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Andy Dalton

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Katy, Texas

High School:
Katy High School

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 215

Position:
QB

Experience:
2L

2008: Received his second consecutive bowl game MVP award as he garnered offensive honors in the 17-16 Poinsettia Bowl win over Boise State ... completed 22-of-35 passes for 197 yards ... added 74 yards rushing on 16 carries ... honorable-mention All-Mountain West Conference ... ranked second in the MWC and 33rd nationally in total offense at 243.1 yards per game ... his 2,242 yards passing gave him 4,701 yards in just two seasons, moving him into third place on TCU's career list ... needs just 423 yards to vault past Steve Stamp (5,123, 1978-81) into second ... his 182 pass completions pushed his career total to 404, placing second on TCU's all-time list behind only Max Knake (622, 1992-95) ... completed 59.3 percent of his passes to give him a 59.6 career mark and third place on the Frogs' career list ... had a 9-2 record as TCU's starting quarterback ... did not play against San Diego State and Colorado State due to injury ... completed 60.9 percent (103-of-169) of his passes for an average of 237.3 yards per game with 11 touchdowns and just three interceptions in his six contests since returning from injury ... all 11 of his scoring tosses on the season came in that stretch ... his 2,242 passing yards ranked fourth on TCU's single-season list, while his 59.3 completion percentage was sixth ... the Horned Frogs' third-leading rusher with 432 yards ... ranked second on the team with eight rushing touchdowns ... had a career-long streak of 108 passes without an interception covering a span of five games ... closed the regular season by totaling a career-high 360 yards of offense to go with four touchdowns in a 44-10 win over Air Force ... completed 21-of-27 passes for 321 yards, the third-best total of his career, and two touchdowns ... added 39 yards rushing and scoring runs of 8 and 7 yards against the Falcons ... ran for a career-high and team-best 91 yards in a 31-14 win over Stanford ... was also 20-of-36 passing for 145 yards against the Cardinal ... completed 16-of-22 passes for 334 yards and four touchdowns in a 54-7 win over Wyoming ... the four scores were one shy of a single-game TCU record ... added a 1-yard TD run against the Cowboys to leave his five touchdowns accounted for also one short of a Frog single-game mark ... completed 12-of-19 passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns in a 32-7 win over BYU ... his performance against the Cougars came after missing the previous two games due to injury ... ran for two scores and a team-best 56 yards in a 26-3 victory at New Mexico ... passed for three touchdowns while adding 52 yards rushing in a 44-14 win at UNLV ... was 11-of-13 (84.6 percent) in the air for 131 yards in limited action against Stephen F. Austin.

2007: Honorable-mention Freshman All-American by The Sporting News and the Texas Bowl Most Valuable Player ... set TCU single-season records for completions (222) and attempts (371) while placing second in passing yards (2,459), just 165 shy of Max Knake's 1994 mark of 2,624 ... set a TCU freshman passing record while becoming just the fifth quarterback in school history to reach 2,000 yards in a campaign ... his 59.8 completion percentage ranked fourth for a single season at TCU ... threw just two interceptions in his final 96 attempts with one of those picks coming on a Hail Mary ... tied a TCU bowl record for completions as he was 21-of-30 for 249 yards in the 20-13 Texas Bowl win over Houston ... added a 3-yard scoring run for the Frogs' first points of the game ... averaged 52.5 yards rushing on a 5.0 per carry mark, including four touchdowns, over the final four contests ... made his collegiate debut by completing 18-of-30 passes for 205 yards and a 14-yard touchdown toss to Ervin Dickerson in the season-opening 27-0 win over Baylor ... became the fifth-straight quarterback to win his first start under head coach Gary Patterson ... was also the first TCU signal caller in the Patterson era to make his collegiate debut as a starter ... his 320 yards passing at Air Force and 344 at Stanford were the most by a Frog since Tye Gunn had 368 yards in a 48-45 double-overtime win over Northwestern in 2004 ... the 344 yards at Stanford placed eighth on the Frogs' single-game passing list ... completed 23-of-34 attempts against the Cardinal with scoring passes of 70 yards to Jimmy Young and two yards to Aaron Brown ... the toss to Brown came on fourth-and-goal to tie the game with less than 10 minutes to play after the Frogs had trailed by 14 points ... also added a 6-yard scoring run at Stanford ... completed a season-best 29 passes in 45 attempts for two touchdowns at Air Force ... also threw for two touchdowns against Wyoming and New Mexico ... threw for at least two touchdown passes in four games ... just missed a third 300-yard game when he passed for 298 yards while completing 23-of-39 passes in the 45-33 win at San Diego State ... totaled a career-high 358 yards of offense against the Aztecs ... rushed for at least 60 yards in three of the last four games ... led TCU with 60 and 73 yards on the ground versus UNLV and BYU, respectively ... also had 60 yards on nine attempts at San Diego State ... four of his four rushing touchdowns came in the final three games ... ran for a pair of 3-yard scores against the Rebels with a 14-yard touchdown versus the Aztecs ... had a 27-yard reception on a pass from Jeremy Kerley against Utah.

2006: Redshirted as a true freshman ... was part of the travel squad for the Frogs, serving as the emergency No. 3 quarterback ... did not see game action but was able to acquire valuable experience through being on the road with the team.

High School: The Houston Chronicle Greater Houston Area Offensive Player of the Year ... a finalist for both Texas Football 5A Player of the Year and the Touchdown Club Greater Houston Offensive Player of the Year ... third-team Texas 5A All-State and a 5A Texas Football Region 3 Player of the Week ... ranked by Rivals as the No. 23 pro style quarterback in the country ... named to Max Emfinger's National Super 100 Playmakers ... Texas Football Top 300 Players and a Texas Football Player of the Week on several occasions ... Texas High School Football Top 200 players ... posted the district's highest quarterback rating as a junior and senior ... completed 53.4 percent (161-of-254) of his pass attempts for 2,877 yards with 42 touchdowns and 15 interceptions as a senior ... led Katy to a 14-1 record and the Texas 5A finals ... was 38-of-67 (56.7 percent) for 678 yards as a junior when Katy went 12-2 and advanced to the Texas 5A quarterfinals ... threw for 10 scores with just two picks ... a career 52.0 percent passer for 3,555 yards, 52 touchdowns and 17 interceptions.

Personal: Parents are Greg and Tina Dalton ... pursuing a marketing degree.

 
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