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  Sean Canfield

Sean Canfield

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Carlsbad, Calif.

High School:
Carlsbad

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 214

Position:
QB

Experience:
3V

Canfield Makes Major Stides (5-2-09)

For Canfield, and his parents, an emotional evening they won't ever forget- Paul Buker, The Oregonian

Getting to Know Sean Canfield (GT 9-3-09)

Canfield Matures into Leader (GT 10-22-09)

Career BioGet Acrobat Reader

Everyday Champion, Sept. 17, 2009--- Sean Canfield

2009: Sean is one of two quarterbacks (Lyle Moevao) with extensive starting experience ... the lefty enters the season 7-4 as a starter, although he played most of the ASU game in 2008 and Emerald Bowl in 2007 - both victories ... capable of making all the throws in the complex Beaver offense, including the deep throws ... worked exclusively with the first group during spring ... co-team captain. 2008: Sean missed nearly all of practice in August and the first few weeks of the season while rehabilitating from a left shoulder (his throwing shoulder) injury suffered at USC in '07 - cleared to play for the first time at Utah Oct. 2, although he wouldn't see action until Oct. 11 vs. Washington State ... started two games for the season at UCLA and Arizona, and played a majority of the Arizona State game due to a Lyle Moevao injury - all victories ... ninth at OSU for career passing yards with 2,699 ... completed 66.7 percent of his pass attempts and had a pass efficiency of 155.78 - would have been second in the Pac-10 behind USC's Mark Sanchez, but he did not have enough attempts to qualify ... threw a career-long 75-yard pass to James Rodgers at UCLA, setting up the game's first score (FG). 2007: Sean started the first nine games before being injured at USC when attempting to slide on a scramble ... prior to the injury he was in the midst of playing his best season as a Beaver ... 353 passing yards vs. Idaho State, the 12th-highest total in school history ... returned to action in the Emerald Bowl in emergency after Moevao was hurt in the first quarter, tossing a TD pass to James Rodgers ... 1,661 passing yards for the season ... the youngest starting QB at OSU since current Cleveland Brown Derek Anderson in 2002. 2006: Played in eight games, all in reserve ... accounted for 335 yards and two touchdowns (Eastern Washington)...completed 28 of 45 attempts ... played in the first half at Washington and Arizona State, otherwise saw second half action in the rest of the games. 2005: Redshirt ... entered OSU for spring term after graduating early from Carlsbad HS. CARLSBAD: Sean lettered and started three years for Carlsbad, leading the team to a three-year mark of 24-9 ... earned All-Avocado League honors and the league's Offensive Player of the Year three times ... three-time all-state selection ... second team All-CIF San Diego Section as a senior after throwing for 1,691 yards (119-214) and 13 touchdowns ... ESPN.com rated him the 16th-best quarterback in the nation in its December 2004 list ... participated in the EA Sports Elite 11 quarterback workout ... led Carlsbad to the San Diego Section title as a sophomore throwing for 1,725 yards (105-174) and 17 touchdowns ...152-266 for 1,749 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior. PERSONAL: Born in La Jolla, California ... son of Daniel Canfield and Jill Ganey ... Dan is a photographer and Jill is a sales representative ... has two siblings ... San Diego Tribune Scholar-Athlete Award recipient for 2004-2005 ... right-handed in everything, except ping pong and football ... chose OSU because of the "coaching staff, the offensive scheme and the overall program" ... majoring in philosophy and scheduled to graduate in December. CANFIELD'S CAREER PASSING STATISTICS

Year	Att.	Comp.	Int.	Yds	PCT	TD	Long
2008	        84	56	2	703	.667	6	75
2007	        286	165	15	1661	.577	9	48
2006	        45	28	2	335	.622	2	67
Total	        415	249	19	2699	.600	17	75

CANFIELD'S GAME-BY-GAME PASSING (2008 - played in 5 games)

Game		Att.	Comp.	Int.	Yds	TD
Washington State2	1	0	39	1
Arizona State	28	19	1	218	2
UCLA		22	16	1	222	2
Arizona 	32	20	0	224	1

CANFIELD'S GAME-BY-GAME PASSING (2007)

Game		Att.	Comp.	Int.	Yds	TD
Utah		19	8	1	87	1
Cincinnati	31	18	3	131	0
Idaho State	30	21	0	353	3
Arizona State	48	28	5	324	2
UCLA		35	22	2	146	0
Arizona		30	17	2	139	1
California	33	18	0	186	0
Stanford	21	14	0	142	1
USC		25	11	1	85	0*
Maryland	14	8	1	68	1
*Injured left shoulder

CANFIELD'S GAME-BY-GAME PASSING (2006 played in 8 games)

Game		        Att.	Comp.	Int.	Yds	TD
Eastern Washington	15	11	1	177	2
Boise State		11	7	0	63	0
Idaho	        	4	4	0	37	0
California		7	5	0	57	0
Washington		2	0	1	0	0
Stanford		1	1	0	1	0
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