|
#10
Ryan
Carty
Sophmore
QB
Branchburg,
NJ/ Somerville
|
At
Delaware:
2004:
Second-year team member who will battle
Missouri transfer Sonny Riccio for
starting quarterback spot vacated by the
graduation of All-American, Atlantic 10
Offensive Player of the Year, and
Philadelphia Eagle draft pick Andy
Hall...outstanding talent with a good
knowledge of the game and the Blue Hen
offensive system...has good arm despite
5-11, 210 lb. size...connected on 5 of 7
passes for 36 yards and one touchdown in
spring game...
2003:
Earned backup quarterback spot behind Andy
Hall in pre-season and was No. 2 the
entire season...appeared in eight games,
seeing action vs. The Citadel, Richmond,
West Chester, Rhode Island, Villanova,
Southern Illinois, Northern Iowa, and the
NCAA championship game win over
Colgate...connected on 8 of 17 passes for
104 yards and one touchdown and rushed 18
times for 81 yards and two
touchdowns...rushed twice for 14 yards and
scored a touchdown in collegiate debut vs.
The Citadel, hit on 3 of 4 passes for 43
yards and rushed for nine yards vs.
Richmond, rushed twice for 42 yards and a
touchdown vs. West Chester, hit on 3 of 5
passes for 42 yards and rushed for 23
yards vs. Rhode Island, and hit on 2 of 4
passes for 19 yards and a touchdown in
NCAA playoff win over Southern
Illinois...played most of fourth quarter
in NCAA championship game win over Colgate
and saw extensive first half action vs.
Villanova when Hall left the game with a
separated shoulder...had season-long
30-yard rush vs. West Chester and
season-long 26-yard pass vs. Richmond,
both which went for touchdowns...earned
spot on Atlantic 10 Academic
All-Conference team...hit on 3 of 6 passes
for 17 yards in spring game...
2002:
Spent most of season as No. 3
quarterback on depth chart but did not see
action as a true freshman...moved up to
top backup in season finale vs. Villanova
when Andy Hall was out with a shoulder
injury...retained freshman
eligibility...
High
School Honors: One of the top
quarterbacks in the state in 2001 at
Somerville High School for his father and
head coach Kevin Carty...earned Associated
Press first team All-State honors as a
senior when he completed 220 of 390 passes
for a school record 3,504 yards and a
state record 43 touchdowns...two-year
starter who hit on 374 of 679 passes for
5,779 yards and 65 touchdowns, all school
records...played wide receiver as a
sophomore...named to New Jersey Football
Coaches Association Super 100 All-State
team...area Offensive Player of the Year
by the Bridgewater Courier News and county
Offensive Player of the Year by the Newark
Star-Ledger...first team all-conference,
all-area, and all-county selection...also
honored by the Downtown Athletic Club as a
High School Heisman Tri-State
All-Star...played baseball as a catcher
and designated hitter...honor roll student
and school's Freshman Student of the
Year...
Personal:
Ryan David Carty...born Aug. 9,
1983...son of Kevin and Shirley
Carty...honor student as a consumer
economics major...father Kevin, is a high
school football coach and played football
at the College of New Jersey (formerly
Trenton State) in 1968-71; brother, Kevin,
played quarterback at North Carolina and
William & Mary in 1997-00; and
brother, Sean, played football at
Rutgers...mother is a physical education
teacher.
Copyright,
© 2004, University of Delaware. All
rights reserved.
Please direct Athletics questions to the
Athletics
Media
Relations
office.
|
Return
to Football Home Page
       
|
