Christian Ponder - College Football

Christian Ponder #7

Quarterback

Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 217 pounds
Class Year: Jr
Experience: RS
Hometown: Colleyville, TX
High School: Heritage

As a Recruit (profile)

Class: 2006 (High School)
Rating/Rankings: | 5.7

Rivals.com Pro-style quarterbacks 2006 (14)
Rivals.com Texas Top 100 2006 (50)

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The Latest: Ponder has successful surgery — 11/20/2009

Florida State junior quarterback Christian Ponder will soon begin the rehabilitation process following successful right shoulder surgery Friday afternoon, according to director of sports medicine Randy Oravetz. He is expected to have limited, non-contact participation in spring football.[details]

Statistics

CHRISTIAN PONDER STATS	Passing							Rushing
Statistics	Att	Comp	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Rating	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2009	330	227	68.8	2,717	14	7	147.7	72	179	2.5	2
2008	318	177	55.7	2,006	14	13	115.0	119	423	3.6	4
2007	18	8	44.4	105	1	2	89.6	5	51	10.2	0
2006	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
Career	666	412	61.9	4,828	29	22	130.5	196	653	3.3	6

GAME BY GAME STATISTICS: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | Hide Stats

BIO NOTES

2008 (Sophomore): At Florida State: Enters the 2008 season as the back-up to quarterback Drew Weatherford after working as the Seminoles' starter during the spring of 2008...gained an incredible amount of experience as the Seminoles' No. 1 quarterback with Weatherford sidelined with a knee injury... completed 12-of-19 passes for 140 yards, a touchdown and an interception for the first-team offense in the 2008 spring game as he continued to make a name for himself with the coaching staff...has a strong and accurate arm and excellent speed which has enabled him to begin developing into a top shelf quarterback...also has excellent size and athletic ability...is very smart and has an outstanding work ethic...earned a 3.89 grade point average in 2006 and earned the academic award for the freshman class from the coaching staff following his first year at Florida State...earned his undergraduate degree in real estate/finance after only two and a half years as a student at Florida State and is currently working on an MBA...he holds a 3.71 grade point average...is one of three players on the current Seminoles' roster whose father also played for head coach Bobby Bowden at Florida State...Christian (David) is joined by Caz Piurowksi (Paul) and Marcus Sims (Ernie, Jr.) as second generation Seminole football players...named Florida State's offensive Most Valuable Player at the conclusion of spring practice in 2008.

Freshman Season (2007): Played in one game - the first game of his career - as he was forced into action against Virginia Tech when starting quarterback Drew Weatherford was injured in the second quarter of the game on the road...Ponder, who had worked with the first team offense during the week in practice, stepped into the game in the face of a nationally ranked Hokie defense and a hostile Lane Stadium crowd...the first pass of his career was a beautifully thrown 23-yard out pattern to Greg Carr...he completed one of three passes for 23 yards with one rush for nine yards in his first quarter of action...became more comfortable as the game went on as he guide the Seminoles to 15 second half points...on his first scoring drive (a 50-yard field goal by Gary Cismesia) he was 1-for-1 for 24 yards on a six-play, 27-yard drive...his second scoring drive was a seven-play, 54-yard touchdown scoring drive...he was 3-for-4 for 32 yards passing and rushed one time for six yards on the drive...his first career touchdown pass was an eight-yard strike to De'Cody Fagg that gave Florida State a 21-20 lead with 3:41 left in the third quarter...he finished the game 8-for-18 for 105 yards and one touchdown.

2006: A redshirt season.

High School: Graduated from Coffeyville Heritage High School in January of 2006...a three-star player as ranked by Rivals.com...ranked 14th in the nation among pro style passers and the No. 50 overall prospect in the state of Texas by Rivals.com following his senior season...earned All-District first team honors by the Dallas Morning News as a senior...threw for 2,214 yards and 20 touchdowns while rushing for 911 yards and 12 touchdowns...threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns in a regular season game against the eventual state championship team Southlake Carroll...accounted for 438 yards of total offense (252 yards passing and 186 yards rushing) and totaled six touchdowns (five passing and one rushing) in a regular season game against Richland during his senior season...passed for 1,500 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior starter...selected Florida State over Oklahoma State, Arizona, NC State and Georgia Tech.

Personal: Born Feb. 25, 1988...his father, David, played defensive line at Florida State from 1980-83...currently pursuing his MBA.