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'''Ryan Radcliff''' (born February 14, 1990) is an [[American football]] [[quarterback]]. He is currently the starting quarterback for the [[2011 Central Michigan Chippewas football team]].
'''Ryan Radcliff''' (born February 14, 1990) from [[Sherwood, Defiance County, Ohio|Sherwood, Ohio]] is a former [[American football]] [[quarterback]]. He was the starting quarterback for the [[Central Michigan Chippewas]] from 2010 to 2012.


==Early years==
==Early years==
Racliff played high school football for [[Fairview High School (Sherwood, Ohio)|Fairview High School]] in [[Sherwood, Ohio]]. He was the starting quarterback at Fairview three straight years and was a first-team All-Ohio selection in 2006 and 2007. He completed 784 of 1,294 passes at Fairview for 11,038 yards and 139 touchdowns. As a senior, he 5,356 yards of total offense, including 4,738 passing yards 618 rushing yards. He set an Ohio high school record in 2006 by throwing for 678 passing yards in a single game. He was also drafted by the [[Colorado Rockies]] in the [[2008 Major League Baseball Draft]].<ref name=Bio>{{cite web|title=Ryan Radcliff Bio|publisher=Central Michigan University|url=http://www.cmuchippewas.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10500&ATCLID=1445799}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Bruce Hefflinger|title=Fairview's Radcliff makes his choice|newspaper=Defiance Crescent News|date=June 22, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fairview's Radcliff is Division V Offensive Player of the Year|newspaper=Defiance Crescent News |date=November 30, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Passing Lane: Radcliff keeps Fairview moving while setting Ohio marks|author=John Wagner|newspaper=Toledo Blade|date=November 1, 2007|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2mpPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sAQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3836,147541&dq=radcliff+ryan-radcliff+fairview&hl=en}}</ref>
Racliff played high school football for [[Fairview High School (Sherwood, Ohio)|Fairview High School]] in [[Sherwood, Defiance County, Ohio|Sherwood, Ohio]]. He was the starting quarterback at Fairview three straight years and was a first-team All-Ohio selection in 2006 and 2007. He completed 784 of 1,294 passes at Fairview for 11,038 yards and 139 touchdowns. As a senior, he compiled 5,356 yards of total offense, including 4,738 passing yards and 618 rushing yards. He set an Ohio high school record in 2006 by throwing for 678 passing yards in a single game. He was also drafted by the [[Colorado Rockies]] in the [[2008 Major League Baseball Draft]].<ref name=Bio>{{cite web|title=Ryan Radcliff Bio|publisher=Central Michigan University|url=http://www.cmuchippewas.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10500&ATCLID=1445799}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Bruce Hefflinger|title=Fairview's Radcliff makes his choice|newspaper=Defiance Crescent News|date=June 22, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fairview's Radcliff is Division V Offensive Player of the Year|newspaper=Defiance Crescent News |date=November 30, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Passing Lane: Radcliff keeps Fairview moving while setting Ohio marks|author=John Wagner|newspaper=Toledo Blade|date=November 1, 2007|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2mpPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sAQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3836,147541&dq=radcliff+ryan-radcliff+fairview&hl=en}}</ref>


==Central Michigan==
==College career==
After redshirting in 2008, Radcliff was Central Michigan's backup quarterback in 2009.<ref name=Bio/><ref>{{cite news|title=Radcliff sees first action of career Saturday|newspaper=Central Michigan Life|author=Tim Ottusch|date=September 21, 2009|url=http://www.cm-life.com/2009/09/21/radcliff-sees-first-action-of-career-saturday/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Morning Sun (Mount Pleasant - Alma, MI) |date=July 16, 2008 |title=Radcliff learning all he can from LeFevour}}</ref>
After redshirting in 2008, Radcliff was Central Michigan's backup quarterback in 2009.<ref name=Bio/><ref>{{cite news|title=Radcliff sees first action of career Saturday|newspaper=Central Michigan Life|author=Tim Ottusch|date=September 21, 2009|url=http://www.cm-life.com/2009/09/21/radcliff-sees-first-action-of-career-saturday/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Morning Sun (Mount Pleasant - Alma, MI) |date=July 16, 2008 |title=Radcliff learning all he can from LeFevour}}</ref>


In 2010, Radcliff became the starting quarterback.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ryan Radcliff ready to take over as Central Michigan starting quarterback|publisher=Mlive.com (originally from The Saginaw News)|date=August 19, 2010|author=Hugh Berneuter|url=http://www.mlive.com/chippewas/index.ssf/2010/08/ryan_radcliff_ready_to_take_ov.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Morning Sun (Mount Pleasant - Alma, MI)|date=March 21, 2010|title=New kid on the block, Radcliff excited for chance to be CMU's starting quarterback}}</ref> He was the starter in all 12 games for Central Michigan. He completed 282 of 466 passes in 2010 for 3,358 yards and 17 touchdowns.<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Ryan Radcliff|publisher=ESPN.com|url=http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/383499/ryan-radcliff}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Midland Daily News |date=July 30, 2010 |title=Central Michigan University's Enos says Radcliff is frontrunner for quarterback}}</ref> He ranked 15th among all Division I FBS players in passing yardage,<ref>{{cite web|title=NCAA Division I-A Player Passing Statistics - 2010 (Passing Yards Leaders - All Players)|publisher=ESPN.com|url=http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/player/_/stat/passing/sort/passingYards/year/2010}}</ref> and 12th in passing yards per game (279.8).<ref name=Bio/>
In 2010, Radcliff became the starting quarterback.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ryan Radcliff ready to take over as Central Michigan starting quarterback|publisher=Mlive.com (originally from The Saginaw News)|date=August 19, 2010|author=Hugh Berneuter|url=http://www.mlive.com/chippewas/index.ssf/2010/08/ryan_radcliff_ready_to_take_ov.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Morning Sun (Mount Pleasant - Alma, MI)|date=March 21, 2010|title=New kid on the block, Radcliff excited for chance to be CMU's starting quarterback}}</ref> He was the starter in all 12 games for Central Michigan. He completed 282 of 466 passes in 2010 for 3,358 yards and 17 touchdowns.<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Ryan Radcliff|publisher=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/383499/ryan-radcliff}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Midland Daily News |date=July 30, 2010 |title=Central Michigan University's Enos says Radcliff is frontrunner for quarterback}}</ref> He ranked 15th among all Division I FBS players in passing yardage,<ref>{{cite web|title=NCAA Division I-A Player Passing Statistics - 2010 (Passing Yards Leaders - All Players)|publisher=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/stats/player?season=2010}}</ref> and 12th in passing yards per game (279.8).<ref name=Bio/>


As a reshirt junior in 2011, Radcliff returned as Central Michigan's starting quarterback.<ref>{{cite news|title=Central Michigan University quarterback Ryan Radcliff regains confidence heading into North Carolina State game|publisher=Mlive.com (originally from The Saginaw News)|date=October 7, 2011|author=Hugh Berneuter|url=http://www.mlive.com/chippewas/index.ssf/2011/10/central_michigan_university_qu_2.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Drew Ellis|title=CMU will go as far as Radcliff can take them|date=October 10, 2011|newspaper=The Morning Sun (Mount Pleasant - Alma, MI)|url=http://www.themorningsun.com/articles/2011/10/10/sports/srv0000014457919.txt}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=CMU's Radcliff has ups and downs, but Chippewas persevere to get past South Carolina State|newspaper=The Grand Rapids Press|date=September 2, 2011}}</ref> On October 22, 2011, he threw for a collegiate career high 436 yards against Ball State.
As a redshirt junior in 2011, Radcliff returned as Central Michigan's starting quarterback.<ref>{{cite news|title=Central Michigan University quarterback Ryan Radcliff regains confidence heading into North Carolina State game|publisher=Mlive.com (originally from The Saginaw News)|date=October 7, 2011|author=Hugh Berneuter|url=http://www.mlive.com/chippewas/index.ssf/2011/10/central_michigan_university_qu_2.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Drew Ellis|title=CMU will go as far as Radcliff can take them|date=October 10, 2011|newspaper=The Morning Sun (Mount Pleasant - Alma, MI)|url=http://www.themorningsun.com/articles/2011/10/10/sports/srv0000014457919.txt}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=CMU's Radcliff has ups and downs, but Chippewas persevere to get past South Carolina State|newspaper=The Grand Rapids Press|date=September 2, 2011}}</ref> On October 22, 2011, he threw for a collegiate career high 436 yards against Ball State. During the 2011 regular season, Radcliff has completed 257 of 453 passes for 3,286 yards and 25 touchdowns.<ref name=ESPN/> He ranked 15th among all [[Division I (NCAA)#Football Bowl Subdivision|NCAA Division I FBS]] players in passing yardage.<ref>{{cite web|title=NCAA Division I-A Player Passing Statistics - 2011 (Passing Yards Leaders - All Players)|publisher=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/stats/player|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907003320/http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/player/_/stat/passing/sort/passingYards|url-status=live|archive-date=September 7, 2009|access-date=November 27, 2011}}</ref>


In 2012, Radcliff showed great improvement in his senior season. After a rough start to the season throwing only 1 touchdown to 3 interceptions in his first two games against [[Southeast Missouri State]] and [[Michigan State]], Radcliff threw 19 touchdowns to only 6 interceptions over the next 10 games. Radcliff had a huge game against the [[Iowa Hawkeyes]] giving the Chippewas their 3rd win against a [[Big Ten]] team in their last six tries. He finished the season with 23 touchdowns and 9 interceptions with 3,158 yards as the Chippewas defeated [[Western Kentucky]] in the [[2012 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl]]. Radcliff is one of only two CMU quarterbacks to win a bowl game, the other is [[Dan LeFevour]].
After 11 games in the 2011 season, Radcliff has completed 257 of 453 passes for 3,286 yards and 25 touchdowns.<ref name=ESPN/> As of November 20, 2011, he ranked ninth among all [[Division I (NCAA)#Football Bowl Subdivision|NCAA Division I FBS]] players in passing yardage.<ref>{{cite web|title=NCAA Division I-A Player Passing Statistics - 2011 (Passing Yards Leaders - All Players)|publisher=ESPN.com|url=http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/player/_/stat/passing/sort/passingYards|accessdate=November 20, 2011}}</ref>

===Statistics===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Games !! Completions !! Attempts !! Comp % !! Yards !! TDs !! Interception !! QB Rating
|-
| 2009|| 5 || 10 || 21 || 47.6 || 115 || 0 || 2 || 74.6
|-
| 2010 || 12 || 282 || 466 || 60.5 || 3,358 || 17 || 17 || 125.8
|-
| 2011 || 12 || 257 || 453 || 56.7 || 3,286 || 25 || 16 || 128.8
|-
| 2012 || 13 || 242 || 407 || 59.5 || 3,158 || 23 || 9 || 138.9
|-
| '''Career''' || '''42''' || '''791''' || '''1,347''' || '''58.7''' || '''9,917''' || '''65''' || '''44''' || '''130'''
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.cmuchippewas.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10500&ATCLID=1445799 Central Michigan Chippewas bio]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130614072701/http://www.cmuchippewas.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10500&ATCLID=1445799 Central Michigan Chippewas bio]
*[http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/383499/ryan-radcliff ESPN profile]
*[https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/383499/ryan-radcliff ESPN profile]

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Ryan Radcliff
Radcliff in 2011
No. 8
PositionQuarterback
MajorAccounting
Personal information
Born: (1990-02-14) February 14, 1990 (age 34)
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolFairview High School,
Sherwood, Ohio

Ryan Radcliff (born February 14, 1990) from Sherwood, Ohio is a former American football quarterback. He was the starting quarterback for the Central Michigan Chippewas from 2010 to 2012.

Early years

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Racliff played high school football for Fairview High School in Sherwood, Ohio. He was the starting quarterback at Fairview three straight years and was a first-team All-Ohio selection in 2006 and 2007. He completed 784 of 1,294 passes at Fairview for 11,038 yards and 139 touchdowns. As a senior, he compiled 5,356 yards of total offense, including 4,738 passing yards and 618 rushing yards. He set an Ohio high school record in 2006 by throwing for 678 passing yards in a single game. He was also drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.[1][2][3][4]

College career

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After redshirting in 2008, Radcliff was Central Michigan's backup quarterback in 2009.[1][5][6]

In 2010, Radcliff became the starting quarterback.[7][8] He was the starter in all 12 games for Central Michigan. He completed 282 of 466 passes in 2010 for 3,358 yards and 17 touchdowns.[9][10] He ranked 15th among all Division I FBS players in passing yardage,[11] and 12th in passing yards per game (279.8).[1]

As a redshirt junior in 2011, Radcliff returned as Central Michigan's starting quarterback.[12][13][14] On October 22, 2011, he threw for a collegiate career high 436 yards against Ball State. During the 2011 regular season, Radcliff has completed 257 of 453 passes for 3,286 yards and 25 touchdowns.[9] He ranked 15th among all NCAA Division I FBS players in passing yardage.[15]

In 2012, Radcliff showed great improvement in his senior season. After a rough start to the season throwing only 1 touchdown to 3 interceptions in his first two games against Southeast Missouri State and Michigan State, Radcliff threw 19 touchdowns to only 6 interceptions over the next 10 games. Radcliff had a huge game against the Iowa Hawkeyes giving the Chippewas their 3rd win against a Big Ten team in their last six tries. He finished the season with 23 touchdowns and 9 interceptions with 3,158 yards as the Chippewas defeated Western Kentucky in the 2012 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. Radcliff is one of only two CMU quarterbacks to win a bowl game, the other is Dan LeFevour.

Statistics

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Year Games Completions Attempts Comp % Yards TDs Interception QB Rating
2009 5 10 21 47.6 115 0 2 74.6
2010 12 282 466 60.5 3,358 17 17 125.8
2011 12 257 453 56.7 3,286 25 16 128.8
2012 13 242 407 59.5 3,158 23 9 138.9
Career 42 791 1,347 58.7 9,917 65 44 130

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ryan Radcliff Bio". Central Michigan University.
  2. ^ Bruce Hefflinger (June 22, 2008). "Fairview's Radcliff makes his choice". Defiance Crescent News.
  3. ^ "Fairview's Radcliff is Division V Offensive Player of the Year". Defiance Crescent News. November 30, 2007.
  4. ^ John Wagner (November 1, 2007). "Passing Lane: Radcliff keeps Fairview moving while setting Ohio marks". Toledo Blade.
  5. ^ Tim Ottusch (September 21, 2009). "Radcliff sees first action of career Saturday". Central Michigan Life.
  6. ^ "Radcliff learning all he can from LeFevour". The Morning Sun (Mount Pleasant - Alma, MI). July 16, 2008.
  7. ^ Hugh Berneuter (August 19, 2010). "Ryan Radcliff ready to take over as Central Michigan starting quarterback". Mlive.com (originally from The Saginaw News).
  8. ^ "New kid on the block, Radcliff excited for chance to be CMU's starting quarterback". The Morning Sun (Mount Pleasant - Alma, MI). March 21, 2010.
  9. ^ a b "Ryan Radcliff". ESPN.com.
  10. ^ "Central Michigan University's Enos says Radcliff is frontrunner for quarterback". Midland Daily News. July 30, 2010.
  11. ^ "NCAA Division I-A Player Passing Statistics - 2010 (Passing Yards Leaders - All Players)". ESPN.com.
  12. ^ Hugh Berneuter (October 7, 2011). "Central Michigan University quarterback Ryan Radcliff regains confidence heading into North Carolina State game". Mlive.com (originally from The Saginaw News).
  13. ^ Drew Ellis (October 10, 2011). "CMU will go as far as Radcliff can take them". The Morning Sun (Mount Pleasant - Alma, MI).
  14. ^ "CMU's Radcliff has ups and downs, but Chippewas persevere to get past South Carolina State". The Grand Rapids Press. September 2, 2011.
  15. ^ "NCAA Division I-A Player Passing Statistics - 2011 (Passing Yards Leaders - All Players)". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
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