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2012 RMU Football Roster

14 Jeff Sinclair

14 Jeff Sinclair

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    210
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Natrona Heights, Pa.
  • High School:
    Highlands

Summary

Biography

Worth Noting

● Moved into the starting role at quarterback midway through his freshman campaign

● Enters 2011 having appeared in 27 career games, each as a member of the starting lineup

● Owns a record of 15-12 (.556) as RMU’s starting quarterback

● Has earned a trio of varsity letters

● A multi-faceted quarterback unlike any in school history

● Possesses the ability to control an offense with both his arms and legs

● An extremely mobile quarterback that owns a strong arm

● A natural leader who should continue progression as an upperclassman

● In three seasons owns 4,121 yards passing for 42 touchdowns

● Tied an RMU single-season record for touchdown passes with 22 as a sophomore in 2010

● Owns 539 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns on his career

● Combined for 4,660 yards of total offense in first three seasons

 

2011 Highlights (Junior)

● Started the first nine games of the season before sustaining a season-ending injury

● Completed 50.0 percent (116-for-232) of his passes for 1,373 yards and 11 touchdowns

● Compiled 97 rushing attempts for 231 yards and six touchdowns

● Became the first Colonial quarterback ever to rush for 100 yards in a single game, tallying 110 on just five carries, while adding a career-best two rushing touchdowns in a Homecoming victory over Saint Francis (10/8)

● Also went 10-for-15 passing for 155 yards and three touchdowns through the air against the Red Flash, figuring in five touchdowns in total during the game (10/8)

● Tied his career high with 20 completions while passing for 227 yards and three touchdowns vs. Bryant (10/22)

● Was 18-of-24 (75.0 percent) for 211 yards and two touchdowns in a NEC victory at Monmouth (10/1)

● Went 15-for-29 (51.7 percent) for 166 yards and one touchdown @ Morgan State (9/17)

● Rushed 14 times for 78 yards and one touchdown in a game @ eventual league champion Albany (10/15)

● Ran eight times for 47 yards and one touchdown before leaving the game due to injury @ Central Connecticut State (11/5)

● Also collected rushing touchdowns vs. Dayton (9/3) and vs. Sacred Heart (10/29)

 

2010 Highlights (Sophomore)

● Started all 11 games

● Led the Colonials to their first NEC regular-season championship in 10 years

● Helped Robert Morris claim the league’s inaugural bid to the NCAA FCS Playoffs

● Completed 49.8 percent (128-for-257) of his passes for 1,920 yards and 22 touchdowns

● Tied an RMU single-season record for touchdown passes (22)

● Compiled 70 rushing attempts for 180 yards and five touchdowns

● Finished 14-for-28 passing for 250 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-31 win @ Sacred Heart (9/11)

● Engineered the game-winning drive with under a minute to play against the Pioneers, hitting tight end

Shadrae King with an eight-yard touchdown pass with 17 seconds to go

● In a 30-23 win over No. 14 Liberty (9/18) passed for a career-high 271 yards and two touchdowns

● Completed a season-high 61.9 percent (13-for-21) of his passes in the upset victory over the Flames

● Hit former running back Myles Russ for a 67-yard touchdown pass against Liberty, a career long

● Passed for 241 yards and a career-high four touchdowns in a 30-9 victory @ Wagner (9/25)

● Led RMU to a 35-14 win @ Saint Francis (10/2) by passing for 163 yards and three touchdowns

● Rushed for a touchdown and threw for another in a 17-16 victory over Monmouth (10/9)

● Finished 10-for-19 passing (52.6%) for 148 yards against the Hawks

● Completed 10 of his 17 passing attempts (58.8%) for 143 yards in a 38-0 win over Albany (10/16)

● Tossed a trio of touchdown passes against the Great Danes while rushing for 28 yards and a score

● Rushed for 23 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a 34-11 victory over Duquesne (10/30)

● Passed for 113 yards and a touchdown on 10-of-20 passing (50%) against the Dukes

● Finished 10-for-18 (55.6%) passing for 140 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-24 victory over Central Connecticut State (11/6) that helped RMU clinch a share of the 2010 NEC regular-season championship

● Added 42 yards rushing in the win over the Blue Devils

● Attempted a career-high 37 passing attempts @ Bryant, completing 15 (40.5%) for 159 yards

● Completed two touchdown passes against the Bulldogs but tossed a career-high three interceptions

● Finished 9-for-24 passing (37.5%) for 146 yards @ No. 25 North Dakota State (11/27) in the NCAA FCS Playoffs

● Added 10 rushes for 32 yards against the Bison

 

2009 Highlights (Freshman)

● Started each of RMU’s final seven games

● Finished 78-for-145 passing (53.8%) for 828 yards and nine touchdowns

● Rushed 63 times for 128 yards and three touchdowns

● In collegiate debut posted a career-high 20 completions @ Duquesne (10/3)

● Finished 20-for-36 passing (55.5%) for 219 yards and two touchdowns against the Dukes

● In a 28-0 win over Saint Francis (10/17) finished 6-for-17 passing (35.3%) for 123 yards

● Rushed 11 times for 21 yards and a touchdown in the victory over the Red Flash

● In a 37-10 win over Wagner finished 15-for-27 passing (55.6%) for 197 yards and three touchdowns

● Completed a career-high 76.5 percent (13-for-17) of his passes in a 23-9 win @ Monmouth (11/21)

● Completion percentage against the Hawks ranks third in the RMU single-game record book

● Tallied 128 yards passing and two touchdowns and a career-high 47 yards rushing in the win @ Monmouth

● In a 37-10 win over Wagner finished 15-for-27 passing (55.6%) for 197 yards and three touchdowns

● Named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week (11/23) for his performance against the Hawks

 

High School Highlights

● Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter for head coach Sam Albert at Highlands

● Led the Golden Rams to the 2008 WPIAL Class AAA semifinals by rushing for 1,222 yards on 194 attempts

● Completed 89 of his 168 passes (53%) for 1,262 yards as a senior in 2008

● Scored 23 touchdowns his final season

● Finished his career with 54 touchdowns and over 4,700 yards rushing and passing

● As a member of the secondary compiled career totals of 164 tackles and 12 interceptions

● Named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 in 2007 and 2008

● Earned a spot on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 25 in 2008

● Named the 2008 North Player of the Year by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

● Tabbed the 2008 Valley News Dispatch Offensive Player of the Year

● Earned all-state honors as a safety from both the Associated Press and the Pennsylvania Football News

● Also earned three letters each in basketball and track & field

 

Personal

● Born Oct. 6, 1990

● Son of Jeff and Laurie Sinclair

● Has one sister, Rachel

● Major is marketing

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2009Freshman

    QB
    6'3" 190 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2010Sophomore

    QB
    6'3" 190 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2011Junior

    QB
    6'3" 190 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2012Senior

    QB
    6'3" 210 lbs
    14