College Career
Lomax was a standout college player at Portland State University, going from fifth-string freshman quarterback on partial scholarship to emergency starter to NCAA legend. By the end of his college career, Neil Lomax held 90 NCAA records, including one game where he threw for seven touchdown passes in a single quarter. He also had a game against Northern Colorado in 1979 where he was 44/77 for 499 yards passing. As of 2012, that game ranks 4th all-time at Portland State for yards thrown in a game.
- 1977: 102/181 for 1,670 yards with 18 TD vs 5 INT.
- 1978: 241/436 for 3,506 yards with 26 TD vs 22 INT.
- 1979: 299/516 for 3,950 yards with 26 TD vs 16 INT.
- 1980: 296/473 for 4,094 yards with 37 TD vs 12 INT.
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