#12 Ian Book 2019-20 Football Roster

JUNIOR SEASON (2018)

• Took over as the starting quarterback at Wake Forest
• Finished the regular season 197-280 (70.4) for 19 TDs passing, while rushing 78 times for 250 yards and four TDs
• Ranks sixth nationally with a 70.4 completion percentage and eight in pass efficiency (end of regular season)
• First FBS QB to win his first five starts of a season with a completion percentage over 70% in each game since Russell Wilson at Wisconsin in 2011
• Named to the Davey O’Brien Great 8 List after going 25-for-34 for 325 yards and two TDs passing while adding three rushing TDs at Wake Forest
• Named Davey O’Brien QB of the Week, Manning Award Star of the Week and Maxwell Award Player of the Week after win over No. 7 Stanford (24-for-33 for 278 yards and four TDs)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)

• Played in 10 games, primarily as the backup quarterback, but did start for injured Brandon Wimbush at North Carolina (Oct. 7)
• Came off the bench to help the Irish rally past No. 17 LSU, 21-17, in the 2018 Citrus Bowl
• Completed 46 of 75 passes for 456 yards and four TDs
• Rushed for 207 yards on 37 carries
• Went 14 of 19 for 164 yards with two fourth-quarter TD passes in the postseason victory over the Tigers
• With Notre Dame trailing LSU, 14-6, found Michael Young in the back of the end zone for a 6-yard score
• With the Irish down, 17-14, connected with Miles Boykin for a 55-yard TD with 1:28 remaining to help Notre Dame secure its first victory in a New Year’s Day bowl since the 1994 Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M
• Book’s first touchdown came early in the fourth quarter. With Notre Dame trailing 14-6, he found freshman wide receiver Michael Young in the back of the end zone for a 6-yard score.
• Became the seventh consecutive Notre Dame signal caller to win first career start (at North Carolina)
• First Irish QB to make his first start on the road since Jimmy Clausen at Penn State in 2007
• First Notre Dame signal caller to win when his first career start came in a road game since Tom Krug won at Air Force, 44-14, in 1995
• Completed 17 of 31 passes for 146 yards and a TD, while rushing for 45 yards against the Tar Heels
• Briefly spelled an injured Wimbush against Wake Forest (Nov. 4), going 8-for-8 for 50 yards and a TD

FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)

• Did not see game action during the season
• Served as Notre Dame’s fourth-string quarterback
• Split time between the Irish regulars and the offensive scout team during game preparation

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA

• Three-year starting quarterback at Oak Ridge High School
• Helped Oak Ridge to 12 and 10-win seasons, respectively, as a sophomore (2013) and senior (2015)
• Twice led Oak Ridge to the Sac-Joaquin section semifinals
• Named Sierra Foothill League Most Valuable Player
• Awarded 2015 Back of the Year by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame and the Sacramento Valley Chapter’s all-Sac-Joaquin section
• Earned Sacramento Bee First Team All-Metro honors in 2015 and honorable mention status in 2014
•  No. 17-ranked pro-style quarterback by 247Sports, No. 39-ranked quarterback by Scout, No. 22-ranked pocket passer by ESPN and No. 14-ranked pro-style quarterback by Rivals
• Scholastic career stats: 7,632 passing yards, 78 touchdown passes, 64.6 percent completion percentage (603 of 934)
• Threw for a career-high 3,049 yards in 13 games as a senior in 2015
• Recorded 30 TD passes (just five interceptions) while rushing for 779 yards on 129 carries and 12 scores
• Completed 70.5 percent of his passes (244 of 346)
• Threw for 2,025 yards in 10 games as a junior in 2014
• Recorded 18 TD passes (seven interceptions)
• Completed 62.5 percent of his passes (155 of 248)
• Threw for 2,558 yards in 14 games as a sophomore in 2013
• Recorded 30 TD passes (just five interceptions)
• Completed 60.0 percent of his passes (204 of 340)
• Played for head coach Eric Cavaliere at Oak Ridge High School
• Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business, majoring in marketing