Princeton University Athletics
2006-07 Football Roster

Jeff Terrell
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chagrin Falls, OH
- High School:
- University School
At Princeton ? 2006: became second quarterback in Princeton football history to earn Bushnell Cup as Ivy League Player of the Year ... led Princeton to Ivy League championship despite being picked to finish sixth in the league preseason poll ... led Princeton to first nine-win season since 1964 and first Ivy League title since 1995 ... threw for 2,445 yards and 17 touchdowns, the fifth- and second-best Princeton single-season marks in both categories, respectively ... rushed for 272 yards and four touchdowns; each were in four games that Princeton won by a grand total of eight points ... recorded fourth-best single-game passing total when he threw for 445 yards in a 34-31 comeback win at Yale; his 472 total yards in that game is the second-best single-game total in program history ... completed a Princeton record 16 straight passes between victories over Yale and Dartmouth ... threw for three touchdowns and rushed for a fourth in 31-30 overtime win against Penn; his overtime touchdown run, off a pitch from running back Rob Toresco, would be voted ESPN's Top Play on SportsCenter ... threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for a third score in 31-28 home win over preseason Ivy favorite Harvard ... rushed for fourth-down conversion and game-winning touchdown, both in overtime, during 27-26 win at Colgate ... led Princeton to 9-1 record despite never holding a lead of greater than 14 points. 2005: led Princeton to its most wins in a decade as the starting quarterback in all 10 games ... completed 139 of 253 passes (54.9%) for 1,721 yards and 10 touchdowns ... rushed for 321 yards and five touchdowns ... threw for 197 yards in his first career start and led Princeton to a 23-21 win at eventual Patriot League champion Lafayette ... rushed for two scores and threw for 186 yards in first Ivy start, a 43-3 home win over Columbia ... led Princeton to its first wins against both Harvard and Penn since 1995; threw for 393 yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions combined in those two games ... threw for at least 200 yards twice, including a career-high 230 yards against Yale ... rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another one against Brown ... threw a touchdown pass in six straight games and scored a touchdown in nine straight ... threw a career-long 60-yard pass for a touchdown to Derek Davis in 30-13 win at Penn ... entered the preseason as the No. 3 quarterback on the depth chart.
At University School ? named Team MVP twice and earned all-state honors twice as the starting quarterback ... threw for more than 4,500 yards and 38 touchdowns during his final two seasons ... also threw for 800 yards and six touchdowns in his first two seasons ... led University School to its first playoff appearance in 2002 ... earned three varsity letters and an all-conference honor in baseball ... hit .377 as a senior and recorded a 5-2 record as a pitcher ... led the baseball team to the state playoffs twice ... played with current Columbia safety Darren Schmidt ... won the Williams College Book Award.
Personal ? born Jan. 24, 1985 ... son of Steve and Sally Terrell ... father is a financial consultant ... has two sisters, Hannah and Courtney ... enjoys flying, golfing, skiing and water skiing ... interested in music, sports, economics, history and architecture.