McCown finished seventh in the Walter Payton Award voting. Following his senior season, he was one of 16 players considered for the Walter Payton Award, given to the top performer in NCAA Division I-AA football. He was also named a Third Team Division I-AA All-American by The Sports Network. McCown was named the SFL Player of the Year and earned First Team All-SFL honors in 2001. He threw for 404 yards and tied a school single-game record with five touchdowns against Western Illinois in 2001. He also rushed for 351 yards and six touchdowns on 112 attempts. McCown's 3,481 passing yards ranked eighth on the school's career list. He set single-season school records in pass completions, attempts, yards, and touchdowns. Sam Houston State defeated Northern Arizona in the first round of the Division I-AA national playoffs to reach the I-AA quarterfinals, where the Bearkats lost to eventual national champion Montana. The Bearkats finished the season with a 10–3 record and were Southland Football League co-champions with McNeese State. He surpassed his three-year SMU touchdown total in just one season for the Bearkats, completing 259 of 429 passes for 3,481 yards and 32 touchdowns with 12 interceptions as a senior in 2001. He transferred to be in an offense that threw more and to have a better chance to win. McCown transferred his senior year to play for Sam Houston State. McCown then started the final three games for the Mustangs. He started the first six games of the 2000 season before being replaced by David Page for three games. He threw for 420 yards against Texas-El Paso in 2000, which was the third-highest total in SMU history. McCown started nine games for the Mustangs his junior year in 2000, completing 169 of 331 passes for 1,969 yards and 9 touchdowns with 16 interceptions. He set a school record for consecutive completions when he completed 19 passes in a row against Tulsa in 1999. He started in 10 games for the Mustangs in 1999, completing 125 of 234 passes for 1,434 yards and 11 touchdowns with 10 interceptions. McCown was the first freshman to start at quarterback for the team since 1989. McCown split time with sophomore Chris Sanders in 1998. He played in nine games, starting five, for the Mustangs his freshman season in 1998, completing 46 of 99 passes for 619 yards and seven touchdowns with eight interceptions.
He started 25 total games for the Mustangs. McCown played college football for SMU from 1998 to 2000, passing for 4,022 yards and 27 touchdowns, but also threw 34 interceptions. The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce inducted him into their Wall of Fame in 2013. He also played basketball and won All-District second team honors as a shooting guard his senior year. He really started shooting up in the second half of his junior year." In McCown's senior year in 1997, he led the team to the playoffs and was the East Texas Player of the Year, District 17-4A Offensive Player of the Year, and an All-State honorable mention. At 16, I was 5–4." A coach of McCown's also said, "We knew Josh was going to be a good football player if he ever grew, but it sure took a while.
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McCown later said, "My first driver's license said 5-foot-4. He had a significant growth spurt in high school that helped his football career. McCown grew up on a ranch in Jacksonville, Texas, and attended Jacksonville High School.
In his only season with the Bearkats, he threw for 3,481 yards, 32 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, earning Southland Football League Player of the Year and Third-team Division I-AA All-American honors. While with SMU, McCown passed for 4,022 yards, 27 touchdowns, and 34 interceptions in three seasons with the team. He is an older brother of former NFL quarterback Luke McCown and a younger brother of former Texas A&M quarterback Randy McCown. He retired after the 2018 season and joined ESPN as an analyst, but returned to the NFL during the preseason and joined the Eagles. He spent most of his career as a journeyman quarterback playing for twelve different teams including the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, and Houston Texans, along with a stint with the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League (UFL). McCown was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft and played for them for four seasons. He played college football for SMU for three seasons before transferring to Sam Houston State.
Joshua Treadwell McCown (born July 4, 1979) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the quarterbacks coach for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL).
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