Ricky Stanzi Class: Junior Hometown: Mentor, OH High School: Lake Catholic HS Height / Weight: 6-4 / 218 Position: QB Birthdate: 09/03/1987

Hawk-Item - - Season passing total of 1,956 yards in 2008 ranks 19th-among single season leaders at Iowa . . . 14 scoring passes in 2008 tied for 13th-best in a single season . . . one of four juniors named to 2009 Leadership Group.

2009 - - Listed as first team quarterback following spring practice.

2008 Honors - - Win During the Week Award, offense . . . 2008 - - Started 11 games and played in all 13 . . . completed 150-254 pass attempts for 1,956 yards and 14 touchdowns, with nine interceptions . . . ranked fourht in the Big Ten and 40th in the nation in pass efficiency (134.8) . . . seventh in the Big Ten in passing yards per game (150.5) and eighth in total offense (152.0) . . . listed as co-first team quarterback following spring practice . . . saw action in 46-3 opening win over Maine as offense passed for 245 yards and gained 457 yards total offense . . . completed 9-14 passes for 90 yards in win over Maine, with no interceptions . . . also gained 22 yards on two rushing attempts . . . started at quarterback for first career start in 42-0 win over Florida International as offense rushed for 241 yards and gained 512 yards total offense . . . completed 8-10 passes for 162 yards and three touchdowns, with no interceptions vs. FIU, while also rushing for 30 yards on five carries . . . completed 59-yard scoring strike for second touchdown in the first period and later had scoring strikes of 23 and eight yards in the second quarter while playing only in the first half . . . started at quarterback in 17-5 win over Iowa State . . . completed 5-14 passes for 95 yards, with two interceptions . . . rushed for minus four yards on six attempts . . . saw action in 21-20 loss at Pittsburgh . . . completed 7-10 passes for 79 yards at Pittsburgh . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in 22-17 loss to Northwestern . . . completed 21-30 passes for 238 yards and one touchdown, with one interception . . . also gained two yards on four rushing attempts . . . completed 45-yard scoring strike to Andy Brodell in second quarter for 17-3 advantage . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in 16-13 loss at Michigan State . . . completed 15-22 passes for 158 yards and one touchdown, with one interception . . . connected on 31-yard scoring play with Andy Brodell in fourth period . . . saw action in 45-9 win at Indiana as offense rushed for 227 yards and gained 422 yards total offense . . . completed 12-20 passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns vs. Hoosiers, with no interceptions . . . completed scoring strikes of 34 and 20 yards on Iowa's first two drives of the third quarter to boost Iowa to 31-9 advantage . . . started at quarterback in 38-16 win over Wisconsin . . . completed 11-18 passes for 114 yards and one touchdown, with no interceptions . . . completed 16-yard scoring strike in the third period to give Iowa a 28-9 advantage, throwing at least one scoring pass for the fourth straight game . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in 27-24 loss at Illinois . . . completed 11-29 passes for 191 yards and one touchdown, with two interceptions, and also rushed for nine yards on 11 attempts . . . led fourth quarter rally with 29-yard scoring pass and a scramble for 14 yards on final scoring drive . . . completed two-point conversion pass to tie the game in the final minutes . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in 24-23 win over third-ranked Penn State . . . completed 15-25 passes for 171 yards and a touchdown, with one interception . . . led Iowa to 17 points in the second half and 10 points in the final 10 minutes as Iowa rallied for the win . . . 27-yard scoring strike pulled Iowa to within 16-14 in third period . . . led team on 15 play, 57-yard drive in final four minutes, ending with a 31-yard field goal for the one-point win . . . completed 4-9 passes for 37 yards on game-winning drive . . . has thrown at least one scoring pass in last six games . . . started at quarterback in 22-17 win over Purdue as offense gained 248 net rushing yards . . . completed 8-15 passes for 72 yards, with no interceptions, against Purdue on cold, windy day . . . also gained four yards on three rushing attempts . . . started at quarterback in 55-0 win at Minnesota as offense rushed for 222 yards and gained 483 yards total offense . . . completed 15-28 passes for career-best 255 yards at Minnesota, matching career-best with three touchdown passes . . . also rushed six times for 17 yards and had no interceptions . . . completed scoring passes of three, 29 and 13 yards to three different receivers . . . started at quarterback in 31-10 Outback Bowl win over South Carolina . . . completed 13-19 passes for 147 yards and one score, with two interceptions vs. South Carolina, while gaining six yards on four rushing attempts . . . was 4-5 on touchdown drive to begin the game, including three consecutive third down completions and a six-yard scoring strike to stake Iowa to 7-0 advantage.

2007 - - Listed as co-second team quarterback following spring practice . . . did not see action in opening win over Northern Illinois . . . saw first action of career in win over Syracuse as offense gained 408 yards total . . . did not complete any of four pass attempts, with one interception vs. Syracuse and had one rushing attempt for 13 yards . . . did not see action in loss at Iowa State . . . did not see action in loss at Wisconsin . . . did not see action in loss to Indiana . . . did not see action in loss at Penn State . . . did not see action in win over 18th-ranked Illinois . . . saw action in loss at Purdue, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in double OT win over Michigan State . . . did not see action in win at Northwestern . . . did not see action in win over Minnesota . . . did not see action in loss to Western Michigan.

2006 - - Redshirted.

High school honors - - 2005 Ohio Division III Offensive Player of the Year . . . also named Offensive Player of the Year by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Lake County News Herald and Cleveland Touchdown Club . . . first team all-state, all-district, all-county and all-conference as a senior . . . all-county, all-district and team MVP as a senior . . . first team all-conference as a junior . . . MVP of Ohio North vs. South all-star game . . . Career - - threw for 2,400 yards and 21 touchdowns, and rushed for 675 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior . . . had a 62% completion percentage . . . threw for 1,800 yards and 16 touchdowns, along with rushing for 630 yards and six touchdowns as a junior . . . team captain . . . three-year letterman in football, four-year letterman in basketball.

Personal - - Born 9/3/87 . . . Interdepartmental Studies (Business) major . . . parents are Mary Jane and Joe Stanzi. . . high school coach was Mike Bell.

Career Bests
Attempts:	30 vs. Northwestern, 9/27/08
Completions:	21 vs. Northwestern, 9/27/08
Yards:	238 vs. Northwestern, 9/27/08
Touchdowns:	3 vs. FL International, 9/06/08
Long:	59 vs. FL International, 9/06/08

Career Statistics
Passing	Com.	At.	Pct.	Yds.	TD	Int.	Lng
Freshman	0	4	.000	0	0	1	- - -
Sophomore	150	254	.591	1,956	14	9	59
Career	150	258	.581	1,956	14	10	59


Rushing	At.	Yds.	Avg.	TD	Lng
Freshman	1	13	13.0	0	13
Sophomore	56	20	0.4	0	20
Career	57	33	0.6	0	20