Player Bio: Hunter Cantwell - University of Louisville Official Athletic Site (original) (raw)

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At Louisville: Strong-armed quarterback who gets his chance to compete for the starting job... has all the tools to be one of the best in the country... can make all the throws... has made four career starts.

2007: Appeared in three games as a backup... threw for 79 yards, completing 8-of-14 passes... was 6-of-12 for 60 yards and an interception against South Florida... also appeared in wins over Murray State and Middle Tennessee... completed 2-of-2 passes for 19 yards in relief of Brian Brohm against Murray State.

2006: Appeared in seven games and has made two starts... has thrown for 700 yards and five touchdowns... completed 64.3 percent of his throws... threw for a career-high 340 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Middle Tennessee... threw for 173 yards against Kansas State... relieved Brian Brohm in the third quarter against Miami, going 3-of-4 for 113 yards... hit Harry Douglas on a 45-yard pass on his first play from scrimmage and tossed a 39-yard touchdown pass to George Stripling... was 5-of-6 for 52 yards against Temple... completed one pass for 14 yards in the win over Kentucky.

2005: Played in eight games, including two as a starter... threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns in a Gator Bowl loss to Virginia Tech... completed 15-of-37 passes and threw three interceptions... made first collegiate start against Connecticut, going 16-of-25 for 271 yards and one touchdown... completed 3-of-5 passes for 66 yards against Syracuse... went 3-for-3 for 60 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown pass against Oregon State, the first of his career.

Before Louisville: School's all-time passing leader... completed 458-of-756 passes for 7,272 yards and 70 touchdowns...60.58 completion percentage is the 11th highest in Kentucky history... holds 3-A state playoff record for passing yards in a game - 409...posted a 31-8 record as a starter... voted team captain in 2003... SuperPrep and Prep Star Honorable Mention All-American... selected All-State Honorable Mention by the Lexington Herald... named 3rd team All-State by the Courier-Journal... 3-A District 1 Player of the Year... voted first team All-Western Kentucky... threw for 2,270 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior... tossed 22 touchdowns and 2,356 yards during his junior year... completed 66.4 percent of his throws... led the state in passing, for 2,646 yards and 30 touchdowns, as a sophomore... along with Joe Casey, voted best offensive backfield, in the country, by StudentSports.com in 2003...also starred on the baseball team as a pitcher, third baseman and first baseman... led school in batting average as a sophomore, .407 and a junior,.392... also led in RBIs, OBP, walks and total bases...as a pitcher, led team in strikeouts as a junior... participated in indoor track all 3-years... member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes... son of Brenda and Tom Cantwell... born 12/30/85... sports administration major.

Career Statistics Year GP Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TD 2005 8-2 73 39 4 53.4 640 5 2006 7-2 70 45 2 64.3 700 5 2007 3-0 14 8 1 57.1 79 0 Totals 18-4 157 92 7 58.6 1,419 10