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2007 Football Roster

12 Joshua Collier

  • Position Quarterback
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bonaire, GA
  • Highschool Houston County

Biography

The Terriers’ returning starting quarterback . . . Tough and quick with a strong arm . . . Great decision-maker . . . Wofford is 10-3 in games in which Josh rushes for a touchdown . . . Has become very comfortable with the offense . . . Is an excellent runner . . . 2006: Member of the SoCon Academic Honor Roll . . . Started all 11 games as a junior . . . Rushed for at least one touchdown in each of Wofford’s final five games, all victories . . . Ranked second in the Southern Conference in passing efficiency with a 131.1 rating . . . Threw for 538 yards and rushed for 425 to total 963 yards of offense . . . Posted a pair of 100-yard rushing games with a career-high 128 yards vs. Elon (Oct. 21) and 117 yards vs. Gardner-Webb (Nov. 18) . . . Tallied a career-best three touchdowns vs. G-W . . . Scored on runs of 5, 5 and 2 yards . . . His 21 carries vs. G-W also marked a career-high . . . Had a string of 92 consecutive pass attempts without an interception that stretched back to the 2005 season . . . Had only two interceptions on 73 attempts . . . Also punted five times for a 38.8 average . . . Was Wofford’s Offensive Player of the Game against Coastal Carolina, Appalachian State, Elon and Gardner-Webb . . . Finished 10th in the SoCon in total offense and eighth in scoring . . . 2005: Started all 11 games as a sophomore . . . Posted his first career 100-yard rushing game with 101 yards on 13 carries at Furman (Nov. 12) . . . Rushed for 61 or more yards in seven of 11 games . . . Threw for a season-best 131 yards in the season finale at Gardner-Webb (Nov. 19) . . . Completed 5-of-9 passes vs. G-W . . . Named team Offensive Player of the Week against VMI (Oct. 15) after completing 5-of-6 passes and rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown . . . Threw TD passes of 6 yards to Adrian Young and 13 yards to Matt Beavin against the Keydets . . . Rushed for six touchdowns on the year to tie for the team lead with Michael Hobbs . . . Scored on a 1-yard run against #14 Georgia Southern (Sept. 17) that tied the game at 14 and led to Wofford’s 21-17 win . . . Longest scoring run of the year was a 57-yarder at eventual national champion Appalachian State (Oct. 22) . . . Four of his six touchdowns were 1-yarders . . . Completed a critical 61-yard pass to Shiel Wood at Gardner-Webb that set up the go-ahead score . . . Finished ninth in the Southern Conference in total offense with 104.3 yards per game . . . Punted four times for a 33.0 average on quick kicks . . . Had a pair of 40-yard punts . . . Three of his four kicks died inside the opponents’ 20-yard line . . .Tied for the team lead in scoring with 36 points . . . 2004: Appeared in eight games as a second-year freshman.. . . Made his collegiate debut on the Terriers’ special teams . . . Saw action on the punt and kickoff return units before taking his first snap . . . Tossed a 15-yard touchdown pass to Colby Harris at Georgia Southern (Sept. 11) in his Terrier debut at quarterback . . . Also had a seven-yard gain on his lone carry that night . . . Had a season-long 34-yard run the next week in a victory over Johnson C. Smith (Sept. 25) . . . Scored his first collegiate touchdown with an eight-yard carry in a 56-21 win over Chattanooga (Oct. 2) . . . Also scored on a three-yard run at Appalachian State (Oct. 23), capping a 12-play, 66-yard drive . . . Had three carries for 33 yards, including a 27-yard gain, while adding a 15-yard pass completion against the Mountaineers . . . Rushed for a season-high 39 yards on four carries in the 49-17 win over Gardner-Webb (Nov. 6) . . . Returned two kickoffs on the season for a total of 19 yards . . . 2003: Did not see game action . . . High School: Houston County HS grad in 2003 . . . A Blue Chip Player of the Future nominee. . . Honorable mention 5-A all-region selection . . . Lars Anderson Player of the Week and a member of the All-Houston County team . . . Four-year letterman in football . . . Played wide receiver in addition to quarterback . . . Also lettered in basketball . . . Personal: Biology major . . . Born March 12, 1985 in Italy . . . Son of Purvis Collier and Freda Ingram.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2006Junior

    QB
    6'2" 195 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2007Senior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 205 lbs
    12