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'{{For|the Star Trek character|Kevin Riley (Star Trek)}}<!--as Kevin Riley redirects here--> {{Infobox CollegeFootballPlayer |name=Kevin Riley |image=Kevin Riley at 2010 Cal Fan Appreciation Day 3.JPG |width=250px |caption=Riley in August 2010 |school=California Golden Bears |currentnumber=13 |currentposition=[[Quarterback]] |class=[[File:Redshirt.svg|10px|Redshirt]] Senior |major=American Studies |birthdate={{Birth date and age|1987|1|27}} |birthplace=Portland, Oregon |heightft=6 |heightin=3 |weight=215 |highschool=[[Beaverton High School]] <br> {{city-state|Portland|Oregon}} |pastschools=<nowiki></nowiki> *[[California Golden Bears football|California]] (2007–present) |highlights=<nowiki></nowiki> *[[2007 Armed Forces Bowl]] MVP |cbs= |espn= |si= |yahoo= |rivals=63579 }} '''Kevin Riley''', (born January 27, 1987) is an [[American football]] [[quarterback]] for the [[California Golden Bears football|California Golden Bears]]. He is a [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] senior. ==High school== Riley was born on January 27, 1987 to parents Rhonda and Faustin Riley in [[Portland, Oregon]]. He attended [[Beaverton High School]] where he played [[high school football|football]]. Riley was considered the top player in Oregon as a senior by Rivals.com and SuperPrep magazine. He was named Portland metro area player of the year after passing for 2,580 yards with just six interceptions on 239 attempts.<ref>[http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/riley_kevin00.html Player Bio]</ref> He was team MVP and Vice President of his class as a junior and senior. ==College career== ===2007=== Riley made his he is gay and sucks dick hahahahahaahaha well u did the last couple years you better be beter this career start for the injured [[Nate Longshore]] in California's homecoming game against [[Oregon State]]. Riley passed for 294 yards, two touchdowns, and rushed for a touchdown but California lost the game when he scrambled instead of throwing the ball away to set up a field goal to tie the game. Riley did get credit for putting Cal in a situation to win after being down 31-21 late in the fourth quarter.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/14/SPHTSPRLU.DTL&hw=Riley+Oregon+State+field+goal&sn=001&sc=1000 BAD NEWS, BEARS: SHOT AT NO. 1 GONE]</ref> Riley took over for Longshore in the second quarter of the [[2007 Armed Forces Bowl]]. He passed for 269 yard, 3 touchdowns, and rushed for a touchdown, helping the Bears turn a 21-0 deficit into a victory. Riley was the game's MVP.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/01/SP2BU7HMV.DTL&hw=Riley+Armed+Force&sn=002&sc=885 Riley an armed force for Bears off the bench]</ref> ===2008=== Riley competed with Longshore for the starting quarterback job, winning the position for the first four games. He lead the Bears to wins over [[2008 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] at home, throwing for 202 yards and two touchdowns. He only played during the first half of the Bears' 66-3 rout of [[2008 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]], which allowed the backup players to get some starting time. The win resulted in the Bears breaking into the Top 25 at #23, but they were upset in [[College Park, Maryland]] on September 13 by the unranked [[2008 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland Terrapins]]. With the Bears' offense stifled by the Terrapins' defense for three quarters, Riley threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter for 423 yards on 58 attempts, a school record for the most pass attempts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/091308aac.html |title=Cal-Maryland Football Postgame Notes |publisher=University of California |accessdate=2000-09-15}}</ref> Two weeks later, he started against [[Colorado State Rams|Colorado State]] at home on September 27, during which he threw for 59 yards and one touchdown pass. With Cal up 21-0, Nate Longshore stepped in at quarterback in the third quarter and threw for two touchdowns in the fourth. This resulted in the starting quarterback position being reopened by head coach [[Jeff Tedford]] for the following week against [[2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]] on October 4.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-california-qbquandary&prov=ap&type=lgns |title=Tedford reopens Cal’s quarterback competition |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |accessdate=2000-09-30}}</ref> Longshore was picked as the starter and led the Bears to a 24-14 victory. On October 18, Riley stepped in at quarterback in the fourth quarter during an away game against the Arizona Wildcats. He was unable to lead a comeback, throwing for 97 yards and one interception, and the Bears fell to the Wildcats 42-27. Riley got the start the following week against the UCLA Bruins, his first since Colorado State nearly a month prior. He threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns, both in the fourth quarter, in the 41-20 victory. [[File:Cal on offense at 2008 Big Game 1.JPG|thumb|Riley looks to pass during the Big Game]] Riley also got the start the following week against the [[2008 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon Ducks]]. He sustained a concussion after being hit in the first quarter when he failed to slide while trying to gain a first down and did not return to the game.<ref name="Cal-MSU game notes">{{cite web |url=http://calbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/110108aaa.html |title= Golden Bears Shine in Rainfall vs. Ducks, 26-16 |publisher=University of California |accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref> Longshore stepped in and led the Bears to a 26-16 upset over #23 Oregon. The following week against [[2008 USC Trojans football team|USC]], Riley took over in the second half but was unable to lead the Bears to an upset of the #6 Trojans. Riley got the start the following week against [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] for the 111th [[Big Game (football)|Big Game]]. He threw for 101 yards, including three touchdown passes, in the Bears' 37-16 victory over the Cardinal and reclaiming of the [[Stanford Axe]]. Riley's three start run ended when Longshore was picked over him to start the [[2008 Emerald Bowl]] against the [[2008 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami Hurricanes]], which the Bears won 24-17. Riley was expected to compete for the starting quarterback position in 2009 with redshirt freshman Brock Mansion.<ref>{{cite news |last=Simmons |first=Rusty |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/26/SPE914V6L4.DTL |title=Tedford picks Longshore to start finale|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |date=2008-12-26 |accessdate=2008-12-30}}</ref> ===2009=== [[Image:Kevin Riley vs EWU.jpg|thumb|Riley calls out signals at the line of scrimmage against Eastern Washington on September 12]] Riley was named the starter for the 2009 season a week before the team's season opener against [[2009 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]], a contrast to 2008 when head coach Jeff Tedford alternated between him and [[Nate Longshore]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=uwire-rileygetsnodascalsstarting&prov=uwire&type=lgns |title=Riley gets nod as Cal's starting quarterback |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |accessdate=2009-09-07}}</ref> On September 5, Riley threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns against the Terrapins, each to a different receiver. The following week against [[2009 Eastern Washington Eagles football team|Eastern Washington]] he threw for 151 yards and a score, also getting his first rushing touchdown of the season. At Cal's first away game on September 19 against [[2009 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]], he passed for 252 yards. Riley struggled the following week against [[2009 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]], being sacked four times and held to 123 passing yards. Although was replaced in the fourth quarter by Beau Sweeney, the Bears could only muster a field goal to Oregon's 42 points. Riley fared slightly better against [[2009 USC Trojans football team|USC]] on October 3, throwing for 198 yards and an interception. However the Bears were again blown out in a 30-3 loss. Two weeks later against [[2009 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]], Riley bounced back, leading the Bears to a 45-26 victory in which he threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns. He followed this up with a 229 yard and three touchdown performance against [[2009 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]], the worst team in the conference. Riley played perhaps his best game of the season against [[2009 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]] in [[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe]]. Cal narrowly defeated the Sun Devils 23-21, with Riley throwing for 351 yards and a pair of touchdowns. On November 7, despite passing for 200 yards and a touchdown, Cal sustained its fifth straight loss to [[2009 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]]. In Cal's final home game against #18 [[2009 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona]], the Bears upset the Wildcats 24-16. Riley threw for 181 yards and a touchdown, being intercepted twice. Cal entered the [[Big Game (football)|Big Game]] against [[2009 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford]] as the underdog on November 21, hanging on to pull off a 34-28 upset in which Riley threw for 235 yards and a touchdown. The regular season ended for Riley on a sour note, with an upset by [[2009 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]] in which he was sacked five times, despite throwing for a score and 215 yards. Against [[2009 Utah Utes football team|Utah]] in the [[2009 Poinsettia Bowl|Poinsettia Bowl]], Riley passed for 214 yards in the 37-27 loss. He accounted for all three of Cal's turnovers and was sacked four times. ===2010=== Riley entered the 2010 season as the Pac-10 Conference leader in wins and touchdown passes. He was named to the watch list for the [[Manning Award]] on July 22.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072210aaf.html |title=Kevin Riley Added to Manning Award Watch List |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=2010-07-23}}</ref> Despite an inconsistent performance in 2009, he retained the starting quarterback job. ==Awards and honors== * Named [[2009 Pac-10 Conference football season#Players-of-the-week|Pac-10]] offensive player of the week, September 5, 2009 ==References== {{reflist}} {{Commonscat}} {{start box}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box |title=Cal Starting Quarterback |before=[[Nate Longshore]] |years=2008–present |after=''Incumbent'' }} {{end box}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Riley, Kevin}} [[Category:1987 births]] [[Category:American football quarterbacks]] [[Category:California Golden Bears football players]] [[Category:People from Beaverton, Oregon]] [[Category:Living people]]'