Set to enter his second season as the starting quarterback ... finshed strong in 2010 with 15 TDs and three interceptions in DU's last six games (the team went 4-2 over that stretch) ... is the fifth player in school history to throw for over 2,000 yards in a season ... has completed 53.2 percent of his passes and thrown for 23 touchdowns (with 10 interceptions) in his career ... is a dual threat as both a rusher and passer ... was a two-time NEC Offensive Player of the Week in 2010.
as a sophomore (2010)
Threw for 2,050 yards and 20 touchdowns in his first full season as a starter ... completed 54.2 percent of his passes with a 129.93 efficiency rating (39th nationally) ... threw for two or more scores in seven of 11 games ... also ran for 286 yards and three scores ... threw for 15 TDs with just three interceptions in DU's last six games ... set career highs for completions (27), attempts (40) and yards (326) in handing Dayton its lone defeat in 2010 ... hit tight end Sean Bunevich with an 8-yard scoring pass with 21 seconds left to pull out the 35-31 win over the Flyers ... the pass capped an eight-play, 66-yard drive that took just 1:03 off the clock ... was named NEC Offensive Player of the Week following the Dayton game (Sept. 13) ... threw for 242 yards, including a 65-yard TD pass to Dave Williams in a 28-17 win over Albany ... was limited to just under two quarters of action in the Monmouth game (a 44-17 loss) due to an ankle injury suffered late against Albany ... with DU down 31-16 in the fourth quarter at CCSU, he piloted a 45-yard drive that ended with a 9-yard pass to Dave Williams with 2:07 left ... he followed that with an 89-yard drive in 1:37 that ended with a 5-yard pass to Williams as time expired ... a completed two-point conversion pass was denied when it was ruled that receiver Akeem Moore had stepped out of the end zone prior to making the catch in the 31-29 loss ... threw a 49-yard TD pass to Williams in the 37-17 win over Sacred Heart ... worked his late magic again the next week at Wagner when he hit Williams with a 16-yard TD with 1:41 left to erase a 20-7 fourth quarter deficit in a 21-20 win ... the victory denied Wagner coach Walt Hameline his 200th career win ... Patterson hit Williams with a 15-yard strike earlier in the quarter to make it 20-14 ... he was 4-of-9 for 91 yards on the game-winning 98 yard drive ... three of the completions converted 3rd-and-14, 3rd-and-8 and 3rd-and-15 situations ... the 16-yard touchdown pass to Williams came on 3rd-and-9 ... was named NEC Offensive Player of the Week for a second time (Nov. 15) after he completed 13-of-21 passes for 278 yards and five touchdowns (a season-long 79-yarder to Williams, 44, 10, 10 and 9 yards) in a 41-17 win over Saint Francis, Pa. ... he completed 7-of-9 passes for 191 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another in accounting for all four of DU's second quarter scores ... threw for two TDs (27 & 48 yards), ran for one (a career-long 56-yarder) and caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from halfback Bill Bair in the season-ending 37-29 win at Bryant.
as a freshman (2009)
Played in six of the last seven games with starts versus CCSU and at Saint Francis ... completed 25-of-52 passes (48.1%) for 342 yards and three touchdowns ... also rushed 38 times for 77 yards ... did not throw an interception in his 52 attempts ... made his debut off the bench against Robert Morris ... rushed five times for 27 yards and completed one of two passes for 11 yards in DU's 34-20 win over the Colonials ... completed 13-of-26 passes for 187 yards and two first quarter touchdowns (four yards to Matthew Glose and 47 yards to Brooks Roorback) in his first career start versus CCSU ... rushed 16 times for 53 yards in the 31-24 loss to the Blue Devils ... completed 5-of-10 passes, including a 60-yarder to Joe Cangilla, at Saint Francis ... did not play versus Wagner before coming of the bench at Sacred Heart and versus Bryant.
personal
Was a three-year football and basketball letterman at St. John's Jesuit ... was a three-year starter in football ... holds school records for career passing yards, touchdowns and completion percentage ... was first team all-district and all-city as a junior and senior ... was a nominee for Northwest Ohio Player of the Year ... averaged 12.0 points per game for St. John's district champion and regional finalist basketball team ... originally signed with Weber State but left that program in the summer of 2007 ... enrolled at Duquesne for spring semester 2008 ... major: psychology ... date of birth: 6/13/88.
Career Passing Highs
Attempts: 40 vs. Dayton (So.)
Completions: 27 vs. Dayton (So.)
Interceptions: 3 at Delaware (So.)
Yards: 326 vs. Dayton (So.)
Touchdowns: 5 vs. Saint Francis, Pa. (So.)
Long: t79 (to Dave Williams) vs. Saint Francis, Pa. (So.)
Career Totals
Games played/started: 17/13
Record as a starter: 7-6-0
300+-yard games: 1
200+-yard games: 4
Multiple TD pass games: 7
