Jake Curry

SIUSalukiAthletics · Jake Curry Made an appearance in four games · Went 3-for-9 with 24 passing yards · Rushed three times for 13 yards, averaging 4.3 yards-per-attempt · Appeared against Thomas More, Indiana State, Northern Iowa, and South Dakota Played in 7 games, making 5 starts and becoming the first true freshman to start at quarterback for SIU in 35 years (Brendon Prenger, a true freshman walk-on QB, started at Northern Iowa on Nov. 11, 1989) · Season totals: 82-of-147 passing for 931 yards, 3 TDs, 7 INTs....45 carries for 159 yards 3 TDs...1-4 record as a starter · Took over for an injured Hunter Simmons in Game 7 versus North Dakota State · Named the Stats Perform National Freshman Player of the Week versus Youngstown State, when he rallied SIU from a 28-0 deficit to win, 37-33, for the largest comeback in school history and tied for the largest in conference history...completed 19-of-26 passes for 322 yards and 3 TDs, plus 78 yards rushing with 1 TD Class 8A First-Team All-State who passed for 5,042 career yards and 62 TDs, plus 25 rushing TDs ... Led his team to a 10-2 record his senior year in 2023 … A three-time All-Conference selection and Academic All-Conference pick … Also lettered in basketball.