#12 - Tony Christensen
Position: QB
Year: Senior
Hometown: Littleton, Colo.
High School: Mullen
Height: 6-2
Weight: 218

Tony Christensen


Begins the season ranked No. 8 on the Bears' all-time passing yardage list with 3,983 yards ... ranked No. 8 on the Bears' all-time total offense list with 3,777 career yards ... his 26 career passing touchdowns ranks him No. 9 on the Bears' all-time list. 2004: Started and saw action in games as a junior at quarterback ... led the squd with eight touchdowns through the air ... threw a pair of touchdown passes on three occasions ... passed for a career-high 370 yards on 26-of-48 passing against nationally-ranked Montana (9/25) ... the 370-yard game was the sixth-best single-game total in UNC's history ... also tallied 360 yards of total offense (-10 rushing) to rank as the 10th-best total offensive yards single game in UNC history ... passed for 298 yards and two touchdowns in the Bears' homecoming contest against Florida Atlantic (10/16) ... also rushed for his only touchdown on the game against the Division I-A Owls ... struggled with interceptions as a junior as he threw 19 interceptions to go along with only eight touchdown passes ... suffered a knee injury at Sam Houston State that forced him to miss his first game against Southern Utah (11/6) ... he had started 19 straight games before the injury. 2003: Started all 11 games as sophomore at quarterback ... put together his finest outing of the year in a 48-17 win over Western Washington (Oct. 11) as he passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns ... his 18 touchdown passes ranked sixth-best on the Bears' single-season list ... ranked No. 16 in the nation in passing efficiency (146.5). 2002: Saw limited action in five contests as a reserve ... made only four pass attempts ... was intercepted against Western State (Sept. 7) ... saw his final action of the season in the Bears' 49-28 NCAA Div. II playoff win over Central Missouri State (Nov. 23). 2001: Redshirted. High School: Tabbed second team all-state by the Rocky Mountain News and honorable mention all-state by the Denver Post ... all-conference selection as a senior ... completed 107-of-202 passes for 1,182 yards and 25 touchdowns (regular season stats only) as a senior ... excellent basketball and baseball player ... High school coach: Mike McCall. Personal: Born Dec. 8, 1982, in Florence, Colo. ... son of Matthew and Tammy Christensen ... majoring in recreation.
Christensen's Career Statistics
YearGP/GSComp.Att.Int.Pct.Yds.TDRushYds.TD
20025/00410.000000
200311/111252291354.62,1091827-692
200410/101262711946.51,847848-1371
Totals26/212515003350.23,9562675-2063



Tony Christensen


Tony Christensen


Tony Christensen