Troy Aikman played college football at UCLA, where he won the Davey OBrien Award as a senior. He transferred to UCLA from the University of Oklahoma, where he played for two years. As a senior at UCLA, Aikman threw for 2,771 yards, 24 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions. He won the 1988 Davey OBrien Award as the nations top quarterback, a first for UCLA. He was a Consensus All-American, the UPI West Coast Player of the Year, the Washington DC Club QB of the Year, a finalist for the 1988 AFCA "Coaches Choice" Player of the year award, and finished third in voting for the 1988 Heisman Trophy. In 2008, Aikman was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.