16 Ryan Van Dalen
Ryan Van Dalen
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Hometown:
    Oskaloosa, Iowa
  • Position:
    QB
  • Year:
    JR
  • High School:
    Oskaloosa, Iowa

Bio

2007: Honorable-mention all-Midwest League...Starting quarterback...Completed 119 of 276 passes for 1,718 yards and 11 touchdowns against 16 interceptions...His pass attempts, completions, yards, and touchdowns all rank in the program's all-time top ten lists...Had a top performance of 17-29 for 313 yards against St. Francis (Ill.) on 10/13...The 313 yards ranks sixth all-time for a single game...Posted two other 200-plus yard games against Marian (277) on 9/1 and Olivet Nazarene (202) on 10/27...Tossed a season-best three touchdowns against Marian and Iowa Wesleyan on 11/3...Completed a school-record 84-yard touchdown pass to Adam Randall against Iowa Wesleyan.

2006: Played in every game...Became starter for good during third week of the season...Completed 93 of 187 passes for 934 yards and ten touchdowns against four interceptions...Also rushed 49 times for two touchdowns...Had season-best 12 completions twice against Olivet Nazarene on 9/16 and Iowa Wesleyan on 9/30...Tossed season-high three touchdowns against Iowa Wesleyan and St. Francis (Ill.) on 11/11...Also had season-best 162 yards versus St. Francis...Had the team's longest individual rush in 2006, a 62-yard score against Wisconsin-Stout on 8/31.

High School: First-Team All-State quarterback at Oskaloosa HS...Two-time first-team all-district selection...Team captain...Threw for over 3,800 yards and 38 touchdowns as a prep.

Personal: Son of Terry and Pat Van Dalen...Born October 20, 1987...Major is criminology.

Year Comp-Att Pct. Yards TD INT
2006 93-187 49.7 934 10 4
2007 119-276 43.1 1,718 11 16
Career 212-463 45.8 2,652 21 20