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Jersey Number 13
Adam DiMichele
- Position:
- QB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- McKees Rocks, Pa.
- High School:
- Sto-Rox
pronounced di-MIKE-uhl
Third-year senior in his final season of football eligibility ... returning starter under center ... one of the most accomplished HS athletes in the history of Pennsylvania, earning first-team All-State honors in three sports, while being cited as the state Player of the Year in both football and basketball ... selected in the 38th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays ... signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at Penn State in February 2004.
Honors: Recipient of the Athletic Dept.[apos]s inaugural NovaCare Comeback Student-Athlete of Year Award in 2009 ... recipient of the Owl Award as the 2008 team MVP ... Captains[apos] Award ... earned ESPN?Helmet Stickers (Nov. 23, 2008) ... named the Owlsports.com Athlete of the Week (Nov. 24, 2008) ... named the Coaches[apos] Offensive Player of the Game three times in 2008 (Army, Navy, Eastern Michigan) ... recipient of the Owl Award as the 2007 team MVP ... Captains[apos] Award ... named the OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week (Oct. 15, 2007), MAC?Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15, 2007), and the OwlSports.com Athlete of the Month (October 2007).
2008: Team captain ... started nine games ... returned to the starting line-up at Army ... went 15-of-22 for 159 yards and two touchdowns in the win at Army ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game ... against Connecticut, went 11-of-28 for 170 yards while leading all rushers with 60 yards on 10 carries ... went 24-for-33 for 285 yards and three touchdowns at Buffalo ... threw an 11-yard TD to WR?Bruce Francis with 38 seconds remaining to put TU?ahead ... also led the Owl rushing attack with 51 yards on 12 carries ... suffered a shoulder injury on the opening series [fifth play] at No.. 16/15 Penn State ... started the first four games before suffering a shoulder injury ... missed three games ... became the first injured player to travel with the Owls under coach Al Golden ... traveled with the team to Miami and Central Michigan ... returned to the starting line-up in the win over Ohio, making the most of his return ... trailing 10-0 in the fourth quarter, orchestrated a come-from-behind victory with two scoring drives ... threw a five-yard pass to TE Steve Maneri with 1:51 remaining for the game-winning touchdown ... at Navy, went 21-of-28 for a career-high 340 yards and three touchdowns ... opened play with a perfect six-for-six in passing, including a four-yard touchdown reception to TE Steve Maneri in the opening drive. ... also threw two 49-yard TD passes to WR?Bruce Francis in the third quarter, the longest of the season ... earned the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game honor ... at Kent State, went 17-of-29 for 282 yards ... in the win over Eastern Michigan, went 21-of-37 for a career-high 370 yards ... his 370 yards marked the fourth 300-plus passing game of his career, tying the school career record with Henry Burris (4, 2003-06) ... also threw a school record six touchdown passes and rushed for one, too ... passed for three TDs in each half against the Eagles ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game ... in the season finale and the final game of his collegiate career, rushed for a career-high two touchdowns in the win over Akron ... led the Owl rushers with 50 yards on 12 carries ... went 15-of-30 for 220 yards, marking the 11th game of his career with 200-plus passing yardage, which ranks him third on Temple[apos]s career list for 200-yard passers ... finished the season at 134-of-231 (58.0 percent) for 1,911 yards and 18 touchdowns in nine games also rushed 61 times for 91 yards and three TDs ... his passing efficiency (148.02) ranked No. 19 in the final NCAA statistics ... finished his career with 5,024 passing yards which ranks fourth on Temple[apos]s all-time chart ... lettered.
2007: Team captain ... started the first eight games at QB before suffering a season-ending injury ... finished first in team passing with 138-of-223 for 1,595 yards and 12 touchdowns (61.9 percent) ... finished first in total offense with 1,705 yards in 298 plays (213.1 yards per game) ... also finished fourth in team rushing with 110 yards on 75 carries .... threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns against Navy ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game versus the Midshipmen ... set career highs for completions (27), attempts (41), and TDs (4) at Bowling Green ... he also scored his first rushing TD against the Falcons ... passed for a season-high 314 yards at Army, marking his second 300-yard passing game of his career ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game versus the Black Knights ... threw three fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead TU to a come-from-behind win at Akron ... finished 23-of-34 for 242 yards and three TDds ... also rushed for a career-high 62 yards against the Zips ... helped TU to a win over Miami (Ohio), the Owls[apos] third consecutive victory ... went four-for-four for 36 yards and a rushing touchdown before leaving the game in the second quarter with a broken leg ... lettered.
2006: Played in 11 games with nine starts as a first-year sophomore ... started versus Buffalo, Louisville, Minnesota, Kent State, NIU, BGSU, CMU, Penn State and Navy ... completed 135 of 220 passes for 1,518 yards and 10 TDs with a long pass of 67 yards and an 123.41 efficiency rating ... also caught a three-yard TD pass from RB Tim Brown against CMU ... led the team in total offense with 1,334 yards ... completed 20 of 29 passes for 322 yards and three TDs at Northern Illinois ... selected as the coaching staff[apos]s offensive player of the game against Buffalo, Bowling Green, and Central Michigan, also tossing three aerial scores against the Chippewas ... in six games against MAC opponents, completed 95 of 145 passes (65.5 pct.) for 1,053 yards and nine scores ... lettered.
Junior College: Attended Okaloosa-Walton College in Niceville, Fla., for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 academic years ... played two seasons of baseball as an outfielder and pitcher ... batted .364 with 43 hits and 22 RBIs as a sophomore ... was 2-1 with a 4.50 ERA and hit .305 as a freshman.
High School: A 2004 graduate of Sto-Rox HS in McKees Rocks, Pa. ... is the all-time WPIAL passing leader with 6,471 yards ... two-time consensus first-team All-State selection who named the Associated Press Class A Football Player of the Year as a senior ... four-year varsity starter in football, basketball and baseball ... named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[apos]s Fabulous 22, Fabulous 5 in basketball and All-Area team in baseball to become the first athlete to ever be named to all three ... duplicated the unprecedented feat on the Pittsburgh Tribune Review[apos]s three All-Star teams ... twice named the Male Athlete of the Year by both the Post-Gazette and Tribune-Review ... passed for 2,706 yards and 36 TDs to lead Sto-Rox to the 2003 WPIAL Class A final as a senior ... averaged 13.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 4.0 steals to lead team to a 27-3 record and the 2004 state basketball title ... AP Pennsylvania Class AA basketball Player of the Year in 2003-04 ... Sto-Rox went 105-15 in his four years on the hardwood and played in three WPIAL title games, winning two ... member of the Honor Roll and National Honor Society who read to students at local elementary schools ... named a Tribune-Review YMCA Scholar-Athlete.
Personal: Born July 26, 1985 ... son of Dominic and Natalie DiMichele ... younger brother Alex is a junior LB at Robert Morris University ... brother Anthony is a sophomore DB for the Holy Cross football team ... sport and recreation management major.
Third-year senior in his final season of football eligibility ... returning starter under center ... one of the most accomplished HS athletes in the history of Pennsylvania, earning first-team All-State honors in three sports, while being cited as the state Player of the Year in both football and basketball ... selected in the 38th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays ... signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at Penn State in February 2004.
Honors: Recipient of the Athletic Dept.[apos]s inaugural NovaCare Comeback Student-Athlete of Year Award in 2009 ... recipient of the Owl Award as the 2008 team MVP ... Captains[apos] Award ... earned ESPN?Helmet Stickers (Nov. 23, 2008) ... named the Owlsports.com Athlete of the Week (Nov. 24, 2008) ... named the Coaches[apos] Offensive Player of the Game three times in 2008 (Army, Navy, Eastern Michigan) ... recipient of the Owl Award as the 2007 team MVP ... Captains[apos] Award ... named the OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week (Oct. 15, 2007), MAC?Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15, 2007), and the OwlSports.com Athlete of the Month (October 2007).
2008: Team captain ... started nine games ... returned to the starting line-up at Army ... went 15-of-22 for 159 yards and two touchdowns in the win at Army ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game ... against Connecticut, went 11-of-28 for 170 yards while leading all rushers with 60 yards on 10 carries ... went 24-for-33 for 285 yards and three touchdowns at Buffalo ... threw an 11-yard TD to WR?Bruce Francis with 38 seconds remaining to put TU?ahead ... also led the Owl rushing attack with 51 yards on 12 carries ... suffered a shoulder injury on the opening series [fifth play] at No.. 16/15 Penn State ... started the first four games before suffering a shoulder injury ... missed three games ... became the first injured player to travel with the Owls under coach Al Golden ... traveled with the team to Miami and Central Michigan ... returned to the starting line-up in the win over Ohio, making the most of his return ... trailing 10-0 in the fourth quarter, orchestrated a come-from-behind victory with two scoring drives ... threw a five-yard pass to TE Steve Maneri with 1:51 remaining for the game-winning touchdown ... at Navy, went 21-of-28 for a career-high 340 yards and three touchdowns ... opened play with a perfect six-for-six in passing, including a four-yard touchdown reception to TE Steve Maneri in the opening drive. ... also threw two 49-yard TD passes to WR?Bruce Francis in the third quarter, the longest of the season ... earned the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game honor ... at Kent State, went 17-of-29 for 282 yards ... in the win over Eastern Michigan, went 21-of-37 for a career-high 370 yards ... his 370 yards marked the fourth 300-plus passing game of his career, tying the school career record with Henry Burris (4, 2003-06) ... also threw a school record six touchdown passes and rushed for one, too ... passed for three TDs in each half against the Eagles ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game ... in the season finale and the final game of his collegiate career, rushed for a career-high two touchdowns in the win over Akron ... led the Owl rushers with 50 yards on 12 carries ... went 15-of-30 for 220 yards, marking the 11th game of his career with 200-plus passing yardage, which ranks him third on Temple[apos]s career list for 200-yard passers ... finished the season at 134-of-231 (58.0 percent) for 1,911 yards and 18 touchdowns in nine games also rushed 61 times for 91 yards and three TDs ... his passing efficiency (148.02) ranked No. 19 in the final NCAA statistics ... finished his career with 5,024 passing yards which ranks fourth on Temple[apos]s all-time chart ... lettered.
2007: Team captain ... started the first eight games at QB before suffering a season-ending injury ... finished first in team passing with 138-of-223 for 1,595 yards and 12 touchdowns (61.9 percent) ... finished first in total offense with 1,705 yards in 298 plays (213.1 yards per game) ... also finished fourth in team rushing with 110 yards on 75 carries .... threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns against Navy ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game versus the Midshipmen ... set career highs for completions (27), attempts (41), and TDs (4) at Bowling Green ... he also scored his first rushing TD against the Falcons ... passed for a season-high 314 yards at Army, marking his second 300-yard passing game of his career ... named the coaches[apos] offensive player of the game versus the Black Knights ... threw three fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead TU to a come-from-behind win at Akron ... finished 23-of-34 for 242 yards and three TDds ... also rushed for a career-high 62 yards against the Zips ... helped TU to a win over Miami (Ohio), the Owls[apos] third consecutive victory ... went four-for-four for 36 yards and a rushing touchdown before leaving the game in the second quarter with a broken leg ... lettered.
2006: Played in 11 games with nine starts as a first-year sophomore ... started versus Buffalo, Louisville, Minnesota, Kent State, NIU, BGSU, CMU, Penn State and Navy ... completed 135 of 220 passes for 1,518 yards and 10 TDs with a long pass of 67 yards and an 123.41 efficiency rating ... also caught a three-yard TD pass from RB Tim Brown against CMU ... led the team in total offense with 1,334 yards ... completed 20 of 29 passes for 322 yards and three TDs at Northern Illinois ... selected as the coaching staff[apos]s offensive player of the game against Buffalo, Bowling Green, and Central Michigan, also tossing three aerial scores against the Chippewas ... in six games against MAC opponents, completed 95 of 145 passes (65.5 pct.) for 1,053 yards and nine scores ... lettered.
Junior College: Attended Okaloosa-Walton College in Niceville, Fla., for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 academic years ... played two seasons of baseball as an outfielder and pitcher ... batted .364 with 43 hits and 22 RBIs as a sophomore ... was 2-1 with a 4.50 ERA and hit .305 as a freshman.
High School: A 2004 graduate of Sto-Rox HS in McKees Rocks, Pa. ... is the all-time WPIAL passing leader with 6,471 yards ... two-time consensus first-team All-State selection who named the Associated Press Class A Football Player of the Year as a senior ... four-year varsity starter in football, basketball and baseball ... named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[apos]s Fabulous 22, Fabulous 5 in basketball and All-Area team in baseball to become the first athlete to ever be named to all three ... duplicated the unprecedented feat on the Pittsburgh Tribune Review[apos]s three All-Star teams ... twice named the Male Athlete of the Year by both the Post-Gazette and Tribune-Review ... passed for 2,706 yards and 36 TDs to lead Sto-Rox to the 2003 WPIAL Class A final as a senior ... averaged 13.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 4.0 steals to lead team to a 27-3 record and the 2004 state basketball title ... AP Pennsylvania Class AA basketball Player of the Year in 2003-04 ... Sto-Rox went 105-15 in his four years on the hardwood and played in three WPIAL title games, winning two ... member of the Honor Roll and National Honor Society who read to students at local elementary schools ... named a Tribune-Review YMCA Scholar-Athlete.
Personal: Born July 26, 1985 ... son of Dominic and Natalie DiMichele ... younger brother Alex is a junior LB at Robert Morris University ... brother Anthony is a sophomore DB for the Holy Cross football team ... sport and recreation management major.
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