7   Kelly Seibert
Kelly Seibert

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Monroe, N.Y.

High School:
Monroe Woodbury H.S.

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 213

Position:
Quarterback


Will compete with Matt Guice for the starting spot at quarterback … Also the top holder for the Minutemen … Athletic quarterback … Has the ability to pass out of the pocket or throw on the run … Has played in 24 career games, starting four times.

2000: Saw action in every game on the season, starting four times at quarterback (against Northeastern, Maine, AIC and New Hampshire) … Also served as the holder on extra points and field goals … Completed 48 of 85 passes for 491 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions on the season … Also rushed for two touchdowns … Hit on 14 of 24 passes for 128 yards against AIC … Completed 18 of 29 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns in the victory over Maine … Earned his first start at Northeastern, and completed 14 of 24 passes for 131 yards, while also rushing five times for 16 yards and a touchdown … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.

1999: Backup to Todd Bankhead at quarterback … Saw action in every game on special teams, serving as the holder on extra points and field goals … Also played on offense against Toledo, Northeastern, Maine, Villanova and Connecticut … Connected on 12 of 18 passing attempts for 122 yards and one touchdown … Completed six of nine passes for 76 yards and a touchdown against Connecticut … Hit on five of six pass attempts against Northeastern for 31 yards … Completed his only pass attempt against Toledo for 15 yards, while also rushing twice for four yards … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall of 1999.

1998: Redshirted … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring of 1999.

Before UMass: Played for Patrick D’Aliso at Monroe Woodbury High School in Central Valley, N.Y. … Completed 68 of 145 passes for almost 900 yards and 14 touchdowns during his senior campaign … Also compiled almost 600 yards rushing and seven touchdowns as a senior … All-Orange County choice by the Middletown Times Herald Record during his senior year … All-Orange County Coaches Association pick as a senior … Paced his high school team to an 8-3 mark during his senior campaign … Two-time team Most Valuable Player and captain … Won two letters in baseball, playing first base and pitching … Also a two-year letterwinner in basketball.

Personal: Full name is Kelly Edward Seibert … Son of Robert and JoAnne Seibert … Born September 19, 1979, in Dallas, Texas … Majoring in Sport Management.

Seibert’s Passing Statistics

YearAttCompIntPctYdsTDLong
19991812166.7122132
20008548356.5491226
Totals10360458.3613332

Seibert’s Rushing Statistics

YearAttYdsAvgTDLong
1999410.303
200018-7-0.428
Totals22-6-0.328

Seibert’s Career Highs

Passing Attempts           29	vs. Maine, 10/14/00
Passing Completions        18	vs. Maine, 10/14/00	
Passing Yards             206	vs. Maine, 10/14/00
Touchdowns Passing          2	vs. Maine, 10/14/00
Interceptions Thrown        2	vs. New Hampshire, 10/28/00
Long Pass                  32 vs. Connecticut, 11/20/99
Rushing Attempts           10	vs. Maine, 10/14/00
Rushing Yards              16	vs. Northeastern, 10/7/00
Long Run                    8	vs. Northeastern, 10/7/00
Touchdowns Rushing          1	two times, last vs. Maine, 10/14/00
Total Offense             191	vs. Maine, 10/14/00

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