Junior year Geno Smith
smith , west virginia offense lined against clemson s defense in 2012 orange bowl
with arrival of new west virginia football head coach dana holgorsen , new passing-based offensive system, smith saw passing numbers improve drastically. in fourth game of season against #2 lsu tigers, smith set school records completions (38), attempts (65), , passing yards (463) in 47-21 loss on september 24, 2011.
with 372 passing yards against cincinnati bearcats on november 12, smith tied big east record seventh 300-yard game of season. tied record set in 2007 brian brohm of louisville cardinals.
he set single-season school records pass completions (291), attempts (448) , yards (3,741) on november 25 against rival pittsburgh panthers. 3 records held marc bulger.
in west virginia s 70-33 rout of clemson tigers in 2012 orange bowl smith tied 3 individual bowl records: touchdown passes (six), touchdowns overall (seven) , total points (42). smith s 401 passing yards broke tom brady s orange bowl record of 396 set in 2000 orange bowl. smith became big east single-season passing leader 4,379 yards, breaking brian brohm s record set in 2007.
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