Career Highlights
• Lybrand will likely start at quarterback for the third consecutive season.
• Career Games/Starts: 19/18 ... Bison debut: vs. North Alabama (9/20/03) ... First Career Start: at West Alabama (10/4/03).
• Career Stats: 340-of-655, 4,262 yards, 30 TD, 26 Int., 174 rushes, 469 yards.
• HU Career Rankings: 1st - passing yards/game (224.3), 1st - total offense/game (249.0), 4th - total offense (4,731), 4th - TD passes (30), 4th - completion pct. (51.9), 5th - passing attempts (655), 5th - completions (340), 5th - passing yards (4,262), 6th - passing efficiency (113.7).
• Ranks fourth in career rushing yards by a QB with 469 (Tom Ed Gooden, 1,002; Mannie Lowery, 687; Roddy Mote, 512).
• 4 career 300-yard passing games, 5 career 3-TD games.
2004
• Games/Starts: 11/11 ... HU was 6-5 in his 11 starts.
• Lybrand was Harding’s starting quarterback in every game ... completed 193-of-361 passes for 2,223 yards and 18 TD.
• Passed for 2,223 yards, the 3rd highest total in school history ... passed for a season-high 287 yards vs. West Georgia and vs. Arkansas-Monticello ... averaged 202.1 passing yards per game, 4th in HU single season and 6th in the GSC in 2004.
• Completed a school record 193 passes ... completed a career-high 31 passes at Central Arkansas, the second-highest single-game total by a Bison.
• Completed more than 60 percent of his passes in three games, including a season-best 66.7 (16-of-24) against Henderson State.
• Threw 18 TD passes, including 3 vs. West Georgia and vs. Arkansas-Monticello ... TD total ranked 3rd in an HU single season and 7th in the GSC in 2004.
• Compiled 226.9 yards of total offense per game, 4th in an HU single season, 6th in the GSC, and 41st in NCAA II in 2004.
• Recorded a season-high efficiency mark of 154.86 vs. West Georgia ... completed 16-of-31 for 287 yards and 3 TD ... season efficiency of 113.9 ranked 7th in HU single season, 10th in the GSC, and 75th in NCAA II in 2004.
• Third on the team in rushing with 273 yards on 101 carries ... led the team with 5 rushing TD ... became the first HU quarterback to rush for over 100 yards in a game with 107 yards on 14 carries vs. Missouri Southern ... also passed for 208 yards in the game to earn GSC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
2003
• Games/Starts: 8/7 ... HU was 3-4 in his 7 starts.
• Lybrand replaced injured starter Freddie Langston in the season’s fourth game and served as the starter for the rest of the year ... completed 147-of-294 passes for 2,039 yards and 12 TD.
• Passed for 2,039 yards, the 4th highest total in school history ... passed for over 300 yards in a game four times, joining Luke Cullins as the only two Bison quarterbacks to achieve that feat ... passed for a season-high 367 yards (2nd highest total in a game by an HU quarterback) against West Georgia in only his second career start ... passed for over 300 yards in his next two games (Henderson State - 317, Arkansas-Monticello - 342) ... passed for 310 in season finale at Ouachita Baptist ... averaged 254.9 passing yards per game, 2nd in HU single season (Cullins, 1999 - 264.8) and 5th in the GSC in 2003.
• Completed 147 passes to rank 5th in an HU single season ... set season-highs with 24 completions and a 66.7 completion percentage against Henderson State.
• Threw 12 TD passes, including 3 in consecutive games against West Georgia, Henderson State, and Arkansas-Monticello ... joined Luke Cullins as the only player to throw for 300 yards and 3 TD in three straight games.
• Compiled 279.4 yards of total offense per game, 4th in the GSC and 15th in NCAA II.
2002
• Games/Starts: 0/0 ... On the squad but did not see action.
Previous School
• Transferred to Harding after redshirting one season at Tarleton State in Stephenville, Texas.
• Started two years at quarterback for Midlothian High School ... two-time all-district ... received U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award.
• As a senior, completed 90-of-173 passes for 1,302 yards and 11 TD ... rushed for 532 yards on 81 carries and 5 TD ... coached by Danny Stout.
• Also played baseball, earning all-district honors as a shortstop.
Personal
• Born: July 26, 1982 ... Major: Health, Kinesiology, Coaching ... Parents: Ken and Terrye Lybrand.
• Hobbies include hunting, skiing, and fishing ... would like to meet George Washington ... aspires to a career as a doctor ... would like to travel to Europe ... favorites include Top Gun (movie), Tom Hanks (actor), and Of Mice and Men (book).
RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G
2003................ 8 73 196 0 21 2.7 24.5
2004................ 11 101 273 5 33 2.7 24.8
TOTAL............... 19 174 469 5 33 2.7 24.7
PASSING G Att- Cmp- Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Effic
2003................ 8 294- 147- 12 2039 12 76 50.0 6.9 254.9 113.6
2004................ 11 361- 193- 14 2223 18 71 53.5 6.2 202.1 113.9
TOTAL............... 19 655- 340- 26 4262 30 76 51.9 6.5 224.3 113.7
TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Total Avg/G
2003................ 8 196 2039 2235 279.4
2004................ 11 273 2223 2496 226.9
TOTAL............... 19 469 4262 4731 249.0
RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G
2003................ 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004................ 11 1 2 0 2 0.1 2.0 0.2
TOTAL............... 19 1 2 0 2 0.1 2.0 0.1
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G
2003................ 8 196 0 0 0 0 196 24.5
2004................ 11 273 2 0 0 0 275 25.0
TOTAL............... 19 469 2 0 0 0 471 24.8
SCORING G TD Rush Pass Retn PAT 2PAT FG Total Avg/G
2003................ 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2004................ 11 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 2.7
TOTAL............... 19 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 1.6
Career Highs
Completions - 31 at Central Arkansas (10/9/04)
Passing Yards - 367 vs. West Georgia (10/4/03)
Passing TD - 3 (five times), last vs. Arkansas-Monticello (10/16/04)
Carries - 14 at Missouri Southern (9/4/04)
Rushing Yards - 107 at Missouri Southern (9/4/04)
Rushing TD - 2 at Missouri Southern (9/4/04)
