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Career Stats

SENIOR YEAR (2009)
Named to second-team all-conference honors in his only full season as the starting quarterback ... Ended season ranked second in the league with 198.4 passing yards per game ... Also ranked second in the CAA with 216.6 total yards per game ... One of sesaon’s best performances came at then-No. 2 Villanova (regular season) when he threw for 354 yards and equaled a single-game school record with 35 completions ... Also established a single-game school record with 55 pass attempts versus the Wildcats ... Also etched his name in the Tribe record book with the two longest completions in school history; a 98-yard TD pass to Cam Dohse in the NCAA National Semi-Finals at Villanvoa and a 91-yard touchdown pass to Chase Hill against Delaware ... Finished the season completing 261-of-433 passes for 2,778 yards and 16 touchdowns, while rushing for 255 yards (on 100 attempts) and five scores ... His 2,778 passing yards ranks 10th all-time in Tribe history, while his 433 attempts and 261 completions each rank second in the respective categories ...

JUNIOR YEAR (2008)
Saw action in all 11 games and earned a start against Villanova for an injured Jake Phillips … Completed 28-of-53 attempts for 387 yards on the season while throwing for three touchdowns against only one interception … Totaled 90 yards rushing on 23 attempts for an average of 3.9 yards per carry … Scored a pair of touchdowns on the ground … Completed 21-of-37 passes for 307 yards and a touchdown against Villanova … Also rushed for a pair of scores versus the Wildcats … Was 4-of-7 passing for 49 yards and a touchdown in the season-opener at N.C. State … Also rushed for 26 yards on three carries versus the Wolfpack … Rushed for 43 yards on eight carries in the win against VMI … Threw a touchdown pass at James Madison …

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2007)
Appeared in 11 games ... Ranked second on the team with 39 receptions, gaining 451 yards ... A very consistent receiver, recorded three or more catches in nine games ... Had a team-high six catches for 74 yards against JMU ... Recorded an unassisted tackle and forced a fumble against Towson ... Led the team in punt returns with eight, racking up 41 yards ... Recorded five catches for 58 yards against Delaware ... Had five catches for 47 yards at Virginia Tech ... Tied for ninth in the CAA with an average of 5.1 yards per punt return ... Caught his first career TD in fourth quarter against James Madison ... Was team’s holder on placement kicks ...

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR (2006)
Moved to wide receiver in spring drills after spending true freshman season as scout team quarterback ... Saw action in all 11 games, starting final seven ... Finished second on the team with 30 receptions for 489 yards ... Averaged 44.5 yards receiving per game and 16.3 yards per catch ... Recorded at least one catch in all 11 games, including a season-high six grabs for 122 yards in the upset win at Towson ... Had three receptions for 25 yards against Maine ... Two catches at UMass went for 54 yards ... Pulled in a season-long 46-yard catch at Liberty ... Hauled in five balls for 80 yards at Delaware ... Finished the year strong against Richmond with a 15-yard rush and three catches for 43 yards ... 2005: Scout team quarterback ...

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year starter at quarterback for coach Rick Vrhovac ... Named the Commonwealth District Offensive Player of the Year as a senior ... Also earned first-team all-district and all-region honors as a senior ... Holds Albemarle’s school record for passing yards (4,568), touchdown passes (41), completions and attempts ... Passed for 1,975 yards and 16 touchdowns in 10 games as a senior ... Named Daily Progress All-Central Virginia quarterback and Albemarle High School Most Valuable Player ... Received Commonwealth District Academic Award as a junior and senior ... Also lettered in basketball (forward) and baseball (pitcher) ... Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, high school’s student government and Beta Club ... National Honor Society ...

PERSONAL
Son of Alan and Diane Archer ... Member of FCA at W&M ... Enjoys playing golf, basketball and baseball ... Majoring in economics ... Born August 5, 1987 in Charlottesville, Va.