PERSONAL: Full name: Andrew William Schmitt...Son of Dave and Amy Schmitt...Born 2-16-87...Education major...Has one brother, Scott...EMU: Enters his senior season as one of the most prolific quarterbacks in school history...Is ranked third in career passes attempted (885), passes completed (556), passing yardage (6,350), third in career total offensive plays (1,116), and total offensive yards (5,439) and fifth in career touchdown passes (31)...Has accounted for 46 career touchdowns, 31 by passing and 15 on the ground...Has been the starting quarterback in 27 of 31 games in which he has played...Redshirted as a freshman in 2005 and has earned three consecutive letters since...Selected as a preseason third-team All-Mid-American Conference pick in Phil Steele’s 2009 College Football Preview magazine...2008: Turned in a record-setting year while playing in 11 games, starting 10 times, missing one game with an injury...Set a host of records during the season including national records for pass completions, with 58 vs. CMU (11-28-08) and for pass attempts without an interception with 76 against Temple (11-22-08)...Set Mid-American Conference and EMU single-game records in the CMU game for pass attempts (80), pass completions (58), for total offensive plays (89), and for total offensive yards (554)...Also established an EMU single-game record for passing yards with 516 against CMU...Also turned in an outstanding performance in the Temple (Nov. 22) game when he completed 50-of-76 passes for 484 yards and three passing touchdowns while also rushing for 20 yards on seven carries with two scores on the ground...Finished the year by completing 261-of-417 passes for 2,644 yards with 15 touchdown passes and just eight interceptions...Also rushed 57 times for 171 yards and five touchdowns...Finished the year ranked 11th in the national FBS ranks in completions per game (23.73), 26th in passing yards per game (240.36), 43rd in total passing yards (2,644) and 29th in total offensive yards per game (255.9)...Was selected as the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week for the CMU game...Was a two-time MAC Schlolar-Athlete Award winner, on Oct. 9 and Nov. 29, and was the MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week for Nov. 29...Chosen as the James M. "Bingo" Brown Award winner as the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player...Was named Offensive Eagle of the Week three times, for the Indiana State (Aug. 28), Temple and CMU games and was also named Offensive Big Playmaker twice, for the Bowling Green (Oct. 4) and CMU games...Also named to the MAC All-Academic team after posting a 3.37 GPA...2007: Played in 11 games and started 10 times...Missed the Northwestern (Oct. 19) game with an injury...Completed 164-of-255 passes for 1,613 yards and 14 passing touchdowns and rushed 67 times for 279 yards and six scores...Turned in two four-touchdown pass performances, against Howard (Sept. 22) and Ohio (Oct. 13)...Recorded his best single-game performance in the season finale at Central Michigan (Nov. 16) when he completed 25-of-34 passes for 212 yards and one touchdown and rushed 11 times for 61 yards and three scores to help the Eagles knock off the MAC-champion Chippewas...Was selected as the team’s James M. "Bingo" Brown award winner which goes to the Most Valuable Offensive Player...Named the Mid-American Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week for Sept. 27...Earned single-game coaches’ awards eight times...Was named the Offensive Player of the Week for the Ohio (Oct. 13) game...Selected as the Offensive Big Playmaker four times, for the Northern Illinois (Sept. 15), Michigan (Oct. 6), Bowling Green (Nov. 9) and Central Michigan games...Singled out for Winning Performances three times, for the Northern Illinois, Howard and Michigan games...2006: Earned his first letter as a redshirt freshman quarterback...Named the recipient of the Eastern Gridiron Group’s Offensive Newcomer of the Year Award...Played in nine games and earned seven starts...Completed 131-of-213 passes for 1,182 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 107 times for 461 yards with four scores on the ground...Ranked seventh in the Mid-American Conference and 62nd in the nation in total offense (182.6 ypg)...Turned in one 300-yard total offense game with 309 yards on 53 plays against Navy (Nov. 11)...Completed 23-of-35 passes for 171 yards and rushed 15 times for 62 yards at Louisiana Lafayette (Sept. 30)...Ran for 95 yards on 23 rushes and scored on a one-yard run and completed 20-of-27 passes for 129 yards and a four-yard touchdown pass to Jacory Stone in the Central Michigan (Sept. 23) game...Chosen by the coaching staff for seven single-game awards...Named the Offensive Player of the Game for the Central Michigan and Navy games...Named Offensive Big Playmaker twice, for the Michigan State (Sept. 9) and Navy games...Selected for a Championship Performance against Louisiana Lafayette...Earned Winning Performance Awards for the Toledo (Oct. 21) and Navy games...2005: Sat out the season as a redshirt freshman...Practiced with the team and was singled out by the coaching staff as one of two Practice Players for the Kent State (Oct. 1) game...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from St. Johns H.S. where he played football for Head Coach Dave Mariage...Member of the National Honor Society, the Academic Honor Roll and Academic All-State Special Mention...Senior Year: Passed for 1,933 yards with 25 touchdowns (140-of-292)...Also rushed for 10 touchdowns while gaining 865 yards...Named to the Dream Team by The Lansing State Journal...Led team to an 11-3 record, the best in school history, and the team made it to the championship game of Div. III, losing to perennial power Lowell...Named No. 56 on The Detroit News’ Blue Chip list of top seniors in the state...Selected No. 27 on Detroit Free Press writer Mick McCabe’s Fab 50 list of the top seniors in the state of Michigan...Also earned track and basketball letters...Junior Year: Passed for 1,365 yards and threw for 16 touchdowns...Rushed for 167 yards and 12 scores...Named All-Area Honorable Mention while helping lead the team to a district championship...Lettered on district champion basketball team and also lettered in track.
