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Elijah Sindelar
Elijah S. Sindelar (born June 27, 1996) is an American former college football quarterback. He played for the Purdue Boilermakers. High school career Sindelar attended Caldwell County High School in Princeton, Kentucky. Sindelar started at quarterback for all four years of his high school career, throwing for 5,654 yards and 51 touchdowns in his first two seasons. As a junior, Sindelar threw for 3,374 yards and 44 touchdowns. As a senior, he threw for 3,609 yards and 49 touchdowns, being named the Gatorade Kentucky Football Player of the Year and Kentucky Mr. Football. Sindelar committed to play college football at Purdue University over offers from Kentucky and Ole Miss. College career In his first year on campus in 2015, Sindelar redshirted. The following season, he played exclusively as a reserve, before being named the starting quarterback for Purdue's 2017 season opener against Louisville, following an injury to David Blough. In the 2017 Foster Farms Bowl, Sindelar com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarterback
The quarterback (QB) is a position in gridiron football who are members of the offensive side of the ball and mostly line up directly behind the Lineman (football), offensive line. In modern American football, the quarterback is usually considered the leader of the offense, and is often responsible for calling the play in the huddle. The quarterback also touches the ball on almost every offensive play, and is almost always the offensive player that throws forward passes. When the QB is tackled behind the line of scrimmage, it is called a Quarterback sack, sack. The position is also colloquially known as the "signal caller" and "field general". The quarterback is widely considered the most important position in American football, and one of the most important positions in team sports. Overview In modern American football, the starting quarterback is usually the leader of the offense, and their successes and failures can have a significant impact on the fortunes of their team. Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanderbilt Commodores Football
The Vanderbilt Commodores football program represents Vanderbilt University in the sport of American football. The Commodores compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) within the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are led by head coach Clark Lea. Vanderbilt plays their home games at FirstBank Stadium, located on the university's Nashville, Tennessee campus. History Vanderbilt adopted the nickname the ''Commodores'' after the 1897 season. 2025 marks the one hundred and thready-sixth season for Vanderbilt football, the team has played in 1,346 games with a record of 625–671–50 (.483). The Commodores play in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), Vanderbilt has an all-time SEC record of 148–461–17 (.250). All conferences Vanderbilt has played in, SoCon, SIAA, and SEC total records are 295–499–32 (.377). Vanderbilt has had no seasons with at least ten wins. The most wins in a single football season is nine, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football Quarterbacks
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1996 Births
1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, killing around 300 people. * January 9– 20 – Serious fighting breaks out between Russian soldiers and rebel fighters in Chechnya. * January 11 – Ryutaro Hashimoto, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, becomes Prime Minister of Japan. * January 13 – Italy's Prime Minister, Lamberto Dini, resigns after the failure of all-party talks to confirm him. New talks are initiated by President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro to form a new government. * January 14 – Jorge Sampaio is elected President of Portugal. * January 16 – President of Sierra Leone Valentine Strasser is deposed by the chief of defence, Julius Maada Bio. Bio promises to restore power following elections scheduled for February. * January 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Purdue Boilermakers Football Team
The 2019 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Jeff Brohm. They finished the season 4–8, 3–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. Preseason Coaching changes Purdue cornerbacks coach Derrick Jackson and tight ends coach Mark Tommerdahl both left to take jobs at Northern Illinois and Texas Tech respectively in early February 2019. Purdue announced the hiring of Greg Brown as cornerbacks coach on February 21. He previously was the secondary coach at Auburn for two seasons. Head coach Jeff Brohm also announced the promotion of former Purdue quality control assistant Ryan Wallace to be the new tight ends coach. Player news Wide receiver KeyRon Catlett announced his decision t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Purdue Boilermakers Football Team
The 2018 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Jeff Brohm. Purdue began the year with three consecutive losses, each by less than four points, at the hands of Northwestern, Eastern Michigan, and Missouri. Their luck began to turn as they went on a four-game winning streak, which started with a victory over No. 23 Boston College and ended with an upset victory over No. 2 Ohio State, the school's first win over a top-two ranked team since 1984. The Boilermakers also secured a victory over No. 19 Iowa and finished the regular season in a three-way-tie for second in the West Division with a conference record of 5–4. The team was invited to the Music City Bowl, where they lost to Auburn. The Boilermakers were led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Purdue Boilermakers Football Team
The 2017 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers competed as members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. They were led by first-year head coach Jeff Brohm. They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They received a bid to the Foster Farms Bowl, their first bowl game since 2012, where they beat Arizona. Before the season On October 16, 2016, Darrell Hazell was fired with a 3–3 mid-season record. Gerad Parker was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season, going 0–6. On December 5, 2016, nine days after the season ended, Purdue hired Jeff Brohm as head coach. He had been the head coach at Western Kentucky the previous three seasons. On December 8, 2016, Brohm made his first official hire with JaMarcus Shephard joini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Purdue Boilermakers Football Team
The 2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. They were led by fourth-year head coach Darrell Hazell until he was fired on October 16, 2016. Gerad Parker was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They finished the season 3–9, 1–8 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in the West Division. Preseason In 2015, Purdue compiled a 2–10 record (1–7 in conference play) during the regular season, failing to qualify for a bowl game for the third straight season. Purdue had a coaching shake up prior to the season, when defensive coordinator Greg Hudson, offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach John Shoop and defensive line coach Rubin Carter were fired on November 29, 2015. On December 22, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Purdue Boilermakers Football Team
The 2015 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The team was led by head coach Darrell Hazell, who was in his third season at Purdue. Purdue finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in Big Ten play, to finish in last place in the West Division. Preseason In 2014, Purdue compiled a 3–9 record, 1–7 in Big Ten play, to finish in last place in the West Division. As a result of their poor record, Purdue was not bowl eligible for the second consecutive year. Their only conference win came against Illinois. The 2014 season marked the first time since 1993 that Purdue finished with the worst record in the Big Ten in back-to-back seasons. On January 20, 2015, wide receivers coach Kevin Sherman left the program for the same positi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota Golden Gophers Football
The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represents the University of Minnesota in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Founded in 1882, Minnesota has been a member of the Big Ten Conference since its inception in 1896 as the Western Conference. The Golden Gophers claim seven College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS, national championships, including four (1936 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1936, 1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1940, 1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1941, and 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, 1960) from the major wire-service: AP Trophy, AP Poll and/or The Coaches' Trophy, Coaches' Poll. Since 2009, the Golden Gophers have played all their home games at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team is currently coached by P. J. Fleck. History The Minnesota Gophers college football team played its first game on September 29, 1882, a 4–0 victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwestern Wildcats Football
The Northwestern Wildcats football team represents Northwestern University as an NCAA Division I college football team and member of the Big Ten Conference based near Chicago in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern began playing football in 1882. Its football mascot is the Wildcat, a term coined by a ''Chicago Tribune'' reporter in 1924, after reporting on a football game where the players appeared as "a wall of purple wildcats". Northwestern Football is also marketed as "Chicago's Big Ten Team" with its proximity and ties to Chicago. The Wildcats have won three Big Ten championships or co-championships since 1995, and have been Bowl eligibility, "bowl eligible" five times between 2015 Northwestern Wildcats football team, 2015 and 2020 Northwestern Wildcats football team, 2020. Northwestern consistently ranks among the national leaders in graduation rate among football teams, having received the American Football Coaches Association, AFCA Academic Achievement Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
