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High School Honors: Earned four letters in football and three letters in baseball at Cheraw (shuh-raw) High School...played football under head coach Burney Bourne and earned All-State honors...played in North Carolina vs. South Carolina All-Star game as a senior...in a run-based offense, threw for 900 yards as a junior...as a senior, completed 46 of 96 passes for 692 yards and six touchdowns and rushed 85 times for 499 yards and eight touchdowns...also punted eight times for a 36.8 average...was rated the No. 9 prospect in South Carolina according to SuperPrep...rated the No. 5 quarterback in the Atlantic Coast Conference Region by SuperPrep...also earned All-State honors in baseball as a pitcher. At Delaware: 2003: Second-year starter at quarterback for Blue Hens after transfer from Georgia Tech...outstanding talent who mixes a strong arm with great running instincts and is adept at running the spread offense as it is similar to what he played in at Georgia Tech...sat out spring drills while recovering from off-season rotator cuff shoulder surgery on his (right) throwing arm...expected back at 100 percent this fall...one of the nation's top returning quarterbacks and a pre-season second team All-Atlantic 10 selection from a vote of league coaches...picked as the top offensive player in the Atlantic 10 by Street & Smith's Pre-Season Football Preview magazine...heading into his second season at Delaware, needs just 137 yards to become the fourth quarterback in UD history to reach 1,000 career yards...needs only 168 yards passing to reach the 2,000-yard plateau...his 2,695 yards of total offense leave him just 305 yards shy of becoming the 12th UD player to reach 3,000 yards for a career and 1,305 shy of becoming the ninth with 4,000 yards...was expecting to pitch for UD baseball team during the spring but could not due to the shoulder injury...2002: Transferred from Georgia Tech after spring practice and was eligible immediately as a junior...won starting berth from Mike Connor midway through pre-season camp...enjoyed one of the most productive seasons ever for a UD quarterback in first season with the Blue Hens...started first 11 games of the season and played every snap (459) before missing the season finale vs. Villanova with a rotator cuff injury on his right arm suffered in a win over Maine Nov. 9...completed 159 of 306 passes for 1,832 yards (166.5 yards per game) to go with nine touchdowns and five interceptions...completed 52 percent of his passes and recorded a 108.69 passing rating...also rushed 153 times for 863 yards (5.6 avg. per carry/78.5 yards per game) and seven touchdowns...863 yards rushing was a UD single season record for a quarterback, surpassing the mark of 755 by Leo Hamlett in 1995...led all Atlantic 10 quarterbacks in rushing (No. 5 overall) and was third among all NCAA I-AA quarterbacks in rushing yardage...ranked sixth in the Atlantic 10 in passing yardage (166.5) and ninth in passing rating (108.7)...ranked third in total offense (245.0 - 17th in NCAA I-AA) and is the leading returnee in the Atlantic 10 in that category for 2003...his 159 completions was the fifth highest single season mark in UD history while his 306 attempts were sixth, his 52 percent completion rate seventh, and 1,832 yards 12th...his five interceptions were the fourth lowest ever by a UD regular...had streaks of 145 attempts and 96 attempts without an interception with the 145 just five shy of the UD record of 150 by current NFL star Rich Gannon in 1986...did not throw an interception for Delaware until his 97th attempt of the season..took part in 459 plays, the second highest mark in school history (record 551 by Gannon in 1986) and had 2,695 yards of total offense, the fifth highest mark in UD history...named Blue Hen Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week vs. Georgia Southern, James Madison, and New Hampshire...threw for 200 or more yards three times during the season, including a season-high 251 yards vs. William & Mary, 244 vs. Richmond, and 211 yards vs. Northeastern...had season highs of 21 completions on 39 attempts vs. Richmond...threw for two touchdowns each vs. West Chester and William & Mary...rushed for 50 or more yards in each of the final eight games of the season with highs of 157 vs. New Hampshire and 126 vs. Rhode Island...one of only two quarterbacks in UD history (Bill Vergantino in 1991) to have consecutive 100-yard rushing games...157 yards rushing was the second highest single game total ever at UD behind Vergantino's 175 yards vs. Connecticut in 1990...top total offense game was 304 yards vs. William & Mary...accounted for 16 of the team's 36 touchdowns...longest run of the season was a 53-yarder vs. New Hampshire and longest pass was a 57-yarder to Brian Ingram vs. Georgia Southern...also caught a pass for 15 yards from Justin Long in loss at Massachusetts. At Georgia Tech: Saw action in 10 games over two seasons while at Georgia Tech...combined to hit on 19 of 43 passes for 299 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions while rushing 24 times for 83 yards...2001: Saw backup action in four games as Georgia Tech advanced to the Seattle Bowl...hit on 15 of 27 passes for 262 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions...rushed nine times for 46 yards...threw for 129 yards vs. The Citadel and for 133 yards and a touchdown vs. Navy...rushed for 32 yards in Seattle Bowl win over Stanford...2000: Played in six games for team that went 9-3 and lost to LSU in the Peach Bowl...connected on 4 of 16 passes for 37 yards and rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown...saw most extensive action vs. Central Florida, completing four of nine passes for 37 yards and rushing for 24 yards. Personal: Andrew Steven Hall...born Nov. 26, 1980...son of Wendell and Susan Hall...has one older brother..father runs an airplane business and flies to many UD games...consumer economics major at Delaware.
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