MARCUS ARROYO

Marcus Arroyo has quarterbacked San Jose State University to some of its
biggest and most impressive wins in his three seasons. With Arroyo as a
starter, the Spartans have wins over Pac-10 opponent Stanford and
then-unbeaten and top-10 ranked TCU. He has been the starting quarterback
against schools currently affiliated with the ACC, Big-12, Conference USA,
Mountain West, and Pacific-10 Conferences.


A record-setting passer, he entered the NCAA record book in 2001 with a
single-game passing efficiency rating of 298.02 in a 476-yard,
five-touchdown performance in a 64-45 victory over Nevada. The 64 points is
the most points scored by a San Jose State team in a game in 20 years. He
was named the Western Athletic Conference "Offensive Player of the Week"
and USAToday.com's conference "Player of the Week." The fifth-year Spartan
ranks among the top-10 passers in school history in pass completions (7th),
passing yards (7th), total offense (7th) and passing efficiency (8th). He
is just the second natural freshman in school history to start at
quarterback for San Jose State.


Returning as one of five fifth-year seniors on the 2002 team, Marcus has
thrown for 300 or more yards in a game three times in his career. He had a
397-yard passing performance at Fresno State in 2001 and a 373-yard effort
against Rice in 2000. Five times, the Spartans have scored scored more than
40 points in a game with Arroyo as a signal caller.


Called on to be the number-one quarterback in 2000, Arroyo threw for 2,334
yards and 15 touchdowns. His 15 touchdown passes was the most in a season
by a Spartan since current San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowl quarterback Jeff
Garcia tossed 21 scoring strikes in 1993. Marcus had two brilliant
three-week spans as a sophomore. Arroyo was near-perfect in the Stanford
win when he completed 18-of-30 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns
without an interception. He put on an encore performance the following week
throwing a then single-game best of three touchdown passes in a 47-7 win
over Southern Utah. His season high of 373 passing yards came the next week
in a conference win against Rice.


Using a variety of weapons, he completed a single-season best of 68 percent
of his attempts (17-of-25) without an interception in a 49-30 win at
Nevada. He averaged 18.5 yards per completion and tossed three touchdowns
for the second time in 2000 as San Jose State scored the most points the
team has scored in a game in nine years, in a 57-48 triumph at Hawai'i.
Arroyo capped this streak with a pair of touchdown passes including a
fourth-quarter game-winner in the Spartans' 27-24 upset over #9-ranked and
then-unbeaten TCU.


San Jose State implemented a two-quarterback system for five games in 1998
with Arroyo serving as the starter. In games, three through seven, Marcus
played in the first and third quarters. Arroyo was the starter in the
Spartans' wins over New Mexico and Rice. His most accurate passing game was
at Virginia when he completed 8-of-11 pass attempts for 92 yards.Marcus, who redshirted the 1999 season, was an all-state quarterback at
Colfax High School (Coach Tony Martello) who threw for 5,341 yards and 55
touchdowns in two seasons. As a senior, he completed 58 percent of his
passes for 3,187 yards and 35 touchdowns leading his team to an 11-2 record
and a Golden Empire League championship. He ranked fourth among California
prep quarterbacks in passing yardage and sixth in touchdown passes in 1997.
As a junior, he threw for 2,154 yards and 20 touchdowns.


A 1998 Sacramento Optimist All-Star Game selection, he was a two-time
first-team all-league and a first-team all-Sacramento area choice as a
senior. The three-sport letterwinner also lettered in basketball and track
and field. He averaged in double-figures in each of his basketball seasons
and was a 400-meter runner in track and field. Arroyo is a four-time San
Jose State "Scholar-Athlete" Award winner. Marcus was born in Sacramento,
Calif., on January 23, 1980.