Eric Czerniewski

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Eric Czerniewski
Personal information
Born: (1988-03-05) March 5, 1988 (age 36)
Montgomery City, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school: Montgomery County High School
College: Central Missouri
Position: Quarterback
Undrafted: 2011
Career highlights and awards

Eric Czerniewski (born March 5, 1988) is an American football quarterback who won the Harlon Hill Trophy as the top player in the NCAA Division II in 2010 in his senior year at the University of Central Missouri.

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High school

Czerniewski was born in Montgomery City, Missouri. He led his Montgomery County High School to its first Class 2 State Championship game in 2005. He set state records for completions (775), attempts (1,235), yards (11,557), and touchdowns (140) in a career. He also set those records for a single season, going 285-of-452 for 4,407 yards and 52 touchdowns compared to only six interceptions. [1] He married his high school sweetheart Danielle in 2010. [2]

College

He was the nation's fourth-ranked passer averaging of 371.9 yards per game. He was the leading passer in Division II with 5,207 total passing yards and 46 touchdown passes. His passing yardage would be a record in all but Division I FBS. [3] He completed 447 of 670 pass attempts and had a 66.7 completion percentage. During his career at Central Missouri he had 12,847 passing yards, 107 career touchdown passes and 1,043 career pass completions—all records in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. [4]

Czerniewski led Central Missouri to its first ever quarterfinals in NCAA Division II where it lost to defending national champion Northwest Missouri State, led by quarterback Blake Bolles who also one of three finalists for the award. The third finalist was Zach Amedro from West Liberty University and was also a finalist in 2009. [4] Czerniewski received 164 total points to Amedro's 158—the closest vote in the award's 25-year history. Bolles was a distant third with 64 points. [5]

In January 2011 he was named the most valuable offensive player in the Cactus Bowl Division II All Star Game after passing for 187 yards and two touchdowns. [6]

Statistics

  Passing Rushing
SeasonTeamGP Rating AttCompPctYdsTDINTAttYdsTD
2006Central Missouri2135211362143105-140
2007Central Missouri9120268148551741141048351
2008Central Missouri1115234920559293827667726 [7]
2009Central Missouri11137370230622818191148425
2010Central Missouri14150670447675207461549-42
Totals4714316481043305128471074221713114

Note: Uses NCAA (rather than NFL) passer rating model

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References

  1. ↑ "University of Central Missouri : Football :: Roster". Ucmo.edu. March 5, 1988. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  2. ↑ http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20101218/NEWS/101219806/1011/NEWS?Title=Central-Missouri-quarterback-awarded-Harlon-Hill-Trophy%5B%5D
  3. ↑ "Czerniewski: Winning would come with a little extra satisfaction | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL". The Times Daily. February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 18, 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "Czerniewski wins Harlon Hill Trophy". Stltoday.com. Associated Press. Retrieved December 18, 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "The MIAA:Czerniewski Named Cactus Bowl Offensive MVP". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  7. ↑ "NCAA College football statistics". Web1.ncaa.org. March 20, 1999. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
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