Troy University Athletics
2012 Football Roster
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Anthony, Deon
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Jersey Number 7
Deon Anthony
- Position:
- QB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 214
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- New Iberia, La.
- High School:
- Westgate HS
- Prev School:
- Hinds CC
Bio
2012 All-Sun Belt Second Team (All-Purpose)
2012 Allstate Sugar Bowl Manning Award Player of the Week
2012 (Junior)
Played in all 12 games and started Troy’s 38-37 victory over FIU … Named the Allstate Sugar Bowl Manning Award Player of the Week for his performance against FIU; 29-of-41 for 245 yards and three touchdowns through the air while rushing for 115 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries (accounted for all five Troy touchdowns in the game) … His rushing total was the most by a Troy quarterback in a game since 1997 … Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team as an all-purpose player … Finished the season with 856 yards and nine touchdowns through the air and 390 yards and eight touchdowns on the ground … Rushed for the most touchdowns by a quarterback at Troy since Omar Haugabook ran for 11 in 2007; rushing yards were the most by a quarterback since Haugabook had 631 yards in 2007 … Tied with ULL’s Terrance Broadway for the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in the Sun Belt during the regular season … Finished second in the Sun Belt with a 153.5 passer efficiency, only behind Sun Belt Player of the Year Ryan Aplin’s 154.7 … Finished the year 10th in the Sun Belt in touchdowns … Set the Troy single-season record for completion percentage with a 69.9 mark (79-of-113); he broke the record by over 4.5 percentage points …Completed 8-of-12 attempts for 103 yards and two touchdowns at Tennessee; also rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown against the Vols … Rushed for a pair of touchdowns and 56 yards on seven carries against Navy, while throwing for a touchdown and 93 yards … Had a rushing and passing touchdown four different games; all over the final six contests of the season … Season-long rush was a 44-yard touchdown against Navy … One of three Sun Belt quarterback to rush for over 100 yards in a game (Broadway, ULL; Medlock, FIU)
Hinds CC: Threw for over 2,300 yards and 18 touchdowns as a sophomore; added over 400 yards on the ground and nine rushing touchdowns ... Named National Junior College Player of the Week after he completed 14-of-18 passes for 415 yards and four touchdowns; also rushed for a score ... Led Hinds to the playoffs for the first time in 10 years as a sophomore ... Set the school record for most all-purpose yards and most passing yards in a game ... Received offers from Pittsburgh and Kentucky among others
High School: Prepped at Westgate High School ... Earned all-state and all-district honors for the Tigers after rushing for over 1,000 yards and throwing for over 1,000 yards as a junior ... Threw the game-winning touchdown pass with one second left to help Westgate advance to the fourth round of the playoffs as a junior ... Also lettered in basketball; named all-state after averaging 18 points and eight rebounds a game
Personal: Full name is Deon Michael Anthony ... Born Oct. 4, 1990, in New Iberia, La. ... Son of Alberta Skipper and Nicholas Anthony ... Has a brother, Demarcus Anthony, and two sisters, Denalda Anthony and De’borah Walker ... Majoring in social science
2012 Allstate Sugar Bowl Manning Award Player of the Week
2012 (Junior)
Played in all 12 games and started Troy’s 38-37 victory over FIU … Named the Allstate Sugar Bowl Manning Award Player of the Week for his performance against FIU; 29-of-41 for 245 yards and three touchdowns through the air while rushing for 115 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries (accounted for all five Troy touchdowns in the game) … His rushing total was the most by a Troy quarterback in a game since 1997 … Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team as an all-purpose player … Finished the season with 856 yards and nine touchdowns through the air and 390 yards and eight touchdowns on the ground … Rushed for the most touchdowns by a quarterback at Troy since Omar Haugabook ran for 11 in 2007; rushing yards were the most by a quarterback since Haugabook had 631 yards in 2007 … Tied with ULL’s Terrance Broadway for the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in the Sun Belt during the regular season … Finished second in the Sun Belt with a 153.5 passer efficiency, only behind Sun Belt Player of the Year Ryan Aplin’s 154.7 … Finished the year 10th in the Sun Belt in touchdowns … Set the Troy single-season record for completion percentage with a 69.9 mark (79-of-113); he broke the record by over 4.5 percentage points …Completed 8-of-12 attempts for 103 yards and two touchdowns at Tennessee; also rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown against the Vols … Rushed for a pair of touchdowns and 56 yards on seven carries against Navy, while throwing for a touchdown and 93 yards … Had a rushing and passing touchdown four different games; all over the final six contests of the season … Season-long rush was a 44-yard touchdown against Navy … One of three Sun Belt quarterback to rush for over 100 yards in a game (Broadway, ULL; Medlock, FIU)
Hinds CC: Threw for over 2,300 yards and 18 touchdowns as a sophomore; added over 400 yards on the ground and nine rushing touchdowns ... Named National Junior College Player of the Week after he completed 14-of-18 passes for 415 yards and four touchdowns; also rushed for a score ... Led Hinds to the playoffs for the first time in 10 years as a sophomore ... Set the school record for most all-purpose yards and most passing yards in a game ... Received offers from Pittsburgh and Kentucky among others
High School: Prepped at Westgate High School ... Earned all-state and all-district honors for the Tigers after rushing for over 1,000 yards and throwing for over 1,000 yards as a junior ... Threw the game-winning touchdown pass with one second left to help Westgate advance to the fourth round of the playoffs as a junior ... Also lettered in basketball; named all-state after averaging 18 points and eight rebounds a game
Personal: Full name is Deon Michael Anthony ... Born Oct. 4, 1990, in New Iberia, La. ... Son of Alberta Skipper and Nicholas Anthony ... Has a brother, Demarcus Anthony, and two sisters, Denalda Anthony and De’borah Walker ... Majoring in social science
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