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The 2011 candidates for the

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award®

Winner

  • [1]

    Andrew Luck

    Stanford's Andrew Luck finished second in the voting for the Heisman Trophy to Cam Newton last season.

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  • [2]

    Brandon Weeden

    Brandon Weeden set numerous Oklahoma State single-season records last season in leading the Cowboys to 11 wins.

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  • [3]

    Case Keenum

    Houston's Case Keenum is one of the most prolific passers in FBS history and has two seasons of more than 5,000 passing yards.

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  • [4]

    Kellen Moore

    Kellen Moore could finish his Boise State career with the most wins of any starting quarterback in FBS history.

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  • [5]

    Landry Jones

    Oklahoma's Landry Jones led the nation and set the school single-season record for completions in a season with 405 last season.

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  • [6]

    Nick Foles

    Nick Foles aims to lead his Arizona Wildcats to inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game.

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  • [7]

    Robert Griffin III

    Baylor's Robert Griffin III is one of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the nation.

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  • [8]

    Russell Wilson

    Before transferring to Wisconsin, Russell Wilson was a three-year starter at North Carolina State where he left his mark in both the school's and ACC's record books.

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  • [9]

    Ryan Tannehill

    Ryan Tannehill started his Texas A&M career as a wide receiver, but became the Aggies' starting quarterback halfway through last season.

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  • [10]

    Tyler Wilson

    Last season, Arkansas' Tyler Wilson replaced an injured Ryan Mallett and played well (332 passing yards, 4 TDs) in the Hogs' loss to eventual national champion Auburn.

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  • [11]

    Austin Davis

    Austin Davis already holds the Southern Miss career records for passing yards, total offense and touchdown passes, marks previously held by Brett Favre.

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  • [12]

    Bryant Moniz

    Hawaii's Bryant Moniz led the nation in total offense, passing yards per game and touchdown passes last year.

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  • [13]

    Chandler Harnish

    Northern Illinois' Chandler Harnish already has accumulated more than 8,000 yards of total offense and 72 total touchdowns in his career.

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  • [14]

    Chris Relf

    Mississippi State's Chris Relf has already passed for  more than 2,000 yards and rushed for 1,200 yards in his career.

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  • [15]

    Dan Persa

    Dan Persa led the nation and broke the Big Ten and Northwestern single-season records by completing 74 percent of his passes last season.

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  • [16]

    EJ Manuel

    Florida State's EJ Manuel has played a key role in the past two bowl wins for the Seminoles.

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  • [17]

    G.J. Kinne

    G.J. Kinne is the only quarterback in Tulsa history history to pass for more than 6,000 yards and rush for more than 1,000 yards in his career.

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  • [18]

    John Brantley

    John Brantley aims to lead the Florida Gators back to the BCS Championship Game.

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  • [19]

    Kirk Cousins

    Kirk Cousins is on the verge of becoming the winningest quarterback in Michigan State history.

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  • [20]

    Ryan Lindley

    Ryan Lindley is on pace to finish his career as the winningest quarterback in San Diego State history.

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  • [21]

    Sean Renfree

    Duke's Sean Renfree already holds the school record for career completion percentage and is among the top 10 in completions, passing yards and touchdown passes.

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  • [22]

    Tim Jefferson

    Air Force's Tim Jefferson is the only quarterback in the history of service academy football to lead his team to three straight bowl games.

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  • [23]

    Zach Collaros

    Zach Collaros looks to lead Cincinnati Bearcats to the top of Big East standings.

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Golden Arm Articles

Andrew Luck Takes Phone Call Accepting Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [24]

This is a phone call very few football players receive

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Stanford's Andrew Luck Wins the Golden Arm Award [25]

Andrew Luck can add another achievement to his already stellar resume as Stanford's star quarterback won the 2011 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award, which is given to the nation's top quarterback who exemplifies character as well as scholastic and athletic achievement.

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Boise's Kellen Moore Eyes End of Brilliant Career [26]

Kellen Moore is one of the Top 5 finalists for the 2011 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, a distinction awarded to the nation's top senior quarterback and one that rewards character, citizenship, integrity and those who honor the game. Please click here for a full list of the 2011 Golden Arm Award nominees [27].

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Stanford's Andrew Luck a Lock to Sweep Postseason Awards? [28]

The Cardinal QB has broken records and is projected to be the top pick in the NFL draft.

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Oklahoma's Landry Jones Quietly Having Great Season [29]

The Sooners star is having an under-the-radar type season

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Oklahoma State's Brandon Weeden has put up Eye-Popping Stats in 2011 [30]

The Cowboys quarterback has thrown for over 4,000 yards and 34 touchdowns

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Baylor's Robert Griffin III Makes Late Season Awards Push [31]

The Bears quarterback might just be the best player in college football

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2011 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [32]

Too often, scandals like the ones at the University of Miami or Ohio State or USC or Penn State overshadow the positive aspects of college athletics. The Golden Arm Award rewards character, citizenship, integrity and those who honor the game.

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Three Golden Arm Award candidates post big performances this week [33]

Brandon Weeden of Oklahoma State, Robert Griffin of Baylor and Kellen Moore of Boise State posted top performances last week as all three have been named Finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. Andrew Luck of Stanford and Landry Jones of Oklahoma are also among the five Finalists.

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2010 Winner Scott Tolzien of WISC

ON THE FIELD
• The Badgers are 19-4 with Tolzien as the starting QB over the past two seasons, including 9-1 this year and ranked seventh in the current BCS standings. In his 23 games as a starter, UW is averaging 35.4 points and 422.0 yards of total offense. This year the Badgers are averaging more than 40.0 points per game (top 10 in the country).

• Tolzien ranks ninth in the country this year with a passer rating of 160.1, which would be tops in school history. His career pass efficiency rating of 150.0 is the best in school history and fourthbest among active FBS quarterbacks with at least 25 games played.

• On the season, Tolzien is completing 72.5 percent of his passes, second only to Northwestern’s Dan Persa in the country. In his last five games, he has completed 78-of-102 passes (76.5
percent). The Wisconsin school record for single-season completion percentage is 67.8 percent by Darrell Bevell in 1993.

• Tolzien’s career completion percentage of .675 is the best in school history and third-best among active quarterbacks with at least 20 games played.

• In the red zone this season, Tolzien has a pass efficiency rating of 328.5, having completed 20-of-23 passes for 190 yards and 12 touchdowns without an interception. Last year, Tolzien was 20-of-35 for 175 yards and nine TDs and no interceptions in the red zone (pass efficiency of 184.0).

• On third down this year, Tolzien is 37-of-53 for 472 yards with two TDs and no interceptions. That equals a pass efficiency of 157.1. In the last four games, Tolzien is 15-of-17 on third down for 173 yards.

• Despite just two years as the starting QB, Tolzien ranks sixth in school history in career passing yards.

OFFTHE FIELD
• Regular visitor (every Friday before home football games) to UW Children’s hospital (attached newspaper article about Scott’s friendship with a young boy battling cancer)
o Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Wisconsin QB Tolzien inspired by 6-year-old cancer patient
o ESPN College GameDay - Tolzien draws inspiration from young fan

• Regular visitor to elementary schools both in Madison and in his hometown (attached web links to stories about hometown elementary school “adopting” Wisconsin Badgers because of Scott)
o UWBadgers.com – No Excuses for Tolzien
o YouTube - Willow Bend Elementary School sings On, Wisconsin!

• Tolzien was one of 16 football players across all divisions to be named a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, given to players who have outstanding football ability as a first team player and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. 

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