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UNLV: The incumbent starter at quarterback after missing half of junior season because of game-injury ... Will battle newcomer Rocky Hinds for the 2006 job ... Heads into final season ranking 12th on UNLV's all-time passing yardage list with 2,193 ... Needs 789 more yards to move into school's top 10 ... Healed from hand surgery and turned in strong spring practice effort ... An experienced senior who has emerged as a sometimes-thrilling and surprisingly speedy running threat in Rebel Shotgun Spread offense ... Has added significant bulk to his frame during career ... Looks to continue to cut down on his turnovers.
2005: Held off mid-year JC transfer Jarrod Jackson for starting QB job and had various degrees of success in new offense ... Started first four games but fractured a finger on his non-throwing hand during first series of Utah State game ... Missed next six games before being cleared to play season finale vs. CSU ... Totaled 967 yards passing and finished with more touchdown passes (8) than interceptions (5) for first time in career ... Ranked second on team with 324 net rushing yards in just five games ... Also scored on the ground three times ... Despite being sacked 14 times for a loss of 97 yards, he led the Rebels with a per-game rushing average of 64.8, which was the highest ever recorded by a UNLV QB ... Hit 18 of 30 attempts for 227 yards and two scores in season-opener at UNM ... Opened Idaho game with a 51-yard rushing TD to go along with a 22-34 night for 250 yards and another pair of scores ... Became first Rebel to throw for 200 yards and run for 100 yards in the same game ... Struggled in game three vs. UNR with just 7-25 for 58 yards in the air but posted the longest scoring run by a UNLV QB in history with a 70-yard jaunt to the end zone ... Set career highs for attempts (43), completions (25) and yards (265) vs. Utah State despite injuring hand in first quarter ... Returned for game 11 and went 16-27 for 167 and one TD plus another 80 yards rushing.
2004: Began as backup but eventually took over starting quarterback spot from Kurt Nantkes ... Played in nine of 11 games, starting five, including final four of season ... Completed 49 percent of his passes (92-187) for 1,011 yards ... Tossed seven scores to go with 10 interceptions ... Hit on 9-14 attempts for 124 yards and two scores vs. New Mexico ... Set career highs for completions (20) and yards (223) vs. Wyoming ... Also against the Cowboys, he became the first Rebel to throw for at least four scores in one game since Jon Denton tossed five vs. San Jose State in 1997 ... Threw a career-high 37 attempts in season finale at SDSU.
2003: A surprise contributor just a year out of high school ... Became first freshman to start a game at QB for Rebels since Jon Denton in 1996 ... Had his redshirt lifted in Game 10 by playing two first-half series in relief of a hobbled Nantkes ... Started and played every down one week later in near-victory over Colorado State, completing 12 of 26 passes for 172 yards ... Started season finale at Wyoming before being replaced by Nantkes in the second quarter after hitting four of his seven attempts for 36 yards and his only interception of 2003.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Oak Ridge HS ... Named area's MVP by the Sacramento Bee in 2002 ... Ranked No. 13 among QBs on West Coast by PacWest ... Ranked nation's 85th-best prep QB by The Insiders ... An all-state selection by Cal-Hi Sports ... Lettered two years for Oak Ridge HS ... Led Trojans to 12-1 record, Sierra Valley Conference championship and CIF sectional title as a senior ... Completed 157 of 245 passes (64 percent) for 2,434 yards, 34 TDs and only six interceptions in 2002.
PERSONAL: Shane Eugene Steichen was born on May 11, 1985, in Sacramento ... The son of Loretta and John Steichen ... Older brother, Sean, was also a star QB at Oak Ridge and went on to be a punter at Boise State ... Majoring in journalism and media studies.
STEICHEN'S OFFENSIVE STATS
PASSING
YEAR GP-GS A-C YDS PCT TD INT LG
2005 5-5 159-88 967 55.3 8 5 39
2004 9-5 187-92 1,011 49.2 7 10 46
2003 3-2 38-17 215 44.7 0 1 38
TOTAL 17-12 384-197 2,193 51.3 15 16 46
RUSHING
YEAR GP-GS ATT YDS AVG TD LG
2005 5-5 67 324 4.8 3 70 (TD)
2004 9-5 20 2 0.1 2 25
2003 3-2 6 -39 -6.5 0 0
TOTAL 17-12 93 287 3.1 5 70 (TD)
