| Kent Austin | |
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| Date of birth: | June 25, 1963 |
| Place of birth: | Natick, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | QB |
| Jersey №: | 5 |
| College: | Ole Miss |
| NFL Draft: | 1986 / Round: 12 / Pick: 312 |
| Organizations | |
| As coach: | |
| 2003 2004-2006 2007 2008-present |
Ottawa Renegades (QBs) Toronto Argonauts (offence) Saskatchewan Roughriders (head) Ole Miss (offence) |
| As player: | |
| 1986 1987-1993 1994 1995 1996 |
St. Louis Cardinals Saskatchewan Roughriders B.C. Lions Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career highlights and Awards | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
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College career
Austin is a former starting quarterback himself. Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football. Following high school at Brentwood Academy, he went to the University of Mississippi and played quarterback in the early 1980s. Brentwood Academy is a College preparatory school with a campus located in Brentwood Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville. The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational Research University located in Oxford The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. He ranks second in most yards passed for in the Ole Miss records, behind only Eli Manning. Elisha Nelson Manning IV (born January 3 1981 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football Quarterback for the New York Giants Austin was an Academic All-American in each of his four college season and is a member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Hame.
Professional career
After college, Austin was selected in the 12th round (312th overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. He played two seasons in the NFL as the team's third string quarterback, attempting a single pass. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league.
In 1988, the Cardinals chose not to resign Austin, and he instead jumped to the CFL and joined the Roughriders, initially as their back-up quarterback. On November 26, 1989 in Toronto, Austin was at the helm of the Roughriders when they won the 1989 Grey Cup versus the Hamilton Tiger Cats, winning the MVP trophy for his 474 yars passing in the game. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the One of Top 10 all-time quarterbacks in CFL history, with 36,030 career passing yards on 4,700 pass attempts, completing 2709 passes (57. 6%), Austin is a Roughriders legend for leading the team to its second league championship. He also threw 198 touchdown passes and 191 interceptions in his 10 CFL seasons with 4 teams.
Austin started at quarterback for the Roughriders, British Columbia Lions, and Toronto Argonauts, as well as serving as a back up for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg Manitoba. He is one of only four CFL quarterbacks to pass for more than 6,000 yards in a single season (6,225 in 1992 with Saskatchewan). Austin won his second league championship in 1994, leading the Lions to a win in the 82nd Grey Cup on a last-second field goal. Game Summary British Columbia Lions (26 - TDs Charles Gordon, Danny McManus; FGs Lui Passaglia (4 cons
Coaching
In 2003, Austin entered coaching as the quarterbacks coach of the Ottawa Renegades. Ottawa Renegades was the most recent name of a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa Ontario founded in 2002, seven years after the storied The following year he was hired as Toronto offensive coordinator, helping lead the team to an offensive surge that allowed the franchise to win the 2004 CFL championship. He retained this position until he was hired as Roughriders head coach for the 2007 season.
On November 25, 2007, Kent Austin coached the Saskatchewan Roughriders to the 95th Grey Cup Championship beating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23-19. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Grey Cup Festivities The Grey Cup festivities began with a four-day festival that had over 50 events at several venues in downtown Toronto including the Metro Toronto Convention The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg Manitoba. In doing so, Austin became the first head coach to win a professional football championship for the same team with which he won the championship as a quarterback. [1] Interestingly, he did it in his first year as head coach, and at the exact same stadium where he won the cup as a player, 18 years earlier. His performance as head coach won him the 2007 CFL season Annis Stukus Trophy as coach of the year. The 2007 CFL season was the 54th season of modern Canadian professional football The Annis Stukus Trophy is a Canadian Football League trophy which is presented annually by the Edmonton Eskimos Alumni Association to the Coach of the Year as determined by [2]
On January 16, 2008, Austin accepted the job as Offensive coordinator at the University of Mississippi, his alma mater, to serve under head coach Houston Nutt. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common An offensive coordinator typically refers to the coach on a American football team who is in charge of the offense. The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational Research University located in Oxford Houston Dale Nutt (born October 14, 1957) is an American football coach and current head football coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole
CFL Coaching Record
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| SSK | 2007 | 12 | 6 | 0 | . The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, founded in 1910. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 667 | 2nd in West Division | 3 | 0 | Won Grey Cup | |
References
- ^ Cole, Cam "Twice as Nice", National Post, 2007-11-22 http://www.nationalpost.com/news/toronto/story.html?id=6763efc8-792e-4371-9245-e8bc7991cb9c Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ "Austin named CFL's top coach for 2007", CBC. ca, 2007-02-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation
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