Nate Sudfeld

Indiana State

Sep 12 (Fri)

6:30 p.m.

BLOOMINGTON, IN - SEPTEMBER 27, 2014 - quarterback Nate Sudfeld #7 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Maryland Terrapins and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Mike Dickbernd/Indiana Athletics

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Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Athletic Director Fred Glass with Nate Sudfeld

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Photo by: Ben Mikesell

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Weight:
230
Height:
6-5
Position:
QB
Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Modesto, Calif.
High School:
Modesto Christian

One of the most decorated quarterbacks in Indiana history, Sudfeld is first in passing touchdowns (61), passing yardage (7,879), 350-yard games (6), 300-yard games (11), 250-yard games (13), 200-yard games (19), four-touchdown games (5) and three-touchdown games (10), tied for first in 400-yard games (1), second in completion percentage (60.3) and completions (593), third in total offense (8,011) and fourth in attempts (983) on IU’s career lists in 37 games (26 starts). In his career, he was 593-of-983 (60.3 percent) with 7,879 passing yards, 8,011 total yards, 61 passing TDs, 20 INTs, eight rushing scores and a 144.1 passing efficiency mark, which ranks ninth in Big Ten history.

2015 Honors: Third team All-Big Ten (coaches and media) … Wuerffel Trophy finalist … Senior CLASS Award finalist … National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award semifinalist … named to the Maxwell Award and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch Lists … Allstate AFCA Good Works team nominee … Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Maryland) … Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week (Purdue) … Manning Award Star of the Week (Western Kentucky and Purdue) … team captain … honored as Indiana’s Anthony Thompson Most Valuable Player … earned the Terry P. Cole Award (Old Oaken Bucket Game MVP) … two-time IU offensive player of the week (Maryland and Purdue) … six-time game captain … Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2015 (Senior): Sudfeld led the Big Ten in passing yards per game (297.8; 14th nationally), passing yards (3,573; 21st), total offense per game (293.2; 20th), total offense (3,225; 20th), touchdowns (27; T-21st) passing efficiency (151.0; T-21st), yards per completion (14.5; 4th), yards per attempt (8.7; T-15th) and TD-INT ratio.

• His five 3,573 passing yards, 350-yard games and seven 300-yard games rank first, 27 passing TDs, which are tied for ninth on the Big Ten single-season list, and 3,634 total yards are second, 412 attempts are fourth, 247 completions share fourth and 60.0 completion percentage is eighth on the program’s single-season list.

• The senior racked up these numbers despite missing six quarters of action due to injury.

• In the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Sudfeld went 28-of-51 for 389 yards, the second-highest total of his career, and three scores, all Indiana bowl records, along with his 409 total yards. He also set Pinstripe Bowl marks in passing yards and attempts.

• En route to the Hoosiers third consecutive Old Oaken Bucket victory over Purdue, Sudfeld finished with 350 yards, the sixth-highest total of his career, on 18-of-29 passing with a career-high-tying four touchdowns and one rushing TD. He also matched a career-high with five total scores (3rd time in his career) and posted a career-best 209.0 passing efficiency mark.

• The previous week at Maryland, Sudfeld matched the four passing touchdowns and five total TDs. He went 23-of-35 (65.7) for 385 yards, the third-highest total of his career, and carded a 195.8 passer rating.

• His seven 300-yard games (T-14th nationally) and five 350-yard games (T-7th) led the conference.

• Sudfeld posted one 400-yard game, six 350-yard games and 11 300-yard games, five four passing touchdown games and 10 three passing TD games, and 12 40-plus yard scores and seven 50-yarders, including three 70-yarders (70, 72, 76), in his career.

• Against Rutgers in week seven, Sudfeld set career-highs in completions (32), passing yardage (464), total yardage (456) and touchdowns accounted for (5), and he tied his career-highs in attempts (42) and passing scores (4) en route to a 190.9 passing efficiency mark.

• His 464 yards were the 22nd-most in the FBS and a Big Ten best in 2015, and rank second to Ben Chappell (480) on the Indiana single-game list. His 32 completions share second, his 456 total yards are fifth and his four TDs share sixth.

• Overall in 2015, Sudfeld was 247-of-412 (60.0 percent) for 3,573 yards with 27 passing scores, seven interceptions and a 151.0 passing efficiency mark. He also had a career-high five rushing touchdowns.

• In the 48-point outburst against Southern Illinois, Sudfeld threw for 349 yards, the sixth-highest total of his career, on 19-of-32, with a 57-yard TD.

• He added a career-high 46 rushing yards, including a career-long 21-yarder, for 395 total yards, the third-highest total of his career.

• Sudfeld carded the fifth-highest passing total of his career with 355 yards on 20-of-27 and three touchdowns in the Western Kentucky win.

• At No. 7 Michigan State, he tossed for 308 yards on 23-of-37 (62.2) in addition to three scores.

• Sudfeld enjoyed a rewarding summer of 2015, starting with an invitation to serve as a counselor at the prestigious Manning Academy in July.

• He finished second among the college quarterbacks in the Papa John’s Quarterback Challenge, a skills competition, and got the opportunity to talk some Xs & Os with Peyton and Eli Manning.

• Later in the month, Sudfeld received the opportunity to pick the brain of another all-pro, Andrew Luck.

• Luck hosted his annual Change The Play initiative in Bloomington, and Sudfeld worked the camp for the second straight year.

• He wrapped up his summer as one of the co-speakers at the Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon.

• Sudfeld talked about the service trip he took to Uganda over 2015 spring break, his second trip to the African country. He also traveled there at the age of 14.

2014 (Junior): Passed for 1,151 yards on 101-of-167 (60.5 percent) with six touchdowns, three interceptions and a 126.6 pass efficiency rating in six starts ... completion percentage ranks fourth on Indiana’s single-season list ... added 98 rushing yards with two TDs ... suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in the second quarter of game six at Iowa ... recorded 347 yards on 31-of-41 (75.6), a 22-yard score, 27 rushing yards and a career-high two rushing touchdowns at Bowling Green ... his 31 completions are tied for ninth on Indiana’s single-game list ... posted the second-best single-game completion percentage in IU history when he went 23-of-29 (79.3) for 230 yards with 12-, 45- and 76-yard (career-long) TDs in the North Texas win ... led the Hoosiers on their game-winning six-play, 75-yard TD drive with 22 seconds remaining at No. 18 Missouri ... finished the game with 252 yards and a 33-yard score ... named to the Manning Award Watch List ... two-time IU offensive player of the week (Bowling Green and North Texas) ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2013 (Sophomore): Completed 194-of-322 (60.2 percent) for 2,523 yards with 21 touchdowns, nine interceptions and a 142.0 pass efficiency rating ... started eight games and appeared in all 12 ... fourth in completion percentage, fifth in TDs, eighth in yardage and 10th in completions on Indiana’s single-season lists ... third in the Big Ten in yards per completion (13.0) and yards per attempt (7.8), fourth in passing yards per game (210.2) and completions per game (16.2), tied for fourth in passing scores, fifth in pass efficiency, passing yardage, total offense per game (207.4), completion percentage and points responsible for per game (11.2), and sixth in yards per play (6.9) ... recorded 40 completions of 20-or-more yards (T-2nd Big Ten), 19 of 30-or-more (2nd), 11 of 40-or-more (T-2nd, T-25th nationally) and four of 50-or-more ... collected nine touchdowns of at least 30 yards (59, 50, 45, 44, 41, 40, 36, 33 and 30) ... posted three 300-yard games and seven multi-TD games ... 31 completions, 42 attempts, 363 passing yards, 398 total yards, four scores and 35 rushing yards against Navy ... the 31 completions share ninth all-time on IU’s singe-game list ... opened the season 12-of-17 (70.6) for 219 yards and four touchdowns in the Indiana State win ... became the first Hoosiers quarterback since Blake Powers (2005) with back-to-back four TD games ... earned his first career start in the Bowling Green victory and threw for 335 yards on 17-of-26 (65.4) with a pair of passing scores and his first career rushing touchdown ... registered 321 yards on 23-of-38 (60.5) with two TDs in the Penn State win ... carded a 74.1 completion percentage (20-of-27) with 267 yards and three scores, including the 50- and 41-yarders, in the Illinois victory ... IU offensive player of the week (Indiana State) ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2012 Honors: Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Ball State) ... honorable mention BTN.com All-Big Ten Freshman team.

2012 (Freshman): Threw for 632 yards, completed 51-of-82 (62.2 percent) and tossed seven touchdowns with just one interception in seven games ... became the third true freshman quarterback in Indiana history to play (Tim Clifford - 1977, Tre Roberson - 2011) ... entering the Ball State game in the fourth quarter, went 13-of-20 (65.0) for 172 yards with two TDs, including a 70-yarder ... passed for 157 yards and a 35-yard score at Northwestern ... 10-of-15 (66.7) with 107 yards and two touchdowns in the win at Illinois ... led the team on four scoring drives (three TDs) against the Fighting Illini ... netted two touchdowns and 77 yards in the final 3:58 against No. 8 Ohio State ... two-time IU offensive player of the week (Ball State and Illinois).

Prep/Personal: Quarterback for head coach Steve Gleason at Modesto Christian High School ... team’s most valuable player also earned Trans Valley League Offensive MVP, second team all-state and first team all-district honors as a senior ... threw for 2,332 yards with 31 touchdowns (2 rushing) and six interceptions ... set school single-season records in passing yards, passing TDs and passing yards per game (233.2) ... claimed program single-game marks in passing yards (384) and passing scores (6) ... rated the No. 14 quarterback nationally and the No. 23 prospect in California by ESPN ... two-year football letterwinner also played basketball ... National Honor Society member ... took a mission trip to Uganda as a 14-year old and during 2015 spring break ... parents are Ralph and Michelle Sudfeld ... brothers, twins Matthew and Zach, played college football ... Matthew was a wide receiver at Brown University (2007-11) and Zach was a tight end at the University of Nevada (2007-12) and is currently a tight end with the New York Jets ... born on Oct. 7, 1993, Nathan Michael Sudfeld is a liberal studies major.