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      Jeff Van Raaphorst
    Jeff Van Raaphorst

    Player Profile
    Hometown:
    El Cajon, Calif.

    High School:
    Grossmont (1982)

    Position:
    Quarterback

    Birthdate:
    12/07/1963

    MVP:
    1987 Rose Bowl

    Led ASU to a 10-1-1 record in 1986 and a Rose Bowl victroy
    Completed 16-30 passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns
    Led ASU to a 8-4 record in 1985 and a Holiday Bowl appearance
    Completed 14-27 passes for 167 yards and one touchdown
    1987 Rose Bowl most valuable offensive player

    Led ASU in passing for three straight years
    Became the fourth Sun Devil to lead the team in passing for three straight years (Cecil Coleman, Joe Spagnola, Danny White)
    Threw for over 2,000 yards in all three seasons
    Had over a .550 completion percentage in all three seasons
    Led ASU in total offense in 1984-86

    Honorable mention All-Pac-10 in 1984
    1986 ASU team MVP
    1984 ASU football most improved award (chosen by teammates)
    1985 ASU most outstanding offensive back
    1986 member of the East-West shrine game
    One of four team captains in 1986

    Set the ASU record for passing attempts in a game vs. Florida State in 1984 with 59 (since overtaken)
    Set the ASU record for passing attempts in a season with 337 in 1985 (since overtaken)
    Set the ASU record for the most completions in a game with 38 vs. FSU in 1984 and then tied his own record vs. Arizona in 1986
    Set the ASU completions in a season record in 1985 with 188 (since overtaken)
    Set a Sun Devil record with 532 passing yards vs. Florida State in 1984 (since overtaken)
    Set the record for the longest pass play from scrimmage with a 95-yard pass for TD vs. USC in 1985
    Finished ASU career (1984-86) with 503 completions, which set a school record
    Finished ASU career with 44 TD passes

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