Paul Smith

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Paul Smith

Profile
College	University of Tulsa
Position	QB
Jersey No.	12
Class	Senior
Career	2004 – present
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	193 lb (87.54 kg)
Nationality	American
B-date	July 2, 1984
B-place	Midwest City, OK
High School	Owasso High School
Career Highlights
Awards
2006 Tulsa's MVP of the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl 2006 Coaches All-C-USA second team 2006 Media All-C-USA third-team
Championships
2005 C-USA Champions 2005 C-USA West Champions
Bowl Games
2005 Liberty Bowl

Paul Smith (Born July 2, 1984 in Midwest City, OK) plays quarterback for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the NCAA college football tournament. In four years as a Golden Hurricane, Smith has established himself as one of Tulsa's prolific playcallers as he became only the third quarterback in school history to pass for over 2,000 yards in two consecutive seasons. He is also second on UT's all-time passing chart with 5,871 yards and 36 touchdowns while his 6,418 career total offense yards ranks second on the school's all-time list. But aside from excelling well in football, Smith has also excelled equally inside the classroom after being named one of 15 finalists for the 2007 Draddy Trophy, an academic distinction that will earn him an $18,000 post graduate scholarship. Smith is also known for his post-game task as a conductor, leading Tulsa's band in the singing of the school fight song after every win at Chapman Stadium.

1 Personal Life
2 High School
3 College
- 3.1 2003
- 3.2 2004
- 3.3 2005
- 3.4 2006
- 3.5 2007
4 Highlights
5 Achievements
6 References

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Personal Life

Paul is the son of Ron (head football coach for Bartlesville High School) and Paula Smith and is cousin to Kirk Rogers who played in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs. He is already married to former TU soccer letterwinner Krista Barker and had honeymoon at Jamaica which he calls the most memorable place he has visited. He graduated in May 2007 with a degree in communication and is currently working on a minor in management. When he is not playing on the field or studying at school, Paul serves as President of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes on campus and has done numerous speaking engagements for FCA and other church-affiliated and youth events. Aside from playing football, Paul also likes to play golf, play the guitar and ride bikes. He also likes to listen to the Dave Matthews Band and cites the Bible as his favorite book. He roots for Tom Brady in the NFL and Tiger Woods in golf.

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High School

As a freshman and sophomore, Smith suited up for the Edmond Deer Creek High School football team which he led to the Class 3A state championship during his sophomore year, passing for 3,077 yards and 27 touchdowns to go along with his 6 rushing TDs. On his final two playing years at high school, Smith played for Owasso High School where he was a two-year letterwinner and starter. Under his father, coach Ron Smith, Smith completed 182-of-309 passes for 2,691 yards and 21 touchdowns while rushing for eight scores during his junior season. Smith, Rivals.com's 49th ranked quarterback nationally and an all-region selection by PrepStar magazine, was then named one of the 20 players in the Tulsa World Blue-Chip List and received a two-star rating from TheInsiders.com. Smith's averages even increased during his final season as he completed 237-of-398 yards for 3,806 yards and 35 touchdowns to set the Oklahoma High School single-season passing record, enroute to being named all-state by the Tulsa World, Daily Oklahoman and the Oklahoma Coaches Association. His other accolades during his senior year include the District 6A-3 Player of the Year award, and a #20 ranking on Rivals.com's Oklahoma top-30 list. He finished his high school playing career as the state of Oklahoma's all-time passing leader with 9,574 career yards while completing 583-of his-1,009 passes. He also had 975 rushing yards, 83 passing touchdowns and 23 rushing TDs during his prep career.

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College

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2003

Smith saw action in eight of Tulsa's games as a true freshman and completed 61-percent of his passes for 297 yards and one touchdown. He made his debut against Arkansas and completed his first pass for eight yards. Smith's finest game however happened against San Jose State where he completed 10-of-17 passes for 166 yards and a season-long 49-yard reception, leading Tulsa on four scoring drives. He finished the season as part of the Freshman all-WAC Academic team.

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2004

Redshirted.

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2005

Smith came out of his redshirt year to turn out a breakout season as a sophomore with notable performances against Houston, Oklahoma, Southern Miss, and Southern Methodist. Against the Cougars, Smith had a season-high 283 yards and two touchdowns; against the Sooners, he completed 24-of-36 passes for 246 yards and one touchdown; against the Golden Eagles, he threw for 232 yards and one TD while rushing for a career-best three touchdowns; and against the Mustangs, he recorded a career-long 66-yard pass for a touchdown to finish the season fourth on the school's single-season passing chart.

The C-USA Commissioners Honor Roll finished the season with a remarkable performance in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, completing 18-of-27 passes for 234 yards and one touchdown, while rushing for 45 yards and one TD to garner the Most Valuable Player award. He completed his sophomore year completing 62-percent of his passes (2nd in C-USA and 24th in the nation) for 2,847 yards, 20 touchdowns (sixth most for a Tulsa quarterback since 1950) with just six interceptions in 13 starts. He also had ten games with 200+ passing yards, most by a Tulsa quarterback since Gus Frerotte had nine in 1993. He also ranked 37th in the nation for points responsible for and 40th in total offense.

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2006

Smith began his junior year with one of his most efficient game passing-wise, completing 16-of-20 passes (80% completion rate) for 229 yards with three TDs to lead the Golden Hurricane to a 45-7 win over Stephen F. Austin. Smith also had another 3-passing TD-game in a 24-23 overtime win over Navy and completed 85% of his passes against Memphis (17-of-20 for 217 yards, 1TD, 1INT) in the 35-14 win. He also registered his first 300-yard passing game, completing 17-of-29 passes for 308 yards and a touchdown in a 38-41 home overtime loss against Rice. Smith also led Tulsa in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, completing 20-of-27 passes for 158 yards in the Golden Hurricane's 13-25 loss.

He ended the year ranked fifth on the school's single-season passing chart with his 2,727 yards on a 66% passing rate for a 141.02 passing efficiency and 209.8 yards per game to go along with 15 touchdowns. Among his postseason awards and recognitions include All-C-USA second team and third-team honors from the coaches and the media, respectively, an Academic All-America second team honors from ESPN The Magazine, a spot at the C-USA 11-member all-Academic team, a C-USA Scholar Athlete of the Year award for football, and was also named finalist for the Wuerffel Award. Smith, who was named as C-USA's Academic Medalist, also ranked third in C-USA in total offense and fourth in passing efficiency.

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2007

Smith registered 300+ passing yards in Tulsa's first eleven games, with a season high and a career-best 454 yards against Brigham Young, where he also connected on a career-high 5 touchdown passes and a career-long 75 yards on 21-of-35 pass completion. In a game against Texas-El Paso, Smith ran for 19 yards and 10 carries and matched his career-best 3 TD runs in a 47-48 loss. He also completed 26-of-43 passes for 383 yards with two TDs and 2 INTs.

Smith has also been named as one of the 14 finalist for the Draddy Trophy, which is an academic distinction that will earn him an $18,000 post graduate scholarship. In 2007, Smith has a 3.84 grade-point average in communication, and is the only player in Tulsa history with more than five 300-yard games.

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