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17 Bryant Moniz

17 Bryant Moniz

  • Position:
    Quarterback
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    205
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Wahiawa, O`ahu
  • Prev School:
    Fresno City College

Summary

Biography

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2011 (Senior): Named first-team all-WAC…one of 10 semifinalists for the Burlsworth Trophy, given to the nation’s top player who started as walk-on…played and started in 10 games at quarterback before suffering season-ending injury at Nevada (Nov. 12)…named to the preseason Watch List of the HeismanPundit.com Heisman Trophy, Walter Camp Award and Maxwell Award, given to the nation’s top player…also mentioned on the Watch Lists of the Davey O’Brien Award and Manning Award, as the nation’s top quarterback…named Phil Steele’s Midseason All-America honorable mention…completed 248-of-397 for 2,733 yards with 22 touchdowns and only five interceptions…finished second on the team with 293 yards rushing…also rushed for eight touchdowns…finished his career ranked third all-time in school history with 10,169 passing yards…also finished third in school history in career total offense (10,681) and passing touchdowns (75)…tied an NCAA record with seven passing touchdowns in the first half against UC Davis (Sept. 24) and finished the game with a season-high 424 yards and 50 yards rushing earning him his second WAC Offensive Player of the Week award…was also named Co-National Performer of the Week and Co-Quarterback performer of the week by College Football Performance after the UC Davis game…threw for 410 yards and four touchdowns in win at Louisiana Tech (Oct. 1)…threw for 178 yards and one touchdown while setting career-highs in rushing with 121 yards and three touchdowns in the season-opener against Colorado (Sept. 3) earning him the WAC Offensive Player of the Week…was 30-of-45 for 333 yards passing and one touchdown including one rushing touchdown at Washington (Sept. 10)…accounted for four TDs with 264 yards passing and 62 yards rushing in win over New Mexico State (Oct. 22)… 22)…had 227 yards passing and TDs and 75 yards rushing and two TDs in loss to Utah State (Nov. 5)…threw for 338 yards and one TD in win at Idaho (Oct. 29)…passed for 233 yards and two scores in loss at UNLV (Sept. 27)…had 303 yards passing and two TDs and 64 yards rushing at San Jose State (Oct. 14). 

2010 (Junior): Named second-team all-WAC...led the nation in passing at 360.0 yards per game and total offense at 367.3 yards per game...became just the second quarterback in school history and 11th in NCAA history to pass for 5,000 yards in a season...his season total of 5,040 yards ranks 10th all-time in NCAA history...also led the nation in passing touchdowns (39), ranked third in points responsible for (18.43) and eighth in passing efficiency (159.11)...passed for a school-record 560 yards on 32-of-44 passing and three touchdowns vs. San Jose State (Nov. 20) and earned third WAC player of the week award...threw for 532 yards on 42-of-58 passing and four touchdowns against Louisiana Tech (Oct. 2)...set school single-game record with 581 yards of total offense (532 pass, 49 rush) against the Bulldogs...amassed 411 passing yards and three TDs in Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl vs. Tulsa (Dec. 24)...passed for 395 yards and six touchdowns on 19-of-27 passing against Charleston Southern (Sept. 25)...six first half TDs against CSU tied a school record...also broke the school's single-game record for average yards per play (14.3) against CSU...threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns in win at Army (Sept. 11) and was named the WAC’s Offensive Player of the Week...had 326 yards and accounted for four TDs in win over Idaho, which earned him his second WAC player of the week award...passed for 376 yards and three scores in win at Fresno State (Oct. 9)...threw for 287 yards and three scores in win over Nevada (Oct. 16)...passed for 300-plus yards in 11 games, including three 400-plus yard games....named WAC Offensive Player of the Week four times (Sept. 13, Nov. 1 & 22, Dec. 6).

2009 (Sophomore): Started eight of last nine games at quarterback…threw for 300-plus yards in four of last seven starts…completed 182-of-319 attempts for 2,396 yards and 14 touchdowns…completed 57.1 percent of his passes…ranked fourth in the WAC and 29th nationally is passing average (239.6)…also ranked fourth in the WAC and 32nd nationally in total offense (251.3)…started the season as the team’s third string quarterback…came in relief of injured Greg Alexander in Louisiana Tech game (Sept. 30) and finished 5-of-11 for 109 yards…started first career game against Fresno State (Oct. 10), which he completed 24-of-52 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns…threw for 360 yards and a touchdown on 30 completions at Idaho (Oct. 17)…sidelined after just one quarter of action against No. 6 Boise State (Oct. 24)…completed 5-of-11 passes for 40 yards until sitting out the final three quarters…tossed for a career-high 374 yards and three touchdowns, including a 71-yard strike, in loss at Nevada (Oct. 31)…accounted for more than 400 yards of offense against Utah State (Nov. 7)…threw for 337 yards and a career-high four touchdowns, while also adding 76 rushing yards in a win over the Aggies…threw for 294 yards on 20 of 38 attempts in three quarters of action versus New Mexico State (Nov. 14)…completed 32-of-44 for 366 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions vs. Navy (Nov. 28).
 
Prior To UH: Attended Fresno City College in California for one year...team’s starting quarterback as a freshman in 2007...threw for 2,268 yards and 18 touchdowns during his freshman season....also rushed for two touchdowns...sat out the 2008 season.
 
Prep: A 2007 graduate of Leilehua High School in Wahiawa, O‘ahu...three-year starter at quarterback for the Mules...as a sophomore, passed for 2,879 yards and 27 touchdowns while leading the team to state championship game....played in just 13 quarters in an abbreviated junior season...still threw for 1,018 yards...threw for 1,662 yards and 20 touchdowns...an all-state selection as a senior...an all-state soccer player his senior season...also participated in baseball.
 
Personal: Born in Wahiawa, O‘ahu...nickname is “Mo”...majoring in hawaiian studies...has a daughter, Cali...has two younger brothers...parents are Tina and Steven Smithe.


AWARDS & HONORS
2011 Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List
2011 HeismanPundit.com Heisman Trophy Watch List
2011 Maxwell Award Watch List
2011 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List
2011 Manning Award Watch List
2011 GoDaddy.com Preseason All-America Honorable Mention
2011 WAC Media Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
2011 Blue Ribbon Preseason WAC Offensive Player of the Year
2011 Blue Ribbon Preseason All-WAC First Team
2011 Phil Steele’s Preseason All-WAC First Team
2011 Athlon Sports Preseason All-WAC First Team
2011 BleacherReport.com Preseason All-WAC
2011 College Football Performance Awards Watch List - Offense
2010 All-WAC Second Team
2010 Manning Award Watch List
2010 Alec Waterhouse Most Valuable Player Award (Team Award)
2010 Phil Steele’s Postseason All-WAC Third Team
2010 Phil Steele’s Midseason All-WAC Second Team
WAC Player of the Week (Sept. 13, Nov. 1, Nov. 22, Dec. 6, 2010)


SCHOOL RECORDS TIED/BROKEN
Single-Game Records
Yards Passing
560 vs. San Jose State, Nov. 20, 2010. Old record was 559 by Colt Brennan (vs. Arizona St., 2006)
Touchdowns Passing (Half)
6 vs. Charleston Southern, Sept. 25, 2010. Tied with Nick Rolovich (vs. BYU, 2001) and Colt Brennan (vs. Northern Colorado, 2007)
Total Offense
581 vs. Louisiana Tech, Oct. 2, 2010. (532 pass, 49 rush). Old record was 574 by Colt Brennan (vs. Arizona State, 2006).
Average Yards Per Play
14.3 vs. Charleston Southern, Sept. 25, 2010. Old record was 14.1 by Garrett Gabriel (vs. Brigham Young, 1989).




CAREER HIGHS
RUSHING
Yards: 121 vs. Colorado, 9/3/11
Long: 74 at San Jose State, 10/14/11
Touchdowns: 3 vs. Colorado, 9/3/11
 
PASSING
Completions: 42 vs. LaTech, 10/2/10
Attempts: 58 vs. LaTech, 10/2/10
Yards: 560 vs. San Jose State, 11/20/10
Touchdowns: 7 vs. UC Davis, 9/24/11
Interceptions: 4 vs. Tulsa, 12/24/10

Career Statistics
PASSING		G	Att	Cmp	Int	Yds	TD	Lg	Pct	Avg/P	Avg/G	Effic
2009		10	319	182	10	2396	14	71	57.1	7.5	239.6	128.4
2010		14	555	361	15	5040	39	80	65.0	9.1	360.0	159.1
2011		10	397	248	5	2733	22	53	62.5	6.9	273.3	136.1
TOTAL		34	1271	791	30	10169	75	80	62.2	8.0	299.1	144.2

RUSHING		G	Att	Yds	TD	Lg	Avg/C	Avg/G
2009		10	58	117	1	31	2.0	11.7
2010		14	81	102	4	34	1.3	7.3
2011		10	81	293	8	74	3.6	29.3
TOTAL		34	220	512	13	74	2.3	15.1

TOTAL OFFENSE	G	Rush	Pass	Total	Avg/G
2009		10	117	2396	2513	251.3
2010		14	102	5040	5142	367.3
2011		10	293	2733	3026	302.6
TOTAL		34	512	10169	10681	314.1
NEWS ARTICLES Moniz born to be a Mule (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Sept. 13, 2006) Moniz delivers as No. 2 (Honolulu Advertiser, Sept. 16, 2009) Freak Celebrity Sighting (ESPN The Magazine, Nov. 2, 2009) Tough love for Moniz (Honolulu Advertiser, Nov. 18, 2009) Moniz is money (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Sept. 1, 2010) Moniz trades delivering pizza for star role as Hawaii QB (Denver Post, Sept. 16, 2010) Call to Moniz from Alexander was for a very special delivery (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Oct. 3, 2010) Moniz grew up while in Fresno (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Oct. 7, 2010) Moniz goes from delivering pizzas to TDs (ESPN.com, Oct. 14, 2010) How much mo' does the guy have to do (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Oct. 15, 2010) Redempton for Warriors' Moniz (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Oct. 17, 2010) UH Quarterback Bryan Moniz gives big to Lokahi family (KHON-TV, Dec. 22, 2010)  Moniz makes Heisman watch list (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Feb. 24, 2011) Non-AQ Top 25 Players: No. 15 Bryant Moniz (ESPN.com, March 1, 2011) Moniz steps up as leader (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, March 10, 2011) 10 Dark Horse Heisman Candidates to watch (BleacherReport, May 12, 2011) Moniz listed in Rivals.com Top 100 (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, May 31, 2011) Heisman tough to win for system QBs (ESPN.com, June 8, 2011) Q&A with Hawaii Quarterback Bryant Moniz (Orlando Sentinel, June 29, 2011) Moniz took long road to stardom (Rivals.com, July 8, 2011) Heisman networking (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, July 19, 2011) Video: Dude, Hawaii campaigns for its primo surfing quarterback (Rivals.com, July 28, 2011) Moniz named top offensive player (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, July 29, 2011) Hawaii MVP: Bryant Moniz (KITV, Aug. 4, 2011) Hawaiian Man Can: Bryant Moniz Is Much More Than Nation's Top Passer (Bleacher Report, Aug. 17, 2011) Moniz Is An Internet Sensation Too (Midweek, Aug. 17, 2011) Bryant Moniz Gets Facebook Fan Page (ESPN.com, Aug. 19, 2011) QB Bryant Moniz ready to deliver big things at Hawaii (USA Today, Aug. 22, 2011) Hawaii's Bryant Moniz on the verge of being a household name by season's end (Sporting News, Aug. 24, 2011) Hawaii quarterback Bryant Moniz known for touchdown passes, pizza delivery (Denver Post, Aug. 30, 2011) Interview with Bryant Moniz (Manoa Underground, Aug. 31, 2011)  Hawaii QB Moniz delivers pizza, touchdowns (Associated Press, Sept. 1, 2011)
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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2009Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'0" 190 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2010Junior

    Quarterback
    6'0" 200 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2011Senior

    Quarterback
    6'0" 205 lbs
    17