Sam Straub

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
6-4
Weight:
235
Hometown:
Ames, Iowa
High School:
Ames
Major:
Pre-Medicine

2018 (SENIOR)

• Played in 7 games and started 5 ... sustained a concussion in Youngstown State game
• Completed 120-of-213 passes (.563) for 1,263 yards, 9 TDs and 10 INTs
• Rushed 70 times for 149 yards and 2 TDs
• Recorded 3 games with 300+ yards passing ... finished career with 8 300+ yard games to set the school record
• At Ole Miss, completed 29-of-47 passes for 382 yards with 4 passing TDs and 1 rushing TD
• Completed 32-of-59 passes for 320 yards and 2 TDs versus South Dakota
• Finished his career ranked 8th in passing yards (4,336), 8th in completions (344) and 6th in TD passes (37) at SIU

2017 (JUNIOR)

• Started the first eight games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury (throwing hand)
• Threw for 1,886 yards and 20 touchdowns, 149-for-264 (56.4 percent)
• Completed 30-of-48 passes for 290 yards and 4 touchdowns against Memphis, which finished 10-3 and played in the Liberty Bowl
• MVFC Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for 368 yards and four touchdowns against Illinois State (413 yards total offense)
• Threw for 352 yards against Indiana State and became the first QB in school history to complete 30+ passes in a game three times in his career

2016 (SOPHOMORE)

• Played in five games and started the final three
• In three starts, went 73-for-126 (57.9 percent) for 1,155 yards (385.0 yards per game) and seven touchdowns
• Named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for school-record 450 yards and four touchdowns in the 17-point comeback win over No. 23 Western Illinois ... His 450 yards vs. WIU were the ninth-most in MVFC history
• Ran 38 times for 109 yards and a touchdown

2015 (FRESHMAN)

• Played in one game, vs. Missouri State
• Went 1-for-1 for 12 yards.

2014

• Redshirted
• Earned a spot on the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL

All-time leader in passing completions (506), yards (6,703) and touchdowns (60) at Ames High School...Set single-season school records for passing completions (216), yards (3,222) and touchdowns (31)...Led the team to an 11-1 record and the state quarterfinals in 2013...As a senior, was named first-team 4A All-State and All-District as well as Elite All-State quarterback and was selected Iowa Sports Select Offensive Player of the Year.... As a junior, he passed for 2,632 yards and 24 touchdowns along with five rushing touchdowns and was named second-team All-District, All- State and Team Iowa Sports Select...Rated a two-star recruit by Scout.com...A four-year varsity starter in basketball and currently averaging 21 points per game, and was named second-team All-Conference in basketball as a sophomore and first-team as a junior...Also a starter on the baseball team.

PERSONAL

Full name is Samuel Siegrist Straub...Born on Oct. 30, 1995 in Chicago, Ill....Son of Scott and Stacy Straub...Father is a physical therapist, and mother is a stay at home mom...Has two younger sisters, Sophie and Sadie...Majoring in pre-medicine.