Harding University Athletics

Career Statistics

Career

• Games/Starts: 8/8 ... Bison debut: vs. Missouri Southern (8/29/09) ... First Career Start: vs. Missouri Southern (8/29/09) ... 166-of-272 for 1,735 yards and 10 TD.
• Transferred to Harding from Long Beach City College in January, 2009.

2009

• Started eight games at quarterback ... completed 166-of-272 for 1,735 yards and TD.
• Completed 61.0 percent of his passes, the second-highest percentage in Harding history ... 166 completions ranked sixth in an HU season ... averaged 216.9 passing yards per game, sixth in an HU season ... QB rating of 117.9 ranked ninth in an HU season.
• Completed 30 or more passes in each of the first three games ... passed for a season-high 367 yards and two TD and rushed for 61 yards on 25 carries vs. Southwest Baptist (9/12) ... passed for two TD on four occasions.

Previous Schools

• Passed for 2,525 yards and 17 touchdowns as a sophomore at Long Beach City College ... rushed for an additional 250 yards ... passed for 519 yards and five touchdowns in the last game of the season.
• After earning First-Team All-Spokane League and honorable mention all-state honors as a senior in high school.
• Signed with NCAA Division I Eastern Washington, but transferred after his red-shirt season.
• A 2005 graduate of Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Wash. ... coached by Mark Hester.

Personal

• Born: June 23, 1987 in Munich, Germany ... Major: Electronic Media Production ... Parents: Shawn and Kathleen Powell ... has three brothers (Shawn, Taylor and Drew).

• Rushes - 25 vs. Southwest Baptist (9/12/09)
• Rushing Yards - 61 vs. Southwest Baptist (9/12/09)
• Completions - 32 (twice), last at West Alabama (9/3/09)
• Attempts - 57 vs. Southwest Baptist (9/12/09)
• Passing Yards - 367 vs. Southwest Baptist (9/12/09)
• Passing TD - 2 (four times), last vs. Henderson State (10/31/09)