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2002 Northeast
Region Candidates
CURT
ANES
Quarterback
� Grand Valley State
6-2,
215, Senior, Kentwood, Michigan
2002
Highlights: He returned from a serious knee injury sustained in
first-round playoff game in 2001 to start the opening game of the 2002 season.
He was named finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy for the second straight year.
He was named GLIAC Player of the Week three times this season. He ranks
3rd in the country in pass efficiency (171.4) and 13th in total offense
(263.2). He moved into 4th on the all-time Divsion II list for touchdown
passes thrown (100) and career total offense (10,692). He ranks 5th in
career pass efficiency rating (161.8) and is responsible for 116 touchdowns in
his career, the second best total in Divsion II history. He has
completed 195-of-297 passes for 2,560 yards, 33 touchdowns and just 5
interceptions, completing 65.7 percent of his passes. He has the top
touchdown-to-interception ratio in Division II (6.6-1). He recorded the
top attempts (59.0) and completion-to-interception in Division II football in
2002. He completed an average of 19.5 passes in 29.7 attempts per game.
He completed 20 or more passes five times and threw for 224 yards or more in
9-of-10 games. He is the all-time GLIAC leader in touchdown passes
thrown (91), total offense (9,746), and touchdowns responsible for (104).
He is directing an offense that leads the nation in scoring (45.5) and ranks
2nd in total offense (494.7). He played 34 of a possible 40 quarters
this season. He has thrown 5 or more touchdowns in a game 10 times in
his career, including 3 in 2002. He is quarterback of the No. 1
ranked football team in Division II. He led Grand Valley State to its
second straight undefeated regular season and to a school-record 26 straight
regular season wins, including 24 straight GLIAC wins. He notched a 33-6
record as a starting quarterback, including 26 straight regular season wins as
a starting quarterback.
2002 Key
Stats: He has completed 195-of-297 passes for 2,560
yards, 33 touchdowns and just five interceptions. He has
thrown for 225 yards or more in 19 of his last 20 games and 9 of
10 this season. He has thrown 3 or more touchdown passes
in 15 of his last 20 regular season games, including 4 or more
in 11 of 20 games. He was named GLIAC Offensive Player of
the Week for the second straight week and third time this season
after completing 17-of-20 passes for 252 yards and 5 touchdowns
in two quarters and one drive against No. 19 Findlay. He
was also named GLIAC Player of the Week after completing
23-of-35 passes for 314 yards and 3 touchdowns against
Indianapolis in 3 quarters. He also rushed for a
season-high 40 yards and tallied 354 yards of total offense. He
played just 3 complete games this season.
Career:
He was runner-up for the 2001 Harlon Hill Trophy and the first
finalist in Harlon Hill history to garner the most first place
votes but not win the award. He was named Associated Press
first-team All-American, Daktronics first-team All-American, Don
Hansen's Football Gazette second-team All-American,
D2football.com honorable mention All-American, Daktronics
first-team All-Northeast Region, Detroit Free Press Michigan's
Best, and GLIAC Player of the Year. He was named National
Football Weekly Gazette Offensive Player of the Week three times
and GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week four times. In his
career, he has completed 658-of-1069 passes for 9,449 yards and
100 touchdowns. He has rushed for 1,243 yards and 16
touchdowns on 326 carries. He holds 32 school and GLIAC
single-game, season and career records. He has thrown just
9 interceptions in his last 751 attempts (28 games). He
set the GLIAC single-season record for touchdown passes (48) and
touchdowns responsible for (53). GVSU is undefeated and
ranked number one in the AFCA coaches poll. The team is making
its second straight Division II playoff appearance.
NCAA
Rankings:
Passing
Efficiency: Ranks 3rd in Division II - 171.4
Total
Offense: Ranks 13th in Division II - 263.2
| Passing |
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| Year |
Comp-Att |
INT |
TD |
Yds |
Long |
| 2002 |
195-297 |
5 |
33 |
2,560 |
50 |
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Rushing |
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| Year |
Rushes |
Yds |
TD |
Long |
| 2002 |
28 |
119 |
0 |
18 |
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