Terry Andrysiak

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Terry Andrysiak
College University of Notre Dame
Sport Football
Position Quarterback
Jersey # 2
Career 1984 – 1987
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 184 lb (83 kg)
Nationality USA
Born 1965 (age 42–43)
High school St. Francis Cabrini,
Allen Park, Michigan
Bowl games
1988 Cotton - Texas A&M 35, Notre Dame 10

Terrence J. Andrysiak was an American football quarterback for St. Francis Cabrini High School and the University of Notre Dame. He is currently a financial executive for Smith Barney in Flint, Michigan.[1]

As a sophomore at Notre Dame, Andrysiak won his first game as a starting quarterback while filling in for an injured Steve Beuerlein—a 37-14 victory over Mississippi.[2]

At the beginning of his senior year, Andrysiak was given the starting job by head coach Lou Holtz over future NFL player Kent Graham, and would win his first three starts, including a 26-7 victory at ninth-ranked Michigan and a 31-8 victory over seventeenth-ranked (and eventual Rose Bowl champions) Michigan State. His eleven-yard touchdown pass to Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown at Michigan is regarded as one of the most spectacular receptions ever made by the wide receiver.[3]

However, Andrysiak's season would be truncated by a separated shoulder in a loss to Pittsburgh. He would return to start the final game of the season, a 35-10 loss to Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl.[4] After graduation, he played for three years in the CFL with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Andrysiak was inducted into Detroit's Catholic High School League Hall of Fame in 1988,[5] and would later return to his high school as the head football coach.


Preceded by
Steve Beuerlein		 Notre Dame starting quarterbacks
1987		 Succeeded by
Tony Rice

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Moeller Group. citi Smith Barney. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  2. ^ All's well that starts well?. Irish Sports Report. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
  3. ^ Tim Brown. Blue and Gold Illustrated. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  4. ^ QB Battles and Results. Blue and Gold Illustrated. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  5. ^ Hall of Fame Athletes. CHSL. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.


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