Dan Raudabaugh

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Dan Raudabaugh
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Raudabaugh with the Philadelphia Soul in 2017
No. 5
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1987-03-30) March 30, 1987 (age 38)
Coppell, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Coppell (Coppell, Texas)
College: Miami (OH)
NFL draft: 2010: undrafted
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena League statistics
Comp. / Att.:2,853 / 4,301
Passing yards:35,872
TDINT:788–117
QB rating:120.36
Rushing touchdowns:4
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Daniel "Red" Raudabaugh (born March 30, 1987) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Dallas Vigilantes and Philadelphia Soul. He played college football at Miami University.

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Early life

Raudabaugh attended Coppell High School, in Coppell, Texas, where he was a member of the football and baseball team. He completed 95-of-187 passes for 1,282 yards and eight touchdowns during his senior season and was a second-team all-district selection in 2004. He was also a second-team all-district selection as a pitcher.

College career

Raudabaugh attended Miami University, where he was a member of the football team. He finished his career ranked 5th on the RedHawk's all-time passing yards (5,352). He was third in all-time career completions (511) and also third in the school’s all-time pass attempts (916).

College statistics

SeasonPassingRushing
CmpAttYdsPctTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2006316029151.71387.913-37-2.80
20072093822,43154.71212112.338270.70
20082013431,96058.689109.025-22-0.90
20097013167053.43596.317-6-0.40
NCAA career totals5119165,35255.82429107.293-38-0.40

Source: [1]

Professional career

Raudabaugh was rated the 52nd best quarterback in the 2010 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com. [2] He had a tryout with the Cincinnati Bengals in April 2010. [3]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m)
218 lb
(99 kg)
4.32 s7.22 s32 in
(0.81 m)
8 ft 10 in
(2.69 m)
All values from Miami Pro Day [2]

Dallas Vigilantes

Raudabaugh signed late in the 2010 season, with the Dallas Vigilantes, and saw action in its final two games. He engineered a 62–56 Dallas victory in the season finale against the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings by turning in a 22-of-29 performance for 311 yards. He also tied a Vigilantes team high with eight touchdown passes in the game. For the season, Raudabaugh completed 31-of-46 passes (67.4%) for 442 yards and 10 touchdowns. He threw one interception and had a passer rating of 128.8.

In 2011, Raudabaugh was the starter for the entire season. He finished the season having completed 360-of-557 passes (64.8%) for 4,741 yards and 90 touchdowns. He threw seven interception and had a passer rating of 118.3.

Philadelphia Soul

Raudabaugh (#5) in 2017 Raudabaugh and Dolezel 2.jpg
Raudabaugh (#5) in 2017

Raudabaugh followed Vigilantes head coach Clint Dolezel to the Philadelphia Soul in 2012. [4] Raudabaugh led the Soul to ArenaBowl XXV in 2012, where they fell to the Arizona Rattlers. Raudabaugh lead the Soul to another ArenaBowl in 2013, [5] once again facing the Rattlers.

In 2015, he earned AFL MVP, Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Arena honors after throwing for 4,995 yards and 119 touchdowns. In 2016, he threw for 4,303 yards and 101 touchdowns, earned Second Team All-Arena accolades and helped the Soul beat the Arizona Ratters in ArenaBowl XXIX. In 2017, he threw for 3,175 yards and 82 touchdowns, earned Second Team All-Arena accolades and helped the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX.

After the 2019 season, the AFL folded. He again followed Soul head coach Clint Dolezel to the expansion Frisco Fighters of the Indoor Football League, but as an offensive coordinator on the coaching staff. [6]

AFL statistics

YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsTD
2010 Dallas 314667.4442101128.802-20
2011 Dallas 36055764.64,7419017118.271580
2012 Philadelphia 36254067.04,79011518120.6013-62
2013 Philadelphia 39057368.14,6999614122.379-180
2014 Philadelphia 36356264.64,3288518112.465170
2015 Philadelphia 41162066.34,99511912122.414151
2016 Philadelphia 33949069.24,30310113124.861-30
2017 Philadelphia 24336566.63,1758210121.973121
2018 Philadelphia 14520969.41,728366121.97500
2019 Philadelphia 20933961.72,671548116.045-40
Career2,8534,30166.335,872788117120.3662194

Stats from ArenaFan: [7]

References

  1. "Daniel Raudabaugh". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Daniel Raudabaugh". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. "Bengals sign nine CFAs". bengals.com. April 30, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  4. Eric R. Ivie (September 30, 2011). "Philadelphia Soul acquire Dan Raudabaugh". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  5. Dan Ryan (August 12, 2013). "Soul romp, 75-59, to reach ArenaBowl". Interstate General Media, LLC. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  6. "FIGHTERS ROUND OUT COACHING STAFF WITH PAIR OF ROOKIE COACHES". Frisco Fighters. December 12, 2019.
  7. "Daniel 'Dan' Raudabaugh". arenafan.com. Retrieved February 21, 2019.