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2009 Football Roster

12 Paul McCall

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 198
  • Position Quarterback
  • Class Senior
  • High School Hollywood Hills High School

Biography

2008 (Redshirt Junior): Honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference selection...started every game for the Golden Panthers, completing 167 of 317 attempts for a 52.7 completion percentage, the fifth-highest in school history... threw an FIU-record 15 touchdowns...his 2,332 passing yards are the third-highest single-season total in FIU history...became the first Golden Panther to ever throw for 400 yards when he threw an FIU single-game record-tying four touchdown passes and 400 yards in the Shula Bowl against FAU (11/29)...ranked third in the Sun Belt with 252.6 passing yards per game in conference play... ranked second in the conference with 261.9 yards per game of total offense, 13 touchdowns and a 139.4 passing efficiency rating in conference games...threw just five interceptions over the final 10 games of the season...rushed for 126 yards and one score...in the season-opener at Kansas (8/30) completed 10 of 28 passes for 73 yards while throwing two picks...at Iowa (9/6) completed 8 of 16 passes for 55 yards and an interception...vs. USF (9/20) was 8 of 13 for 46 yards with one interception...at Toledo (9/27) completed 6 of 13 passes for 98 yards and his first touchdown of the season... at North Texas (10/4) threw for 234 yards on 11 of 19 passing and tied an FIU record with four passing touchdowns...vs. Middle Tennessee (10/11) connected on 13 of 29 attempts for 223 yards, a touchdown and one pick...also ran for a season-best 53 yards and one rushing TD against the Blue Raiders...at Troy (10/18) completed 22 of 33 pass attempts while throwing for 266 yards, two scores and one interception...at Louisiana (11/1) completed 9 of 21 pass attempts for 85 yards and an interception...vs. Arkansas State (11/8) completed 15 of 33 passes for 321 yards, including a season-long pass of 84 yards to T.Y. Hilton...vs. ULM (11/22) completed 18 of 31 attempts for 239 yards and two touchdowns... at FAU completed a season-best 27 passes on a season-high 47 attempts, amassing 400 yards and four scores...in the season finale vs. WKU (12/6) completed 20 of 34 passes for 292 yards and a score, while rushing for 28 yards...was also the holder on field goals and extra points.

2007 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 11 games, primarily as a holder on PATs and field goals, but led FIU to its only win of the season in his only start of the season, against North Texas (12/1)...finished the season 35-of-63 (55.6 pct.) for 413 yards, five touchdowns and one interception...set a school record for yards passing for a first-time starter, with 228 yards through the air against North Texas (12/1)...vs. North Texas (12/1): Completed 11-of-19 passes for three touchdowns and 228 yards with no interceptions...his three touchdowns were the most by a Golden Panther in more than two years...also carried the ball seven times for a yard...vs. FAU (11/24): Set a team season high and a career high with 23 completions on 35 attempts for 181 yards, two touchdowns and an interception...filled in for Wayne Younger, who broke his collarbone in the second quarter...rushed five times for three yards...at Middle Tennessee (9/29): Saw his first action throwing the ball, going 1-for-9 for four yards...had two carries for five yards.

2006 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in all 12 games, mostly as holder on PATs and field goals, but got more playing time as

backup at quarterback as the year progressed...completed 7-of-18 passes on the season for 101 yards with a Passing Efficiency of 74.91...completed his first-ever passing attempt to Chandler Williams for 18 yards in the season opener at Middle Tennessee (8/31)...connected on 4-of-8 passes for 61 yards against Florida Atlantic (11/25), which included a season-long 22-yard completion to John Houston Whiddon...also completed passes against Alabama (10/28) and Louisiana-Monroe (11/11).

2005 (Freshman): Worked with the scout team while learning the offense.

Hollywood Hills High School: Played four seasons of prep football for head coach Al Lang...second-team All-Broward County performer of both the Miami Herald and Sun-Sentinel...2004 Offensive MVP of the North/South Broward all-star game...BCAA all-star who played in the Dade/Broward all-star game...an intelligent player whose stock soared over his senior high school campaign...team captain...also competed in baseball, track and water polo...graduated fourth out of 450 in his class with a 4.43 grade point average...member of the student government and winner of the AP Calculus Award, Student of the Month and Principal’s Honor Roll...named Hollywood Hills’ Scholar-Athlete by the Sun-Sentinel.

Personal: Born March 17, 1987...selected FIU over interest shown by Miami, Florida, Florida State, Rutgers, North Carolina and several of the Ivy League schools...son of Philip and Phyllis McCall...member of the FIU and the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll ...graduated with a degree in electrical engineering and is currently pursuing a master’s degree.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2006Redshirt Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'1" 201 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2007Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'0" 198 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2008Junior

    Quarterback
    6'1" 198 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2009Senior

    Quarterback
    6'1" 198 lbs
    12