Kurtis Rourke (born October 25, 2000) is a Canadian American football quarterback who plays for the Indiana Hoosiers. He previously played for the Ohio Bobcats football team.
| Indiana Hoosiers – No. 9 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Senior |
| Major | Sports Administration |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 25, 2000 Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Holy Trinity (ON) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
editOhio
editRourke was the starting quarterback for the Ohio Bobcats football team. After redshirting in 2019, he shared time at quarterback with Armani Rogers in 2020 and 2021. He was named MAC student athlete of the week on October 27, 2021, and September 27, 2023.[1][2] As the starting quarterback for the Bobcats in 2022, he was MAC East offensive player of the week three times during the 2022 season. The first time came in week one of the after passing for 308 yards and four touchdowns against Florida Atlantic.[3] He won the award again in week 4 after passing for a school record 537 yards against Fordham, and also in week 10 with 317 yards and five touchdown passes against Buffalo.[4] After throwing for 3,256 yards and 25 touchdowns, Rourke suffered a season ending torn ACL in the eleventh game of the season against Ball State.[5][6] In spite of missing the last game and a half of the regular season, he won the 2022 Vern Smith Leadership Award for MAC Player of the Year.[7]
Prior to the 2023 season, he was included on the watch lists for the Maxwell Award,[8][9] Davey O'Brien Award,[10][11] Walter Camp Award,[12][13] Manning Award,[14][15] and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.[16][17] and finished the regular season as second team all-MAC.[18][19] He entered the transfer portal on December 5, 2023.[20]
Indiana
editOn December 14, 2023, Rourke announced that he would be transferring to Indiana.[21] On November 30, 2024, Rourke tied a school record with 6 passing touchdowns in a 66–0 victory over Purdue.[22]
College statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Ohio Bobcats | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 2–1 | 30 | 44 | 68.2 | 386 | 8.8 | 3 | 0 | 164.4 | 14 | 17 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 9 | 3–6 | 169 | 258 | 65.5 | 1,801 | 7.0 | 11 | 7 | 132.5 | 75 | 365 | 4.9 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 8–3 | 244 | 353 | 69.1 | 3,256 | 9.2 | 25 | 4 | 167.7 | 74 | 249 | 3.4 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 8–3 | 195 | 307 | 63.5 | 2,207 | 7.2 | 11 | 5 | 132.5 | 67 | 219 | 3.3 | 4 | |
| Indiana Hoosiers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 10–1 | 202 | 287 | 70.4 | 2,827 | 9.9 | 27 | 4 | 181.4 | 41 | -25 | -0.6 | 2 | |
| Career | 46 | 44 | 30–14 | 819 | 1,221 | 67.1 | 10,144 | 8.3 | 71 | 20 | 152.8 | 269 | 816 | 3.0 | 13 | |
Personal life
editHe was born to Larry and Robyn Rourke.[23] Rourke's older brother Nathan Rourke, who preceded Kurtis as Ohio's starting quarterback, is a professional quarterback who plays for the B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[24][25]
Rourke is married to Caroline Rourke.[26]
Rourke is a Christian. He has said, “My identity is in Jesus and not my sport. I may have a bad practice, may have a bad throw, but knowing that, no matter what, Jesus is proud of me. He’s proud that I’m there and my goal every day [is] to work to glorify Him.”[26]
References
edit- ^ "Kurtis Rourke Named MAC Student Athlete Of The Week". Ohio University Athletics. October 27, 2021.
- ^ "Rourke Named MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Weekk". Ohio University Athletics. October 27, 2021.
- ^ "MAC Announces Week 1 Football Players of the Week". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Week 4 MAC Football Players of the Week Announced". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ Vannini, Chris (November 23, 2022). "Ohio's Kurtis Rourke out for season after suffering torn ACL, meniscus". The Athletic. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ "Kurtis Rourke". ESPN. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ "MAC Announces 2022 Postseason Football Awards & All-Conference Teams". Mid-American Conference. November 29, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Maxwell Award Watch List". Maxwell Football Club. July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Rourke Named on 2023 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Davey O'Brien Award Announces 2023 Preseason Watch List". August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "Ohio's Rourke, Toledo's Finn Named to Davey O'Brien Award Watch List". Mid-American Conference. August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Carbone, Al (August 11, 2023). "Forty Five Players Named to Walter Camp 2023 Player of Year Preseason Watch List". waltercamp.org. Walter Camp Football Foundation. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Eastern Michigan's Evans, Ohio's Rourke Tabbed to Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List". Mid-American Conference. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Allstate Sugar Bowl Announces Manning Award Watch List". Allstate Sugar Bowl. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Trio of MAC Quarterbacks Named to Manning Award Watch List". Mid-American Conference. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Unveils 2023 Watch List". Golden Arm Foundation. August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Rourke Named on Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award 2023 Watch List". Ohio Athletics. August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "MAC Announces 2023 Postseason Football Awards & All-Conference Teams". Mid-American Conference. November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Six Ohio Football Student-Athletes Earn All-MAC Accolades". Ohio Athletics. November 29, 2023.
- ^ "2024 College Football Transfer Portal".
- ^ Schumann, Mike (December 14, 2023). "Ohio transfer quarterback Kurtis Rourke announces commitment to Indiana". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "Hoosiers Cap Greatest Season Ever With 66-0 Blowout Win of Rival Purdue". si.com. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ "Nathan Rourke - 2019 - Football". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ "Record-setting CFL QB Rourke to sign with Jags". Jacksonville Jaguars. January 16, 2023.
- ^ Waack, Terrin (August 1, 2024). "Falcons sign QB who was Most Outstanding Canadian in 2022 and former UFL TE". Atlanta Falcons. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ a b Mercer, Kevin. "QB Kurtis Rourke leading undefeated Indiana while playing 'to glorify God'". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved December 2, 2024.