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of 449 passes for 2,895 yards and 24 touchdowns • passed for at least one touchdown in 11 of 12 games • set school single-season records for pass completions, attempts, yards and touchdown passes • averaged 241.2 passing yards per game to rank third in the Big Ten and second in the nation among freshmen quarterbacks • also ranked third in the Big Ten and second nationally among freshmen in passing touchdowns • finished as Minnesota’s leading rusher with 617 yards on 146 attempts • scored five rushing touchdowns to share the team lead • set school records for both total offensive yards (3,512) and plays (595) • averaged 292.7 yards of total offense per game to rank 20th in the country, third in the Big Ten and first among freshmen nationally • also finished among the national leaders in points responsible for (14.83 per game), ranking 20th in the NCAA, second in the Big Ten and second among all freshmen nationally • Academic AllBig Ten selection • scholar-athlete award winner • earned first letter • Game-by-Game: completed 15-of31 passes for 188 yards and touchdowns of 13 and 4 yards and rushed 18 times for 72 yards in his first career start against Bowling Green (9/1) • amassed 368 yards of total offense vs. Miami (Ohio) (9/8), completing 26-of-40 passes for 271 yards and rushing for 97 yards on 16 carries • also produced five touchdowns against the Redhawks, rushing for an eight-yard score and throwing TDs of 59, 26, 25 and 5 yards • completed 31-of-47 passes for 335 yards and four scores at Florida Atlantic (9/15) • the four touchdown passes vs. Miami (Ohio) and Florida Atlantic are tied for the fifth-most in school history • Connected on 23-of-44 passes for 237 yards and a touchdown and gained 63 yards on 20 rushes with a two-yard TD vs. Purdue (9/22) • totaled 232 yards on 27-for-44 passing with one touchdown against Ohio State (9/29) • completed 22-of-44 passes for 280 yards, including a 42-yard connection with Eric Decker, at Indiana (10/6) • recorded the third-most prolific total offense game in school history with 430 yards at Northwestern (10/13) • completed 25-for-38 pass attempts for 341 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 89 yards and a score vs. the Wildcats • the five touchdown passess at Northwestern are the second most in a game in Minnesota history • rushed for 44 yards and passed for 162 yards and a touchdown against North Dakota State (10/20) • gained 29 yards on the ground and passed for 99 yards at Michigan (10/27) • completed 18-of-31 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown and scored on a season-long run of 29 yards vs. Illinois (11/3) • totaled 190 yards and a touchdown on 24-for-41 passing and rushed 15 times for 87 yards at Iowa (11/10) • recorded the second-best single-game total offense mark in school history with 439 yards in the season finale vs. Wisconsin (11/17) • completed 21-of-37 passes for a season-high 352 yards, including a season-long 71-yard touchdown pass to Ralph Spry • rushed 15 times for 87 yards vs. the Badgers.
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adamWEBER’S CAREER STATISTICS
PASSING Year 2007 2008 Totals
G/GS Comp. 12/12 258 13/13 255 25/25 513
RUSHING Year G/GS 2007 12/12 13/13 2008 25/25 Total
Att. 146 127 273
Passing Yards Pass Attempts Completions Passing Touchdowns Long Pass Rushing Yards Rushing Attempts Long Rush Total Offense
352 51 31 5 71 97 20 39 439
Att. 449 410 859
Pct. .575 .622 .597
Yds. 617 233 850
Yds. 2,895 2,761 5,656
Avg. 4.2 1.8 3.1
TD 24 15 39
TD 5 4 9
Int. 19 8 27
Eff. 120.8 126.9 123.7
Long 29 39 39
adamWEBER’S GAME OFFENSIVE BESTS vs. Wisconsin Two times - last vs. Northwestern Two times - last vs. Northwestern at Northwestern vs. Wisconsin vs. Miami (Ohio) vs. Purdue at Purdue vs. Wisconsin
11-17-2007 11-1-2008 11-1-2008 10-13-2007 11-17-2007 9-8-2007 9-22-2007 10-26-2008 11-17-2007
2006: Redshirted • scholar-athlete award winner. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Mounds View High School • high school coach was Jim Galvin • three-time all-state performer and all-conference selection • was a 2005 Star Tribune and KARE-11 All-Metro selection • named the conference Co-MVP his senior season • was a three-time Team MVP • ranked as the 14th-best dualthreat quarterback in the nation by Rivals and the 32nd-best overall quarterback by Scout • completed 137of-250 passes for 1,913 yards and 14 touchdowns his senior campaign • closed his career completing 320 passes on 598 attempts for 4,771 yards and 35 touchdowns • also rushed for 1,519 yards and 28 touchdowns during his career • four-time letterwinner in basketball and baseball and also lettered in track and field • four-year Academic Award winner. PERSONAL: Son of Bob and Debbie Weber • father, Bob, was a three-year football letterman with the Gophers (1974-77) • born August 3, 1987 • business and marketing education major.
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