LeFevour Named to Manning Award Watch List

MOUNT PLEASANT – Central Michigan senior quarterback Dan LeFevour (Downers Grove, Ill./Benet Academy) has been named to the preseason watch list for the Manning Award.

LeFevour is one of 38 quarterbacks nationwide named to the watch list. The Manning Award is the only national quarterback award that takes into consideration players’ bowl-game performances.

Ten finalists will be determined by a selected panel of national media covering college football, as well as Peyton, Eli and Archie Manning. That list will be released on Monday, Nov. 30. The winner will be announced on Thursday, Jan. 14.

LeFevour also is a member of the 2009 watch lists for the Maxwell Award and the Davey O’Brien Award.

LeFevour enters the 2009 season first among active Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks in completions (853), attempts (1,307) and total offense (11,702), second in passing yards (9,467) and fourth in touchdown passes (74). His total offense career yardage ranks 14th in Bowl Subdivision history. In the Mid-American Conference record book, LeFevour ranks second in total offense, sixth in completions, seventh in passing yards, tied for seventh in touchdown passes and eighth in career attempts.

LeFevour is one of just two players in NCAA history to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season. He also is one of just two players to pass for 20 touchdowns and score 20 touchdowns in the same season. He accomplished both feats in 2007 and was named MAC Offensive Player of the Year. He is a three-time All-MAC honoree, earning first team honors in 2006 and 2007 and second team accolades in 2008.

An interpersonal communication major with a 3.57 grade-point average, LeFevour is a three-time Academic All-MAC honoree and was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV second team in 2008.

LeFevour also is a nominee for the 2009 American Football Coaches Association’s Good Works Team.

CMU opens the 2009 season at Arizona on Sept. 5. Season tickets and single-game tickets are available online at cmuchippewas.com or by calling the ticket office at 1-888-FIRE-UP2.

2009 Manning Award Watch List
Austen Arnaud (Jr., Iowa State)
Sam Bradford (Jr., Oklahoma)
Levi Brown (Sr., Troy)
Darryll Clark (Sr., Penn State)
Jimmy Clausen (Jr., Notre Dame)
Andy Dalton (Sr., TCU)
Austin Davis (So., Southern Miss)
Armanti Edwards (Sr., Appalachian State)
Robert Griffin III (So., Baylor)
Matt Grothe (Sr., USF)
Max Hall (Sr., BYU)
Tim Hiller (Sr., Western Michigan)
Jerrod Johnson (Jr., Texas A&M)
Colin Kaepernick (Jr., Nevada)
Case Keenum (Jr., Houston)
Dan LeFevour (Sr., Central Michigan)
Corey Leonard (Sr., Arkansas State)
Thaddeus Lewis (Sr., Duke)
Ryan Lindley (So., San Diego State)
Jake Locker (Jr., Washington)
Jeremiah Masoli (Jr., Oregon)
Colt McCoy (Sr., Texas)
Kellen Moore (So., Boise State)
Tony Pike (Sr., Cincinnati)
Terrelle Pryor (So., Ohio State)
Todd Reesing (Sr., Kansas)
Zac Robinson (Sr., Oklahoma State)
Tyler Sheehan (Sr., Bowling Green)
Riley Skinner (Sr., Wake Forest)
Rusty Smith (Sr., Florida Atlantic)
Jevan Snead (Jr., Ole Miss)
Ricky Stanzi (Jr., Iowa)
Tim Tebow (Sr., Florida)
Trevor Vittatoe (Jr., UTEP)
Adam Weber (Jr., Minnesota)
Juice Williams (Sr., Illinois)
Russell Wilson (So., N.C. State)
T.J. Yates (Jr., North Carolina)

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