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Arnaz Battle |
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AS A SENIOR: Former Irish quarterback who returned to lineup for senior year as flanker after missing much of 2000 season with a broken wrist ... recorded first two career catches with two receptions for eight yards vs. Nebraska. . .had a 15-yard reception in the first quarter in starting effort vs. Michigan State before suffering a fractured fibula early in the second period that kept him out the next four games . . .returned to action against Boston College, making two catches for 17 yards. . . made a key third-down catch on the first Irish offensive series of the game vs. Boston College and a fourth-down catch on Notre Dame’s last possession of the game…attempted and completed only pass of the season, a 17-yarder to Carlyle Holiday vs. Stanford.
AS A JUNIOR: Began 2000 as top Irish signalcaller and
started first two games of season before injury ended his year . . .
fractured left navicular (wrist) on first play against Nebraska (though he
played the entire game) and missed rest of season after having surgery
Sept. 12 . . . made first career start vs. Texas A&M . . . was 10 of 16
for
133 yards with the first two touchdown passes of his career . . . threw
nine yards to Joey Getherall to tie game 7-7, then hit Javin Hunter for 46
yards (his longest career completion) to put Irish ahead for good at 14-10
. . . also rushed 12 times for 50 yards vs. the Aggies . . . named NBC
Sports/Chevrolet Player of the Game against A&M and
Collegefootballnews.com
Independent Player of the Week . . . became the 10th consecutive Irish
quarterback making his first start in a season opener to lead Notre Dame
to
victory . . . led team with 107 rushing yards vs. Nebraska . . . played
every offensive snap in the first two games and was leading team in
passing
and rushing yards at the time of his injury . . . led Irish backs in yards
per carry (6.0) . . . should be able eventually to apply for additional
season of eligibility.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Irish backup quarterback played in
seven games in '99 . . . played 12 plays vs. Kansas, scoring final Irish
touchdown on 74-yard run with 2:08 left in game . . . played first series
in second period with Irish leading Kansas 20-0, with that march ending in
blocked field goal after moving 45 yards . . . took over for Jarious
Jackson midway through fourth period and first handoff went to Tony Fisher
who scored from 46 yards out . . . also played final series vs. Kansas,
leading Irish on five-play, 89-yard march that ended with his own 74-yard
TD run (the longest Notre Dame play from scrimmage in '99) . . . his 75
yards on the ground against the Jayhawks marked a career high . . . played
third series of Michigan State game, throwing incomplete on his only pass
attempt . . . saw action in first series of second quarter vs. Oklahoma,
completing first pass of season . . . quarterbacked Irish on two drives
vs.
Arizona State but did not throw a pass . . . quarterbacked last Irish
drive
of game vs. Tennessee, completing four passes and throwing one
interception
. . . played on fourth drive of game vs. Boston College . . .
quarterbacked
Irish on three drives vs. Stanford . . . completed season-long 30-yard
pass
to Jay Johnson in first quarter to the Stanford five-yard line, setting up
Tony Fisher's touchdown to get Notre Dame on the scoreboard.
AS A FRESHMAN:
Earned a monogram as rookie Irish quarterback in '98 . . . played in four
games in '98, seeing action vs. Michigan State, Stanford, Baylor and USC .
. . from same mold as Irish starter Jarious Jackson in terms of style of
play . . . worked his way into top backup spot behind Jackson once he
came
off bench in second contest of season at Michigan State . . . saw first
varsity action on final series vs. Michigan State, throwing for 40 yards
to
Joey Getherall, rushing four times for 22 yards, and leading Irish on
80-yard scoring march . . . his 40-yard throw marked longest Irish
completion of the night and his 13-yard run marked longest Irish rushing
gain of game . . . played briefly in final moments vs. Stanford . . . had
11-yard rushing gain vs. Baylor, then suffered sprained right shoulder and
did not play vs. Boston College, Navy or LSU . . . did return to travel to
the Navy game and dress vs. LSU though he did not play in either contest .
. . came into regular-season finale vs. USC equipped to share time at
quarterback with Eric Chappell . . . might have earned starting nod vs.
USC
except for injury in Baylor game that set him back . . . came off bench to
enter USC game with 11:53 remaining in second period and played the rest
of
the way at quarterback, calling signals for the final 11 Irish possessions
and 43 plays in all . . . completed seven of 19 throws vs. Trojans and
rushed seven times for 25 yards, including season-long 14-yarder.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Parade prep All-American . . . rated 39th best
player nationally by The Sporting News and 52nd best player by Chicago
Sun-Times . . . rated one of top 100 players nationally by Dallas Morning
News . . . named to Super Southern 100 by Atlanta Journal-Constitution . .
. USA Today honorable mention All-America pick . . . third-team All-South
quarterback by Fox Sports South . . . earned three letters in football at
C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport . . . led Byrd to '97 state playoff
berth despite playing on injured ankle late in the season . . . helped
Byrd
to 9-2 mark by completing 34 of 76 passes for 527 yards and five
touchdowns, while rushing 107 times for 677 yards and 11 TDs in '97 . . .
Shreveport MVP, all-district and honorable mention all-state as junior as
team finished 10-0 . . . completed 35 of 73 passes as junior in '96 for
848
yards and 10 TDs - and rushed for 1,085 yards (14.7 per carry) and 17 TDs
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. . accounted for 1,481 yards and 29 TDs (20 rushing) as sophomore . . .
helped team to combined 27-6 record as three-year starter as Byrd won two
district and conference championships (first time since 1935 for Byrd) . .
. finished career with 5,137 total offense yards (2,406 passing) . . .
rushed for 49 career TDs, threw for 28 and scored one on kickoff return .
.
. Joe Ferguson, Terry Bradshaw and Stan Humphries are among other
top-rated quarterbacks who have come from Shreveport . . . earned two
letters in basketball . . . full name is Arnaz Jerome Battle . . . older
of two children . . . father Ronnie played football at North Texas, cousin
Kevin Ollie played basketball at Connecticut . . . born 2-22-80 in Dallas
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. . earned 3.0 grade-point average during '98 and '99 fall semesters - and
a 3.5 during 2000 fall semester. . . enrolled in College of Arts and
Letters, with a major in sociology.
| | G-GS | PA | PC | Int. | Pct. | Yds. | TD | LG |
| 1998 | 4-0 | 20 | 8 | 2 | .400 | 134 | 0 | 40 |
| 1999 | 7-0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | .467 | 84 | 0 | 30 |
| 2000 | 2-2 | 31 | 13 | 1 | .419 | 173 | 2 | 46 |
| 2001 | 7-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| TOTAL | 20-5 | 67 | 29 | 4 | .453 | 408 | 2 | 46 |
| | TC | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LG | Rec. | Yds. | TD | LG |
| 1998 | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 100 | 5.3 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 157 | 6.0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 15 |
| TOTAL | 61 | 318 | 5.2 | 1 | 74 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 15 |
Battle Game By Game
1998
| Game | PA | PC | Int. | Yds. | TD | TC | Yds. | TD |
| Michigan | DNP |
| Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
4 |
22 | 0 |
| Purdue | DNP |
| Stanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona State | DNP |
| Army | DNP |
| Baylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Boston College | DNP |
| Navy | DNP |
| LSU | DNP |
| USC * | 19 | 7 | 2 | 94 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 Gator Bowl |
| Georgia Tech | DNP |
1999
| Game | PA | PC | Int. | Yds. | TD | TC | Yds. | TD |
| Kansas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 1 |
| Michigan | DNP |
| Purdue | DNP |
| Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| USC | DNP |
| Navy | DNP |
| Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | DNP |
| Boston College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
2000
| Game | PA | PC | Int. | Yds. | TD | TC | Yds. | TD |
| Texas A&M * | 16 | 10 | 0 | 133 | 2 | 12 | 50 | 0 |
| Nebraska * | 15 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 14 | 107 | 0 |
| Purdue | Injured - DNP |
| Michigan State | Injured - DNP |
| Stanford | Injured - DNP |
| Navy | Injured - DNP |
| West Virginia | Injured - DNP |
| Air Force | Injured - DNP |
| Boston College | Injured - DNP |
| Rutgers | Injured - DNP |
| USC | Injured - DNP |
| 2001 Tostitos Fiesta
Bowl |
| Oregon State | Injured -
DNP |
2001
| Game | Rec. | Yds. | TD | TC | Yds | TD |
| Nebraska | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *Mich. State | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Texas A&M | injured -DNP |
| Pittsburgh | injured-DNP |
| West Virginia | injured-DNP |
| USC | injured-DNP |
| Boston Coll. | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| *Navy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 0 |
| Stanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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