Kingsbury Named Academic All-America of the Year
December 02, 2002 | Football
Dec. 2, 2002
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate Kliff Kingsbury (New Braunfels, Texas) has been named the 2002 Verizon Academic All-America of the Year by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Kingsbury, who earns his first Academic All-America honor, graduated with a 3.86 grade point average in December 2001 with a degree in management and currently holds a 3.78 GPA in graduate school while working toward a master's in management.
This year, he led the Red Raiders to an 8-5 regular-season record while completing 447-of-669 passes (66.8%) for 4,642 yards and 42 touchdowns. Kingsbury, who has thrown for 12,054 career yards, holds 39 school records, 13 Big 12 marks and seven NCAA records. He also is a candidate for numerous postseason awards, including the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and the Heisman Trophy.
Kingsbury's seven NCAA records include: career completions (1,199), career attempts (1,840), career plays (2,107), career plays per game (50.1), single-season completions (447 in 2002), single-season total offensive plays (765 in 2002) and single-game completion percentage (83.05 vs. Texas A&M, 2002).
To be nominated for the Verizon Academic All-America Team, the student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) for his career. No athlete is eligible until he has reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his institution.
VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA? FOOTBALL TEAM (University Division)
First-Team Offense
| NAME (SCHOOL) | POS | YR | HOMETOWN | GPA | MAJOR |
| #Kliff Kingsbury (Texas Tech) | QB | GR | New Braunfels, Texas | 3.78 | Management |
| Kyler Randall (Eastern Washington) | WR | JR | Ferndale, Wash. | 3.89 | Education |
| John Standeford (Purdue) | WR | JR | Monrovia, Ind. | 3.51 | Elementary Education |
| Erick Streelman (Nevada) | TE | SR | Bellflower, Calif. | 3.97 | Secondary Education |
| Ryan Johnson (Montana State) | RB | SR | Fort Collins, Colo. | 3.99 | Pre-Physical Therapy |
| Jason Wright (Northwestern) | RB | JR | Diamond Bar, Calif. | 3.25 | Psychology/Pre-Medicine |
| Travis Barclay (Ball State) | OL | JR | Iowa City, Iowa | 3.98 | Physics |
| Kyle Eaton (Oklahoma State) | OL | GR | Rogers, Texas | 4.00 | Management Information Systems |
| Joe Iorio (Penn State) | OL | SR | Sylvania, Ohio | 3.70 | Info & Science Technology |
| Rodney Reed (LSU) | OL | JR | West Monroe, La. | 3.93 | Accounting |
| Jon Stinchcomb (Georgia) | OL | SR | Lilburn, Ga. | 3.73 | Microbiology |
| Nick Browne (TCU) | PK | JR | Garland, Texas | 4.00 | Finance-Real Estate |
# - denotes Verizon Academic All-America of the Year.
For a complete listing of first- and second-team offense and defense, log-on to www.cosida.com.