Ryan Radcliff (born February 14, 1990) from Sherwood, Ohio is a former American football quarterback. He was the starting quarterback for the Central Michigan Chippewas from 2010 to 2012.
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Major | Accounting |
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| Born: | February 14, 1990 |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Fairview High School, Sherwood, Ohio |
Early years
editRacliff played high school football for Fairview High School in Sherwood, Ohio. He was the starting quarterback at Fairview three straight years and was a first-team All-Ohio selection in 2006 and 2007. He completed 784 of 1,294 passes at Fairview for 11,038 yards and 139 touchdowns. As a senior, he compiled 5,356 yards of total offense, including 4,738 passing yards and 618 rushing yards. He set an Ohio high school record in 2006 by throwing for 678 passing yards in a single game. He was also drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.[1][2][3][4]
College career
editAfter redshirting in 2008, Radcliff was Central Michigan's backup quarterback in 2009.[1][5][6]
In 2010, Radcliff became the starting quarterback.[7][8] He was the starter in all 12 games for Central Michigan. He completed 282 of 466 passes in 2010 for 3,358 yards and 17 touchdowns.[9][10] He ranked 15th among all Division I FBS players in passing yardage,[11] and 12th in passing yards per game (279.8).[1]
As a redshirt junior in 2011, Radcliff returned as Central Michigan's starting quarterback.[12][13][14] On October 22, 2011, he threw for a collegiate career high 436 yards against Ball State. During the 2011 regular season, Radcliff has completed 257 of 453 passes for 3,286 yards and 25 touchdowns.[9] He ranked 15th among all NCAA Division I FBS players in passing yardage.[15]
In 2012, Radcliff showed great improvement in his senior season. After a rough start to the season throwing only 1 touchdown to 3 interceptions in his first two games against Southeast Missouri State and Michigan State, Radcliff threw 19 touchdowns to only 6 interceptions over the next 10 games. Radcliff had a huge game against the Iowa Hawkeyes giving the Chippewas their 3rd win against a Big Ten team in their last six tries. He finished the season with 23 touchdowns and 9 interceptions with 3,158 yards as the Chippewas defeated Western Kentucky in the 2012 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. Radcliff is one of only two CMU quarterbacks to win a bowl game, the other is Dan LeFevour.
Statistics
edit| Year | Games | Completions | Attempts | Comp % | Yards | TDs | Interception | QB Rating |
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| 2009 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 115 | 0 | 2 | 74.6 |
| 2010 | 12 | 282 | 466 | 60.5 | 3,358 | 17 | 17 | 125.8 |
| 2011 | 12 | 257 | 453 | 56.7 | 3,286 | 25 | 16 | 128.8 |
| 2012 | 13 | 242 | 407 | 59.5 | 3,158 | 23 | 9 | 138.9 |
| Career | 42 | 791 | 1,347 | 58.7 | 9,917 | 65 | 44 | 130 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ryan Radcliff Bio". Central Michigan University.
- ^ Bruce Hefflinger (June 22, 2008). "Fairview's Radcliff makes his choice". Defiance Crescent News.
- ^ "Fairview's Radcliff is Division V Offensive Player of the Year". Defiance Crescent News. November 30, 2007.
- ^ John Wagner (November 1, 2007). "Passing Lane: Radcliff keeps Fairview moving while setting Ohio marks". Toledo Blade.
- ^ Tim Ottusch (September 21, 2009). "Radcliff sees first action of career Saturday". Central Michigan Life.
- ^ "Radcliff learning all he can from LeFevour". The Morning Sun (Mount Pleasant - Alma, MI). July 16, 2008.
- ^ Hugh Berneuter (August 19, 2010). "Ryan Radcliff ready to take over as Central Michigan starting quarterback". Mlive.com (originally from The Saginaw News).
- ^ "New kid on the block, Radcliff excited for chance to be CMU's starting quarterback". The Morning Sun (Mount Pleasant - Alma, MI). March 21, 2010.
- ^ a b "Ryan Radcliff". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Central Michigan University's Enos says Radcliff is frontrunner for quarterback". Midland Daily News. July 30, 2010.
- ^ "NCAA Division I-A Player Passing Statistics - 2010 (Passing Yards Leaders - All Players)". ESPN.com.
- ^ Hugh Berneuter (October 7, 2011). "Central Michigan University quarterback Ryan Radcliff regains confidence heading into North Carolina State game". Mlive.com (originally from The Saginaw News).
- ^ Drew Ellis (October 10, 2011). "CMU will go as far as Radcliff can take them". The Morning Sun (Mount Pleasant - Alma, MI).
- ^ "CMU's Radcliff has ups and downs, but Chippewas persevere to get past South Carolina State". The Grand Rapids Press. September 2, 2011.
- ^ "NCAA Division I-A Player Passing Statistics - 2011 (Passing Yards Leaders - All Players)". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved November 27, 2011.