Matt Schaub
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| Date of birth | June 25, 1981 |
| Place of birth | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Position(s) | QB |
| College | UVA |
| NFL Draft | 2004 / Round 3 |
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| 2004–Present | Atlanta Falcons |
Matthew Rutledge Schaub (pronounced sch-aob) (born June 25, 1981 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football quarterback who is currently the back-up quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. He played quarterback at West Chester East High School, and he went on to attend The University of Virginia where he owns virtually every school passing record.
Schaub was drafted by the Falcons with the 90th overall choice in the third round of the 2004 NFL draft.
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[edit] High School Years
Schaub attended East High School in West Chester, Pennsylvania and was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. In football, he finished his career with 3,990 passing yards and 35 touchdowns. As a senior, he was a team captain, named the team's Most Valuable Offensive Back, garnered first team All-Chestmont League honors, first team All-Area honors, first team all-County honors, and USA Today Honorable Mention All-State honors. In baseball, he was named the Chestmont League Sophomore of the Year as a sophomore, and won second team All-Area honors as a junior. In basketball, he remains on W.C. East's Top 5 Scoring List.[1]
[edit] College career
One of the greatest quarterbacks in University of Virginia history, Matt Schaub finished his college career with at least 22 school records. He played in a record 40 games at the quarterback position and finished his career as one of the most accurate passers in Atlantic Coast Conference history (.670 career completion percentage). His Virginia statistics included school career records for yards passing (7502), touchdown passes (56), completions (716), attempts (1069), completion percentage (.670), 300-yard games (8), and 200-yard games (20).
Schaub enrolled at Virginia in the fall of 1999 and redshirted his true freshman season. In 2000, starter Dan Ellis missed some time due to injury, but fellow redshirt freshman Bryson Spinner received the bulk of playing time in relief. After the 2000 season, coach George Welsh retired and was replaced by Al Groh. Schaub was the starter for the first game of the 2001 season at Wisconsin. Over the 2001 season, Schaub and Spinner split quarterbacking duties nearly evenly. The two alternated in some games, while in others either Schaub or Spinner received nearly all the snaps. The two quarterback system worked relatively well with both effectively passing the ball to receiver Billy McMullen, the team's leading offensive threat.
Spinner decided to transfer to the University of Richmond for the 2002 season, seemingly making Schaub the unquestioned starter. However, Schaub was briefly replaced by redshirt freshman Marques Hagans in the first game of the 2002 season against Colorado State University. Hagans was named the starter for the next game, against Florida State University, but was replaced by Schaub who went onto his breakout season. Matt was the 2002 ACC Player of the Year, 2002 ACC Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-State Virginia Sports Information Directors Association (VaSID) as a senior. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 2003 Continental Tire Bowl and was twice selected to the All-ACC Academic Football Team. His University of Virginia awards included the John Acree Memorial Trophy, given to the football player with the highest qualities of leadership and unselfish service, and the Ben Wilson Award as the team’s most outstanding offensive player.
[edit] NFL career
In 2004, Matt Schaub saw playing time in 6 games with the Atlanta Falcons, including starting the NFL week 16 contest against the New Orleans Saints.
In 2005, Matt was named the Most Valuable Player in the American Bowl preseason game in Tokyo, Japan. In front of 45,203 fans at the Tokyo Dome, Matt completed 11 of 13 passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-21 comeback victory over the Indianapolis Colts. During the regular season he played in 5 games, starting one. His lone start came against the New England Patriots in week 5; Matt threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns in the 31-28 loss.
Currently, the Vikings, Jets, Ravens, and Cowboys are looking to add Schaub to their rosters, but the Falcons are hesitant to trade him due to concerns about Michael Vick.
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| Preceded by: Dan Ellis (starter in 2000); Bryson Spinner (split duty in 2001) |
Virginia Cavaliers Quarterback 2001-2003 |
Succeeded by: Marques Hagans |
