Rudy Carpenter

Infobox NCAA Athlete
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name = Rudy Carpenter

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caption = Carpenter in October 2008
college = Arizona State University
conference = Pac-10
sport = Football
jersey = 12
position = QB
class = Junior
major = Justice Studies
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career_start = 2005
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 199
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|4|15
birth_place = Westlake Village, California
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former_school(s)= Westlake High School, Westlake Village, California
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championship_list = Pac-10 Co-Champions
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bowl_list = 2005 Insight Bowl, 2006 Hawaii Bowl, 2007 Holiday Bowl
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Rudy Carpenter, born April 15, 1986 in Westlake Village, California, is an American football player and plays collegiately as the Quarterback for Arizona State University Sun Devils.

High School

A 2004 graduate of Westlake High School, Carpenter was named the Los Angeles Daily News Offensive Player of the Year. He was also given a pre and postseason All-America selection by Prepstar Magazine. Carpenter was listed as the No. 67 player in California by SuperPrep Magazine and listed as the No. 36 player in California and a preseason All-American by SuperPrep Magazine. He was rated as the No. 20 quarterback in the nation by rivals.com. He played in the Cali-Florida High School All-Star game. His statistics as a senior included 2,705 passing yards (163 completions on 262 attempts) and 36 touchdowns and only six interceptions , and he also rushed for 626 yards and seven scores and led Westlake to a Division IV Championship and a 14-0 season.

College career

2005

Carpenter started the final five games of his freshman season. During that time he was the most efficient quarterback in the country and led the Sun Devils to a victory over Rutgers in the Insight Bowl. The following fall Sam Keller, whose injury allowed Carpenter to become the starter in 2005, was named the starting quarterback by then-ASU coach Dirk Koetter. But two days later, Koetter reversed his decision and Carpenter was given the starting job. Keller subsequently transferred to Nebraska and Carpenter went on to have a less then desired season. In 2005, Carpenter earned second-team Freshman All-America honors by scout.com and was named an honorable mention Freshman All-American by Sporting News.

2006

Carpenter earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors in his first full season as starting quarterback. Carpenter completed 184-of-332 passes for 2,523 yards and 23 touchdowns and finished third in the Pac-10 Conference in touchdown passes as well as grossing 296 rushing yards (69 net yards). Carpenter completed 17-of-24 passes for 261 yards and two touchdowns against Northern Arizona and threw a career-high five touchdowns against Nevada to go along with 333 yards on 17-of-26 passing. He totaled 248 passing yards and a pair of touchdowns on 21-of-37 passes at Colorado and threw for 177 yards and two scores at California. Carpenter attempted 75 passes over the course of five midseason games without an interception. He ended the season tallying 183 yards of total offense at USC, including a career-high 49 net rushing yards, one of which was a game-high sprint of 38 yards. Carpenter completed 14-of-15 passes against Stanford (93.3 pct.).

2007

In 2007, Carpenter lead the Sun Devils in the passer completion rating, completing all of his passes with a 68.4% completion average. Carpenter started in all 13 games, and made a bowl appearance in the 2007 Holiday Bowl against Texas.

2008

Against the California Golden Bears on October 4, Carpenter finished with 165 yards passing, including one touchdown pass and two picks. He injured his ankle in the final minutes and had to leave the game on crutches. [cite web |url=http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-arizonast-carpenter&prov=ap&type=lgns |title=Arizona St QB Carpenter on crutches after Cal loss |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |accessdate=2000-10-04] The loss marks the Sun Devils' first three game losing streak since Dennis Erickson's tenure as head coach. [cite web |url=http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recap?gid=200810040059 |title=Longshore leads Cal past punchless Arizona State |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |accessdate=2000-10-04]

References

External links

* [http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/carpenter_rudy00.html] - ASU profile
* [http://arizonastate.scout.com/a.z?s=43&p=8&c=1&nid=2466574] - Scout.com Profile
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/players/11242] Profile at Sportsillustrated.com
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=160303] - ESPN profile