Cameron Higgins

Cameron Higgins
College Weber State
Conference Big Sky Conference
Sport Football
Position Quarterback
Jersey # 12
Class 2011
Major Technical Sales
Career 2007–present
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Nationality American
Born (1988-03-28) March 28, 1988
High school Saint Louis HS
Awards
  • 2008 Big Sky Offensive Player of Year
  • 2008 AP All-American 3rd Team
  • 2008 Sports Network All-American 3rd Team
  • 1X All-Big Sky 1st Team (2008)
  • 2X All-Big Sky Honorable Mention (2007, 2009)
  • 2007 Big Sky Newcomer of Year
  • 6X Big Sky Offensive Player of Week
  • 2X Walter Payton Award Candidate (2008 6th place, 2009 10th place)
  • College Sporting News National Player of Week (Sept. 22, 2008)
  • BSC Offensive Player of Week (Oct. 13, 2008)
Records
  • Big Sky single-season passing yards (4,477, 2008)
  • Big Sky single-season total offense (4,400, 2008)
  • Weber State single-season touchdown passes (36, 2008)

Cameron James Kalana Higgins (born March 28, 1988) is a college football player and starting All-American quarterback at Weber State University.[1] Higgins has led WSU to an 18-5 Big Sky Conference record and 22-11 overall record since taking over the starting position during the fourth game of his freshman season in 2007.[2] Higgins also has led WSU to two-straight FCS Playoff appearances (2008–2009), the only time the Wildcats have done so in program history.[3] Higgins currently holds several school passing records and two Big Sky records heading into his senior season. From Hawaii Kai, Hawaii.

High school

Cameron Higgins was born March 28, 1988. He played high school football at Saint Louis High School in Honolulu, Hawaii. He earned Honorable Mention All-State Honors in 2005. He helped his team defeat defending state champion Kamehameha High three times in a row. He Was named to the Hawai'i All-Star team which played the Samoa All-Stars.[1]

College

2007

In 2007 as a freshman, Higgin's efficiency rating of 143.20 was the second best mark in the Big Sky Conference, behind league MVP Matt Nichols (156.5) of Eastern Washington. Higgins took over at quarterback for unsuccessful Alabama transfer Jimmy Barnes during the fourth game of the year. In WSU's 73-68 shootout win at Portland State University (a then-national record for combined points scored in a game),[4] he passed for 334 yards, and threw four touchdowns. In that same game he also rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns. His 440 total offensive yard effort was the 10th best single game effort in WSU football history. Higgins was named the 2007 Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year, and was an Honorable Mention All-Big Sky selection.[1]

2008

In Higgins' sophomore season, he put together one of the best seasons in the history of the Big Sky. His 4,477 passing yards set a single-season conference record, which also led the nation at the Football Championship Subdivision level.[5] Also, Higgins' 36 touchdown passes tied for the national lead. WSU was selected to finish no better than 5th in the Big Sky by the coaches and media preceding the season and Higgins led WSU to a 7-1 conference mark and a share of the Big Sky title, WSU's first in 40 years.[6] He was added to the Walter Payton Award watch list for the nation's best offensive player mid-way through the season after WSU's 5-0 conference mark. He would get enough votes for 6th place in the final voting. Higgins was voted Big Sky Conference Player of the Year, first-team All-Big Sky, and third-team All-American.[6] Higgins' defining moment may have come when he orchestrated an impressive game in the opening round of the FCS playoffs, completing 21-33 passes (no interceptions) for 399 yards and two touchdowns in WSU’s stunning 49-35 road win at highly touted No. 3-ranked Cal Poly.[7]

Statistics

Year G-GS ATT-CMP PASS YDS PASS TDS INT CMP % RATING RUSH YDS ATT RUSH TDS AVG RUSH
2007 11-7 233-131 1,959 17 9 .562 143.20 172 52 4 3.3
2008 14-14 465-305 4,477 36 13 .656 166.40 -77 55 2 -1.4
2009 12-12 454-289 3,321 30 20 .637 138.10 -122 34 0 -3.6
TOTAL 37-33 1,152-725 9,757 83 42 .629 149.20 -27 141 6 -0.2
Source: Big Sky Conference[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cameron Higgins Biography". Washington State Athletics.
  2. ↑ Cameron Higgins - Weber State Wildcats Official Athletics Site - WeberStateSports.com
  3. ↑ The Big Sky Conference - Three Sky Teams Headed to Playoffs Archived January 31, 2011, at WebCite
  4. ↑ Weber State outlasts Portland State 73-68 in record scoring setting - College Football - Rivals.com
  5. ↑ 2008 NCAA Division I-A College Football Individual Statistics Leaders for Passing - ESPN Archived January 31, 2011, at WebCite
  6. 1 2 The Signpost - The guys who helped make it all happen Archived January 31, 2011, at WebCite
  7. ↑ Cameron Higgins - Weber State Wildcats Official Athletics Site - WeberStateSports.com
  8. ↑ "Weber State". Big Sky Conference. Archived January 31, 2011, at WebCite
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