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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Bradford Finalist for Camp Award
December 03, 2008 | Football
NORMAN, Okla. --
Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford is one of five finalists
for the Walter Camp Award, which is presented annually
to the top overall player in college football.
2008
• Bradford averages 15.22 yards/comp. That's 2+ yards more than any of the top five passers in the nation.
• Bradford has missed a total of 97 snaps (OU averages 78.3 per game) and 60:42 minutes of possession time (OU averages 29:38 per game) after OU built big leads. Has twice left game before the fourth quarter began.
• No. 1 nationally with 46 touchdown passes despite ranking No. 21 in pass attempts.
• No. 3 nationally in passing yards despite throwing 175 fewer passes than No. 2 and 163 fewer than No. 1.
• No. 2 nationally (No. 1 in FBS) in passing efficiency.
• Ranks No. 4 nationally in total offense despite OU averaging 43.1 rushes and 202.4 rushing yards per game.
• Set OU record for passing yards in a game with 468 vs. Kansas (broke Josh Heupel's 429 vs. Louisville, 1999).
• Broke Jason White's records for touchdown passes in a season (46) and in a career (82).
• Has broken NCAA record for TD passes during the frosh/soph seasons with 82. Rex Grossman held it at 55.
• OU quarterbacks have thrown a school-record five TDs in 11 games. Bradford has six of those, four in '08.
• Bradford has an OU record 34 career completions of 40 or more yards. That tops Jason White's 29.
• In '08, he averages one TD pass every 8.5 attempts; one INT every 65.5 attempts (less than one/game).
• Bradford has nine completions that exceeded 50 yards this season. All nine went for touchdowns.
• Multiple TD throws in 22 games (five each vs. Miami (Fla.), Texas A&M, Cincy, Washington, Texas and Nebraska).
Other finalists include: Graham Harrell (Texas Tech), Colt McCoy (Texas), Tim Tebow (Florida) and Michael Crabtree (Texas Tech).
Bradford has led the Sooners to an 11-1 record and a berth in this weekend's Big 12 championship game... Has passed for 4,080 yards (268-of-393) and a nation-leading 46 touchdowns and 190.97 quarterback rating... He has thrown for 300 or more yards 10 times this season... Bradford has also rushed for five touchdowns this season.
The 2008 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, voted on by the 119 Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors, will be announced live on the 6:00 p.m. edition of ESPN SportsCenter on Thursday, December 11. The winner will then receive his trophy at the Foundation's annual national awards banquet on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the Yale University Commons in New Haven. Tickets ($275) are available by calling (203) 288-CAMP.
Walter Camp, "The Father of American football," first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp - a former Yale University athlete and football coach - is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side.
The Walter Camp Football Foundation - a New Haven-based all-volunteer group - was founded in 1967 to perpetuate the ideals of Camp and to continue the tradition of selecting annually an All-America team.
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2008
• Bradford averages 15.22 yards/comp. That's 2+ yards more than any of the top five passers in the nation.
• Bradford has missed a total of 97 snaps (OU averages 78.3 per game) and 60:42 minutes of possession time (OU averages 29:38 per game) after OU built big leads. Has twice left game before the fourth quarter began.
• No. 1 nationally with 46 touchdown passes despite ranking No. 21 in pass attempts.
• No. 3 nationally in passing yards despite throwing 175 fewer passes than No. 2 and 163 fewer than No. 1.
• No. 2 nationally (No. 1 in FBS) in passing efficiency.
• Ranks No. 4 nationally in total offense despite OU averaging 43.1 rushes and 202.4 rushing yards per game.
• Set OU record for passing yards in a game with 468 vs. Kansas (broke Josh Heupel's 429 vs. Louisville, 1999).
• Broke Jason White's records for touchdown passes in a season (46) and in a career (82).
• Has broken NCAA record for TD passes during the frosh/soph seasons with 82. Rex Grossman held it at 55.
• OU quarterbacks have thrown a school-record five TDs in 11 games. Bradford has six of those, four in '08.
• Bradford has an OU record 34 career completions of 40 or more yards. That tops Jason White's 29.
• In '08, he averages one TD pass every 8.5 attempts; one INT every 65.5 attempts (less than one/game).
• Bradford has nine completions that exceeded 50 yards this season. All nine went for touchdowns.
• Multiple TD throws in 22 games (five each vs. Miami (Fla.), Texas A&M, Cincy, Washington, Texas and Nebraska).
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