Bill Scharr
6-1, 204, QB
Canandaigua, NY
Canandaigua Academy
At SU: one letter…was starter as a junior…considered the best pure passer ever to attend SU…excellent accuracy on the short and long ball…13 TD passes is 8th on the SU career list…redshirted in 1986…
Junior year: played in 11 games, starting 10…finished 6th nationally in passing efficiency with a 152.2 rating, 2nd highest in SU history…set an SU season record for completion percentage at .633…also finished among the all-time Orange season leaders with 1625 passing yards (4th), 107 completions (6th), 9.6 yards per attempt (2nd) and 9 TD passes (7th)…tied the SU record for TD passes in a game with 4 vs. Rutgers…had three of the top 10 completion percentage games in SU history; #2 vs. Boston College (9-10, .900), #9 vs. Navy (13-17, .765) and #10 vs. Rutgers (18 of 24, .750)…293 passing yards vs. Rutgers is the 3rd highest in Orange history and his 315 yards in total offense ranks 4th all-time…came off the bench in the second half to lead the Orange to a 23-11 come-from-behind win over Boston College, completing 9 of 10 for 188 yards and 2 TDs…ECAC Offensive Player of the Week against both Rutgers and Boston College…sat out the Louisville game with a sprained thumb…
Sophomore year: went to the wire with Todd Philcox for the starting job…had impressive stats off the bench…played in 7 games and completed 15 of 22 passes for 181 yards, 68.2 percent, 4 TDs and no interceptions… was 4 of 4 vs. Navy for 91 yards and 2 TDs
Freshman year: completed 2 of 7 passes for 45 yards…completed a 42-yard pass to Duane Kinnon vs. Colgate…
High School: All-America quarterback under Coach Mike Foster at Canandaigua…New York State High School Player of the Year in 1985…holds state record for career touchdown passes with 73…team won three Section V titles in 1983, ’84 and’85…played for the East squad in the Eddie Meath All-Star game…All-America attack for section V lacrosse champions…All-League, All-Greater Rochester in basketball…
Personal: William P. Scharr…born March 15, 1968, Rochester, NY…son of John and MaryAnn Scharr…two brothers, six sisters…enrolled in the School of Management.
Compt/Att Pct. Yds TDs Int.
1987 2/7 .285 45 0 0
1988 15/22 .682 181 4 0
1989 107/169 .633 1625 9 8
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Total 124/198 .626 1851 13 8
Carries Yds Avg. TDs
1987 3 2 0.7 0
1988 7 -20 --- 0
1989 67 -47 --- 0
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Total 77 -65 --- 3
