2006 Football Awards Candidates

:: BIOGRAPHY :: STATISTICS :: HONORS :: QUOTES ::

:: BIOGRAPHY ::

A contender for college football's highest honors this season ... rated the number-one quarterback in college football for 2006 by The Sporting News and Lindy's ... a 2006 first-team preseason All-America selection by The Sporting News, Lindy's, Athlon, Street & Smith's and CBSSportsLine.com ... a preseason Maxwell Award candidate ... the most prolific passer in Notre Dame's storied history ... owns 30 Notre Dame records (nine career, nine single-season, four single-game and eight others) ... two-time Irish captain, joining Tom Zbikowski and Travis Thomas as Notre Dame's 2006 captains.... MORE

:: HONORS ::

ABC Saturday Night College Football Player of the Game (Sept. 23)
Walter Camp Football Foundation Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 24)
Cingular Player of the Week (Sept. 11)
Walter Camp Award Watch List
Maxwell Award Watch List
Athlon Sports First Team All-America
CBS Sportsline.com Magazine First Team All-America
Insider's Football News First Team All-America
Lindy's First Team All-America
Phil Steele's First Team All-America
Rivals.com First Team All-America
Street & Smith's Walter Camp Football Foundation First Team All-America
The Sporting News First Team All-America
Lindy's #1 Quarterback
Phil Steele's #1 Quarterback
The Sporting News #1 Quarterback
Phil Steele's First Team All-Independent

:: STATISTICS ::

GAME-BY-GAME STATS

RUSHING

G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G

2003 12 48 25 0 15 0.5 2.1

2004 12 54 -4 3 22 -0.1 -0.3

2005 12 70 90 1 16 1.3 7.5

2006 12 79 65 2 60 0.8 5.4

TOTAL 48 251 176 6 60 0.7 3.7

PASSING

G Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Effic

2003 12 332 157 15 1831 9 85 47.3 5.5 152.6 93.5

2004 12 353 191 10 2586 17 54 54.1 7.3 215.5 125.9

2005 12 450 292 7 3919 32 80 64.9 8.7 326.6 158.4

2006 12 432 274 5 3278 35 62 63.4 7.6 273.2 151.6

TOTAL 48 1567 914 37 11614 93 85 58.3 7.4 242.0 135.4

TOTAL OFFENSE

G Rush Pass Total Avg/G

2003 12 25 1831 1856 154.7

2004 12 -4 2586 2582 215.2

2005 12 90 3919 4009 334.1

2006 12 62 3278 3343 278.6

TOTAL 48 176 11614 11790 245.6

RECEIVING

G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G

2003 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2004 12 2 0 0 0 0.2 0.0 0.0

2005 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2006 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

TOTAL 48 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

ALL PURPOSE

G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G

2003 12 25 0 0 0 0 25 2.1

2004 12 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -0.3

2005 12 90 0 0 0 0 90 7.5

2006 12 -23 0 0 0 0 -23 -3.8

TOTAL 48 88 0 0 0 0 88 2.1

PUNTING

G No. Yards Lg Avg

2003 12 0 0 0 0.0

2004 12 0 0 0 0.0

2005 12 1 48 48 48.0

2006 12 1 37 37 37.0

TOTAL 48 2 85 48 42.5

SCORING

G TD Rush Pass Retn PAT 2PAT FG Total Avg/G

2003 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

2004 12 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.5

2005 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5

2006 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.0

TOTAL 48 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 36 0.8

SENIOR • QUARTERBACK • DUBLIN, OH

	G	Att	Yds	TD	Lg	Avg/C	Avg/G
2003	12	48	25	0	15	0.5	2.1
2004	12	54	-4	3	22	-0.1	-0.3
2005	12	70	90	1	16	1.3	7.5
2006	12	79	65	2	60	0.8	5.4
TOTAL	48	251	176	6	60	0.7	3.7

	G	Att	Cmp	Int	Yds	TD	Lg	Pct	Avg/P	Avg/G	Effic
2003	12	332	157	15	1831	9	85	47.3	5.5	152.6	93.5
2004	12	353	191	10	2586	17	54	54.1	7.3	215.5	125.9
2005	12	450	292	7	3919	32	80	64.9	8.7	326.6	158.4
2006	12	432	274	5	3278	35	62	63.4	7.6	273.2	151.6
TOTAL	48	1567	914	37	11614	93	85	58.3	7.4	242.0	135.4

	G	Rush	Pass	Total	Avg/G
2003	12	25	1831	1856	154.7
2004	12	-4	2586	2582	215.2
2005	12	90	3919	4009	334.1
2006	12	62	3278	3343	278.6
TOTAL	48	176	11614	11790	245.6

	G	Rec	Yds	TD	Lg	Rec/G	Avg/C	Avg/G
2003	12	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	12	2	0	0	0	0.2	0.0	0.0
2005	12	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	12	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
TOTAL	48	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0

	G	No.	Yards	Lg	Avg
2003	12	0	0	0	0.0
2004	12	0	0	0	0.0
2005	12	1	48	48	48.0
2006	12	1	37	37	37.0
TOTAL	48	2	85	48	42.5

	G	TD	Rush	Pass	Retn	PAT	2PAT	FG	Total	Avg/G
2003	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
2004	12	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	1.5
2005	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
2006	12	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.0
TOTAL	48	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	36	0.8