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TODD ELLIS
Quarterback
1985 / 1989
Greensboro, NC
Prior Schools
SchoolLocation


Roster Listings
YearRosterNumPosHtWtYrGmsGS
1985 Media Guide 9 QB 6-3 200 Fr
1985 Program vs Michigan 9 QB 6-3 200 Fr 0 0
1986 Spring 1986 9 QB 6-3 200 RFr
1986 Spring Game 1986 9 QB 6-3 200 RFr
1986 Media Guide 9 QB 6-3 203 RFr
1986 Game Program vs NC State 9 QB 6-3 203 RFr 11 11
1987 1987 Spring Game 9 QB 6-3 203 So
1987 1987 Media Guide 9 QB 6-3 210 So
1987 Program vs NC State 9 QB 6-3 210 So 12 12
1988 Spring 1988 9 QB 6-3 203 Jr
1988 Program vs North Carolina, other additions 9 QB 6-3 203 Jr 12 12
1989 Lindy's 1989 Annual 9 QB 6-3 203 Sr
1989 Program vs Duke 9 QB 6-3 203 Sr 8 8
9999 Gamecock Archives All-Time By # 9 QB 6-3 203 0 0
Depth Chart Appearances
DescriptionPositionRank
Pre-Spring 1986 (Media Guide) Quarterback Starter
1986 Media Guide Quarterback Starter
11/1/1986 vs NC State Quarterback Starter
1987 Media Guide Quarterback Starter
1988 Media Guide Quarterback Starter
Georgia Tech game 10/15/88 Quarterback Starter
1989 Lindy's Quarterback Starter
Honors
AwardYear
1986 All-America 2nd Team (Sporting News)
1986 Steve Wadiak MVP
1987 All South Independent
1987 Steve Wadiak MVP
1989 Rex Enright - Captain's Cup
1989 Steve Wadiak MVP
Recruiting Rankings and Honors
SourcePositionRank
Athlon's National Top 100 ALL 5
Athlon's National Top 100 QB 1
Passing
YearAttComPctYdsYPATDIntI%3D Att3D Conv%NEWSRtg
1986 340 205 60.3 3020 8.88 20 22 6.5 21 47.6 6.4 134.97
1987 432 241 55.8 3206 7.42 10 24 5.6 5 40.0 8.35 118.09
1988 391 198 50.6 2353 6.02 9 21 5.4 102 31.4 4.3 101.16
1989 187 103 55.1 1374 7.35 10 6 3.2 61 42.6 6.11 116.91
Tot 1350 747 55.3 9953 7.37 49 73 5.4 756 37.0 117.27
Red Zone Passing
YearAttComCom%YdsTDIntI%3D Att3D C%
1986 4 2 50.0 9 0 1 25.0 1 100.0
1988 38 10 26.3 109 5 1 2.6 10 30.0
1989 27 13 48.1 132 5 1 3.7 11 36.4
Passing by Receiver
YearQBRec Throws Com% Yds 1D TD Success Rate
1986
Sterling Sharpe 39 59 66.1 536 22 3 50.85
Ryan Bethea 14 23 60.9 266 11 2 60.87
Raynard Brown 12 19 63.2 121 5 0 47.37
Danny Smith 7 14 50.0 142 6 0 42.86
Anthony Smith 9 12 75.0 112 5 0 50.00
Kevin White 6 11 54.5 61 4 1 54.55
Harold Green 9 10 90.0 110 2 0 50.00
Hardin Brown 6 7 85.7 55 4 1 85.71
Jones Andrews 2 5 40.0 17 1 0 40.00
Vic McConnell 2 4 50.0 44 1 0 50.00
1987
Sterling Sharpe 28 44 63.6 376 16 1 59.09
Kevin White 25 35 71.4 209 9 0 51.43
Ryan Bethea 11 27 40.7 221 9 1 40.74
Danny Smith 13 17 76.5 203 9 0 70.59
Harold Green 8 12 66.7 86 4 0 41.67
Hardin Brown 1 5 20.0 10 1 0 20.00
Vic McConnell 1 3 33.3 20 0 0 0.00
Keith Bing 2 2 100.0 14 0 0 0.00
Carl Platt 1 1 100.0 10 1 0 100.00
1988
Robert Brooks 35 69 50.7 516 18 1 44.93
Carl Platt 32 61 52.5 464 22 2 50.82
Harold Green 35 53 66.0 302 13 0 47.17
George Rush 17 30 56.7 245 12 0 56.67
Mike Dingle 19 26 73.1 228 9 1 57.69
Anthony Parlor 12 25 48.0 184 8 0 48.00
Keith Bing 9 20 45.0 61 2 0 35.00
Ken Watson 11 17 64.7 104 7 1 58.82
Eddie Miller 6 16 37.5 68 3 0 25.00
Hardin Brown 5 14 35.7 91 5 0 35.71
Albert Haynes 9 12 75.0 42 1 0 41.67
Vic McConnell 4 7 57.1 57 3 0 42.86
Trent Simpson 2 3 66.7 11 1 0 66.67
Todd Ellis 1 1 100.0 -11 0 0 0.00
Gerald Williams 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
1989
Robert Brooks 25 49 51.0 359 18 1 46.94
Eddie Miller 14 27 51.9 277 11 0 51.85
Carl Platt 16 23 69.6 307 15 1 69.57
George Rush 13 20 65.0 106 2 0 35.00
Mike Dingle 11 14 78.6 109 4 0 64.29
Harold Green 9 12 75.0 68 4 0 58.33
David Pitchko 3 8 37.5 45 2 0 25.00
Charles Steward 3 8 37.5 15 2 0 37.50
Keith Bing 4 7 57.1 37 1 0 42.86
David Hodge 3 3 100.0 35 2 0 66.67
Kevin Jones 2 2 100.0 16 0 0 100.00
Skeets Thomas 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
Albert Haynes 1 1 100.0 6 0 0 0.00
Ken Watson 1 1 100.0 2 0 0 0.00
Rushing
YearAttYdsAvgTD
1986 96 -45 -0.5 3
1987 95 -190 -2.0 0
1988 38 -188 -4.9 0
1989 42 -179 -4.3 0
Tot 271 -602 -2.2 3
Rushing from Play-by-Play
YearAttYdsAvg1DNeg RushNR%Stuff%10+ Yds10+ %20+ Yds3D Conv%TD
1986 13 7 0.5 3 6 61.54 61.5 1 7.7 0 75.0 0
1987 4 4 1.0 0 1 75.00 75.0 0 0.0 0 0
1988 14 -4 -0.3 1 7 78.57 57.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0
1989 14 8 0.6 2 7 85.71 71.4 1 7.1 0 20.0 0
Receiving
YearRecYdsAvgTDCom%1DCDTCD%BP%
1988 1 -11 -11.0 0
Tot 1 -11 -11.0 0
Receiving by QB
YearQBRec Throws Com% Yds 1D TD Success Rate
1988
Todd Ellis 1 1 100.0 -11 0 0 0.00
Success Rate from Official Play-By-Play Stats
YearPass PlaysPass SRPass SPPRush PlaysRush SRRush SPPRecv PlaysRecv SRRecv SPPRecv FC%Tot SPPSPP/Play
1986 178 48.90 270.35 51 35.30 -22.93 0 247.42 1.08
1987 174 45.40 242.31 40 27.50 -32.51 0 209.8 0.98
1988 391 46.00 384.77 34 8.80 -72.81 1 0 -4.67 100 307.29 0.72
1989 189 48.70 171.58 34 5.90 -59.64 0 111.94 0.5
Defense
YearSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFRFFBKIPCDSRZSIPPYPT
1986 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Tot 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

IP - Impact Plays; CDS - Conversion Down Stops (3rd & 4th Down); RZS - Red Zone Stops; IPP - Impact Play Points; YPT - Yards Per Tackle
Games Started
DateOpponentPosition
1986-08-30 Miami (Fla.) Quarterback
1986-09-07 Virginia Quarterback
1986-09-13 Western Carolina Quarterback
1986-09-27 Georgia Quarterback
1986-10-04 Nebraska Quarterback
1986-10-11 Virginia Tech Quarterback
1986-10-25 East Carolina Quarterback
1986-11-01 N.C. State Quarterback
1986-11-08 Florida State Quarterback
1986-11-15 Wake Forest Quarterback
1986-11-22 Clemson Quarterback
1987-09-05 Appalachian State Quarterback
1987-09-12 Western Carolina Quarterback
1987-09-26 Georgia Quarterback
1987-10-03 Nebraska Quarterback
1987-10-10 Virginia Tech Quarterback
1987-10-17 Virginia Quarterback
1987-10-24 East Carolina Quarterback
1987-10-31 N.C. State Quarterback
1987-11-14 Wake Forest Quarterback
1987-11-21 Clemson Quarterback
1987-12-05 Miami (Fla.) Quarterback
1987-12-31 LSU Quarterback
1988-09-03 North Carolina Quarterback
1988-09-10 Western Carolina Quarterback
1988-09-17 East Carolina Quarterback
1988-09-24 Georgia Quarterback
1988-10-01 Appalachian State Quarterback
1988-10-08 Virginia Tech Quarterback
1988-10-15 Georgia Tech Quarterback
1988-10-29 N.C. State Quarterback
1988-11-05 Florida State Quarterback
1988-11-12 Navy Quarterback
1988-11-19 Clemson Quarterback
1988-12-28 Indiana Quarterback
1989-09-02 Duke Quarterback
1989-09-09 Virginia Tech Quarterback
1989-09-16 West Virginia Quarterback
1989-09-23 Georgia Tech Quarterback
1989-09-30 Georgia Quarterback
1989-10-07 East Carolina Quarterback
1989-10-21 Western Carolina Quarterback
1989-10-28 N.C. State Quarterback
Single Game Rushing Stats
SeasonGame DateOpponentAttYdsTD
1986 1986-08-30 Miami (Fla.) 9 -16 0
1986-09-07 Virginia 7 13 0
1986-09-13 Western Carolina 3 -15 0
1986-09-27 Georgia 10 10 0
1986-10-04 Nebraska 2 -12 0
1986-10-11 Virginia Tech 14 34 1
1986-10-25 East Carolina 6 0 0
1986-11-01 N.C. State 12 -20 0
1986-11-08 Florida State 12 -5 1
1986-11-15 Wake Forest 2 4 0
1986-11-22 Clemson 9 -38 0
1987 1987-09-05 Appalachian State 12 33 0
1987-09-12 Western Carolina 4 9 0
1987-09-26 Georgia 6 -16 0
1987-10-03 Nebraska 11 16 0
1987-10-10 Virginia Tech 8 13 0
1987-10-17 Virginia 6 19 0
1987-10-24 East Carolina 6 4 0
1987-10-31 N.C. State 10 17 0
1987-11-14 Wake Forest 6 3 0
1987-12-05 Miami (Fla.) 5 -11 0
1987-12-31 LSU 11 -61 0
1988 1988-09-10 Western Carolina 2 -18 0
1988-09-17 East Carolina 4 -9 0
1988-09-24 Georgia 4 -20 0
1988-10-01 Appalachian State 1 -11 0
1988-10-08 Virginia Tech 4 -21 0
1988-10-15 Georgia Tech 1 -12 0
1988-10-29 N.C. State 3 -6 0
1988-11-05 Florida State 4 -16 0
1988-11-12 Navy 3 -6 0
1988-11-19 Clemson 3 -23 0
1988-12-28 Indiana 9 -44 0
1989 1989-09-02 Duke 10 -32 0
1989-09-09 Virginia Tech 9 -16 0
1989-09-16 West Virginia 3 -16 0
1989-09-23 Georgia Tech 4 -26 0
1989-09-30 Georgia 8 -41 0
1989-10-07 East Carolina 6 -43 0
1989-10-21 Western Carolina 2 -5 0
Single Game Passing Stats
SeasonGame DateOpponentAttComYdsTDInt
1986 1986-08-30 Miami (Fla.) 38 18 227 2 4
1986-09-07 Virginia 27 12 155 0 2
1986-09-13 Western Carolina 24 16 245 2 1
1986-09-27 Georgia 31 21 342 3 4
1986-10-04 Nebraska 38 26 286 1 1
1986-10-11 Virginia Tech 36 20 394 2 1
1986-10-25 East Carolina 23 17 318 4 1
1986-11-01 N.C. State 37 22 297 1 3
1986-11-08 Florida State 33 20 267 2 3
1986-11-15 Wake Forest 21 16 214 2 1
1986-11-22 Clemson 32 17 275 1 1
1987 1987-09-05 Appalachian State 44 30 329 0 2
1987-09-12 Western Carolina 36 17 245 3 4
1987-09-26 Georgia 51 29 306 0 2
1987-10-03 Nebraska 36 17 256 2 2
1987-10-10 Virginia Tech 41 25 334 1 0
1987-10-17 Virginia 32 19 286 1 3
1987-10-24 East Carolina 33 21 425 1 1
1987-10-31 N.C. State 27 14 183 0 1
1987-11-14 Wake Forest 37 20 212 1 1
1987-11-21 Clemson 20 11 185 0 0
1987-12-05 Miami (Fla.) 28 10 141 1 2
1987-12-31 LSU 47 28 304 0 4
1988 1988-09-03 North Carolina 38 23 290 2 0
1988-09-10 Western Carolina 19 13 187 1 0
1988-09-17 East Carolina 24 14 235 2 0
1988-09-24 Georgia 43 28 321 1 1
1988-10-01 Appalachian State 34 19 205 0 3
1988-10-08 Virginia Tech 53 22 272 1 5
1988-10-15 Georgia Tech 35 15 151 0 4
1988-10-29 N.C. State 23 13 172 1 1
1988-11-05 Florida State 22 9 79 0 2
1988-11-12 Navy 33 16 170 0 1
1988-11-19 Clemson 30 11 141 1 1
1988-12-28 Indiana 37 15 130 0 3
1989 1989-09-02 Duke 25 14 192 0 1
1989-09-09 Virginia Tech 23 10 136 1 1
1989-09-16 West Virginia 37 21 256 3 2
1989-09-23 Georgia Tech 33 21 185 1 0
1989-09-30 Georgia 16 11 126 2 0
1989-10-07 East Carolina 32 17 360 3 1
1989-10-21 Western Carolina 20 9 119 0 1
1989-10-28 N.C. State 1 0 0 0 0
Single Game Receiving Stats
SeasonGame DateOpponentRecYdsTD
1988 1988-09-03 North Carolina 1 -11 0
Scoring Plays
DateOpponentQtrTimeUSCOppPlay
1986-08-30 Miami (Fla.) 4 06:57 7 34 Hardin Brown, 4-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-08-30 Miami (Fla.) 4 03:41 14 34 Sterling Sharpe, 29-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-09-13 Western Carolina 1 02:26 14 0 Sterling Sharpe, 5-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-09-13 Western Carolina 3 02:31 35 17 Raynard Brown, 22-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-09-27 Georgia 2 09:01 14 12 Ryan Bethea, 53-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-09-27 Georgia 3 07:22 20 25 Ryan Bethea, 6-yd pass from Todd Ellis (pass failed)
1986-09-27 Georgia 4 07:52 26 28 Sterling Sharpe, 23-yd pass from Todd Ellis (pass failed)
1986-10-04 Nebraska 2 04:47 7 10 Harold Green, 56-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-10-11 Virginia Tech 1 00:09 7 10 Ryan Bethea, 55-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-10-11 Virginia Tech 3 08:47 17 24 Todd Ellis, 10-yd run (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-10-11 Virginia Tech 4 07:53 27 24 Hardin Brown, 24-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-10-25 East Carolina 1 07:50 7 0 Sterling Sharpe, 11-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-10-25 East Carolina 2 10:04 14 0 Ryan Bethea, 64-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-10-25 East Carolina 2 00:33 21 3 Raynard Brown, 8-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-10-25 East Carolina 3 06:48 28 3 Sterling Sharpe, 45-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-11-01 N.C. State 3 09:14 13 17 Sterling Sharpe, 8-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-11-01 N.C. State 4 11:58 22 17 Todd Ellis, 1-yd run (pass failed)
1986-11-08 Florida State 1 01:46 7 3 Todd Ellis, 3-yd run (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-11-08 Florida State 2 10:13 14 3 Ryan Bethea, 34-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-11-08 Florida State 2 05:09 21 6 Danny Smith, 10-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-11-15 Wake Forest 1 10:56 7 0 Sterling Sharpe, 13-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-11-15 Wake Forest 1 01:37 21 0 Vic McConnell, 11-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-11-22 Clemson 2 04:35 21 15 Sterling Sharpe, 72-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Scott Hagler kick)
1987-09-12 Western Carolina 1 06:45 7 0 Danny Smith, 27-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1987-09-12 Western Carolina 2 04:04 14 0 Danny Smith, 23-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1987-09-12 Western Carolina 2 01:46 21 0 Sterling Sharpe, 34-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1987-10-03 Nebraska 2 02:00 7 6 Ryan Bethea, 35-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1987-10-03 Nebraska 3 11:18 14 13 Sterling Sharpe, 80-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1987-10-10 Virginia Tech 1 12:45 7 0 Ryan Bethea, 20-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1987-10-17 Virginia 4 09:16 37 10 Sterling Sharpe, 59-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1987-10-24 East Carolina 1 12:48 7 0 Sterling Sharpe, 51-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1987-11-14 Wake Forest 2 08:22 10 0 Harold Green, 33-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1987-12-05 Miami (Fla.) 2 09:55 13 7 Sterling Sharpe, 47-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1988-09-03 North Carolina 1 06:15 10 0 Carl Platt, 48-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1988-09-03 North Carolina 4 04:14 31 10 Ken Watson, 8-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1988-09-10 Western Carolina 3 02:44 31 0 Carl Platt, 12-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1988-09-17 East Carolina 3 09:25 10 0 Robert Brooks, 97-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1988-09-17 East Carolina 4 00:30 17 0 Robert Brooks, 6-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1988-09-24 Georgia 2 01:48 17 3 Robert Brooks, 36-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1988-10-08 Virginia Tech 2 07:08 10 7 Mike Dingle, 53-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1988-10-29 N.C. State 4 08:54 20 7 Eddie Miller, 20-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1988-11-19 Clemson 2 01:31 7 16 Robert Brooks, 20-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1989-09-09 Virginia Tech 1 01:47 14 0 Robert Brooks, 13-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1989-09-16 West Virginia 2 13:14 7 7 Robert Brooks, 7-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1989-09-16 West Virginia 4 09:36 14 35 Robert Brooks, 25-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1989-09-16 West Virginia 4 08:55 21 35 Eddie Miller, 21-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1989-09-23 Georgia Tech 2 00:26 21 7 George Rush, 5-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Robert Brooks pass from Todd Ellis)
1989-09-30 Georgia 1 06:25 14 0 George Rush, 6-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1989-09-30 Georgia 3 02:09 24 17 Carl Platt, 22-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1989-10-07 East Carolina 1 01:26 12 14 Carl Platt, 15-yd pass from Todd Ellis (pass failed)
1989-10-07 East Carolina 3 00:00 33 14 Carl Platt, 22-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
1989-10-07 East Carolina 4 11:42 40 14 Robert Brooks, 25-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
Receptions
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1988 1988-09-03 North Carolina 2 5 USC 48 Todd Ellis loss of 11 after catching deflected pass (Skeet Baldwin)
Defense - Sacks
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1989 1989-09-23 Georgia Tech 2 21 GAT 21 Todd Ellis sacked for loss of 9 (Marco Coleman)
1989 1989-09-23 Georgia Tech 2 11 GAT 47 Todd Ellis sacked for loss of 10 (Calvin Tiggle)
1989 1989-10-07 East Carolina 3 10 ECU 48 Todd Ellis sacked for loss of 6 (Spainhour)