Kyle Rowley
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Born: | Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S. | January 30, 1979||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Warwick (RI) Bishop Hendricken | ||||||||||
College: | Brown | ||||||||||
Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2001 | ||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Kyle Rowley (born January 30, 1979) is an American former
Rowley was the first quarterback to win an AFL
College career
Rowley attended Brown University from 1997 to 2001 and was a standout in the Ivy League, leading the league in every statistical passing category in his first and only season as the starter. In his first home start he broke the school's single game passing record with a 474 yards performance and broke the school's single game total offense record with 485 yards.[1] He was part of one of only two Ivy League Championships in school history at the time (1999 Ivy League Champions) and recorded more varsity football wins while at Brown than any other player in school history till that time.
Professional career
Spokane Shock
In 2006, while the
Philadelphia Soul
After his ArenaCup championship, Rowley was picked up by the Philadelphia Soul in 2007 to begin his AFL career.
Grand Rapids Rampage
Later during the 2007 season he was traded to the Grand Rapids Rampage where he suffered a knee injury (ACL) in the final game of the season.[2]
Arkansas Twisters
He spent the next two seasons playing for the af2's
Spokane Shock
With the return of the AFL in 2010 from bankruptcy in 2009, Rowley was picked up by the newest AFL franchise, the Spokane Shock, brought over from the disbanded af2, and proceeded to win yet another expansion year national championship for the franchise. Over the course of the 2010 season, Rowley tallied a league best 130 touchdowns, 5,159 passing yards, 444 completions, 123 passing touchdowns en route to leading the Shock to an ArenaBowl XXIII win and being named the ArenaBowl XXIII MVP. In the league's final game Rowley set the record for Arena Bowl touchdown passes (9) and Arena Bowl total touchdowns (10) eclipsing the previous mark by two.
Prior to 2010 Rowley had played limited time for the AFL's Philadelphia Soul, and the Grand Rapids Rampage in second half of the 2007 season. After a knee injury in the final game of 2007, a return to the af2 in 2008, and an AFL league collapse in 2009, he returned to a revamped AFL in 2010 with the Spokane Shock. He signed with the Pittsburgh Power for the 2012 season but never actually played for them. He was released due to the AFL player strike.[4]
Rowley returned to the Spokane Shock for the fourth game of its season. Spokane's fortunes changed in the next game when Rowley, playing in his first home game for Spokane in 2012, helped the Shock defeat the
Orlando Predators
Rowley signed with the Orlando Predators for the 2013 season.[5] Rowley appeared in five games for the Predators, ultimately being reassigned once the Predators made a trade for Aaron Garcia.
Jacksonville Sharks
Rowley was picked up two weeks later by the Jacksonville Sharks.[6]
Return to Orlando
On April 9, 2014, Rowley was traded with Tracy Belton to the Predators to complete a trade for Aaron Garcia.
Portland Thunder
On April 14, 2014, Rowley was traded to the winless
Albany Empire
On July 19, 2018, Rowley was assigned to the Albany Empire.
Columbus Destroyers
WEEK THIRTEEN: ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE: Kyle Rowley | QB, Columbus Destroyers In what was his first Arena Football game since 2015, Columbus Destroyers QB, Kyle Rowley, earned the Week 13 Offensive Player of the Week honors. Rowley threw for 253 yards and five touchdowns in the Destroyers narrow 56-50 loss to the Valor to end the season. Rowley led the Destroyers to their second-most points scored this year (most, 54 on 6/7 @ A.C. Blackjacks).
His last appearance came during a playoff game with the Portland Thunder on 8/14/15. After his appearance with the Destroyers, Rowley is a nine-year veteran of the AFL.
AFL statistics
Year | Team | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | TD | ||
2010 | Spokane | 371 | 566 | 65.5 | 4,475 | 102 | 11 | 121.14 | 35 | 79 | 6 |
2011 | Spokane | 294 | 454 | 64.8 | 3,322 | 78 | 15 | 112.35 | 22 | 36 | 7 |
2012 | Spokane | 384 | 588 | 65.3 | 4,348 | 96 | 23 | 110.60 | 26 | 26 | 5 |
2013 | Orlando | 93 | 180 | 51.7 | 1,153 | 18 | 11 | 71.37 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
2013 | Jacksonville | 94 | 148 | 63.5 | 974 | 17 | 8 | 88.63 | 13 | 36 | 4 |
2014 | Jacksonville | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 69.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | Portland | 168 | 285 | 58.9 | 2,060 | 39 | 9 | 102.38 | 23 | 23 | 1 |
2015 | Portland | 322 | 546 | 59.0 | 3,651 | 71 | 21 | 95.57 | 16 | 14 | 5 |
Career | 1,730 | 2,778 | 62.3 | 20,021 | 422 | 98 | 107.29 | 140 | 215 | 28 |
Stats from ArenaFan:[9]
References
- ^ "The Quarterback".
- ^ "Kyle Rowley's Page - LaunchPad - INW". www.launchpadinw.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-06.
- ^ "2008 Arenacup: Quick Hitters". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 21, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ "Veteran Quarterback Rowley Assigned to Pittsburgh". arenafootball.com. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ Brendan Sonnone (January 8, 2013). "Chris Leak out of Predators' plans as AFL team adds QB". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ "Sharks Add Quarterbacks Kyle Rowley, Lee Chapple". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Portland Thunder try to solidify QB spot with trade for Kyle Rowley". www.oregonlive.com. Oregon Live LLC. April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ^ Stephen Alexander (March 24, 2015). "Thunder's Rowley eager to put passing game to the test". www.portlandtribune.com. Portland Tribune. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ "Kyle Rowley". arenafan.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
External links
Media related to Kyle Rowley at Wikimedia Commons