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Riley Skinner Profile |
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Birth Date: October 21, 1986
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Birth Place: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Birth Name: Riley Skinner
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Height: 6'1"
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Biography |
Riley Skinner is the current starting quarterback for the
Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team, coached by Jim
Grobe. He played high school football and basketball for The
Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. Skinner stepped in
for the injured Wake Forest QB Ben Mauk after Mauk injured
his arm in the first game of the 2006 season against
Syracuse. Riley proceeded to lead the Demon Deacons to a
10-2 regular season and the championship of the Atlantic
Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. He won 2nd-team
all-conference honors as a redshirt freshman. Riley and the
Demon Deacons won the 2006 ACC Championship game against the
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 9-6, giving the program its
first conference championship since 1970. Riley also played
well in the Orange Bowl, but the Deacons fell to Louisville
24-13. Riley threw for 2,051 yards and 9 TDs and recorded
one 19-yard TD reception from wide receiver Nate Morton.
Riley was named the 2006 ACC Rookie of the Year after
leading the league in passing efficiency, and he started 12
games for Wake Forest during the 2007 season, setting an ACC
record for completion percentage in a season. In the 2009
season he broke the school record for touchdowns in a career
vs North Carolina State with 45 touchdowns. The previous
record was 44 that was held by former Wake QB's Brian
Kuklick& Gary Schofield, Riley throw for three touchdowns in
the game against NC State. In the same season he broke the
school record for most completions in a career with 677
against Stanford, passing Brian Kuklick. He is the only ACC
player to throw for more than 2,000 yds in each of his four
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since December 8, 2009