Matt Schaub
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Matthew Rutledge Schaub (born June 25, 1981) is the starting quarterback
Quarterback
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 for the Houston Texans
Houston Texans
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. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
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 in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft
2004 NFL Draft
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. He played college football
College football
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 at Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...

.

College career

Schaub enrolled at Virginia in the fall of 1999 and redshirt
Redshirt (college sports)
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ed his true freshman season. In 2000, starter Dan Ellis missed some time due to injury, but fellow redshirt freshman Bryson Spinner
Bryson Spinner
Bryson A. Spinner is an American football quarterback with the Maryland Maniacs of the Indoor Football League. He entered the National Football League as free agent when he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars after the 2004 NFL Draft...

 received the bulk of playing time in relief. After the 2000 season, coach George Welsh retired and was replaced by Al Groh
Al Groh
Al Groh is the defensive coordinator of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team. He is also a former head coach of the University of Virginia football team, a former head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and the former head coach of the New York Jets of the NFL...

. Schaub was the starter for the first game of the 2001 season at Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...

. Over the 2001 season, Schaub and Spinner split quarterbacking duties nearly evenly. The two alternated in some games, while in others either Schaub or Spinner received nearly all the snaps. The two quarterback system worked relatively well with both effectively passing the ball to receiver Billy McMullen
Billy McMullen
Wilbur "Billy" Anthony McMullen, Jr. is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft...

, the team's leading offensive threat.

Spinner transferred to the University of Richmond
Richmond Spiders football
The Richmond Spiders are a college football team representing the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond was the Division I Football Championship Subdivision champion for the 2008 season. Richmond currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association of the NCAA's Division I...

 for the 2002 season, seemingly making Schaub the unquestioned starter. However, Schaub was briefly replaced by redshirt freshman Marques Hagans
Marques Hagans
-St. Louis Rams:Hagans was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. In his rookie season he played in four games making eight receptions for 101 yards...

 in the first game of the 2002 season against Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...

. Hagans was named the starter for the next game, against Florida State University
Florida State University
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, but was replaced by Schaub who went on to his breakout season. Schaub was the 2002 ACC Player of the Year, 2002 ACC Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-State Virginia Sports Information Directors Association (VaSID) as a senior. Publicized in the 2003 preseason as a Heisman candidate, Schaub suffered a shoulder injury in the first game of the season and did not return for several games; therefore his overall numbers declined in his senior season. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 2003 Continental Tire Bowl and was twice selected to the All-ACC Academic Football Team. His University of Virginia awards included the John Acree Memorial Trophy, given to the football player with the highest qualities of leadership and unselfish service, and the Ben Wilson Award as the team’s most outstanding offensive player.

Matt Schaub finished his college career with at least 22 school records. He played in a record 40 games at the quarterback position and finished his career as one of the most accurate passers in Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
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 history (.670 career completion percentage). His Virginia statistics included school career records for yards passing (7502), touchdown passes (56), completions (716), attempts (1069), completion percentage (.670), 300-yard games (8), and 200-yard games (20).

Atlanta Falcons

In 2004, Matt Schaub played QB in 6 games with the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

, including starting the NFL week sixteen contest against the New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
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. Schaub was the holder on extra points and field goals.

In 2005, Schaub was named the Most Valuable Player in the American Bowl preseason game in Tokyo
Tokyo
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, Japan. In front of 45,203 fans at the Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Dome
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, Schaub completed 11 of 13 passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-21 comeback victory over the Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
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. During the regular season he played QB in 5 games, starting one. His lone start came against the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
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 in week 5; Schaub threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns in the 31-28 loss. Schaub was the holder on extra points and field goals.

In 2006, Schaub again was the holder on extra points and field goals. The Falcons traded him to the Houston Texans
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 in March 2007.

Houston Texans

In March 2007, the Houston Texans
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 acquired Schaub from the Falcons for second round picks in 2007 and 2008. As part of the deal, the teams also swapped first round picks in 2007, exchanging the Falcons' 10th pick with the Texans' 8th pick. Schaub was introduced to his new team at a press conference on March 22, 2007, and the same day, the Texans released David Carr
David Carr
David Duke Carr is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Texans first overall in the 2002 NFL Draft...

, opening the door for Schaub to become their long-term starter.

2007 Season

In each of the first two games of the 2007 season, Schaub threw for over 220 yards, a 71% completion percentage, and attained a quarterback rating of over 100; both games were victories for the Texans, winning 20-3 over the Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
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 and 34-21 over the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
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. The second victory marked the first 2–0 start in franchise history. In week four, he started against his former team, the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

, in which he completed 28 of 40 attempts, with 317 yards, 1 touchdown, and no interceptions in what would be his second loss of the 2007 season.

Though Schaub was plagued with injuries throughout the 2007 season, he and backup quarterback Sage Rosenfels
Sage Rosenfels
Sage Rosenfels is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Iowa State before he was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played with the Miami Dolphins from 2002–2005, the Houston Texans from...

 improved on the team's 2006 record of 6–10, bringing the Texans to their first .500 season with an 8–8 record which is also a first in the team's short history.

2008 Season

Schaub returned as the starter for the 2008 season. He played poorly in the first two games, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
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 and Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
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 but then had a great game against the Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
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 despite another loss. He sat out the week 5 loss to the Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
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. In week 6, Schaub set the Texans franchise record for passing yards with 379 in a comeback win against the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
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 in which Schaub scored the winning TD on a QB draw with 3 seconds left. Schaub helped teammate wide receiver Andre Johnson
Andre Johnson
Andre Lamont Johnson is an American football wide receiver currently playing for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. Through the 2010–11 NFL season, Johnson currently ranks first all-time in NFL history in receiving yards per game for a career...

 lead the league in both receptions and receiving yards through week 8 of the season, having 56 catches for 772 yards. The new quarterback-receiver tandem had their best day together through midseason during the week 8 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

 where Schaub threw for 280 yards, completing over 85% of his passes (24 of 28), 10 of those going to Johnson for 143 yards in the 35-6 rout. Schaub's season was broken up however with a knee injury against the Minnesota Vikings, which expected to keep him out for around 4 weeks, making Sage Rosenfels the new starter.

Against the Green Bay Packers, Schaub completed 28 of 42 pass attempts for 414 yards and 2 touchdowns, also leading the Texans down the field to set up a Kris Brown
Kris Brown
Kristopher "Kris" Clayton Brown is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent.He was originally drafted in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the first six years of his NFL career, he has converted 132 of 173 field goals and scored 573 points...

 game winning field goal. He played well down the stretch and the team finished 8-8 despite starting 0-4.

2009 Season

During the 2009 NFL season
2009 NFL season
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, Schaub led the Texans to a 9-7 record, the first winning record in team history. He led the league in passing yards (4,770), completions (396), yards per game (298) and passing attempts (583), while finishing fifth in touchdowns (29), compiling a quarterback rating of 98.6. He was selected to his first Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
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 as an injury replacement to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady
Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Patrick "Tom" Brady, Jr. is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . After playing college football at Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.He has played in four Super Bowls,...

, winning MVP honors.

2010 Season

There were high hopes for the Texans with the league's leading passer (in yards) coming back for the 2010 year
2010 Houston Texans season
The 2010 Houston Texans season was the team's 9th season in the National Football League. The Texans claimed their first winning season in franchise history, with a 9–7 record in 2009, but narrowly missed the playoffs. The Texans selected Kareem Jackson CB from Alabama, with the 20th overall all...

, but with the development of the running game, Matt Schaub was only 9/17 for 107 yards for a touchdown and an interception in a Week 1 victory against the Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....

. Hopes for strong start to the season were rejuvenated when Matt Schaub threw for 497 yards in an overtime victory over the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
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 on September 19, 2010. Schaub would finish the season with 4370 passing yards, good for 4th in the league, but the team would finish 6-10 and miss the playoffs.

Career Stats

Season Team G GS Comp Att Pct. Yds Avg TD Int Sck Sck Yrds Rate
2004 Falcons 6 1 33 70 47.1 330 4.7 1 4 4 14 42.0
2005 Falcons 16 1 33 64 51.6 495 7.7 4 0 6 27 98.1
2006 Falcons 16 0 18 27 66.7 208 7.7 1 2 2 8 71.2
2007 Texans 11 11 192 289 66.4 2,241 7.8 9 9 16 126 87.2
2008 Texans 11 11 251 380 66.1 3,043 8.0 15 10 23 149 92.7
2009 Texans 16 16 396 583 67.9 4,770 8.2 29 15 25 149 98.6
2010 Texans 16 16 365 574 63.6 4,370 7.6 24 12 32 226 92.0
TOTAL 92 52 1,288 1987 64.8 15,457 7.8 83 52 108 699 91.5

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