UNIVERSITY Bulldogs
LOUISIANA TECH
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QUARTERBACK
COLBY
CAMERON
Newbury Park, Calif. (Newbury Park) 6-2 • 205 • R-Jr. • 2L
2 0 1 1 B U L L D O G F O O T B A L L B o w l G ui d e
Record as a starter: 5-3, 4-0 WAC
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2011: Replaced a struggling Nick Isham late in the third quarter at Utah State (10/22) and engineered two scoring drives that gave Tech the 24-17 win over the Aggies ... Recorded his first career win as a starter with a 38-28 win over San Jose State (10/29) as he was 17-for-27 for 237 yards and two touchdowns and running 15 times for 49 yards while throwing a 90-yard touchdown pass to Quinton Patton, the fifthlongest play from scrimmage in school history ... Led Tech to a dominating 41-21 win at Fresno State (11/5) as he was 19-for-33 for 376 yards passing with no interceptions and four touchdowns and 400 yards of offense in the first half alone ... Guided Tech to the school’s first win over an SEC opponent since 2008 as he was 13-for-27 for 180 yards, one touchdown pass and one interception at Ole Miss (11/12) while running for 14 yards on five carries ... Led Louisiana Tech’s furious fourth-quarter comeback at Nevada (11/19), going 25-for-45 for 355 yards and three touchdowns with a remarkable fourth quarter performance where he was 14-for-19 for 237 yards and three touchdowns as Tech rallied from 17 points down in the final 13 minutes to hand Nevada its first home loss since 2009, ending a 16-game home winning streak for the Wolf Pack ... Passed for 217 yards in a 19-for-34 performance against New Mexico State (11/26) with one touchdown and one interception while running for a career-high 67 yards as Tech clinched a WAC Championship with a 44-0 win over the Aggies ... 2010: Started in three games completing 54 of his 91 passes, a 59.3 completion percentage ... Threw for 461 yards with one touchdown ... Entered the game in the second half against Grambling (9/4), throwing 8-for-12 for 95 yards in a 20-6 win ... Made his first career start at Texas A&M (9/11), splitting time at QB with Tarik Hakmi and throwing 15-for-31 for 115 yards and two interceptions ... Played the entire game against Navy (9/18), throwing the first touchdown pass of his career with an 8-yard pass to Taulib Ikharo as he was 31-for-43 for 251 yards and one interception against the Midshipment in a 37-23 loss ... Went 0-for-4 with one interception in his start against Southern Miss (9/25) ... Recovered an on-side kick attempt by San Jose State (11/27), helping Tech to its 45-38 win. 2009: Saw limited action throughout the year, appearing in five games and completing 14 of 26 passes for 142 yards... Made his first collegiate appearance against Nicholls State (9/19), rushing for one yard on one carry and throwing 1-for-3 for 16 yards... Saw significant action throughout most of the second half at Idaho (10/31), throwing 10-for-16 for 105 yards and running the ball six times for 24 yards. 2008: Redshirt season...Member of scout squad. High School: Played quarterback for coach George Hurley ... Helped lead the Panthers to the California Division II playoffs before losing to Hart in the semifinals ... The Panthers finished 11-2 on the year and tied for the Marmonte League title at 6-1 in league play ... Threw for 47 touchdowns and nearly 5,000 yards over his final two years of high school. Personal: Son of Stan and Cathy Cameron ... Has one brother Jordan and two sisters Brynn and Emily ... Jordan plays football at for the Cleveland Browns after a standout collegiate career at Southern Cal ... Brynn also is a student-athlete at USC playing basketball for the Women of Troy.
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Career Highs Points scored:......................................................................6, Nicholls State, Sep 19, 2009 Touchdowns:........................................................................1, Nicholls State, Sep 19, 2009 Rush attempts:..................................................................15, San Jose State, Oct 29, 2011 Rush yards:............................................ 67, New Mexico State, Nov 26, 2011 (6 carries) Rush TDs:.............................................................................1, Nicholls State, Sep 19, 2009 Long rush:................................................................................. 27, at Nevada, Nov 19, 2011 Pass attempts:......................................................................... 45, at Nevada, Nov 19, 2011 Pass completions:............................................................................. 31, Navy, Sep 18, 2010 Pass yards:.....................................................................376, at Fresno State, Nov 05, 2011 Pass TDs:............................................................................4, at Fresno State, Nov 05, 2011 Had intercepted:.............................2, at Texas A&M, Sep 11, 2010 ; Navy, Sep 18, 2010 Long pass:.........................................................................90, San Jose State, Oct 29, 2011 Total offense attempts:........................................ 51, Navy, Sep 18, 2010 (8 rush,43 pass) Total ofense yards:.........................382, at Fresno State, Nov 05, 2011 (6 rush,376 pass) All-purpose yards:................................................... 67, New Mexico State, Nov 26, 2011 Career Stats Year Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg 2009 14-26-0 142 0 16 2010 54-91-5 461 1 32 2011 97-172-2 1,403 11 90 Totals 165-289-7 2,006 12 90 Cameron’s 2011 Game-by-Game Passing Stats Date Opponent Cmp-Att-Int Yds Oct 22 at Utah State 4-6-0 38 *Oct 29 SAN JOSE STATE 17-27-0 237 *Nov 05 at Fresno State 19-33-0 376 *Nov 12 at Ole Miss 13-27-1 180 *Nov 19 at Nevada 25-45-0 355 *Nov 26 NEW MEXICO STATE 19-34-1 217
TD 0 2 4 1 3 1
Lg 13 90 75 47 38 42
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OFFENSIVE LINEMAN
VINCE
CANO
Kilgore, Texas (Kilgore) 6-2 • 305 • R-So. • SQ
2011: Played in seven games ... 2010: Played in five games on the offensive line, mainly at right guard. 2009: Redshirted 2009 season. High School: Lettered three years for coach Mike Vallery at Kilgore High School ... Played both offensive and defensive lineman for the Bulldogs ... Helped lead the team to a 9-3 mark in 2008 and the second round of the state playoffs ... Led the Bulldogs to two consecutive district titles in 2007 (12-4A) and 2008 (14-4A) ... Two-time all-district selection and two-time all-East Texas selection by the Longview News Journal ... Named the defensive lineman of the year as in District 14-4A as a senior ... Recorded 44 tackles, six TFL and two forced fumbles during his senior year ... Ranked as the 69th best offensive guard in the nation by Scout.com ... Threw the discus and the shot put for the track team as a junior. Personal: Full name is Vincent Kingsley Cano ... Son of Rosemary Lawrence and Matt Swanson ... Has one sister, London ... His father played football at Kilgore Junior College ... Born April 2, 1991.