Michael Desormeaux

Position:
Quarterback
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 220
Class:
Senior
High School:
Catholic

Earned a 4.0 GPA in the Fall 2007 and

Spring 2008 semesters

2007-08 Sun Belt Commissioner’s List

2007 Second Team All-Sun Belt

(All-Purpose)

2006-07 Sun Belt Commissioner’s List

2006 Second Team All-Sun Belt

(All-Purpose)

2005-06 Sun Belt Commissioner’s List

2005 First Team All-Sun Belt

(All-Purpose)

2007 (Junior): Became the third player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season...Enters 2008 ranked seventh in career rushing yards and is 171 yards shy of fifth place in Cajuns history...His 3,825 career total offensive yards rank sixth in school history, while his 2,017 career passing yards are 29 yards shy of the Cajuns career top 10...Boasts a career 6.05 yards per carry...Led the team with 1,141 yards rushing (103.7/game), becoming the first player since Brian Mitchell (119.2) in 1989 to average over 100 yards rushing per game...Finished second in the Sun Belt in rushing yards, but led all players in yards per game during conference play ? boasting 123.2 yards per game versus conference foes...Placed sixth in the SBC in passing yards and fifth in total offense and all-purpose yards...Ranked eighth in passing efficiency...Tied for first during conference play in scoring touchdowns per game...Started the first 11 games under center before missing the season-finale with an injured clavicle and bruised ribs...Named Offensive MVP at the Cajuns post-season banquet ? as voted on by the players...Had a team-best 86-yard rush at Middle Tennessee before getting brought down at the two-yard line...Was the second longest run and third non-scoring run of 80 yards or greater in school history...Became the 24th quarterback in NCAA history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season...Finished with the 20th most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single season in NCAA history...Posted six 100-yard games during the season, falling one short of Mitchell’s school record of seven 100-yard games by a quarterback...Topped 100 yards rushing alongside teammate Tyrell Fenroy in three games...Boasted 17 total TD’s and ranked 8th nationally in yards per carry (min. 150 carries), 28th in rushing per game and 38th in net rushing...Rushed and passed for more than 100 yards in the same game five times...Rushed and passed for more than 150 yards in the same game twice, making him one of only two players in school history to accomplish the feat (Mitchell did it three times)...Had 158 yards passing (1TD) and 159 yards rushing vs. Troy and had 152 yards passing (2TD) and 175 yards rushing at MT...Posted a season-high four touchdowns vs. NT (2 pass & 2 rush)...Completed 55 percent of his passes to 16 different receivers, despite having only one senior WR...Recorded at least one rushing or passing TD in every game except at #24 UT...Had a career-best 234 yards passing vs. OU, while adding 101 rushing yards for a career-high 335 total yards of offense...Threw for two touchdowns passes vs. Ohio, NT and at MT...Posted a pair of rushing touchdowns vs. NT and FAU...Had season highs in passing attempts (38) and completions (20) vs. Troy...Had a six-game passing TD streak beginning with OU, ended vs. FAU...Posted a season-long 64-yard pass (to Jason Chery) and added a 64-yard run at ASU...Threw a career-worst four interceptions, was sacked a season-high three times and fumbled twice, losing one, vs. McNeese...Named Cajuns Offensive Player of the Week at SC and vs. NT...Had a 73-yard run against the Mean Green...Showed passing consistency, posting a 54.6 percent completion percentage at home and a 55.4 percent completion percentage on the road.

2006 (Sophomore): Recipient of the Robert E. Trahan Achievement Award at the Cajuns post-season banquet given to an individual who has an outstanding accomplishment through the help of his teammates...Played in all 12 games on special teams and also saw time at quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back...Had a season-high 45 snaps at FIU, playing on offense, defense and special teams...Attempted passes in three games, rushes in eight games and caught a pass in two games...Scored lone touchdown of the season with an eight-yard run at Texas A&M...Executed a fake punt with a 51-yard run from the Cajuns 44-yard line at Houston...Recovered an Eastern Michigan onsides kick on the hands team...Made four tackles on the season...Recovered three fumbles - all on special teams - two at eighth-ranked LSU and one at Troy, tying for tops in the Sun Belt...Had two receptions for 18 yards vs. North Texas and four catches for 34 yards vs. Arkansas State...Named Cajuns Special Teams Player of the Week for efforts at LSU and Cajuns Offensive Player of the Week for performance at Texas A&M.

2005 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in nine games, starting a four game stretch at quarterback that included games vs. Florida Atlantic, at Arkansas State, at Middle Tennessee and vs. Troy...Went 2-2 as a starter...Recipient of the Champion Award at the Cajuns post-season banquet as the top offensive newcomer...One of only three freshmen named to the All-Sun Belt team...Member of the Cajuns punt team for the first three games of the season...Second on the team with 487 rushing yards, adding three rushing touchdowns...Recorded the 14th best rushing performance in Cajuns history with 174 yards on 14 carries at Arkansas State...First collegiate pass went through the hands of receiver and was intercepted at second-ranked Texas...Threw five interceptions in first 58 career attempts, before finishing season with 59 straight attempts without a pick...Threw for a season-high 138 yards at Middle Tennessee, leading an 11-play, 71-yard drive to win the game with 1:04 remaining...Ran for 351 yards on 48 carries (7.3ypc) and a pair of scores in four games at starting QB...Named Hooter’s/Credeur’s Cajuns Offensive Player of the Week at Arkansas State and vs. FIU.

2004 (Freshman): Redshirted, did not play.

Catholic: Lettered four years in football and basketball, as well as five years in track and three in baseball...Led Catholic HS to three-straight playoff appearances and three-straight district championships...Was a 2003 First Team Class 3A All-State and All-District offensive MVP...Was 173-for-287 (60%) for 2,447 yards and 27 TDs in 2003...Also rushed for 656 yards on 106 carries and 8 touchdowns...Holds single-season and career school record for passing yards.

Personal: Full name is Michael John Desormeaux...Born on September 29, 1985, in New Iberia...Son of Bill and Patty Desormeaux...Has one older brother, Beau, one older sister, Lili, and one younger brother, Matthew, who is a tight end on the UL football team...Distant cousin of Kentucky Derby winning jockey Kent Desormeaux.