Trevor Vittatoe
Trevor Vittatoe (born January 1, 1988) is a former American football quarterback. Until June 21, 2012, he was on the off season roster of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2011 but never played in a regular season game in the NFL. He played college football at Texas-El Paso.
 Vittatoe with UTEP in 2010 | |
| No. 14 | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 14, 1988 Bedford, Texas, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Trinity (Euless, Texas) |
| College: | UTEP |
| Undrafted: | 2011 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Vittatoe began his football career with Euless Trinity.
College career
Vittatoe attended the University of Texas-El Paso and played quarterback for four years. He left the Miners as their all-time leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns, total offense and touchdowns. He also broke numerous other records. His four-year statistics left him ranking 14th in passing yards and 15th in passing touchdowns and total offense in college football history. Vittatoe finally led the Miners to the New Mexico Bowl game his senior year.[1]
Statistics
Vittatoe's statistics are as follows:[2][3]
NCAA Collegiate Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
UTEP Miners | ||||||||||||||
| Season | Games | Games Started |
Record | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||
| 2006 | Redshirt | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | 4–8 | 224 | 407 | 3,101 | 55.0 | 25 | 7 | 135.9 | 42 | -132 | -3.1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | 5–7 | 246 | 418 | 3,274 | 58.9 | 33 | 9 | 146.4 | 45 | -31 | -0.7 | 1 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | 4–8 | 224 | 409 | 3,308 | 54.8 | 17 | 13 | 130.1 | 45 | -83 | -1.8 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 13 | 6–7 | 220 | 407 | 2,756 | 54.1 | 22 | 13 | 122.4 | 55 | 98 | 1.8 | 0 |
| NCAA Career Totals | 49 | 49 | 19–30 | 914 | 1,641 | 12,439 | 55.7 | 97 | 42 | 133.8 | 187 | -148 | -0.8 | 1 |
Professional career
Chicago Bears
He signed with the Chicago Bears as a rookie free agent on July 26, 2011. Vittatoe was listed as their 4th string QB.[4] He was waived on August 29, 2011.[5]
Tampa Bay Storm
On February 7, 2012, Vittatoe was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL).[6]
Indianapolis Colts
On March 9, 2012, Vittatoe was signed by the Indianapolis Colts just one day after releasing Peyton Manning.[7] He was released on June 21, 2012.[8]
References
- Lt. Col. Alfred K. Grey (December 19, 2010). "UTEP gets pocket 'picked' by BYU at New Mexico Bowl". www.fortblissbugle.com. Laven Publishing. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- "Trevor Vittatoe". www.sports-reference.com. USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- "Trevor Vittatoe". University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- "Enderle makes preseason debut with Chicago Bears]". www.northplatebulletin.com. The North Platte Bulletin. August 15, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- "Bears waive 4 players, Taylor remains on roster". www.galesburg.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. August 29, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- "Kansas City, Tampa Bay Complete Blockbuster Trade". www.arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- Aaron Wilson (March 8, 2012). "Trevor Vittatoe profile". www.scout.com. Scout.com. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- "Colts Waive Vittatoe". www.colts.com. Indianapolis Colts. June 20, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
