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Darren Studstill
Darren Henry Studstill (born August 9, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets and Jacksonville Jaguars. He also was a member of the London Monarchs in the World League of American Football (WLAF). In 1994, he was drafted in the sixth round by the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at West Virginia University.
Studstill attended Palm Beach Gardens Community High School, where he lettered in football, basketball, baseball and track.
He accepted a football scholarship from West Virginia University. As a redshirt freshman, he was the backup to quarterback Greg Jones. He also set a new school record with a 76-yard touchdown pass to James Jett against the University of Cincinnati.
In 1991, he was named the starting quarterback, throwing for 1,055 yards with 8 touchdowns and rushing for 307 yards with 2 touchdowns. His starting debut ended early when he suffered a shoulder strain early in the second quarter against the University of Pittsburgh. He returned to action against the University of South Carolina, throwing for 176 yards and rushing for 50 yards.
As a junior, he began sharing the starting position with transfer Jake Kelchner, both players were talented but with very different skill sets. Kelchner was the prototype pocket passer, while Studstill was an all-around athletic player. Head coach Don Nehlen never named a full-time starter, and kept it as a shared position throughout the tenure of both players. He passed for over 1,000 yards for the second consecutive season, posting 1,065 yards passing with 9 touchdowns, while rushing for 65 yards on 39 carries with 2 touchdowns. With a 20-point fourth quarter against the University of Maryland, he engineered the biggest comeback in school history, passing 16 out of 21 attempts for 166 yards and 3 touchdowns, with scoring drives of 78, 73 and 55 yards. With Kelchner out with an injury against the University of Miami, he played the entire game connecting 28 out of 41 attempts for 308 yards. Against Louisiana Tech University he had a 78-yard touchdown pass to Jett, breaking his own school record.
As a senior, the Mountaineers' went undefeated in the 1993 regular season. While rotating with Kelchner, he completed 48 passes for 760 yards with 8 touchdowns, rushing for 145 yards on 25 carries with one touchdown. He saw his first action in the third game against the University of Missouri and had his best performance of the season against Rutgers University, completing on 11 of 16 attempts for a season-high 214 yards and 3 touchdowns.
West Virginia played the Florida Gators in the 1994 Sugar Bowl. The Mountaineers first drive went 80-yards and scored on a pass, then stopped the Gators on their first drive. The next Gator-drive almost went three-and-out, until a personal foul on Steve Perkins gave Florida the momentum. Kelchner was playing a good game, but Nehlen surprised many by putting Studstill in. On the Mountaineers first drive, Studstill threw an interception. Florida ran off with the game after that, winning 41–7.
He finished ranked sixth on the school's all-time list in career touchdown passes (27) and seventh in attempts (456) and passing yards (3,158).
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Darren Studstill
Darren Henry Studstill (born August 9, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets and Jacksonville Jaguars. He also was a member of the London Monarchs in the World League of American Football (WLAF). In 1994, he was drafted in the sixth round by the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at West Virginia University.
Studstill attended Palm Beach Gardens Community High School, where he lettered in football, basketball, baseball and track.
He accepted a football scholarship from West Virginia University. As a redshirt freshman, he was the backup to quarterback Greg Jones. He also set a new school record with a 76-yard touchdown pass to James Jett against the University of Cincinnati.
In 1991, he was named the starting quarterback, throwing for 1,055 yards with 8 touchdowns and rushing for 307 yards with 2 touchdowns. His starting debut ended early when he suffered a shoulder strain early in the second quarter against the University of Pittsburgh. He returned to action against the University of South Carolina, throwing for 176 yards and rushing for 50 yards.
As a junior, he began sharing the starting position with transfer Jake Kelchner, both players were talented but with very different skill sets. Kelchner was the prototype pocket passer, while Studstill was an all-around athletic player. Head coach Don Nehlen never named a full-time starter, and kept it as a shared position throughout the tenure of both players. He passed for over 1,000 yards for the second consecutive season, posting 1,065 yards passing with 9 touchdowns, while rushing for 65 yards on 39 carries with 2 touchdowns. With a 20-point fourth quarter against the University of Maryland, he engineered the biggest comeback in school history, passing 16 out of 21 attempts for 166 yards and 3 touchdowns, with scoring drives of 78, 73 and 55 yards. With Kelchner out with an injury against the University of Miami, he played the entire game connecting 28 out of 41 attempts for 308 yards. Against Louisiana Tech University he had a 78-yard touchdown pass to Jett, breaking his own school record.
As a senior, the Mountaineers' went undefeated in the 1993 regular season. While rotating with Kelchner, he completed 48 passes for 760 yards with 8 touchdowns, rushing for 145 yards on 25 carries with one touchdown. He saw his first action in the third game against the University of Missouri and had his best performance of the season against Rutgers University, completing on 11 of 16 attempts for a season-high 214 yards and 3 touchdowns.
West Virginia played the Florida Gators in the 1994 Sugar Bowl. The Mountaineers first drive went 80-yards and scored on a pass, then stopped the Gators on their first drive. The next Gator-drive almost went three-and-out, until a personal foul on Steve Perkins gave Florida the momentum. Kelchner was playing a good game, but Nehlen surprised many by putting Studstill in. On the Mountaineers first drive, Studstill threw an interception. Florida ran off with the game after that, winning 41–7.
He finished ranked sixth on the school's all-time list in career touchdown passes (27) and seventh in attempts (456) and passing yards (3,158).