Matt Grothe

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University of South Florida quarterback Matt Grothe.

Matt Grothe (born September 8, 1986) is the current starting quarterback for the University of South Florida Bulls (USF) NCAA Division 1-A football team. Grothe is a 2005 graduate of Lake Gibson High School in Lakeland, Florida.

1 2006 season
2 2007 season
3 Records and Accolades
4 External links

[edit] 2006 season

The 2006 season marked Grothe's first action on the football team after redshirting all of USF's 2005 bowl season. While many were skeptical of the possible talent level of the redshirt freshman QB, he created a national splash by winning the starting quarterback spot over senior Pat Julmiste in the first game of 2006 against McNeese State. The national buzz continued for Grothe, the 2006 Big East Rookie of the Year, after he led his team to a stunning upset of #7 West Virginia on the road in Morgantown.

Sports television channel ESPN named Grothe the "biggest surprise" in all of the Big East Conference for the 2006 football season. In total offensive yards, Grothe accumulated an average of 246 yards per game, second to only Louisville's Brian Brohm in 2006 Big East play. Nationally, he ranked #17 in total offense for 2006 and was the 2nd ranked freshman in the country in that category. [1]

[edit] 2007 season

Grothe enters the 2007 season fully healed from an injury suffered in the 2006 Papajohns.com bowl and firmly entrenched as the starter at South Florida.

[edit] Records and Accolades

At South Florida, Grothe has rewritten the record book, surpassing 3000 yards of total offense in his first full season and passing for more than 2400, obliterating both school records formerly held by Marquel Blackwell, a feat even more impressive when one considers that those records were originally established against far inferior competition. On December 1, 2006, the Sporting News magazine named Grothe the 2006 Big East Freshman of the Year, as well as naming him to the Big East All-Freshman team. The Tampa Tribune also named Grothe the Big East Rookie of the Year.