Stephen Calvert

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Stephen Calvert
No. 12
Position Quarterback
Major Sport management
Personal information
Born:March 8
Plantation, Florida
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Miami Carol City (FL)

Stephen "Buckshot" Calvert is a former American football quarterback for the Liberty Flames.

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Early years

Calvert's middle name is "Buckshot," after his father's favorite NASCAR driver, Buckshot Jones. [1] [2] [3] Calvert attended Miami Carol City Senior High School in Miami Gardens, Florida, where he played high school football. [4] [5] Calvert received scholarship offers to play college football for South Florida, Florida International and Liberty. [6] He committed to play college football for coach Turner Gill at Liberty University. [6]

College career

Calvert entered the 2016 season as the backup quarterback to Stephon Masha, [7] [8] [9] but earned the starting job four games into the season and led the team to a 5–2 record over the final seven games of the season. [10] [11] [12] On opening day of the 2017 season, Calvert led the Flames to their biggest win in school history; a 48–45 triumph over Baylor in Waco that marked Liberty's first ever win over a Power Five conference team. [13] [14] [15] In 2018, Calvert led the Flames to a 6–6 record in their first season as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. During Calvert's senior season in 2019, [16] [17] he led the Flames to an 8–5 record and an appearance in the 2019 Cure Bowl, the first bowl appearance in school history. [18] [19] Calvert ended his college career at the Cure Bowl by leading Liberty to a 23–16 win over Georgia Southern, securing Liberty's first bowl win in their first bowl appearance. [20] [21]

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  5. ↑ "Miami Carol City Chiefs QB Stephen Buckshot Calvert Throws 4 First Half TD's Against Lakeland in Big 44-34 Win". hspnsports.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
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