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• Career Stats
2009 NOTES: Third-year player has started 11 games at quarterback for the Spartans . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the media . . . named one of four team captains in a vote by his teammates and coaches . . . is only the second sophomore to be named a captain in Michigan State's 113-year football history . . . his pass efficiency rating of 145.2 ranks second in the Big Ten and 19th nationally . . . also ranks sixth in the Big Ten in passing (205.0 ypg) and seventh in total offense (208.5 ypg) . . . has completed 62 percent of his passes this season (185-for-301) for 2,460 yards, 18 touchdowns and seven interceptions . . . his 18 passing touchdowns rank third in the conference and tied for eighth most in an MSU season (record: 22 by Drew Stanton in 2005) . . . his 2,502 yards of total offense (fifth), 2,460 passing yards (seventh), 185 completions (seventh) and 301 pass attempts (eighth) also rank among the Top 10 Spartan single-season bests . . . averaging 223.7 yards passing in his 11 starts (only saw action in the last two plays of the game at Illinois due to an ankle injury and did not attempt a pass) . . . has recorded seven 200-yard passing games, which is tied for the third most 200-yard passing games by a Spartan quarterback in an MSU season . . . already ranks tied for ninth in MSU history with 20 passing TDs . . . completed 16-of-28 throws for 155 yards and a touchdown vs. Penn State . . . recorded his fifth-straight 200-yard passing game, tossing for 208 yards on 11-of-25 throws and three touchdowns at Purdue . . . completed a career-long 73-yard TD to B.J. Cunningham in the fourth quarter . . . produced a career-high 353 yards passing on 22-of-25 throws (88 percent) and two touchdowns vs. Western Michigan . . . the 353 yards rank as the seventh-highest single-game total in MSU history . . . his passing efficiency of 233.0 against the Broncos is the highest mark by a Big Ten quarterback this season and 20th best in the nation . . . recorded 236 passing yards at Minnesota, completing 21-of-35 throws and two touchdowns . . . threw for 225 yards on 16-of-32 passing vs. Iowa . . . connected on a 30-yard TD strike to Blair White with 1:37 remaining to give MSU a 13-9 lead . . . passed for 281 yards on 21-of-31 throws vs. Northwestern . . . connected on TD strikes of 22 and 47 yards to Blair White against the Wildcats . . . finished with 227 yards of total offense in the win over Michigan, including a team-high 75 yards rushing on seven carries (10.7 avg.) . . . was 15-of-21 passing for 152 yards against the Wolverines . . . recorded his second straight 200-yard passing game with 201 yards on 17-of-34 throws and two touchdowns at Wisconsin . . . registered career highs in passing yards (302), completions (23) and attempts (35) at Notre Dame . . . his 302 passing yards against the Irish represent the third-best total by a Spartan quarterback in the Notre Dame series . . . completed 13 of his 18 throws for 164 yards and a touchdown against Central Michigan . . . in his first career start, he threw for 183 yards and a career-best three TDs on 10-of-17 passing in a win over Montana State. 2008 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Academic All-Big Ten selection . . . saw action in five games in 2008, completing 74 percent of his passes (32-for-43) for 310 yards, two touchdowns and one interception . . . completed 4-of-5 throws for 36 yards in his only series vs. Georgia in the 2009 Capital One Bowl . . . hit 7-of-9 passes for 81 yards in the fourth quarter at Penn State, including a 23-yard TD strike to Mark Dell . . . completed his first 10 pass attempts in the third quarter vs. Ohio State while filling in for an injured Brian Hoyer and led MSU on its only TD-scoring drive of the game . . . capped the eight-play, 85-yard drive against the Buckeyes with a 3-yard TD toss to tight end Charlie Gantt . . . finished 18-of-25 passing for 161 yards vs. Ohio State, earning Spartan Offensive Player of the Week honors . . . completed 3-of-4 passes for 32 yards in his collegiate debut vs. Eastern Michigan . . . connected on his first collegiate pass attempt against the Eagles, a 13-yard completion to Gantt . . . his first series came in the second quarter vs. EMU, with the score tied at 7, and managed a five-play, 28-yard TD drive that gave MSU the lead for good. 2007 SEASON: Redshirted . . . named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week five times (vs. UAB, Notre Dame, Michigan, Purdue and Penn State), including the last three weeks of the season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the state's top 30 seniors by the Detroit Free Press (No. 10) and Rivals.com (No. 27) . . . honorable mention all-state selection in 2006 . . . honorable mention Academic All-State selection by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association . . . two-year starter at quarterback for Coach Tim Lont at Holland (Mich.) Christian High School where he set 35 school passing and total offense records (career, single-season and single-game marks) . . . named Area Player of the Year after completing 130-of-231 throws (.563) for 2,088 yards, 28 touchdowns and 10 interceptions as a senior . . . all-conference quarterback led the Maroons to a program-best 7-3 record in 2006 while qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in school history . . . set school single-game passing records for completions (23), attempts (38) and yards (289) vs. Greenville in 2006 . . . had a school-record four TD passes vs. Reeths-Puffer as a senior . . . participated in the 2006 Top Flight Quarterback Camp . . . started six games at quarterback as a junior before being sidelined with a foot injury . . . hit 68-of-135 throws (.504) for 1,116 yards, 12 TDs and eight interceptions . . . completed 198-of-366 career passes (.541) for 3,204 yards, 40 TDs and 18 interceptions . . . threw three or more TD passes in nine of his 16 career games played . . . earned all-conference honors in three sports: football, baseball (pitcher) and basketball . . . son of Don and MaryAnn Cousins . . . born Aug. 19, 1988 . . . brother Kyle was a four-year letterman as a pitcher at Calvin College (Grand Rapids, Mich.) . . . participates in the Spartan Buddies program, volunteering in the pediatric ward at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing . . . participated in the July 2009 Heroes for Kids golf outing, benefiting Saginaw (Mich.) youth recreation programs . . . volunteered for the May 2009 Sparrow Children's Miracle Network Telethon . . . majoring in kinesiology. |
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