Spencer Keith

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Little Rock, Ark.
High School:
Pulaski Academy

Career

• 8,052 passing yards rank first among KSU's all-time leaders

• 45 passing touchdowns rank second among KSU's all-time leaders

• Is the career leader at Kent State University in completions with 732

• Had a string of 248 straight pass attempts without an interception from 2011 to 2012

2012 Senior Season

• Named to Academic All-MAC Team for the third straight year

• Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District V Team

• Named offensive MVP in Ohio vs. Michigan Senior Bowl on April 20th at Canton's Fawcett Stadium

• Earned spot on National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society

• Finished the season completing 183 passes for 2,021 and 12 touchdowns while also rushing for 196 yards and five touchdowns

• Named MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week for his performance in MAC Championship Game

• Completed 15 passes for 190 yards and his 45th career touchdown and also ran for his fourth rushing touchdown the last four games during the 44-37 loss Nov. 30 to Northern Illinois

• Threw his 44th career touchdown pass during the 28-6 victory Nov. 23 over Ohio

• Threw a touchdown pass and rushed for 57 yards and his third touchdown in as many games during the 31-24 victory Nov. 17 at Bowling Green, the rushing touchdown was the 11th of his career

• Rushed for his 10th rushing touchdown of his career and second in as many games during the 48-32 victory Nov. 10 over Miami, his 69 rushing yards were a career high

• Rushed for the ninth touchdown of his career during the 35-24 victory Nov. 3 over Akron. Did not throw an interception for the sixth time in nine games and Kent State is 14-3 in games that Keith does not throw an interception since 2010

• Completed 14 passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns in the 35-23 victory Oct. 27 at Rutgers

• Caught his first ever touchdown pass, a 24 yard reception from Dri Archer in the 31-17 victory Oct. 13 at Army

• Completed 16 passes on 31 attempts for 295 yards and 3 touchdowns in the 45-43 win Sept. 29 over Ball State. The three touchdown passes tied a career high for the Kent State quarterback

• Completed 28 passes on 43 attempts for 227 yards and no turnovers in a 47-14 losing effort Sept. 8 at Kentucky

• Threw for 82 yards and rushed for his eighth career touchdown in Kent State's 41-21 victory Aug. 30 over Towson

• Earned Matt Ramser Award in spring for exemplifying courage, dedication, attitude and commitment

• Also earned Leo Strang Award in spring as the upperclassman with the highest cumulative grade point average

2011 Junior Season

• Went the final five games of the season without throwing an interception

• Completed 166-of-325 passes for 1,682 yards and 11 touchdowns

• Ran for three touchdowns

• Had a 70 yard pass completion for a touchdown against Eastern Michigan

• Had the longest run of his career (59 yards) at Akron, while completing 11-of-16 passes with two touchdowns

• Ran for touchdowns in consecutive games (South Alabama & Ohio)

• Threw for a season-high 281 yards, and tied a career high with 3 touchdowns, in a win over Central Michigan

• Named MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week on Nov. 10

• Named to Academic All-MAC Team

2010 Sophomore Season

• Named to Academic All-MAC Team

• Completed 59.1 percent of his passes, the second highest percentage in school history

• Threw for 2,212 yards, the fifth most in a season by a Kent State quarterback

• Tallied three rushing touchdowns

• Completed 26-of-32 passes for two touchdowns and ran for a touchdown at Bowling Green, giving him the highest single game completion percentage (81.3) since Josh Cribbs in 2004

• Threw for 252 yards against Ball State to set a season-high against a MAC opponent

• Completed 20 or more passes in each of his first three games

• Completed 25-of-39 passes for 244 yards at Western Michigan

• Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week after throwing three touchdown passes against Murray State

• Displayed punting ability at Penn State with each of his quick kicks being downed at the 10 yard line

• Had two punts downed inside the 15 yard line against Ohio, including a 40-yarder downed at the one

• Had a nine-yard touchdown run at Miami, while recording a season-high 44 yards rushing

• Voted a team captain

2009 Freshman Season

• Set school freshman records with 2,147 yards and 14 touchdowns, both of which stand fifth in school annals

• The 14 TDs also rank ninth in Kent State career records

• 57.1 completion percentage (168-294) was second in season records, while his 126.72 pass efficiency ranks fourth

• Compiled those numbers despite starting just seven times in 10 appearances

• Inserted into the line-up in week two after Giorgio Morgan went out with a sprained ankle

• Threw for 200+ yards on seven occasions, including a pair of 300-yard efforts

• Threw for 373 (6th in school annals) yards Oct. 31 against Western Michigan and 377 yards (5th) the following week at Akron

• Those were the first back-to-back 300-yard efforts since 2004 and the largest two-game total since 1997

• Had four consecutive multi-TD games (Oct. 17-Nov. 7) and five on the year

Prior To Kent State

• Last fall as a senior at Pulaski Academy, set state season records for passing yards (5,310, which also led the country), attempts (625) and completions (396) en route to leading the Bruins to a 13-1 record and the 5A state title

• Tossed 70 touchdown passes

• Earned MVP honors in the championship game

• Also rushed for 296 yards and seven more scores playing for head coach Kevin Kelley

• Recipient of the Lander’s Award as the Arkansas Player of the Year (voted on by the media)

• Garnered Offensive Player of the Year accolades from the Arkansas Democrat and ArkansasSports360.com

• A two-time all-state, all-conference and all-metro selection, he threw for 4,768 yards and 51 touchdowns as a junior, totaling 10,076 yards and 121 touchdowns his final two seasons

• Also lettered in basketball and track, averaging 18.5 points a game as a junior on the hardwood while finishing seventh in the state in the 300-meter hurdles his sophomore year

• Coached by Kevin Kelley

Personal

• Born Sept. 25, 1990

• Son of Steve and Rhonda Keith

• Has two older brothers, Michael and Joshua

• Member of the National Honor Society

• Majoring in pre-med biology with a minor in mathematics