Eric Rasmussen

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Class: Senior Hometown: Sacramento High School: El Camino Fundamental

Height / Weight: 6-3 / 217 Position: QB

USD: Eric Rasmussen returns for his senior campaign where he will again be the starting quarterback after earning Honorable Mention All-PFL honors the past two seasons ... last season he finished 1st in the nation in I-AA passing efficiency (164.2 rating) ... he set USD records for yards passing in a game (395 vs. Valpo), touchdown passes thrown in a game (7 vs. Valpo), completions in a season (170) and completion percentage in a season (.609) ... for the year he completed 170-of-279 passes for 2,470 yards, 25 TDs and just 1 interception ... against Drake he completed 23-32 passes for 353 yards and 5 TDs ... against La Verne he completed 9-of-11 passes for 299 yards and 4 TDs ... he passed for 225 or more yards in seven games ... he was selected USD's Offensive Player of the Year, and twice earned PFL Player of the Week honors ... he was honorable mention All-America in Don Hansen's Football Gazette ... for the second straight year he was named PFL All-Academic and to the PFL Honor Roll ... during his sophomore campaign he started all nine contests, completing 147-of-254 passes for 2,035 yards and 15 touchdowns ... he was named the PFL Offensive Player of the Week for his September 29th performance in the team's 31-24 victory over Drake - he completed 21-of-30 passes for 299 yards and 3 scores ... he passed for three touchdowns in three different contests, all Torero victories (Redlands, Drake and Fairfield) ... he threw for 200+ yards in six different contests, including 282 yards against Butler and 255 yards against Dayton ... he earned the team's Scholar Athlete of the Year honor.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prior to USD he played at El Camino Fundamental where in his senior year he was selected the MVP for the Capital Athletic League ... he is holder of nine passing/running records at the high school where he was also inducted into its Hall of Fame ... also lettered in baseball where he was MVP, All-City and All-League.

PERSONAL: Also recruited by Oregon, Redlands, Cal Poly and Arizona State ... chose USD for its football program, location and strong academics ... his father Terry played quarterback at Chico State ... Dean's List honoree five semesters. Major: Business Administration.