Catdomealumni.com:Numbers Presents "61" Brett Elliott's TD passes in 2004

#5 threw 61 TD passes in 13 games in 2004 in setting an NCAA All-Level record

Watch: Numbers presents "61"

It was the perfect storm for Linfield in 2004.  Coming off a great 2003 season the 'Cats just graduated All-American quarterback Tyler Matthews and those that followed the program knew the 'Cats had a truckload of talent coming back on both sides of the ball in 2004.  Enter Brett Elliott.   We all know the Elliott story at Linfield at this point, if you don't then read this NY Times feature on Brett before the 2005 season, Brett was starting for the Utah Utes suffered a season ending wrist injury vs Texas A&M in 2003 and Alex Smith took over and took off for Utah.

Elliott's pain was Linfield's gain as Brett made the decision to leave Utah because he wanted to be on the field doing what he loved best and that was just playing.  There was so much curiosity on how Brett would perform leading up to the 2004 season opener vs WOU and questions how a big talent would fit in the world of small college football but from the moment he stepped on the field with that collection of insane talent it was pure magic.

In watching all 61 of those TD passes in a row it seemed almost effortless at times and now being almost 7 years removed it makes you appreciate even more just what that group did.  Linfield is going to continue to be great and set records and put up crazy offensive performances (just like the last two seasons) but 2004 (and 2005) was just different.  It was watching lightning in a bottle....that struck from short distances to long bombs and into the smallest of windows.  Just take the 12 minutes and 30 seconds out of your day and enjoy an epic season where Linfield and Brett Elliott stood alone.

Here are all 61 Elliott's TD passes in 2004:

WOU
1. 02:50 LIN - Hazenberg, Brandon 75 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (1st qt)
2. 12:50 LIN - Romero, Joe 1 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd qt)
3. 08:21 LIN - Allen, Casey 18 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd qt)
4. 06:16 LIN - Carter, George 79 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd qt)
5. 00:11 LIN - Allen, Casey 52 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd qt)

UW-SP
6. 05:06 LIN - Allen, Casey 13 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd qt)
7. 01:38 LIN - McKechnie, Brad 16 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd qt)
8. 07:32 LIN - Hazenberg, Brandon 11 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (3rd)
9. 12:22 LIN - Kaluza, Tyler 11 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (4th)
10. 10:22 LIN - Allen, Casey 10 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (4th)
11. 03:55 LIN - Ford, Thomas 59 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (4th)

PLU
12. 07:48 LIN - Allen, Casey 24 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (1st)
13. 00:05 LIN - Hazenberg, Brandon 11 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
14. 13:37 LIN - Allen, Casey 45 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (3rd)
15. 14:53 LIN - Carter, George 29 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (4th)
16. 07:43 LIN - McKechnie, Brad 21 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (4th)

Whitworth
17. 13:51 LIN - Allen, Casey 26 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
18. 03:35 LIN - Allen, Casey 21 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
19. 00:42 LIN - Allen, Casey 29 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
20. 14:04 LIN - Carter, George 47 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (3rd)
21. 13:30 LIN - Allen, Casey 22 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (4th)

SOU
22.14:53 LIN - Hazenberg, Brandon 32 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
23. 05:45 LIN - Hazenberg, Brandon 29 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
24. 01:09 LIN - Jenkins, Riley 12 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
25. 13:33 LIN - McKechnie, Brad 13 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (4th)

UPS
26. 02:39 LIN - Allen, Casey 27 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (1st)
27. 00:58 LIN - Carter, George 5 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
28. 12:08 LIN - Hazenberg, Brandon 9 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (3rd)
29. 08:10 LIN - Carter, George 4 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (3rd)

Menlo
30. 08:00 LIN - Allen, Casey 1 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (1st)
31.  01:38 LIN - Hazenberg, Brandon 17 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (1st)
32. 09:47 LIN - Hazenberg, Brandon 16 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
33. 05:04 LIN - Allen, Casey 64 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
34. 01:38 LIN - Allen, Casey 7 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)

L&C
35. 09:30 LIN - Allen, Casey 3 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (1st)
36. 05:17 LIN - Allen, Casey 39 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (1st)
37. 01:14 LIN - McKechnie, Brad 15 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (1st)
38. 11:53 LIN - McKechnie, Brad 40 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
39. 08:24 LIN - McKechnie, Brad 19 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)

Willamette
40. 08:43 LIN - Allen, Casey 5 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
41. 01:14 LIN - Carter, George 57 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
42. 11:32 LIN - Kaluza, Tyler 20 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (3rd)
43. 10:41 LIN - Kaluza, Tyler 15 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (4th)
44. 06:44 LIN - Carter, George 30 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (4th)

UW-LAX
45. 01:04 LIN - Allen, Casey 70 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (1st)
46. 06:38 LIN - Allen, Casey 7 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
47. 02:23 LIN - Kaluza, Tyler 12 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
48. 10:45 LIN - Carter, George 34 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (3rd)
49. 07:18 LIN - McKechnie, Brad 5 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (4th)

Oxy
50. 14:41 LIN - Carter, George 64 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (1st)
51. 02:52 LIN - Allen, Casey 53 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (1st)
52. 14:10 LIN - Allen, Casey 11 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
53. 07:24 LIN - Allen, Casey 13 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
54. 03:01 LIN - Carter, George 29 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
55. 00:16 LIN - Allen, Casey 7 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (2nd)
56. 13:10 LIN - Carter, George 18 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (3rd)

Rowan
57. 10:52 LIN - McKechnie, Brad 36 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (1st)
58. 12:39 LIN - Hazenberg, Brandon 28 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (3rd)
59. 07:23 LIN - Carter, George 51 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (3rd)

UMHB
60. 14:16 LIN - Hazenberg, Brandon 39 yd pass from Elliott, Brett (1st)
61. 05:51 LIN - Jenkins, Riley 10 yd pass from Elliott, Brett  (4th)