Texas State Athletics

2012
Record-setting quarterback who started 12 games ...  named WAC Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a game-high and career-best 138 yards on 17 carries and completing 8-of-17 passes for 69 yards and a touchdown in Texas State’s 66-28 win over New Mexico State ... ranked 52nd nationally and fifth among the WAC leaders in pass efficiency with a rating of 137.8 after completing 193 of 299 passes for 2,137 yards and 15 touchdowns with just five interceptions ... also ran for 597 yards and five touchdowns on 168 carries to rank seventh among WAC leaders ...  set a Texas State school record with 31 completions at UTSA ... set another school record with a 98-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Battle against Stephen F. Austin ... also had a 62-yard TD pass at Navy and a 57-yard touchdown pass at UTSA ... ended his career with the highest career completion percentage and passing efficiency in school history after completing 62.4 percent (284-455) of his passes and posting an efficiency rating of 140.1 during the 2011 and 2012 campaigns ... his 64.5 completion percentage (193-299-5) ranked second on Texas State’s single season list ... his 15 touchdown passes placed him seventh on Texas State’s single season list ... had the 27 TD passes in his two-year career to rank sixth on Texas State’s career list ... completed 31 of 42 passes for 324 yards and two touchdowns without an interception at UTSA ... also completed 21 of 26 passes for 301 yards and a season-high three touchdowns against Stephen F. Austin ... was 25 of 40 for 290 yards and a TD against then No. 18-ranked Louisiana Tech ... ran for a career-best 138 yards on 17 carries against New Mexico State ... rushed for 90 yards and a TD on 20 attempts against Louisiana Tech ... gained 85 yards and a TD on 15 rushes against Idaho ... longest run of his career came at San Jose State when he ran for a 45-yard touchdown and finished the game with 14 carries for 70 yards.
 
2011: Played in 11 games and made 10 starts at quarterback ... completed 91 of his 156 passes for 1,227 yards and 12 touchdowns ... rushed the ball 127 times for 449 yards and three touchdowns ... elected team captain by his teammates ... earned Player of the Week honors by College Sports Madness in weeks four, five, six, and seven ... earned FCS Independent Player of the Week College Football Performance Awards in weeks four and seven ... also earned Bobcat Offensive Player of the Year ... connected on five of his 12 passes for 38 yards and rushed 12 times for 82 yards in first game as a Bobcat at Texas Tech ... completed five of this nine passes and rushed for 14 yards on seven carries at Wyoming ... threw for 106 yards on 11-of-22 passing and carried the ball 13 times for 46 yards against Tarleton State ... completed 10 of his 16 passes for 241 yards and four touchdowns, including a 71-yard touchdown strike to Chase Harper at Stephen F. Austin ... also scrambled for a 22-yard score en route to 82 yards on 23 carries ... threw for 109 yards on 8-of-12 passing with three touchdowns and carried six times for 18 yards versus Nicholls ... completed eight of his 11 passes for 110 yards and one touchdown ... also rushed for a 22- yard touchdown, finished with 65 yards on 19 attempts at McNeese State ... accounted for three touchdown passes versus Lamar ... connected on 17 of his 26 passes for 243 yards to go along with 57 yards rushing on 14 carries in the matchup ... completed 12 of his 21 passes for 172 yards and one touchdown and rushed 10 times for 54 yards at Southeastern Louisiana ... threw for 65 yards on 12-for-22 passing and carried the ball 18 times for 48 yards versus Northwest Louisiana ... had to exit game in 2nd quarter versus Prairie View A&M due to an injury ... finished with 85 yards on 3-of-5 passing and rushed for one touchdown ... also called upon to punt four times throughout the season and landed all four inside the 20 with a 37-yard average.

Previous School: Played two seasons under coach Brad Franchione …named to First-Team All-SWCJFC team … caught 37 passes for 407 yards and one touchdown to go along with 14 carries for 40 yards his sophomore year for the 8-3 Bucs … best performance came against Cisco when he had over 200 all-purpose yards and scored three TDs … caught 18 passes for 214 yards and three TDs while rushing for 62 yards on 14 carries with two TDs in his freshman season … backed up Cam Newton and completed 20 of 30 passes for 420 yards and a touchdown to help Blinn win the NJCAA National Championship.

High School: Honorable Mention All-State selection for head coach Danny Edleman … First-Team All-Area selection for 6-5 Bi-District Finalist Black Cats … District 24-4A Offensive MVP in his senior year while completing 245 of his 379 passes for 3,309 yards and 24 TDs which led the Houston area and was good enough for fourth in the state … best performance came in a 42-40 win over Brenham his senior year when he amassed 513 total yards and 6 TDs … named Built Ford Tough Player of the Week … earned First-Team All-Area and First-Team All-District 24-4A honors in baseball for coach Robert Rayos … earned Second-Team All-Conference and Second-Team All-Area honors in basketball for coach Eddie Nelson.

Personal: Born March 15, 1990 ... son of Melvin and Cheryl Rutherford … cousin of former Texas State wide receiver DaMarcus Griggs … cousin of current Washington Wizards player Rashard Lewis.