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Grothe Wins BIG EAST Award | Again | And Again

The Best Start of His Career
Grothe is a favorite for BIG EAST Player of the Year because he is off to the best start of his career in the passing game and because he is protecting the ball better than ever before. Below are where his nine-game total compare to his freshman and sophomore seasons:

Four Touchdown Days
Grothe had four total touchdowns in the win over Syracuse this season. It marked the third time in his career he had accounted for four TD scores. All three instances have come in October games. Below are the three instances:

Three Passing Touchdown Days
Grothe had three passing touchdowns in the win over Syracuse this season. It marked the third time in his career he had accomplished the feat. Below are the instances:

400-Yard Days
Matt Grothe had 400 yards of total offense (passing and rushing) against UCF. It was the third time in his career he has reached the 400 yard total. Below are the three instances:

Grothe Will Miss UCF
Matt Grothe, who has 8,288 yards combined passing and rushing yards in his career, is going to miss UCF. He had over 1,000 of those passing/rushing yards against the Knights. Below is the breakdown:

Greatest Comeback in USF History
Matt Grothe led the Bulls to the largest come-from-behind victory in program history when he ushered USF back from a 20-3 deficit to Kansas with 3:24 to play in the second quarter on Sept. 12. The Bulls ended up winning, 37-34, on a Maikon Bonani field goal as time expired.

With the score 20-3 , USF reeled off 31 straight points before KU tied the game the game at 34 only to have Bonani hit the game winner.

It was the fifth time in USF history that the Bulls dug out of a 10-point hole. It is the third time USF trailed by 10 points in the second half and come back to win. It was the first time USF has accomplished the feat against a ranked opponent. Below are the other comeback wins that were by 10 or more points.

Grothe was spectacular in the third and fourth quarters against Kansas. He completed 6-of-6 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown in the fourth quarter and was 15-19 for 204 yards and two TDs in the second half.

Assault on the USF Record Books
Grothe is on a record pace in several passing categories. Below are the USF single season records and Grothe's projected numbers (at his current pace over 13 games) at the end of the season:

Grothe Trends
? He has thrown a TD pass in 28 of 35 career games, including four of the last five games ... He has thrown multiple TDs in three of the last four games ... He has rushed for a TD in 18 of 35 career games.

? With 14 TD passes this season, Grothe is one shy of tying his own single season best of 15 set in 2006 ... The USF single season record is 20, which is attainable in 2008 ... His current total is the sixth-best in program history.

? Grothe has just eight interceptions this season on 262 passes or 3.05 percent of his passes have been intercepted ... Grothe has 14 career games without an interception, including five this season, five in 2007 and four in 2006 ... Grothe threw 14 interceptions in each of his first two seasons.
? Junior QB Matt Grothe had an easy day at the office against UT Martin and attempted just eight passes on the day in the blowout win, completing six of them for 96 yards. Two of his six completions went for touchdowns. He had a career high passing efficiency rating of 258.30 on the day. It was the first time, in the 27th game of his career (UT Martin) that he had attempted less than 10 passes in a game and only the third time that he hadn't thrown for more than 100 yards in a game.