Marvin McNutt

Marvin McNutt

Iowa Hawkeyes — No. 7
Wide Receiver, Quarterback	Senior
Major: Interdepartmental Studies
Date of birth: July 5, 1989 (1989-07-05) (age 22)
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Career history
High school: Hazelwood Central High School
College(s): Iowa (2007–present)
Bowl games
2009 Outback Bowl 2010 Orange Bowl 2010 Insight Bowl
Career highlights and awards
2010 Second team all-Big Ten 2009 Iowa Hawkeye's Leadership Group 2009 Honorable mention All-American by Pro Football Weekly 2007 Team Leader Award
Stats at CBSSports.com

Marvin McNutt (born July 4, 1989 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a 215 pound, 6'4" junior at the University of Iowa where he majors in interdepartmental studies. McNutt is the first team wide receiver for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He is also the all time leader for Iowa in receiving touchdowns, which he accomplished on October 22nd, 2011 against Indiana. ^[1]

Early life

Personal

Marvin was born to Anita and Marvin McNutt on the Fourth of July in 1989. McNutt attended Hazelwood Central High School (located in Florissant, Missouri), where he reports having a GPA of 3.2 and an ACT composite score of 20.^[2]

High School Career

In addition to football, McNutt also lettered in baseball and basketball. He was listed as a division one recruit in not just football, but also basketball. McNutt said he was offered scholarships from Southern Illinois University, Missouri State University and Indiana State University. Despite the offers, McNutt said, "My future is in football and if I go to a major college with a football scholarship, I won't be playing any basketball in college." McNutt earned honorable mention all-conference laurels as a sophomore and as his high school career developed, he continued to stand out. McNutt was named a starter six games into the regular season of his junior year, with Hazlewood struggling. Coach John Pukala was upset with the team's (3-3) record and put the fate of the team on the shoulders of his backup. McNutt quickly established himself as a dominant player. His statistics did not at all support the fact that he only played seven games. With 79 pass completions in 157 attempts, he recorded 1,239 yards, 12 touchdowns and just four interceptions. He also rushed 14 times for 76 yards and two touchdowns, and caught two passes for 28 yards. McNutt's stellar work propelled the Hazelwood Hawks into the state championship where they were defeated 38-24 by De Smet Jesuit High School. At the end of the season McNutt was listed second team all-state. But, McNutt did not stop there as he continued to impress during his senior year. McNutt threw for 1,605 yards along with 15 touchdowns off of 90 completions in 162 pass attempts and only six interceptions. McNutt secured himself as a scrambler as he rushed for 337 yards and eight touchdowns. The powerhouse quarterback raised the eyebrows of several Division I colleges. He received scholarship offers from Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Missouri.^[1][2]

College career

McNutt decided to accept the University of Iowa's scholarship offer as quarterback and, to his disappointment, was redshirted. McNutt saw virtually no action as a redshirt freshman. He recorded 10 yards passing on one completion out of three attempts. Of the two incomplete passes he threw, one was an interception. McNutt also ran one time for no yards. About halfway through his redshirt freshmen year he was switched to wide receiver. He ended up with only 1 catch for 11 yards. After the Spring practices leading up to the 2009 season, McNutt was listed as a first team split end.

2009 season

McNutt played in all thirteen games and helped lead Iowa to a 11-2 record and an Orange Bowl win. Against Michigan State, with no time remaining, he caught Ricky Stanzi's 7-yard, game winning touchdown pass. Mcnutt finished the season with 34 catches for 674 yards and a team leading 8 touchdown grabs.^[3]

2010 season

McNutt led the Hawkeyes in both receptions (53) and yards (861), while hauling in 8 passes for touchdowns during the 2010-11 season. This marked the first year since 2006-07 in which Derrell Johnson-Koulianos did not lead the team in receiving yardage. McNutt finished the regular season by catching a touchdown in each of the final 6 games. With Johnson-Koulianos suspended for the Insight Bowl, McNutt caught 2 passes for 63 yards in the Hawkeyes' 27-24 victory over the Missouri Tigers.

2011 season

McNutt now takes on the leadership role at wide receiver. McNutt caught 6 passes for 140 yards against Tennessee Tech, and caught 8 passes for 112 yards against Pittsburgh.

On October 22, 2011, against Indiana, McNutt scored a record breaking touchdown on an 80 yard play. He now owns the most receiving touchdowns in Iowa Hawkeye history.

Career receiving

Year	Games	Receptions	Yards	Yards/Recption	Touchdowns
2008	3	1	11	11.0	0
2009	13	34	674	19.8	8
2010	13	53	861	16.2	8
2011	11	74	1240*	16.8	12*
Career	40	162	2786	17.2	28**

[* Single Season Record, ** School Career Record]

Highlight games

First appearance

McNutt's first college football appearance was during Iowa's 42-0 win over Florida International University in which he failed to accumulate any yards on one rushing attempt.

First start

In his first college football start McNutt had five receptions, three of which were caught on the Iowa's first drive, and 48 yards. The first play from scrimmage resulted in a nine yard pass completion from quarterback Ricky Stanzi to Marvin McNutt.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mcnutt_marvin00.html
2. ^ ^{a b} http://iowa.scout.com/a.z?s=8&p=8&c=1&nid=2486999
3. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/gamelog?playerId=236639

External links

• Iowa profile
• Scout.com profile

Persondata
Name	Macnutt, Marvin
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	July 4, 1989
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri
Date of death
Place of death