At Midwestern State
Academic Awards
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (1): 2021 (S)
Senior (2021)
competed in three games as a reserve quarterback... completed 1-of-4 passes for 19 yards in a season opening 48-27 win at Quincy (9/4)... also saw action in wins over Texas A&M-Commerce (9/11) and UT Permian Basin (11/13)...
Senior (2020)1
started each of MSU's three games at quarterback... completed 57-of-92 passes (62 percent) for 654 yards and four touchdowns... threw for more yards than any other quarterback in program history in a debut... competed 24-of-37 passes for 329 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Texas A&M-Kingsville (3/6)... connected on 25-of-38 passes for 238 yards and a touchdown at UT Permian Basin (3/27)... went 8-for-17 for 87 yards at Tarleton State (3/20)...
At Jackson State
Junior (2019)
competed in 11 games at quarterback... completed 125 of his 231 passes for 1,425 yards with 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions... posted a 54.1 completion percentage with a 117.01 passer rating... threw for a season-high 279 yards and three touchdowns on 26-of-46 passing against Kentucky State (9/28)... connected on 17 of 29 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-35 double overtime win over Prairie View A&M (10/24)... went 17-of-26 for 194 yards and two touchdowns to lead JSU to a 31-28 win in overtime over Mississippi Valley State (10/19)... passed for 158 yards and two touchdowns against Grambling State (10/5)...
Sophomore (2018)
saw action in nine games at quarterback... completed 56 of his 115 passes for 521 yards with one touchdown and four interceptions...Â
At Navarro College
Freshman (2017)
played in six games at the quarterback position... completed 29 of his 45 passes for 337 yards with one touchdown and one interception... connected on 20-of-24 passes for 179 yards and a touchdown in a 71-6 win over Arkansas Baptist (9/30)... went 5-for-16 for 112 yards in a 37-26 win at Tyler Junior College (10/7)...Â
At Bells High School
a two-year starter at quarterback for coach and father Scott Ponder at Bells (Texas) High School... passed for 8,323 yards and 94 touchdowns in two seasons at Bells... earned Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) Class 2A All-State second-team honors, Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sportswriters' Association (TSWA) honorable mention and was Offensive MVP of District 5-2A Division I as a senior in 2015... connected on 289-of-456 passes for 4,001 yards with 47 touchdowns and 12 interceptions leading Panthers to a UIL playoff appearance as a senior... garnered honorable mention Class 2A All-State honors from the APSE and Collin Street Bakery/TSWAÂ following breakout junior campaign as a junior in 2014... the District 5-2A Division I Offensive MVP threw for 4,322 yards on 345-of-586 passing with 47 touchdowns and 13 interceptions to lead Bells High to the Area round of the 2014 UIL Class 2A Playoffs... also earned All-District 5-2A Division I second-team honors at punter and kicker... also a basketball standout at BHS earning District 13-2A honorable mention as a senior in 2015-16... earned Texas High School Coaches' Association (THSCA) Academic All-State first-team accolades and was a two-time academic all-district honoree...Â
At Iowa Park High School
a two-year starter at quarterback for father and coach Scott Ponder at Iowa Park High School in 2012 and 2013... passed for a combined 3,310 yards and 27 touchdowns in two seasons with the Hawks... earned All-District 5-3A second-team honors as a freshman in 2012...
Personal
son of Scott and Leslee Ponder... father -- Scott -- was an offensive lineman at Midwestern State from 1992-94... sister -- Hannah -- competed as a thrower on the Midwestern State track & field squad... brother -- Bryan -- is a sophomore quarterback at Navarro College...
1 The 2020 football season was delayed to the spring of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
