2009: Moevao (MOY-vow) has quietly become one of the most successful quarterbacks in Beaver history ... 11-4 as a starter ... sixth all-time at OSU for passing yards (3,410) and passing touchdowns (21) ... one of the most physical quarterbacks in the country ... shoulder surgery in late February caused him to miss spring practice ... co-team captain. 2008: Lyle's 19 touchdown passes ranked as the fifth-most ever in school history, trailing only Jonathan Smith and Derek Anderson for a season ... Pac-10 Honorable Mention ... third in the Pac-10 for passing yards per game at 230.4 ... strained his right throwing shoulder against Arizona State, forcing him to miss two starts (UCLA & Arizona) ... career-high 404 yards passing in season opener at Stanford ... tied a school record with five touchdown passes vs. Oregon ... two rushing touchdowns. 2007: The Beavers were 4-0 with him as a starter, although he played only the first series in the opening quarter of the Emerald Bowl due to an injury ... took over for Sean Canfield in the starting role after the lefty hurt his shoulder at USC ... played in nine games, completing 77 of 147 pass attempts for 876 yards and two touchdowns ... accounted for four touchdowns, including two via the ground - scored on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter at Oregon to tie the game ... in back-to-back games vs. Washington State and Oregon he completed 35 of 65 (.538) for 447 yards ... long passes for the season were 35-yard hookups with Chris Johnson vs. Washington and Brandon Powers at Cincinnati ... appeared in nine games. 2006: Redshirt ... selected the team's top player on the offensive scout teams. EL CAMINO: Moevao played the 2005 season at El Camino College ... completed 167 of 267 pass attempts for 2,652 yards and 29 touchdowns - only nine interceptions ... second team All-Mission Conference selection and JC Honorable Mention All-American. PERSONAL: Son of Liava'a Moevao and Sheila Alofaituli ... has two brothers and one sister ... his brother Jake played football at West Texas A&M and Levi played at West Liberty State in West Virginia ... his sister Lyla worked two jobs to assist the family send Lyle to a quarterback camp in Orange County in high school - former USC QB Mark Sanchez was also at the camp ... lost in the finals to Al Afalava in the OSU football team's 2007 rock, paper, scissors championships ... participated in the 2008 OSU Learning Through Excellence Spring Break program - studying Native American Issues in Rural Oregon Communities, interacting five days with the Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde ... Homecoming King in 2005 at North Torrance ... majoring in sociology and is considering a law enforcement career. CAREER PASSING YARDS Year Att. Comp. Int. Yds Avg/PG PCT TD Long 2008 361 214 13 2534 230.4 .593 19 56 2007 147 77 6 876 97.3 .524 2 30 Totals 508 291 19 3410 170.5 .572 21 56 |
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