James Vandenberg

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Class: Junior Hometown: Keokuk, Iowa High School: Keokuk HS

Height / Weight: 6-3 / 212 Position: QB Birthdate: 11/24/1989

Hawk-Item - - One of two sophomores named to 2010 Leadership Group . . . of two redshirt freshmen named to 2009 Leadership Group.

2010 - - Saw action in three games, completing 5-8 passes for 45 yards and one touchdown . . . saw action in 37-7 opening win over Eastern Illinois . . . completed all three pass attempts for 27 yards and gained 11 yards on two rushing attempts . . . saw action in 35-7 win over Iowa State as offense gained 479 yards total offense . . . gained 18 yards on three rushing attempts vs. Iowa State and had one incomplete pass . . . did not see action in 34-27 loss at Arizona . . . saw action in 45-0 win over Ball State as offense gained 562 yards total offense . . . completed 2-4 passes for 18 yards, including a six-yard scoring strike . . . also gained three yards on only rushing attempt . . . did not see action in 24-3 win over Penn State . . . did not see action in 38-28 win at Michigan . . . did not see action in 31-30 loss to Wisconsin . . . did not see action in 37-6 win over fifth-ranked Michigan State . . . did not see action in 18-13 win at Indiana . . . did not see action in 21-17 loss at Northwestern . . . did not see action in 20-17 loss to Ohio State . . . did not see action in 27-24 loss at Minnesota . . . did not see action in 27-24 Insight Bowl win over 12th-ranked Missouri.

2010 - - Listed as second team quarterback following spring practice.

2009 Honors - - Academic all-Big Ten.

2009 - - Saw action in four games, completing 42-87 attempts for 470 yards, with two touchdowns and five interceptions . . . saw first career action in 35-3 win at Iowa State as offense gained 426 yards total offense . . . completed 2-3 passes for 38 yards at ISU . . . saw action in 17-10 loss to Northwestern . . . completed 9-27 passes for 82 yards, with one interception, and also had two rushing yards . . . started at quarterback in 27-24 overtime loss at Ohio State . . . completed 20-33 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns at OSU, with three interceptions . . . had nine-yard scoring pass to tie game in third period and 10-yard scoring strike to tie the game with 2:42 remaining . . . completed first seven pass attempts of the game in leading Iowa to 3-0 first period advantage . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in 12-0 win over Minnesota . . . completed 11-24 passes for 117 yards, with one interception.

2008 - - Redshirted.

High school honors - - EA Sports third team all-American . . . Iowa Class-3A Player of the Year as a senior . . . named Most Outstanding Player in Iowa and to all-America team by prepnation.com . . . one of top 10 quarterbacks in the nation and top 101 players nationally by prepnation.com . . . Iowa High School Offensive Player of the Year as a senior . . . captain of the Class-3A all-state team as a senior . . . first team all-state as a junior and senior . . . elite all-state selection as a senior . . . first team all-district as a junior and senior . . . KHQA News tri-state (Iowa, Illinois and Missouri) Player of the Year as a senior . . . Career - - Most prolific passer in Iowa high school history . . . holds 12 different Iowa high school passing records, including career passing yards (7,709), touchdown passes (93), single season passing yards (3,729 as a senior) and single season touchdown passes (49 as a senior) . . . ranks sixth all-time nationally in single-season completion percentage (70%) and 10th nationally in career completion percentage (64.6%) . . . passed for 1,325 yards and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore . . . threw for 2,655 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior . . . intercepted only seven times in 372 attempts as a senior . . . team captain . . . compiled 11 varsity letters . . . lettered three times in basketball and tennis and once in both baseball and golf . . . earned first team all-conference honors in basketball as a senior . . . won basketball team award (Chief Award) for leadership and hustle . . . two time tennis conference champion.

Personal - - Born 11/24/89 . . . interdepartmental studies major . . . academic all-state selection . . . member of National Honor Society . . . named to the Principal's Honor Roll 16 times . . . Citizenship Award Winner . . . participant in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program . . . parents are Ann and Toby Vandenberg . . . one of two players from Keokuk on Iowa roster . . . attended same high school as WR James Hurt . . . high school coach was Jayson Campbell.

Career Bests
Completions:	20, at Ohio State, 11/14/09
Attempts:	33, at Ohio State, 11/14/09
Yards:	        233, at Ohio State, 11/14/09
Touchdowns:	2, at Ohio State, 11/14/09
Long:	        55, at Ohio State, 11/14/09
300-yard Games:	None
Career Statistics
Passing 	Com.	At.	Pct.	Yds.	TD	Int.	Lng
Freshman	42	87	.483	470	 2	 5	55
Sophomore	 5	 8	.625	 45	 1	 0	14
Career	        47	95	.495	515	 3	 5	55
Rushing	        At.	Yds.	Avg.	TD	Lng
Freshman	11	(-42)	- - -	0	8
Sophomore	6	 32	5.3	0	9
Career	        17	(-10)	- - -	0	9