Kyle Israel
Kyle Israel (born August 25, 1985 in Orlando, Florida) was the starting college football quarterback for the UCF Knights football team at the University of Central Florida. He majored in radio/television at UCF.[1] He is a graduate of University High School. Most recently, he played for the Orlando Predators of the National Arena League. He earlier played professionally for the Dresden Monarchs in the German Football League. [2]
College career
[edit]2006
[edit]Israel started for the UCF as a junior in 2006; he played in nine games[3] and threw for 1,420 yd (1,300 m)[3][4]
2007
[edit]Israel completed 12 of 24 passing attempts[5] as he led the 2007 UCF Knights football team to a season-opening upset of North Carolina State; the victory was the program's second victory over a BCS opponent and the first time the Knights defeated a BCS school since 2000.[6]
On September 15, 2007, he started for the first football game held on the UCF campus in the new Bright House Networks Stadium. The game was against the number-six ranked 2007 Texas Longhorns, the highest ranked team ever faced by the Knights.[7] Israel completed 35% of his passes for a total of 133 yd (122 m) and the Knights lost a back-and-forth game by the score of 35–32.[8][9]
College statistics
[edit]| UCF Knights | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | Passing | ||||||
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | |||
| 2004 | UCF | 3 | 14 | 36 | 38.9 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 63.4 |
| 2005 | UCF | 1 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 125.7 |
| 2006 | UCF | 12 | 108 | 166 | 65.1 | 1,420 | 6 | 5 | 142.8 |
| 2007 | UCF | 14 | 174 | 298 | 58.4 | 2,173 | 15 | 11 | 128.9 |
| Totals[10] | 30 | 305 | 517 | 59.0 | 3,830 | 22 | 17 | 128.7 | |
Professional career
[edit]German Football League
[edit]In 2009, Israel signed and played for the Dresden Monarchs, a team in the German Football League. [11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kyle Israel". UCFAthletics.com. University of Central Florida. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
- ^ Shain, Jeff. "Orlando Predators beat Columbus Lions during return after two-season absence". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ a b "7, Kyle Israel, QB, UCF Golden Knights". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
- ^ "#7 Kyle Israel". ESPN. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
- ^ "#7 Kyle Israel". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
- ^ Hightower, Kyle (September 3, 2007). "UCF upbeat as date with Texas looms". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
- ^ "UCF: Trap Door, or Mickey Mouse Game?". Scout.com. College Sporting News. September 13, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
- ^ "(6) Texas 35, UCF 32 Box Score". ESPNU.com. September 15, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
- ^ "McCoy, Charles help Texas two-step UCF's upset bid". CBSSportsline.com. CBS. September 14, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
- ^ "Kyle Israel College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "Dresdens Neuzugänge gelandet".