Trevor Vittatoe Class: Junior Hometown: Bedford, Texas High School: Trinity Height / Weight: 6-2 / 220 Position: QB Experience: 2L

Trevor Vittatoe Photo Gallery From the 2008 Season

UTEP ITEM: Selected the Miners' offensive captain for the 2009 season.

CAREER NOTES: After only two seasons at UTEP, he has completed 470-of-825 passes for 6,375 yards with 58 touchdowns and 16 interceptions with eight 300-yard passing games ... on the Miner career charts, ranks first in passing yards per game (265.6), second in passing touchdowns, second in 300-yard passing games, third in passing yardage, third in completions, third in passing attempts and third in completion percentage (.570) ... has thrown for more touchdowns (58) in a two-year stretch than any other player in UTEP history ... he is also the only player in school annals to compile 25+ touchdown passes and less than 10 interceptions in two separate seasons ... Vittatoe joins Jordan Palmer as the only Miners to throw for 3,000 yards in two seasons.

2008 (SOPHOMORE): Honorable mention All-Conference USA ... set a school record by throwing 33 touchdown passes ... completed 246-of-418 attempts for 3,274 yards with only nine interceptions ... had the third-best seasonal passing yardage total in UTEP history ... had a passing efficiency rating of 146.39, fourth-best in school annals ... ranked 13th in the NCAA in passing yards per game (272.8), 20th in passing efficiency and 20th in total offense (270.3 ypg) ... rated fourth in C-USA in passing average and passing efficiency, and sixth in total offense ... his 33 touchdown passes ranked tied for sixth in the C-USA single-season record book ... averaged 310.1 yards passing and 309.8 yards of total offense in C-USA play, both third-best in the league ... threw for over 300 yards in four of the last six games, averaging 325.0 yards during that span ... after throwing three interceptions in the season opener at Buffalo, tossed just three picks over the next 10 games before finishing the season with three turnovers at East Carolina ... during the 10-game run, he had 30 touchdown passes against only three interceptions ... named the Conference USA Player of the Week for his performance at Southern Miss, in which he completed 25-of-43 passes for 266 yards and four scores ... led the Miners to a 40-37 victory over the Golden Eagles, finding Kris Adams for the game-winning six-yard score in the second overtime ... threw for a career-high 410 yards against SMU, hitting on 21-of-31 attempts ... the 410 yards passing ranks as the eighth-best single-game figure in the UTEP record book ... became only the fourth quarterback in UTEP history to have multiple 400-yard passing games, and the first to have two prior to his junior year ... tied his career-best with five touchdown passes at Louisiana-Lafayette ... in the process, he became the first signal-caller in UTEP history to toss five touchdown passes in a game as both a freshman and a sophomore ... completed 72.7 percent of his passes (24-of-33) versus the Ragin' Cajuns ... passed for three or more touchdowns in eight straight contests -- a UTEP record -- before seeing the streak end in the final game at East Carolina ... over the last nine games, he threw for 31 scores -- an average of 3.4 TDs per outing ... completed 27-of-45 passes for 362 yards and four TDs at Houston ... threw for 313 yards (23-for-41) and two scores at East Carolina ... connected on 21-of-34 attempts for 306 yards and four TDs at Tulsa ... named UTEP's Offensive MVP for the 2008 season ... earned a spot on the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll for posting a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.

2007 (FRESHMAN): Honorable Mention All-Conference USA by the coaches and tabbed to the league's All-Freshman Team ... established UTEP freshman records for passing yards (3,101) and passing touchdowns (25) ... ranked second nationally among NCAA Bowl Subdivision (FBS) freshmen in passing yardage behind Oklahoma's Sam Bradford (3,121) ... ended the year rated 25th in the country in passing yards per game (258.4), 31st in total passing yards, 32nd in passing efficiency (135.87) and 43rd in total offense (247.4 ypg) ... in the C-USA statistics, was fifth in passing yards per game and passing efficiency and sixth in total offense ... completed 224-of-407 attempts with only seven interceptions (averaged one pick every 58 pass attempts) ... threw for the fourth-most yards in a season by a UTEP signal-caller ... also ranked fourth in completions, fifth in yards per game, touchdowns and attempts, and sixth in passing efficiency on the Miner season passing lists ... had four 300-yard passing games, which already ties him for the fourth-top total in UTEP history ... completed 38-of-55 attempts for a season-high 409 yards versus East Carolina ... the 409 yards marked the eighth-best seasonal figure in school annals ... the 38 completions against the Pirates were a school record, and the 55 pass attempts were the most by a Miner quarterback in 40 years ... attempted 57 passes at Rice two weeks later, the third-most in a game in the UTEP record book ... went 30-for-57 for 373 yards and five touchdowns (third-most in a game in school history) versus the Owls ... appointed the C-USA Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 8 after completing 21-of-27 passes for 319 yards and three scores in the Miners' 48-47 victory over Tulsa ... found Joe West for a 14-yard TD with 58 seconds remaining to give UTEP the come-from-behind triumph over the eventual C-USA Western Division champion Golden Hurricane ... completed 28-of-43 attempts for 308 yards at Tulane ... had 290 yards passing or more in six of the last seven games, including 290 against Southern Miss and 292 at UCF to close out the season.

2006: Redshirted ... named UTEP's Offensive Scout Team MVP ... chosen to the Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.

PRIOR TO UTEP: Team Texas first team quarterback as a senior at Trinity High School ... also a first team All-District 6-5A honoree and team MVP ... completed 75 of 129 passes for 1,999 yards with 20 touchdowns and only four interceptions as a senior ... also had eight rushing TDs for a 14-1 club that won the state title ... as a junior, completed 148 of 242 attempts for 1,972 yards with 14 TDs and five interceptions ... also added eight rushing scores ... three-year varsity letterwinner for coach Steve Lineweaver ... member of two district championship teams (2003, 2005) ... two-time Academic All-District pick.

PERSONAL: Parents are Vernon and the late Kari Vittatoe ... father played basketball at Hardin-Simmons ... has one brother and one sister ... full name is Trevor Lee Vittatoe ... nickname is "Deisel" ... born 1/4/88 (Bedford, Texas) ... Management major.