of the Year, Don Hansen Division II Offensive Player of the Year, and the Hardman Award winner (Top Amateur Athlete in West Virginia).
2020-21: Appeared in the Mercyhurst game ... completed 13-of-19 passes for 76 yards.
2019: Appeared and started in 12 games ... gained second team All-PSAC East Honors as he completed 343-of-483 passes for 4,349 and 36 touchdowns ... his 343 completions and 4,349 passing yards set then Shepherd single-season marks ... garnered second team
Don Hansen Football Gazette All-Region accolades ... he led NCAA II in passing yards per game (362.4) and completions per game (28.58) ... ranked second in total offense (365.5) and passing yards (4,349) ... ranked fourth nationally in completion percentage (.710), fifth in passing touchdowns (36) while ranking ninth in passing efficiency (165.9) and points responsible for (224) ... a three-time PSAC East Offensive Athlete of the Week ...helped Shepherd become NCAA II team statistical champion in passing yards per game (347.0) ... completed 19 consecutive passes to start the game against regional power Kutztown ... his 41 completions against Kutztown set a Shepherd single-game mark ... passed for 300 yards or more in 10 games ... drove his team 80 yards and scored on a one-yard sneak with 42 seconds remaining to lift Shepherd to a 32-30 win over Shippensburg ... tossed an 11-yard touchdown pass to Devin Phelps with 11 seconds left to lift Shepherd to a 31-27 win over #18 IUP in first round action of the NCAA II Football Championships.
2018: Appeared and started in all 10 games ... gained first team All-MEC honors as he completed 253-of-387 passes for 3,029 yards and 29 touchdowns ... his 253 completions established a Shepherd single-season mark ... set Shepherd single-game marks for completions, attempts, and passing yards when he completed 36-of-56 passes for 518 yards against Super Region One champion Notre Dame in the season opener ... set a Shepherd and MEC record when he tossed seven touchdown passes against West Virginia Wesleyan ... ranked in the top 11 in eight NCAA II statistical categories.
Prior to Shepherd: A 2018 graduate of Martinsburg High School where he played football for Dave Walker ... lettered in football and basketball ... led the Bulldogs to a pair of state football championships ... passed for 7,800 yards and 112 touchdowns.
Personal: The son of Travis and Casey Bagent ... his father, Travis, played baseball for the Rams and is a 1999 graduate ... his mother, Casey, is a 2002 Shepherd graduate ... majoring in sports marketing.
