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Move over Pat White
At the 10-minute mark of the second quarter of the Western Kentucky game, Matt Grothe became the BIG EAST’s all-time leader in total offense. He needed a 12-yard run to break the mark of West Virginia’s Pat White (10,529) and now has at least 10 games to push the mark to unforeseen heights. He enters the CSU game with 10,702 yards of total offense.
Below is the list of total offense records for BIG EAST schools, including those from players like Louisville’s Brian Brohm, who didn’t play in the BIG EAST for all four years of his career.
If Grothe can pile up 2,000 yards in his senior season (he has averaged 3,414 the last three years), he will post the all-time total offense mark from any BIG EAST member institution school throughout all their histories. The breakdown is below:
| 1. Chris Redman, Louisville (1996-99) |
12,129
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| 2. Gino Guidugli, Cincinnati (2001-04) |
11,661
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| 3. Alex Van Pelt, Pittsburgh (1989-92) |
11,148
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| 4. Brian Brohm, Louisville (2004-07) |
10,819
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| 5. Matt Grothe, USF (2006-P) |
10,702
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Grothe already holds the BIG EAST records for most plays in a game (76), a season (590) and a career (1,674) and could break several other league records before its all said and done:
| Touchdown Responsibility - Career |
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| 1. Pat White, West Virginia |
103 – 56 pass, 47 rush |
| 2. Donovan McNabb, Syracuse |
96 – 77 pass, 19 rush |
| 3. Ken Dorsey, Miami |
88 - 86 pass, 2 rush |
| 4. Tyler Palko, Pittsburgh |
78 – 66 pass, 12 rush |
| 5. Rod Rutherford, Pittsburgh |
74 – 60 pass, 14 rush |
| 6. Matt Grothe, USF |
73 – 50 pass, 23 rush |
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| Passing Attempts - Career |
| 1. Ryan Hart, Rutgers (2002-05) |
1,217 |
| 2. Ken Dorsey, Miami (1999-2002) |
1,153 |
| 3. Mike Teel, Rutgers (2005-08) |
1,142 |
| 4. Henry Burris, Temple (1993-96) |
1,138 |
| 5. Matt Grothe, USF (2006-P) |
1,134 |
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| Pass Completions - Career |
| 1. Ryan Hart, Rutgers (2002-05) |
735 |
| 2. Brian Brohm, Louisville (2005-07) |
714 |
| 3. Matt Grothe, USF (2006-P) |
706 |
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| Passing Yards - Career |
| 1. Brian Brohm (Louisville, 2005-07) |
9,956 |
| 2. Ken Dorsey (Miami, 1999-2002) |
9,565 |
| 3. Mike Teel (Rutgers, 2005-08) |
9,383 |
| 4. Matt Grothe (USF, 2006-P) |
8,520 |
Grothe is also within striking distance of the NCAA all-time leaders in career total offense. Here is the top 10:
| NCAAFBS Leaders - Career Total Offense |
| 1. Timmy Chang, Hawaii (2000-04) |
16,910 |
| 2. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech (2005-08) |
15,793 |
| 3. Colt Brennan, Hawaii (2005-07) |
14,470 |
| 4. Ty Detmer, BYU (1988-91) |
14,665 |
| 5. Kevin Kolb, Houston (2003-06) |
13,715 |
| 6. Phillip Rivers, NC State (2000-03) |
13,582 |
| 7. Chase Daniel, Missouri (2005-08) |
13,486 |
| 8. Brad Smith, Missouri (2002-05) |
13,088 |
| 9. Luke McCown, La Tech (2000-03) |
12,731 |
| 10. Tim Rattay, LaTech (1997-99) |
12,618 |
Grothe Trends
• He has thrown a TD pass in 32 of 41 career games, including seven of the last 10 games ... He has thrown multiple TDs in four of the last eight games ... He has rushed for a TD in 19 of 41 career games.
• His 18 TD passes in 2008 were the best of his career and the second-best single-season total in program history ... The USF single-season record is 20, which was set by offensive program assistant Marquel Blackwell.
• Grothe has 15 career games without an interception, including six in 2008, five in 2007 and four in 2006.
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