Arion Worthman

Hawaii

Sep 27 (Sat)

2:00 pm MT

Photo by: Russ Backer

Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Normal, IL
High School:
Normal Community West
Position:
QB

2017 – Played and started in 10 games … missed the last two games of the season due to injury … completed 54-109 passes for 1,100 yards and 10 touchdowns … rushed for 821 yards on 217 carries with 13 touchdowns … finished fifth in the Mountain West in rushing with an 82.1 per-game average … was seventh in the MW in total offense with a 192.1 average … ranked sixth in the MW in scoring and third in scoring touchdowns with a 7.8 average … rushed for 28 yards and hit 10-22 passes for 175 yards and a touchdown vs. Wyoming … rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown and completed 2-4 passes for 64 yards and a touchdown vs. Colorado State … rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns vs. Nevada … career-high 30 carries for a season-best 166 yards and career-best five touchdowns vs. UNLV … his five touchdowns and 30 points scored vs. UNLV each rank second in school history and are the most by a Falcon since 1989 … set an Air Force record with 396 yards of total offense at Navy with 257 yards passing and 139 yards rushing … broke a 47-year-old record set in 1970 … was named National Football Foundation player of the week vs. Navy … completed a season-long 64-yard touchdown pass at Michigan … has a 9-6 career record as a starting quarterback … average of 92.4 yards rushing and 108.5 yards passing as a starter … ranks 28th in Air Force history in career rushing yards with 1,495 … became the 47th player in school history to hit the 1,000-yard mark.

2016 - Played in seven games, starting five ... third on the team in rushing with 674 yards and second with six touchdowns ... hit 23-39 passes for 546 yards and four TDs and two INTs ... averaged 23.7 yards per completion which ranks second for a single season in Air Force history ... completed 59.0 percent of his passes which ranks eighth in school history for a single season ... set a new Air Force record for single season passing efficiency with a 200.16 mark ... 5-0 record as a starter ... averaged 114.4 yards rushing per game as a starter ... 22-38 passing for 529 yards passing as a starter, a 105.8 yard average ... first-career game vs. ACU, had one carry for two yards rushing ... also completed first-career pass for 17-yard TD ... came on in relief of injured starter Nate Romine midway through the third quarter at Fresno State and finished with 20 carries, 102 yards and two TDs ... both TDs came in fourth quarter ... the first gave AF the lead for good while the second sealed the game with just over two minutes left ... first-career start at Army, rushing for 63 yards and a TD on 19 carries ... recorded then career highs in all passing categories, hitting six of nine passes for 195 yards and a TD on a career-long 46 yard completion ... rushed for 143 yards and scored on a career-long 54 yard run vs. Colorado State ... also hit 3-8 passes for 49 yards ... career highs of 28 carries for 215 yards and two touchdowns at San Jose State ... 215 yards are 11th most in AF history and fifth most by a QB ... first QB with 200-plus rushing yards since Beau Morgan had 217 vs. Fresno State in 1996 ... rushed for 80 yards on 26 carries and hit 3-5 passes for 45 yards vs. Boise State ... career highs in all passing categories in bowl game vs. South Alabama, hitting 7-10 passes for 207 yards and a career-long 75 yard TD ... also rushed for 71 yards on 21 carries in bowl ... earned offensive MVP honors.

2015 – Did not see any varsity action.

High School – Lettered four years in football and baseball … helped his baseball team to the state championship as a freshman … earned second-team all-conference in baseball and football as a sophomore … became the first sophomore to win the team’s most valuable player award … first-team all-conference in baseball as a junior … first-team all-conference and all-state in football … was the conference player of the year in football … was an inner-city all-star selection in baseball as a senior … earned all-state and all-conference honors in football as a senior … named the conference player of the year … high school football coach was Dusty Burk.

Personal – Son of Antoine and Nichele Worthman ... has a younger brother ... member of cadet squadron 26 ... majoring in business management ... has five relatives that have gone on to play professional sports ... completed survival training and the soaring program in the summer of 2016 ... completed Operations Air Force and was on the cadet cadre for survival training last summer.