Pat Grace

Pat Grace

Player Profile

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Sioux City, Iowa

High School:
Bishop Heelan

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 240

Position:
QB

Birthdate:
10/14/1986

Experience:
3L

Pat Grace


Pat Grace


2008: Named second-team all-MVFC at quarterback ... ranked second in the league in total offense per game (204.5 yards/game) ... started 12 games and led the team in passing with 2,041 yards and 14 touchdowns ... tied for the team lead in rushing touchdowns (11) ... ranked third on the team with 618 rushing yards ... ranked 15th in the nation in passing efficiency (145.76 rating) ... credited with the Panthers' longest run of the season - a 69-yard option keeper against Brigham Young (8/30) ... earned his first MVFC offensive player of the week honor after accounting for all four touchdowns in leading UNI to a 34-20 league win over No. 12 South Dakota State (9/20) ... he finished the day vs. the Jackrabbits with 284 yards of total offense, including 200 through the air and 84 on the ground ... passed for 152 yards and a score as well as rushed for 92 yards and two scores in a 34-14 triumph over Nicholls State (10/2) ... earned his second league player of the week honor after being responsible for all four UNI touchdowns in a 31-17 win over Illinois State (10/11) ... rushed for a career-high 99 yards on 13 carries, which included a pair of rushing scores - an 8-yard run in the third quarter and a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter against the Redbirds ... was also efficient throwing the ball as he completed 13-of-18 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns against Illinois State ... suffered a knee injury in a 23-13 victory over North Dakota State (10/18) that forced him to miss the next two games ... returned to the starting lineup and guided UNI to a 42-0 win over Missouri State (11/8) as he passed for 141 yards and ran for two more scores ... passed for a season-high 255 yards and rushed for two scores in a 36-34 victory over New Hampshire (12/6) in the FCS quarterfinals ... threw two touchdowns and completed a season-high 19 passes in the FCS semifinals vs. Richmond (12/13).

2007: Played in seven games as a backup to Eric Sanders ... had a 309.26 passing efficiency rating after completing 6-of-7 passes for 147 yards and a touchdown ... rushed three times for 28 yards, including an 8-yard touchdown run against Drake (9/22) ... entered the Illinois State game in the fourth quarter following a shoulder injury to Sanders and rushed one time for seven yards (Sanders then returned to the game) ... tallied his second rushing score of the season on a 4-yard run against Indiana State (11/10) ... was a perfect 3-for-3 passing for 80 yards, including 53-yard touchdown pass to Montari Leonard against the Sycamores ... scampered 22 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of a 48-10 win over Southern Utah (11/17) ... completed his only pass attempt for 46 yards against the Thunderbirds ... went 16-of-21 passing in the Spring Game with a game-high 204 yards and a touchdown.

2006: Saw action in three games as a backup to starting quarterback Eric Sanders ... connected with Victor Williams on a 59-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter of a 48-7 win over Drake (8/31) ... rushed one time for two yards in a 38-7 win over Missouri State (10/7) ... rushed one time for three yards in a 34-14 victory over Indiana State (10/14).

2005: Redshirted.

High School: Class 4A first team all-state, Des Moines Sunday Register Elite Team all-state, all-conference ... threw for 1,870 yards and 21 TDs ... rushed for 479 yards and 10 TDs in helping team to Class 4A playoffs ... career 31 passing TDs and 17 rushing TDs ... led Heelan to second round of 2004 state playoffs ... also played basketball.

Personal: Born Oct. 14, 1986, in Omaha, Neb. ... son of Mark and Jackie Grace ... majoring in exercise science ... enjoys playing sports and listening to music.

Grace's Career Passing Stats
Year	G-GS	Att	Com	Pct.	Yds	Int	TDs	LG	HG
2006	3-0	1	1	1.000	59	0	1	59	59
2007	7-0	7	6	.857	147	0	1	53	80
2008	12-12	244	152	.623	2,041	7	14	62	255
Totals	22-12	252	159	.631	2,247	7	16	62	255

Grace's Career Rushing Stats Year G-GS No Yds Avg TD LG HG 2006 3-0 2 5 2.5 0 3 3 2007 7-0 13 85 6.5 3 22 28 2008 12-12 134 618 4.6 11 69 99 Totals 22-12 149 708 4.8 14 69 99

Grace's Game-By-Game Passing Stats (Att-Comp-Yds) (TD) 2008 @BYU 11-18-112 (0) South Dakota 10-14-130 (2) South Dakota State 12-20-200 (2) @Southern Illinois 12-22-123 (1) Nicholls State 9-15-152 (1) Illinois State 13-18-238 (2) North Dakota State 12-23-149 (1) @Youngstown State DNP @Western Illinois DNP Missouri State 11-19-141 (0) @Indiana State DNP @Southern Utah 10-17-88 (1) Maine 15-24-229 (2) New Hampshire 18-26-255 (0) Richmond 19-28-224 (2)

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