Ryan Radcliff
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Born | February 14, 1990 Sherwood, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
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| High school | Fairview High School, Sherwood, Ohio |
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Ryan Radcliff (born February 14, 1990) is an American former football quarterback. He was the starting quarterback for the Central Michigan Chippewas from 2010 to 2012.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Racliff 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
[edit | edit source]After 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 | edit source]| 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 |
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