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2008 Played in 11 of 13 games with 11 starts at quarterback...Did not play against Southern Miss and SMU after suffering a thumb injury against East Carolina...Two open weeks in the final four weeks of the season allowed a return to the field for the final three contests...His 55 pass attempts against Louisville ranks fifth in school history...Closed the season ranked 69th nationally in total passing yards (2,275), 52nd in total offense (225.0), 50th in passing yards per game (206.8), 52nd in passing (17.4 completions per game) and 69th in passing efficiency (121.7)...Ranked seventh in C-USA in passing average per game, eighth in total offense and eighth in passing efficiency...Ranked second on the team in rush attempts (76) and fifth in rushing yards (200)...Has three 300-yard passing games and has thrown for 350 or more yards three times...Tossed multiple touchdowns in three games, and was responsible for multiple TDs in five games...Had a part in 29 of Memphis' 53 offensive plays over 20 yards in 2008...Registered eight passes over 40 yards and two of more than 50 yards...Was one of three players nationally to throw, catch and rush for a touchdown in 2008 (vs. Louisville)...Ole Miss: Made his first start with Memphis in the season opener and threw for 159 yards...Had a 42-yard completion to Carlos Singleton in the first quarter that set up a Memphis touchdown...Made two 17-yard pass completions in the second quarter leading up to a field goal...Rushed for 38 yards on seven carries...Had a game long 12-yard rush in the third quarter...Rice: Completed 29 of 38 attempts for 373 yards and three touchdowns...29 completions ranked tied for ninth in school history...Rushed nine times for 36 yards...Had a 19-yard rush...Threw two-straight passes for a combined 69 yards in the second quarter, including a 45-yard touchdown pass to Maurice Jones for the Tigers' first score...Had a 10-yard TD pass to Earnest Williams in the second quarter...Connected with Maurice Jones on a 39-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter...Marshall: Threw for over 350 yards for the second straight game, finishing with 364 yards on 28-of-51 passing...Had a 53-yard pass to Maurice Jones...The 51 attempts tied for seventh in a single game at Memphis, tying Danny Wimprine against USF in 2003...Nicholls State: Was 16-of-30 for 173 yards...Hooked up with Duke Calhoun for a 10-yard touchdown pass...Also had nine carries for 29 rushing yards and his first rushing touchdown of the season...Arkansas State: Threw for 178 yards on 10 completions out of 25 attempts with one interception...Made two passes of 30 yards or more with a 36-yard pass to Carlos Singleton and a 30-yard catch by Duke Calhoun...Caught his second reception of the year on a 15-yard pass by Steven Black in the first quarter after tossing a lateral to Black...UAB: Became the fifth Memphis player to throw four touchdowns in a game, which ranked tied for second...Finished with 209 yards on 18-for-28 passing...Rushed for a season-high 10 times for 17 yards...Threw a game long 48-yard pass to Carlos Singleton in the first quarter, setting up a Memphis touchdown...Had touchdown passes of 30 yards, 20 yards, five yards and 15 yards...12 of his 18 completions were for a first down or touchdown...Had four passes for 20 yards or more...Louisville: Threw for 350 yards for the third time, completing a career-high 33 passes on 55 attempts with two touchdowns...Became the first Memphis player since Danny Wimprine in 2002 to pass, catch and rush for a touchdown in the same game...Scored his second career rushing touchdown in the first quarter on a one-yard run...Caught a one-yard pass from Maurice Jones for a touchdown...Threw two third quarter TDs on seven and 10-yard receptions...Sixteen of his 33 completions and five of his career-high 11 rushes were for first downs or touchdowns...Had 11 rushes for 22 yards with a long of 10...Had two passes over 40 yards...East Carolina: Fractured his thumb on his throwing hand during the Tigers' first drive of the game...Completed two of three pass attempts for 23 yards...Southern Miss, SMU: Injured and did not play...UCF: Passed for 183 yards and a touchdown, completing 15 of 35 attempts in his first game back after injury...Completed a career high 54-yard touchdown pass to Duke Calhoun in the first quarter...Led the team with a career-high 42 yards rushing on 11 attempts...Had three rushes of 10 yards or more...Tulane: Completed 10 of 12 passes for 109 yards and had two rush attempts for six yards...Six of his 10 pass attempts were for first downs, and four were for 10 yards or more...Had a 12-yard rush for a first down in the first quarter...USF: Completed 15 of 31 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown in the bowl game...Struggled in the second half of the contest after completing 14 of 17 attempts for 111 yards prior to halftime...Did not throw an interception in the final two games of the season...Scored off a three-yard run late in the first quarter...Connected with Carlos Singleton for a long pass of 21 yards late in the second quarter...Tossed a two-yard pass for a touchdown to Duke Calhoun in the second quarter for Memphis to head to the locker room down by just 10 points.
Junior College: Played one season for coach Curtis Allen at College of the Sequoias in Visalia, Calif., after transferring from Washington State...Former teammate of Kindly Jacques and Larry Landry who both signed with Memphis...Passed for 2,398 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2007...Averaged 239.8 yards per game and completed 53.1 percent of his passing attempts while also running for five touchdowns and 144 yards in 2007... Threw for more than 300 yards in his final two games at COS, including a 350-yard effort in a 59-57 loss to Sierra in the final game of the season...Listed by Rivals.com as one of the top 100 junior college prospects in the country...Named Most Valuable Offensive Player and was an offensive team captain...Was an Academic All-America honoree.
Washington State: Signed with Washington State out of high school and redshirted in 2005 at WSU...Was named Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week three times in 2005...Earned the Ozzie Dire Scout Team Player of the Year Award as a true freshman in 2005...Broke his leg in a preseason scrimmage in 2006 and later transferred to the College of the Sequoias. Prep: Lettered two seasons for coach Tim McDonald at Edison High in Fresno, Calif....Rated as the nation's No. 8 quarterback prospect by ESPN.com after throwing for 56 touchdowns and nearly 5,000 yards in two years as a starter for EHS...Was invited to participate in the 2004 EA SPORTS Elite 11 Quarterback Camp and Competition...Rated as a four-star athlete by Scout.com...Was also ranked No. 81 in the ESPN Top 100 Players in America...Nominated to play in the annual U.S. Army All-American Bowl...Helped his squad to CMAC championships in 2003 and 2004...Named CMAC Offensive Player of the Year...Selected to CvPreps.com All-Valley Team in 2003...Holds all single and two-season passing records at EHS...Selected as All-CIF Central Section and All-North Yosemite League Quarterback of the Year in 2003...Earned PrepStar-CBS Sportsline All-Regional honors in 2004...Was EHS Offensive Player of the Year in both 2003 and 2004...Also lettered as a pitcher for the baseball team...Received the Academic Excellence Award in 2005. Personal: Arkelon Faran Hall is the son of Sylvesta Hall and Vanessa Hall...Born October 28, 1986, in San Diego, Calif.
2008 GAME HIGHS
Pass Attempts: 55 (vs. Louisville)
Completions: 33 (vs. Louisville)
Passing Yards: 373 (vs. Rice)
Long Completion: 54 (vs. UCF)
Passing Touchdowns: 4 (at UAB)
Interceptions: 2 (vs. Rice)
Rushing Yards: 42 (vs. UCF)
Rushing Attempts: 11 (2 games; last vs. UCF)
Long Run: 19 (vs. Rice)
Rushing Touchdowns: 1 (3 games; last vs. USF)
Long Reception: 15 (vs. Arkansas State)
Receiving Touchdowns: 1 (vs. Louisville)
HALL'S CAREER PASSING STATISTICS
YR G/S ATT COMP YDS INT TD LG
2008 11/11 335 191 2,275 7 12 54
HALL'S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS
YR G/S NO YDS AVG TDS LG
2008 11/11 76 284 2.6 3 19
HALL'S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME
Passing Opponent ATT CMP YDS INT TD LG
8/30/08* Ole Miss 27 15 159 1 0 42
9/6/08* Rice 38 29 373 2 3 45
9/13/08* Marshall 51 28 364 0 0 53
9/20/08* Nicholls State 30 16 173 0 1 22
9/27/08* Arkansas State 25 10 178 1 0 36
10/2/08* UAB 28 18 209 1 4 48
10/10/08*Louisville 55 33 350 1 2 48
10/18/08* East Carolina 3 2 23 0 0 16
10/25/08 --- INJURED ---
11/8/08 --- INJURED ---
11/22/08* UCF 35 15 183 1 1 54
11/29/08* Tulane 12 10 109 0 0 16
12/20/08* USF 31 15 154 0 1 21
HALL'S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME
Rushing Opponent NO YDS AVG TDS LG
8/30/08* Ole Miss 7 38 5.4 0 12
9/6/08* Rice 9 36 4.0 0 19
9/13/08* Marshall 9 -2 -0.2 0 11
9/20/08* Nicholls State 9 29 3.2 1 6
9/27/08* Arkansas State 5 6 1.2 0 4
10/2/08* UAB 10 17 1.7 0 8
10/10/08*Louisville 11 22 2.0 1 10
10/18/08* East Carolina 0 0 0.0 0 0
10/25/08 --- INJURED ---
11/8/08 --- INJURED ---
11/22/08* UCF 11 42 3.8 0 18
11/29/08* Tulane 2 6 3.0 0 12
12/20/08* USF 3 6 2.0 1 4
