 After high school , Southern Mississippi offered Favre a scholarship ( the only one he received ) . Southern Miss wanted him to play defensive back , but Favre wanted to play quarterback instead . Favre began his freshman year as the seventh @-@ string quarterback and took over the starting position in the second half of the third game of the year against Tulane on September 19 , 1987 . Favre , despite suffering a hangover from the night before and vomiting during warm @-@ ups , led the Golden Eagles to a come @-@ from @-@ behind victory with two touchdown passes . Favre started ten games during his freshman year and won six of them . 
