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2008 Football Roster

12 Steve Armstrong

  • Position QB
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Nutley, N.J.
  • High School Nutley

Biography

2008 All-America Candidate
2008 Harlon Hill Award Candidate 
2007 All-American (Don Hansen's Football Gazette)
2007 Harlon Hill Award Finalist 
2007 New England Football Writers Association Gold Helmet Award Winner
2007 ECAC Division II Player of the Year
2007 All-Northeast Region selection
2007 All-New England pick
2007 Northeast-10 Conference Most Valuable Player
2007 First-Team All-Northeast Conference
2006 All-Northeast Region selection
2006 All-Northeast-10 selection
2005 All-Northeast-10 selection


Career School Records Held
Passing Yardage (8,148 yards)
Touchdown passes (68)

Single-Season School Records Held
Passing Yards (3,280)
Completions (230)
Completion Percentage (65.7)
Touchdown Passes (31
)

Single-Game School Records Held
Passing Yards (436)
Touchdown Passes (6)
Completions (28)


As a Junior in 2007:
Enjoyed one of the top seasons in Southern Connecticut State University football history…A finalist for the Harlon Hill Award, given annually to the top Division II player in the nation…Named the 2007 Gold Helmet Award winner by the New England Football Writers Association...Daktronics First-Team All-Northeast Region…All-New England selection by the New England Football Writers Association…Northeast-10 Conference Most Valuable Player…First-Team All-Northeast Conference selection…Set SCSU single-season records for touchdown passes (31), completions (230), completion percentage (65.7) and passing yards (3,280)….Opened the season by going 20-for-31 for 268 yards and two touchdowns against Kutztown…Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for his performance against Kutztown…Went 15-for-29 for 259 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Bentley…Finished 23-of-32 for 247 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the game at CCSU…Completed 21-of-27 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns in the game at AIC…Set a new single-game program record with 28 completions and threw for 368 yards and two touchdowns in the game with Merrimack…Went 11-for-25 for 175 yards in the win over Assumption…Finished 20-of-28 for 304 yards and matched a career-high with four touchdowns in the win over Pace…Became the school’s career leader in touchdown passes after throwing three in the win over C.W. Post on 10/20...His 54th pass moved him past Mike Abate and Kevin Dickinson…Ended up 18-of-24 for 273 yards in the contest…Named to the Northeast-10 weekly honor roll for his performance against C.W. Post…Completed 9-of-10 passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Stonehill…Finished 13-of-18 for 226 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Bryant…Completed 19-of-23 passes for 363 yards and matched a school-record with six touchdowns in the win over St. Anselm…Also became the school’s all-time career passing yardage leader in the win over St. Anselm, as he moved past Kevin Dickinson (who had 7,524 yards)…Finished 17-of-31 for 284 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Bryant in the NCAA playoffs…Also rushed four times for 22 yards….Team captain…2007 Preseason All-American by Don Hansen’s Football Gazette.

As a Sophomore In 2006:
Earned All-Northeast Region and All-Northeast-10 honors…Threw for 1,918 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2006…Completed 59.1 percent of his passes (159-for-269)…Also ran for seven touchdowns…Went 25-of-34 for 212 yards in the season opener against Bryant…Tossed for 245 yards on 16-of-31 completions in the game against Bentley…Finished 20-of-35 for 192 yards against Central Connecticut…Completed 21-of-34 passes for 223 yards against AIC…Threw a season-high 39 passes and completed 22 in the regular season contest against Merrimack….Recorded 19 completions on 26 attempts and two touchdowns in the win over Assumption…Went 10-of-15 for 171 yards in the win over C.W. Post…Was an impressive 12-of-13 for 233 yards and four touchdowns in the win over St. Anselm.

As a Freshman in 2005:
Burst onto the scene and had a record-setting year…All-Northeast 10 selection…Set new SCSU marks for completion percentage (at least 200 attempts) and passing yards (2,950)…Threw 24 touchdown passes…Started the year by going 15-of-31 for 227 yards and two touchdowns in the opener against Bentley…Finished 16-of-19 for 270 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Assumption…Threw three touchdowns en route to a 21-of-32 day in the win over C.W. Post…Completed 15-of-20 passes for 233 yards and four touchdowns in the win over Stonehill…Threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns while completing 20-of-27 passes in the win over St. Anselm…Enjoyed a 24-for-30 day with 436 yards and four touchdowns in the win over Bryant…Went 22-of-40 for 365 yards and two touchdowns in the NCAA game against East Stroudsburg.

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Decorated athlete in football, basketball and wrestling at Nutley (N.J.) High School…In wrestling, won the county and district titles… Worrall Community Newspapers Athlete of the Year.

Armstrong’s Season Highs 
Completions 28, vs. Merrimack, 9/28/07
Attempts 44, vs. Merrimack, 9/28/07
Yards 368, vs. Merrimack, 9/28/07
Touchdowns 6, at St. Anselm, 11/10/07
Interceptions 3, vs. Merrimack, 9/28/07
Longest Pass 72, at St. Anselm, 11/10/07
Rushing TD's 1, at C.W. Post, 10/20/07
Rushing Yards 22, vs. Bryant, 11/17/07
Games with 200+ yards passing 10
Games with 300+ yards passing 3


Armstrong’s Career Highs 
Completions 28, vs. Merrimack, 9/28/07
Attempts 44, vs. Merrimack, 9/28/07
Yards 436, at St. Anselm, 10/29/05
Touchdowns 6, at St. Anselm, 11/10/07
Interceptions 3, vs. Merrimack, 9/28/07
Longest Pass 83, at C.W. Post, 10/15/05
Rushing TD's 1, 11 times
Rushing Yards 22, vs. Bryant, 11/17/07
Games with 200+ yards passing 24
Games with 300+ yards passing 6
Games with 400+ yards passing 1


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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2007Junior

    QB
    6'2" 225 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2008Senior

    QB
    6'2" 225 lbs
    12