| Cody Hawkins | |
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| Cody Hawkins before the 2007 spring game, April 14, 2007 | |
| College | Colorado |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Jersey # | 7 |
| Class | Senior |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | March 24, 1988 Woodland, California |
| High school | Bishop Kelly, Boise, Idaho |
| Bowl games | |
| 2007 Independence - Colorado 24, Alabama 30 | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s American football | ||
| Competitor for United States | ||
| World Championship | ||
| Gold | 2011 Austria | Team Competition |
Cody Hawkins (born March 24, 1988) is a former quarterback for the University of Colorado Buffaloes football team, and current quarterback for the Stockholm Mean Machines of the Sweden Super Series.
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Hawkins never lost playing football while growing up, going 59–0 since beginning in sixth grade.[1][2] He also lettered twice in basketball in high school.
Hawkins led Bishop Kelly High School to back-to-back undefeated state championships. He was also a two-time Idaho Statesman All-Idaho Football Team Player of the Year. In 2005, he threw for 42 touchdowns and 2,783 yards with 5 interceptions,[2] earning him the 2005 Gatorade Idaho Player of the Year award. As a junior in 2004, he had 31 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.[2]
Hawkins was a highly touted prospect. He had official offers from Colorado, Boise State University, Brigham Young University, University of Oregon and University of Louisiana at Lafayette but only made official visits to Boise State and Colorado.[3] More colleges were not interested because of his small size.[3] He was an EA Sports Elite 11 quarterback (#4).[3][4]
He was on a reality show called ESPNU Summer House, located in the Lincoln Park district in Chicago in 2006.[5][2]
His father was the head coach at Boise State and had offered him a scholarship to play there, which he accepted.[6] However, when his father switched jobs to be the head coach at Colorado, he again offered his son a scholarship to play there.[6] Cody Hawkins kept his decision on where to play until National Signing Day and even had signed both letters of intent (LOI). He surprised his father when he faxed in his LOI to Colorado, thus picking Colorado over Boise State.[7] His father would later say, "I really didn’t know what he was going to do" about the surprise.[7]
Hawkins redshirted for 2006. He was selected for the Offensive Scout Award by his teammates for the season.[2]
Heading in to the 2007 spring and fall practice, there was considerable discussion about who would be the starting quarterback for the season. The previous year's starter, Bernard Jackson, was still with the team, but was not considered the favorite to earn the position. Hawkins' competition, Nick Nelson, was a junior college transfer to the team. Because of the conflict of interest, his father had publicly stated he would leave the starting quarterback decision to the offensive coordinator, Mark Helfrich.[1][8] The decision was not made until two weeks before the first game of the season.[6][1]
This was the 20th time a coach would coach his own son at quarterback in NCAA Division I college football, the ninth son to be a starter.[2][8][4]
Hawkins led the team to a 6–7 record for 2007, including the 2007 Independence Bowl against the Alabama Crimson Tide.
He set the Colorado record for most pass attempts (424) and 2nd most completions (239).[9]
Hawkins was, according to some, not automatically a lock to be the starter for the 2008 season.[10] Aside from continuing competition from Nick Nelson, Matt Ballenger was coming off of his redshirt season.
After poor performances in the first four games of the season, Hawkins was replaced as the starter by Tyler Hansen on October 10th against Texas.
Colorado does not recognize bowl games as part of the statistics. However, the NCAA does and the information is available. His 2007 stats including the bowl game are available here.
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| Season | G | Att | Com | Int | Pct. | Yds | TD | Long | Att | Yds | Avg. | TD | Long |
| 2007[11] | 12 | 424 | 239 | 15 | 56.4 | 2693 | 19 | 65 | 40 | -11 | -0.3 | 3 | 12 |
| Totals | 12 | 424 | 239 | 15 | 56.4 | 2693 | 19 | 65 | 40 | -11 | -0.3 | 3 | 12 |
In 2011 Hawkins accepted an offer to play for the Stockholm Mean Machines of the Sweden Super Series league.[12] He was also named the quarterback for the US national team for the 2011 IFAF World Cup.
He is one of four siblings. His oldest sister, Ashley, lives in Portland, Oregon, and works for Nike. His other sister, Britney Brady, is married to Tim Brady, who played for his father at Boise State.[13] He also has a brother, Drew, who plays football at Boise State.[14] His father, Dan, played collegiately at UC-Davis as a fullback, and was named head coach at Colorado in December 2005.[15]
| Preceded by Bernard Jackson |
Colorado Buffaloes starting quarterback 2007-2009 |
Succeeded by Tyler Hansen |
| Preceded by Tyler Hansen |
Colorado Buffaloes starting quarterback 2007-2009 |
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