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| Season | Passing Yards | Passing TDs | Completion Pct. | Rushing Yards | Rushing TDs |
| 2006 | 2251 | 15 | 60.9 | 1153 | 15 |
| 2007 | 1948 | 17 | 66.7 | 1588 | 21 |
| 2008 | 2902 | 30 | 64.1 | 941 | 11 |
| 2009* | 2083 | 10 | 72.1 | 450 | 12 |
| *= Through eight games | |||||
Last week, Edwards reached another milestone in his tenure when against Furman he surpassed 9,000 passing yards, making him the only player in Division I history with over 9,000 passing and 4,000 rushing yards.
"That I've accomplished so many things, I have to thank my coaches and teammates," Edwards said.
The bar is set high in Boone, N.C. Edwards' individual accomplishments are numerous and impressive.
There is the Walter Payton Award, given to the top Championship Subdivision offensive performer, which he garnered after a junior season of 2902 yards passing and 30 touchdowns. He also rushed for another 900-plus yards, breaking the Southern Conferece's career record for total yards en route to its Offensive Player of the Year honor.
Over the summer, he was the only FCS player selected to the 21-quarterback list of Johnny Unitas Award candidates.
"Everybody's done their part. Without those 10 other guys it's hard to get all those yards."
It should then come as no surprise Edwards said two very specific landmarks top his laundry list of college accomplishments.
"There are a lot of great memories, but the definitely championships are one and two," he said.
Edwards stepped in as starting quarterback his freshman season, on the heels of an ASU championship -- a high benchmark for any first-time starter.
His response was to lead the Mountaineers to two more in 2006 and 2007.
He gained national headlines Sept. 1, 2007 when his three touchdowns helped power the Mountaineers to a 34-32 defeat of fifth ranked Michigan, and ASU made history as the first FCS team to receive votes in the Associated Press Top 25.
ASU fell short of winning an unprecedented fourth consecutive national championship, losing to eventual champion Richmond. The Mountaineers returned though with 17 All-SoCon pre-season selections looking primed for another championship run.
But the team dropped its first two games to begin the campaign: the first, a 29-24 defeat against East Carolina and the second, a 40-35 home loss to McNeese State.
Since then, ASU has rattled off six straight including decisions of 25, 34 and 36 points.
"We're jumping on teams quick in the first half, that's given us some breathing room," Edwards said of recent Mountaineer routs.
In the process, ASU has compiled a perfect SoCon record and Edwards has amassed 10 passing and 12 rushing touchdowns, and just shy of 2600 total yards.
With the team rolling and ASU in the top 10, thoughts of a third national championship to cap off his career could be at the forefront of Edwards' mind, but he said first and foremost is securing the SoCon crown.
Currently, ASU is tied with Elon for the league lead. The two meet Nov. 14 in a likely SoCon title game.
Regardless of the final score that day, Edwards will leave Boone with an historic legacy. And beyond?
"I just hope I can continue to play football at the next level," he said.
Couple of corrections...
-Armanti did not play against ECU due to the now infamous mowing accident so his stats are only for 7 games.
-ECU led the entire game and we had to make a ferocious comeback in the 2nd half to make it close.
-In 2008, Armanti rushed for 900+ yards, not 200+
-Its worth noting that since Armanti took over as full time starter, he has missed min. of 5 games (almost 4 full games in 2007 alone) which makes his numbers even more impressive. Also, there have been many times he come out of the game with large leads in the 4th qtr if not the entire 2nd half.
Thanks for writing the article but I feel that with the work and time Armanti has put in to become the player he is, he deserves to be written about by someone who takes the time to learn about the player and the person other then just looking at a stat book.
Chris Scronce
Corrections in article: AE had over 900 yards last year when he won the Walter Payton award, not 200. App never led in the ECU game and AE didn't even play in that game due to an injury. Hope he gets a shot at the next level because the kid is a player. Barring injury, the Walter Payton award is his to lose. Thanks for the publicity for AE, he's very deserving of it, yet I've seen or heard nothing mentioned on major media outlets about this new accomplishment (9,000 pass yds & 4,000 rush yds).
Appreciate the comments, updates were made. Armanti's stellar play not just this season but throughout his career is worthy of notice.