2008 Woodie Awards
LeFevour humble in spotlight
By: Brian Manzullo
Issue date: 10/15/07 Section: Sports
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Fans cheered and the sideline erupted Saturday when the stadium announcer acknowledged Dan LeFevour's school record-breaking 39th touchdown pass.
The only person unaffected, it seemed, was the sophomore quarterback himself. He simply called the following play and ran toward the Chippewas' sideline for seven yards.
"What was going through my head was we've got to score," LeFevour said. "It was time to start a new drive, it's first down, so let's get some yards."
That has been all too easy for LeFevour the last two weeks.
In that span, he has completed 60-of-77 passes for 611 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions - both of which were tipped into a defender's hands in CMU's wins against Ball State and Army. He also was the team's leading rusher in both games with a combined 246 yards and five touchdowns on 30 carries.
Despite the head-turning numbers, LeFevour again was quick to deflect much of the credit from himself after the game.
"It starts up front," he said. "I didn't get sacked once. The offensive line protected very well and we schemed very well."
His young list of career accomplishments, however, is even tougher to ignore.
LeFevour now holds the school record for touchdown passes with 39. He passed Joe Youngblood for fifth on the career passing yards list with 4,780. He is six yards away from passing Pete Shepherd and Derrick Vickers for third in career total offense (5,741).
At his current rate, LeFevour will set school records in career pass completions (106 to tie Jeff Bender's record of 502) and career total offense (777 to tie Bender's 6,518) by the end of this season.
His sophomore season.
But the real reason LeFevour could one day be remembered as CMU's all-time greatest quarterback lies in the team's success.
The Chippewas are 10-1 in Mid-American Conference play and 14-5 overall with LeFevour as the starting quarterback. They are 1-0 against rival Western Michigan and already have a conference championship and a Motor City Bowl win.
At 3-0 in the MAC West Division with two division games remaining, LeFevour could be on his way to leading Central to its second consecutive MAC Championship game at Ford Field in Detroit.
It is no longer accurate to say LeFevour is on his way to becoming one of CMU's most decorated players in history - it is safe to say that he already is.
And if things continue going this way, LeFevour will be seen as one of the MAC's all-time greatest quarterbacks by the end of his junior or senior season.
That might be looking a little too far ahead for a guy in the middle of his sophomore season. But it's hard not to wonder about the possibilities when LeFevour continues to push them.
bmanzullo@cm-life.com
The only person unaffected, it seemed, was the sophomore quarterback himself. He simply called the following play and ran toward the Chippewas' sideline for seven yards.
"What was going through my head was we've got to score," LeFevour said. "It was time to start a new drive, it's first down, so let's get some yards."
That has been all too easy for LeFevour the last two weeks.
In that span, he has completed 60-of-77 passes for 611 yards, seven touchdowns and two interceptions - both of which were tipped into a defender's hands in CMU's wins against Ball State and Army. He also was the team's leading rusher in both games with a combined 246 yards and five touchdowns on 30 carries.
Despite the head-turning numbers, LeFevour again was quick to deflect much of the credit from himself after the game.
"It starts up front," he said. "I didn't get sacked once. The offensive line protected very well and we schemed very well."
His young list of career accomplishments, however, is even tougher to ignore.
LeFevour now holds the school record for touchdown passes with 39. He passed Joe Youngblood for fifth on the career passing yards list with 4,780. He is six yards away from passing Pete Shepherd and Derrick Vickers for third in career total offense (5,741).
At his current rate, LeFevour will set school records in career pass completions (106 to tie Jeff Bender's record of 502) and career total offense (777 to tie Bender's 6,518) by the end of this season.
His sophomore season.
But the real reason LeFevour could one day be remembered as CMU's all-time greatest quarterback lies in the team's success.
The Chippewas are 10-1 in Mid-American Conference play and 14-5 overall with LeFevour as the starting quarterback. They are 1-0 against rival Western Michigan and already have a conference championship and a Motor City Bowl win.
At 3-0 in the MAC West Division with two division games remaining, LeFevour could be on his way to leading Central to its second consecutive MAC Championship game at Ford Field in Detroit.
It is no longer accurate to say LeFevour is on his way to becoming one of CMU's most decorated players in history - it is safe to say that he already is.
And if things continue going this way, LeFevour will be seen as one of the MAC's all-time greatest quarterbacks by the end of his junior or senior season.
That might be looking a little too far ahead for a guy in the middle of his sophomore season. But it's hard not to wonder about the possibilities when LeFevour continues to push them.
bmanzullo@cm-life.com
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