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Whitehurst
Fact: Has
thrown
for
7,182
yards
in
his
career,
more
than
any
other
active
Division
I
quarterback.
Years
Lettered: 2002,03,04
Bowl
Participation: Starting
quarterback
in
the
2002
Tangerine
Bowl
against
Texas
Tech
and
the
2004
Peach
Bowl
against
#6
Tennessee.
Fall
2004
Depth
Chart
Position: First-team
quarterback
Overview: One of 50 preseason watch list candidates for the Maxwell Award...Clemson's starting quarterback the last two years; he started the last five of 2002 as well...has started each of the last 29 games, just three off the school record for consecutive games started at quarterback held by Tommy Kendrick (1969-71)...will have a chance to become first Clemson quarterback to start 40 games since Nealon Greene (1994-97); Rodney Williams (1985-88) is the only other Tiger quarterback to do that...leader among active ACC players in career passing yards (7,182) and total offense (7,250); he also leads all active NCAA players in passing yards...has six career 300-yard passing games and nine career 300-yard total offense games, best among active ACC players...ranks 15th in ACC history in career total offense; he is second on the Clemson list behind Woodrow Dantzler...a 2,750-yard senior year would give him 10,000 yards of total offense, making him just the third ACC player in history to reach that mark...17th in passing yards in ACC history; a 2,818-yard season in 2005 would make him just the second ACC player to throw for 10,000 yards in a career; threw for over 3,500 yards as a sophomore, so he is capable of it...first ACC player in history to gain victories as a starting quarterback over nine different ACC schools in a career; he will have a chance to make it 10 this year when Boston College comes to Clemson; will not have a chance to beat Virginia Tech unless the two schools meet in the ACC Championship game...has a career record of 18-11, including a 12-3 record in Death Valley...already has three wins over top-10 teams in his career, but only one took place at home; defeated Florida State (#3 in 2003), Tennessee in the Peach Bowl (#6 in 2003), and at Miami (FL) (#10 in 2004)...joins Homer Jordan as the only Clemson quarterbacks to start three wins over top-10 teams in a career...the win over Florida State in 2003 was the highest-ranked team Clemson has beaten in its history...ranked as the 10th-best quarterback in the nation by Phil Steele in his 2005 preseason magazine; also ranked 13th by Lindy's and 16th Sporting News for the 2005 preseason...preseason first-team All-ACC quarterback by Lindy's, Street & Smith, and Phil Steele...has played in 33 career games, including 29 as a starter, and has been on the field under center for over 2,000 snaps...first Tiger quarterback to start in four different seasons since Greene...has quarterbacked Clemson to five wins in its last six games in each of the last two seasons...has an 18-11 career record as a starting quarterback; he needs seven wins to move past Greene (24-16) into second place on Clemson's all-time list; Williams is the all-time leader (32) as the starting quarterback...already has three wins over South Carolina, joining Jordan as the only Clemson starting quarterbacks to beat the rival Gamecocks three times; he will have a chance to become the first 4-0 Tiger starter against South Carolina when the two teams meet in Columbia in November...for his career, he is 60-92 with 740 yards passing and four touchdowns against South Carolina, and has 776 yards of total offense in the three games combined...has a perfect 3-0 record in career overtime games, including wins over Virginia (2003), Wake Forest (2004), and Miami (FL) (2004); he might be the only active 3-0 quarterback in the nation when it comes to overtime games...has led Clemson to six fourth-quarter wins in his career, including come-from-behind wins over Wake Forest, Maryland, and Miami (FL) in 2004...owns 36 Tiger records, including career passing yardage, completions, and 300-yard passing games...owns season records for passing yards, completions, passing efficiency (minimum 300 attempts), touchdown passes (tied), and 300-yard passing games...owns the single-game records for passing yards (420 at Duke in 2002) and completions (34 at Duke in 2002)...has 38 career touchdown passes and needs just four to break Dantzler's record...enters 2005 with an active streak of 29 consecutive games with at least 10 completions...has had at least 200 yards passing in 18 of his 29 starts...has at least 100 yards of total offense in 29 consecutive games, and has had at least 200 yards of total offense in 19 of the 29 total games...recipient of the Banks McFadden Award as the top collegiate player in the state of South Carolina in 2003...named the Male Amateur Athlete-of-the-Year by the South Carolina Hall of Fame for the 2003-04 academic year; set Tiger season records for passing yards (3,561) and completions (288) that season...son of former Green Bay Packer quarterback David Whitehurst, who played in the NFL from 1976-83...Charlie's sister Carrie is a junior on the Clemson women's basketball team...has been named to the Clemson Academic Honor Roll many times, including the spring of 2005, and has already received his undergraduate degree in management.
2004: Had his best passing game in the season opener when he threw for 288 yards and two scores in the overtime victory against Wake Forest; that was the 10th-best passing yardage game in the ACC during the season; also rushed for 15 yards in that game, therefore had 303 yards of total offense...completed an 11-yard, game-winning touchdown pass to Kyle Browning in the second overtime...threw for 275 against Georgia Tech when he completed 20 passes...completed at least 20 passes in each of the first three games of the season and four games overall for the year...completed four of five passes on the final game-winning scoring drive with a minute left, including an 18-yarder to Airese Currie on a critical third-down play, in the 10-7 win over Maryland...had the most important showing in the win at #10 Miami (FL); he quarterbacked all 77 plays; completed 21-37 passes for 258 yards against the Hurricane defense that ended the year ninth in the nation in pass defense...led the Tigers to a fourth-quarter comeback win in the Orange Bowl; Miami had been 174-2 since 1985 when leading entering the fourth quarter...led the team to five wins in the last six games, including a win over South Carolina when he completed 15-28 passes for 151 yards...sixth in the ACC in total offense per game (191.8).
2003: Finished second in the ACC to Player-of-the-Year Philip Rivers in passing yards per game (273.9)...fourth in pass efficiency (135.6)...30th in the nation in pass efficiency and 14th in total offense...set the single-season school record with five games of at least 300 passing yards; he has six for his career, also a school record; has had two other games with 298 yards passing...has thrown four touchdowns in a game four different times in his career, including the win at South Carolina...led the Tigers to four-game winning streak to end the season; he was 84-133 for 1,151 yards and eight touchdowns during the streak; that computes to a 140.3 pass efficiency figure and a 63.2 completion percentage...threw for 302 yards at South Carolina, most ever by a Tiger against the Gamecocks; named ACC Offensive Back-of-the-Week for that performance; also nominated for National Player-of-the-Week by USAToday.com...named Clemson's Offensive Player-of-the-Game three times by Tiger coaches, more than any other player; he won the award for his efforts against Middle Tennessee, Florida State, and Duke...passed for 301 yards and two touchdowns against Furman...was 23-28 for 298 yards and four touchdowns against Middle Tennessee...threw for 298 yards again the next week in the 39-3 win at Georgia Tech; he also had three touchdowns passing and one rushing...threw for 320 yards and a touchdown at Maryland; he injured his foot in that game, but continued to play throughout the year...performed valiantly against #24 Virginia; he passed for 265 yards and two touchdowns; also scored on a quarterback sneak; threw the game-winning touchdown in overtime to Kevin Youngblood...turned in a brilliant performance against Florida State; he guided the Tigers to an upset over the #3 Seminoles with 272 yards passing; his yardage total included a 51-yard pass to Kevin Youngblood in the final seconds of the first half; that play set up a one-yard touchdown scramble; also hit Derrick Hamilton on a 58-yard touchdown in the second half and had 39 rushing yards, giving him 311 yards of total offense, the second-highest figure ever by a Tiger against Florida State...was 27-40 for a season-high 331 yards and three scores against Duke; it gave him 751 passing yards in two starts against Duke...led Clemson to an onslaught at rival South Carolina; he was 18-26 for 302 yards and four scores; he began the game 10-10; had three touchdown passes in the first quarter to three different receivers; ran for 43 yards as well, giving him 345 yards of total offense, a season high...solid performer in the Peach Bowl against #6 Tennessee; was 22-40 for 246 yards against a strong defense...ESPN/Capital One Player-of-the-Game versus the Volunteers...led the team to pair of top-10 wins (over #3 Florida State and #6 Tennessee)...first Tiger quarterback to start two wins over top-10 teams in the same year since Homer Jordan had three in 1981.
2002: Second in the ACC in pass efficiency (145) in ACC regular-season games, second only to the 152 figure by ACC Player-of-the-Year Matt Schaub (Virginia); did not qualify for the final overall stats because he did not play enough games...did not play in each of the first three games, then went 4-4 for 21 yards against Ball State...missed the Florida State game, then turned heads by going 7-7 for 92 yards and a touchdown on the last possession at Virginia...got his first start at Duke on November 2 and set many records; completed 34-52 passes for 420 yards and four scores...set a Tiger record for completions (34); in fact it was seven more completions than any other Tiger in history; his 420 passing yards broke the previous record by nearly 80 yards; tied the single-game mark for scoring passes; the 420 yards were the most in the ACC in 2002 and his 414 yards of total offense was the second-highest, single-game figure in the ACC in 2002; had 414 yards of total offense, the third-highest, single-game mark in Clemson history; only a pair of 400-yard games by Woodrow Dantzler are higher; named ACC Offensive Player-of-the-Week for that performance; was 11-17 for 215 yards and three scores in the fourth quarter; that was a school record for passing yards in a quarter; led Clemson to three touchdowns in 4:05 to bring Clemson back from a 14-point deficit; it was the first time since 1980 that Clemson had overcome a two-touchdown deficit in the fourth quarter; biggest play of the game was hitting Airese Currie on fourth-and-10 from the Duke 47 for a touchdown that brought score to 24-17; handled the ball for 65 plays, also a Tiger single-game record...continued his fine performance at North Carolina, passing for 274 yards and four more scores; thus he tied the single-game touchdown pass record in each of his first two starts; had a 241 pass-efficiency mark at North Carolina, best in Clemson history (min. 20 attempts)...was 27-38 for 287 yards against South Carolina; that was the most completions and passing yards by a Tiger against the Gamecocks in history; played all 79 snaps; his biggest play, however, was an 11-yard run for the tying touchdown on a third-down play...thew just two interceptions in 166 regular-season passes...had a streak of 108 consecutive passes without an interception; that was just 14 passes short of Rodney Williams' record (122 in 1988).
2001: Red-shirted as a backup to quarterbacks Woodrow Dantzler and Willie Simmons...voted team's most improved quarterback during the spring practice of 2002...had a solid spring; he was 14-15 passing for 227 yards and four touchdowns in the March 9 scrimmage...was 20-26 for 174 yards in the Spring Game.
Before Clemson: The #35 quarterback in the nation according to Rivals100.com...a three-star player according to Rivals.com...37th-best player in Georgia by SuperPrep...passed for 888 yards and eight touchdowns; he played just six games as a senior due to a separated shoulder and broken thumb...an All-Southeast Region player by Tom Lemming...member of the North Fulton Super 11 by Atlanta Journal and an Atlanta Touchdown Club Back-of-the-Week pick his senior year...selected to Georgia's top 50 and the Southern top 100 by Atlanta Constitution...team captain as a senior...passed for 1,708 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior...four-year letterman and starter in baseball as an outfielder and first baseman...his sister (Carrie) will be a sophomore on Clemson's women's basketball team in 2004-05...played for Bill Waters...chose Clemson over North Carolina...born Charlie David Whitehurst on August 6, 1982...majoring in marketing.
