Mike Schneider

2004 Duke Football
© Jon Gardiner/Duke University Photography

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Sharon, Pa.
High School:
Sharon

2005: Returning starting quarterback ... has emerged into a bona fide leader of the Blue Devil offense in preparation for his fourth season in the program ... one of seven returning starting signal callers in the ACC ... will have the luxury of seven of Duke’s top eight receivers returning from last season ... completion percentage of .593 in 2004 ranks as the second highest among returning ACC quarterbacks behind Virginia’s Marques Hagans (.628) ... has started 18 games over the past two seasons ... ranks fourth among active ACC quarterbacks with 2,747 career passing yards ... displayed great statistical improvement from freshman season to sophomore campaign by increasing his pass efficiency rating (96.48 to 114.89), completion percentage (.466 to .593), touchdown pass total (4 to 8) and interception per pass completion ratio (16.2:1 to 21.4:1) ... needs just 535 yards and two touchdowns through the air to crack Duke’s top 10 charts in those respective categories ... ranks seventh among active Duke players in career snaps played (1,196) ... snap total also leads Blue Devil juniors.

2004: Started 10 games while playing in all 11 ... named to the Academic All-ACC Team ... completed 150-of-253 passes for 1,527 yards with eight touchdowns and seven interceptions ... in the ACC, finished sixth in passing efficiency (114.89) and 10th in total offense (133.5) ... interception total of seven was the third-lowest among ACC starting quarterbacks ... also ranked third in completion percentage (.593) ... set career single-game highs for pass completions (30), attempts (45) and yards (300) at Wake Forest ... his passing performance at Wake Forest marked the eighth highest single-game total in the ACC for the 2005 campaign ... threw for two touchdowns in games against The Citadel, Virginia and Wake Forest ... completed 104-of-170 (.612) passes to average 208.8 yards per game in the air over the final five weeks of the season ... tied for the team lead in rushing touchdowns with two, finding the end zone on the ground against The Citadel and Georgia Tech ... caught one pass for 15 yards ... took 564 offensive snaps.

2003: Played in 10 games, starting eight times ... went 3-5 as Duke’s starting QB ... missed the N.C. State and Tennessee games due to injury ... completed 97-of-208 (.466) passes for 1,220 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions ... in his first career start, led the Blue Devils to a 29-3 win over Western Carolina ... one week later in an overtime win over Rice, hit on 16-of-31 passes for 188 yards and two TDs and earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors ... set season-highs for attempts (47), completions (20) and yards (270) at Maryland ... named the ACC’s Rookie of the Week after completing five-of-10 passes for 90 yards in Duke’s win over North Carolina ... finished ninth in the ACC and 99th nationally in total offense (140.1) ... total offense yardage of 1,401 ranks as the 12th highest total for a freshman in ACC history ... his 1,220 passing yards are the most for a Duke freshman since 1992 when Spence Fischer threw for 1,505 yards ... became just the sixth player in Duke football history to lead the team in total offense as a freshman ... also rushed 84 times for 181 yards and one touchdown.

2002: Did not see game action ... operated Duke’s scout team offense.

Prior to Duke: Listed as the seventh-top quarterback and 29th-best overall prospect in Pennsylvania by SuperPrep ... named All-East Region by Prep Star magazine ... as a senior, completed 70-of-139 passes for 1,320 yards and 13 touchdowns against two interceptions ... two-time first team all-conference pick ... honorable mention all-state selection in 2001 ... quarterbacked Sharon High School to 31 wins and three district championships ... finished prep career with 3,700 passing yards and 42 passing touchdowns along with 823 rushing yards and 20 TDs ... played for Jim Wildman ... also played basketball ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Majoring in cultural anthropology ... son of Daniel and Sheila Schneider ... father played football at Thiel College ... brother, Matthew, played football at Westminister College and Bethany College ... born April 11, 1983.