- Riley Skinner
Infobox CollegeFootballPlayer
name=Riley Skinner
width=200px
caption=
school=Wake Forest Demon Deacons
currentnumber=11
currentposition=Quarterback
class=RS Junior
major=
birthdate=birth date and age|1986|10|21
birthplace=Jacksonville, FL
heightft=6
heightin=1
weight=200
highlights=
* Second team All-ACC (2006)
* ACC rookie of the year (2006)
* ACC single season completion percentage record (2007)cite web|url=http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011508aaa.html|title=Skinner Leads Nation in Completion Percentage|date=2008-01-15|accessdate=2008-01-28]
bowlgames=
*2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl — Wake Forest 24 - Connecticut 10
*2007 Orange Bowl — Louisville 24 - Wake Forest 13
highschool=Bolles School ,Jacksonville, FL
pastschools=
* Wake Forest (2005-present)
cbs=
espn=
si=14001
yahoo=124622
rivals=Riley Skinner (born
October 21 ,1986 ) is the current starting quarterback for theWake Forest Demon Deacons football team, coached byJim Grobe . He playedhigh school football andbasketball forThe Bolles School inJacksonville, Florida . Skinner stepped in for the injured Wake Forest QBBen Mauk after Mauk injured his arm in the first game of the 2006 season against Syracuse. Riley proceeded to lead the Demon Deacons to a 10-2 regular season and the championship of the Atlantic Division of theAtlantic Coast Conference . He won 2nd-team all-conference honors as a redshirt freshman. Riley and the Demon Deacons won the 2006 ACC Championship game against theGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets 9-6, giving the program its first conference championship since 1970. Riley also played well in the Orange Bowl, but the Deacons fell to Louisville 24-13. Riley threw for 2,051 yards and 9 TDs and recorded one 19-yard TD reception fromwide receiver Nate Morton.Riley was named the 2006 ACC
Rookie of the Year after leading the league in passing efficiency, and he started 12 games for Wake Forest during the 2007 season, setting an ACC record for completion percentage in a season.References
External links
* [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/skinner_riley00.html Riley Skinner Player Bio - Wakeforestsports.com]
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