2019-20 Football Roster

#15 Phil Jurkovec 2018-19 Football Roster

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Height 6-4 1/2
Weight 227
Class Sophomore
Hometown Pittsburgh, PA
High School Pine-Richland
Phil Jurkovec - Football - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019)

  • Saw the field in six games during sophomore campaign
  • Completed 12-of-16 passes for 222 yards and 2 TDs
  • Rushed 22 times for 130 yards
  • Went 5-for-7 for 79 yards and a TD against Bowling Green
  • Completed 3-of-4 passes for 60 yards and a TD against Michigan

FRESHMAN SEASON (2018)

  • Made collegiate debut at Wake Forest

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA

  • Selected to participate in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas
  • One of four finalists for the Felix “Doc” Blanchard Award, which recognizes a player on the U.S. Army All-American Bowl East roster “who exhibit prowess in the classroom and the field”
  • Pine-Richland career stats: 11,144 total yards, 8,202 passing yards, 71 TD passes and 68.4 percent completion percentage (523 of 765)
  • His 11,144 yards, second-best in Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League history, were compiled in only two and a half seasons (missed half of his sophomore year with a thumb injury)
  • Threw for a career-high 3,969 yards in 16 games as a senior in 2017
  • His 3,969 passing yards are the third-most in Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League single-season history
  • Recorded 39 TD passes (just six interceptions) while rushing for 1,211 yards on 132 carries and 24 scores
  • Second quarterback in Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League history to throw for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 in a season
  • Completed 72.8 percent of his passes (243 of 334)
  • Registered a state single-season record 5,180 total yards
  • Accounted for 63 total TDs
  • Led Pine-Richland High School to a 16-0 record and 2017 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association 6A state championship
  • Pine-Richland was ranked No. 12 in the final 2017 MaxPreps Xcellent 25
  • 2017 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player of the Year
  • No. 66-ranked overall player nationally, No. 5 dual threat quarterback nationally and No. 2 player from Pennsylvania by 247Sports.com
  • No. 120-ranked overall player nationally, No. 8 pocket passer nationally and No. 3 player from Pennsylvania by ESPN.com
  • No. 55-ranked overall player nationally, No. 4 dual threat quarterback nationally and No. 2 player from Pennsylvania by Rivals.com
  • Four-star member of the PrepStar Top 300 Dream Team, ranked as the No. 60 player in the class of 2018 and the No. 4 dual threat quarterback
  • Played for coach Eric Kasperowicz at Pine-Richland
  • Enrolled in First Year Studies