"Rob is really good athlete and is a really smart player. He is a gamer that wants the ball in his hands when the game is on the line. He has the respect and confidence of his teammates and he is a winner." - Rick Dykes, offensive coordinator Career: Enters the fall as the starting quarterback ... is currently taking graduate classes towards his MBA .. is in a 150-hour business undergraduate/graduate plan that will give him both degrees when he graduates in the spring ... voted captain for the 1999 season by teammates ... missed spring drills due to surgery on the thumb of his throwing hand. 1998-99: Started seven and played in eight games ... selected to GTE Academic All District 6 squad ... selected to All Big 12 Academic First Team ... earned the team's Dell Morgan Most Courageous Award following the season ... passed for 1,269 yards and nine touchdowns ... finished among the top 50 quarterbacks in the nation in passing efficiency with a 122.6 rating … third on the team in rushing with 125 yards ... led team in all-purpose yards per game, averaging 154.9 yards ... second on the team with three rushing touchdowns ... threw for over 200+ yards in three games ... passed for a career high 322 yards, completing a career-high 19 passes in 42 attempts along with two touchdowns, and rushed for another touchdown in win over Texas ... suffered a sprained shoulder and broken thumb in the season opener against Texas-El Paso ... returned to a prominent role in the Baylor game when he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown and threw for 226 yards and another touchdown off the bench... ran and passed for touchdowns versus Colorado ... completed 17 of 30 passes for 213 yards at Colorado ... named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll for fall semester. 1997-98: Saw action in all 11 games at nine different positions throughout the season ... played quarterback, flanker, fullback and tight end on offense as well as on special teams as holder, kick block and kickoff and kick return teams and as a backup punter ... registered one tackle against Oklahoma State and Oklahoma ... completed 6-of-14 passes for 109 yards and one TD on the season ... rushed 26 times for 126 yards and three TDs ... caught three passes for 43 yards ... long rush was a 53-yarder against Southwestern La. ... long reception was a 24-yarder against North Texas ... rushed for a TD in season-opener at Tennessee ... first-ever passing TD was for 38 yards against Baylor ... averaged 4.8 yards per rush and 14.3 yards per catch on the season ... an academic all-Big 12 first-team selection ... named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the fall semester ... completed four of seven passes for 106 yards and one TD in the annual Red-Black spring football game ... also rushed five times for 44 yards and a 62-yard rushing TD ... named to President's List in spring and Dean's List in fall. 1996-97: One of the most versatile players in the country after playing quarterback, fullback and on special teams as a redshirt freshman ... competed for backup punting duties throughout the season ... missed the Texas A&M contest due to a shoulder injury ... saw action at quarterback against Utah State and rushed once for 27 yards ... a first-team academic all-Big 12 selection ... one of two Red Raiders with a perfect 4.0 grade point average for two-straight semesters, the most of any team in the league ... named to President's List both semesters. 1995-96: Redshirt season ... named to President's List both semesters. High School: A 1995 graduate of Katy High School ... directed Katy to Class 5A Division I state finals and 13-2 record as senior ... Corpus Christi Caller-Times Top 100 ... completed 84 of 177 passes for 1,358 yards and 15 TDs ... rushed for 294 yards and five TDs ... also set school record for punting average with 41.5 ... all-District 19-5A as quarterback and punter ... completed 149 of 311 passes for 2,389 yards and 25 TDs in career ... team captain ... all-District 19-5A second-team as junior ... also all-district as guard in basketball and outfielder in baseball ... three-year starter at point guard ... hit .458 as junior in baseball ... top-10 academically in class of 415 ... coached by Mike Johnston. Personal: Son of James and Kim Peters ... born 6-8-77 in Midland, Texas. PETERS' CAREER OFFENSIVE STATS Year G Passing Yards TDs Rush Yds TDs TO 1995 redshirt 1996 9 0-0-0 0 0 1 27 0 27 1997 11 6-14-2 109 1 26 126 3 235 1998 9 19-183-4 1269 9 105 125 3 1394 Totals 29 25-197-6 1378 10 132 278 6 1656 PETERS' CAREER RECEIVING/DEFENSE Year Gms Rec Yards Avg LP TDs UT-AT-Tot 1995 redshirt 1996 9 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 1997 11 3 43 14.3 24 0 2-0-2 Total 20 3 43 14.3 24 0 2-0-2 |
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