College Career
Roethslisberger played college quarterback at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. At Miami, he got a chance to start as a redshirt freshman and started three years of Division I college football despite only a single year experience as a high school quarterback. Roethlisberger holds every major passing record at the school and a number of passing records in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). He played just three years before joining the NFL, leaving school four college credits shy of graduating.
As a redshirt freshman, Roethlisberger threw for over 3,100 yards. In 2002, he threw more than 3,200 yards, and in 2003, he threw more than 4,400 yards. In 2003, Roethlisberger led the Miami RedHawks to an unbeaten record in the MAC, a No. 10 ranking in the Associated Press poll and a 49-28 victory over Louisville in the 2003 GMAC Bowl.
His number was retired by the RedHawks in 91st annual homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007, with festivities including the RedHawks football game against Bowling Green; Roethlisberger becoming only the third athlete in Miami football history to have his jersey number retired, joining John Pont and Bob Hitchens. It was the first time in 34 years Miami retired a football jersey number.
| Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TDs | Int | YPA | W | L | Att | Yds | TDs | Avg |
| 2001 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 241 | 381 | 63.3 | 3,105 | 21 | 2 | 8.1 | 120 | 189 | 3 | 1.6 | ||
| 2002 | Miami (OH) | 12 | 271 | 428 | 63.3 | 3,238 | 22 | 11 | 7.6 | 82 | 54 | 1 | 0.7 | ||
| 2003 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 342 | 495 | 69.1 | 4,486 | 37 | 10 | 9.1 | 67 | 111 | 3 | 1.7 | ||
| Career | 38 | 854 | 1304 | 65.5% | 10,829 | 80 | 23 | 8.3 | 269 | 354 | 7 | 1.3 | |||
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