2011 Bowl Games: Power Ranking All 70 Quarterbacks
No position gets more credit for a win, or blame for a loss, than the quarterback. It is a position full of either glory or agony.
This bowl season, 35 teams will taste victory. Thirty-five quarterbacks will be hailed as heroes. Meanwhile, 35 teams will suffer loss, and their QBs will hang their heads.
For some, this will be their last college bowl game, while for others it is their first. No matter what the case, we thought it would be good to power rank all 70 college quarterbacks participating in the 2011-2012 college bowl games.
The 2011 Bowl Games Power Rankings for all 70 Quarterbacks.
No. 70 - No. 51
1 of 13Every quarterback in college football has talent and ability. If they didn't, they would not be playing.
It takes a special kind of athlete to compete at the Division-One level, but some are more special than others.
The men on this list, ranked 70-51, have proven they know how to win.
However, they are not the cream of the crop. They are however, in the crop, and that is something amazing all by itself.
Power Ranking all 70 Quarterbacks from 2011 Season Bowl Games, Nos. 70-51:
No. 70: Chester Stewart, Temple
No. 69: Terrance Owens, Toledo
No. 68: Tino Sunseri, Pitt
No. 67: Braxton Miller, Ohio State
No. 66: Barrett Trotter, Auburn
No. 65: Chris Relf, Mississippi State
No. 64: Zach Maynard, California
No. 63: Nick Isham, La. Tech
No. 62: Cody Fajardo, Nevada
No. 61: Jared Barnett, Iowa State
No. 60: Ryan Lindley, San Diego State
No. 59: Riley Nelson, BYU
No. 58: Chas Dodd, Gary Nova, Rutgers
No. 57: Matthew McGloin, Penn State
No. 56: Jordan Rodgers, Vanderbilt
No. 55: Jon Hays, Utah
No. 54: Tim Jefferson Jr., Air Force
No. 53: Rakeem Cato, Marshall
No. 52: Case McCoy, Texas
No. 51: Jarrett Lee and Jordan Jefferson, LSU
No. 50 - No. 31
2 of 13As we move up the rankings, we move up in talent. On the list from Nos. 50-31 we see some familiar faces like Taylor Martinez and Tommy Rees.
However, we see some fresh, new faces as well. Brett Smith from Wyoming is an up-and-coming quarterback with a bright future. Ryan Aplin of Arkansas State is another amazing talent.
It will be interesting to see how this group of guys handles the game ahead.
Power Ranking all 70 Quarterbacks from 2011 Season Bowl Games, Nos. 50-31
No. 50: Taylor Martinez, Nebraska
No. 49: Michael Rocco, Virginia
No. 48: Brett Smith, Wyoming
No. 47: Kevin Prince, UCLA
No. 46: Nathan Scheelhaase, Illinois
No. 45: J.J. McDermott, SMU
No. 44: Wesley Carroll, FIU
No. 43: Mike Glennon, North Carolina State
No. 42: Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
No. 41: Connor Shaw, South Carolina
No. 40: Caleb TerBush, Purdue
No. 39: Ryan Nassib, Syracuse
No. 38: Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M
No. 37: Tommy Rees, Notre Dame
No. 36: Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech
No. 35: Tanner Price, Wake Forest
No. 34: Zach Collaros, Cincinnati
No. 33: Chuckie Keeton, Utah State
No. 32: Ryan Aplin, Arkansas State
No. 31: John Brantley, Florida
No. 30 - No. 11
3 of 13As we find ourselves breaking the top 30, we notice the talent pool rising dramatically.
Names like Landry Jones, Tajh Boyd, Aaron Murray, A.J. McCarron, Tyler Wilson and Denard Robinson should all be familiar to you.
If they aren't, you need to watch more football.
Some of these guys just missed the top 10, but at this point many QBs are close in the areas of leadership, talent, abilities, special qualities and impressive statistics.
It starts to feel like splitting hairs.
Power Ranking all 70 Quarterbacks from 2011 Season Bowl Games, Nos. 30-11
No. 30: Brock Osweiler, Arizona State
No. 29: Alex Carder, Western Michigan
No. 28: Tyler Tettleton, Ohio
No. 27: Collin Klein, Kansas State
No. 26: Bryn Renner, North Carolina
No. 25: Blaine Gautier, Louisiana-Lafayette
No. 24: E.J. Manuel, Florida State
No. 23: Austin Davis, Southern Miss
No. 22: Dan Persa, Northwestern
No. 21: Chandler Harnish, Northern Illinois
No. 20: G.J. Kinne, Tulsa
No. 19: James Franklin, Missouri
No. 18: James Vandenberg, Iowa
No. 17: Keith Price, Washington
No. 16: Tyler Wilson, Arkansas
No. 15: Denard Robinson, Michigan
No. 14 Tajh Boyd, Clemson
No. 13: Aaron Murray, Georgia
No. 12: Landry Jones, Oklahoma
No. 11: A.J. McCarron, Alabama
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No. 10: Darron Thomas
4 of 13Quarterback: Darron Thomas
Team: Oregon
Bowl: Rose Bowl
What he means to his team (Scale from 1-10): 8
Key Stat: 30 touchdowns
No. 9: Casey Pachall
5 of 13Quarterback: Casey Pachall
Team: TCU
Bowl: Poinsettia Bowl
What he means to his team (Scale from 1-10): 8
Key Stat: 10-2 record as a first-year starter
No. 8: Geno Smith
6 of 13Quarterback: Geno Smith
Team: West Virginia
Bowl: Orange Bowl
What he means to his team (Scale from 1-10): 8
Key Stat: 3,978 yards passing
No. 7: Kirk Cousins
7 of 13Quarterback: Kirk Cousins
Team: Michigan State
Bowl: Outback Bowl
What he means to his team (Scale from 1-10): 8
Key Stat: 3,016 yards passing
No. 6: Brandon Weeden
8 of 13Quarterback: Brandon Weeden
Team: Oklahoma State
Bowl: Fiesta Bowl
What he means to his team (Scale from 1-10): 9
Key Stat: 379 completions
No. 5: Andrew Luck
9 of 13Quarterback: Andrew Luck
Team: Stanford
Bowl: Fiesta Bowl
What he means to his team (Scale from 1-10): 9
Key Stat: 3,170 yards passing
No. 4: Case Keenum
10 of 13Quarterback: Case Keenum
Team: Houston
Bowl: TicketCity Bowl
What he means to his team (Scale from 1-10): 9
Key Stat: 192.3 quarterback rating
No. 3: Russell Wilson
11 of 13Quarterback: Russell Wilson
Team: Wisconsin
Bowl: Rose Bowl
What he means to his team (Scale from 1-10): 9
Key Stat: 191.6 quarterback rating
No. 2: Robert Griffin III
12 of 13Quarterback: Robert Griffin III
Team: Baylor
Bowl: Alamo Bowl
What he means to his team (Scale from 1-10): 9
Key Stat: 192.3 quarterback rating
No. 1: Kellen Moore
13 of 13Quarterback: Kellen Moore
Team: Boise State
Bowl: Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
What he means to his team (Scale from 1-10): 10
Key Stat: 49 career wins, goes for 50 against ASU
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