GoDaddy.com Bowl: Kent State QB is from Little Rock
By: Arkansas Sports Nation
Updated: January 4, 2013
The Arkansas State University Red Wolves play Sunday in the GoDaddy.com Bowl.
Their opponent is Kent State, whose quarterback just happens to be from Little Rock.
Spencer Keith, 22, played high school football with Pulaski Academy.
Keith's jersey number is 3.
Here's more on his accomplishments on the football with the Golden Flashes.
Career
Their opponent is Kent State, whose quarterback just happens to be from Little Rock.
Spencer Keith, 22, played high school football with Pulaski Academy.
Keith's jersey number is 3.
Here's more on his accomplishments on the football with the Golden Flashes.
Career
- 6,041 passing yards rank third among KSU's all-time leaders
- 33 passing touchdowns rank third among KSU's all-time leaders
- 549 completions rank third among KSU's all-time leaders
- Went the final five games of the season without throwing an interception
- Completed 166-of-325 passes for 1,682 yards and 11 touchdowns
- Ran for three touchdowns
- Had a 70 yard pass completion for a touchdown against Eastern Michigan
- Had the longest run of his career (59 yards) at Akron, while completing 11-of-16 passes with two touchdowns
- Ran for touchdowns in consecutive games (South Alabama & Ohio)
- Threw for a season-high 281 yards, and tied a career high with 3 touchdowns, in a win over Central Michigan
- Named MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week on Nov. 10
- Named to Academic All-MAC Team
- Completed 59.1 percent of his passes, the second highest percentage in school history
- Threw for 2,212 yards, the fifth most in a season by a Kent State quarterback
- Tallied three rushing touchdowns
- Completed 26-of-32 passes for two touchdowns and ran for a touchdown at Bowling Green, giving him the highest single game completion percentage (81.3) since Josh Cribbs in 2004
- Threw for 252 yards against Ball State to set a season-high against a MAC opponent
- Completed 20 or more passes in each of his first three games
- Completed 25-of-39 passes for 244 yards at Western Michigan
- Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week after throwing three touchdown passes against Murray State
- Displayed punting ability at Penn State with each of his quick kicks being downed at the 10 yard line
- Had two punts downed inside the 15 yard line against Ohio, including a 40-yarder downed at the one
- Had a nine-yard touchdown run at Miami, while recording a season-high 44 yards rushing
- Voted a team captain
- Set school freshman records with 2,147 yards and 14 touchdowns, both of which stand fifth in school annals
- The 14 TDs also rank ninth in Kent State career records
- 57.1 completion percentage (168-294) was second in season records, while his 126.72 pass efficiency ranks fourth
- Compiled those numbers despite starting just seven times in 10 appearances
- Inserted into the line-up in week two after Giorgio Morgan went out with a sprained ankle
- Threw for 200+ yards on seven occasions, including a pair of 300-yard efforts
- Threw for 373 (6th in school annals) yards Oct. 31 against Western Michigan and 377 yards (5th) the following week at Akron
- Those were the first back-to-back 300-yard efforts since 2004 and the largest two-game total since 1997
- Had four consecutive multi-TD games (Oct. 17-Nov. 7) and five on the year
- As a senior at Pulaski Academy, set state season records for passing yards (5,310, which also led the country), attempts (625) and completions (396) en route to leading the Bruins to a 13-1 record and the 5A state title
- Tossed 70 touchdown passes
- Earned MVP honors in the championship game
- Also rushed for 296 yards and seven more scores playing for head coach Kevin Kelley
- Recipient of the Landers Award as the Arkansas Player of the Year (voted on by the media)
- Garnered Offensive Player of the Year accolades from the Arkansas Democrat and ArkansasSports360.com
- A two-time all-state, all-conference and all-metro selection, he threw for 4,768 yards and 51 touchdowns as a junior, totaling 10,076 yards and 121 touchdowns his final two seasons
- Also lettered in basketball and track, averaging 18.5 points a game as a junior on the hardwood while finishing seventh in the state in the 300-meter hurdles his sophomore year
- Coached by Kevin Kelley
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Majoring in mathematics with a focus in pre-med
