| Bo Moore |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Madison, Ga.
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 | High School: Morgan County
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 | Height / Weight: 6-1 / 187
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 | Position: QB/P
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 | Experience: 3L
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Furman: Experienced, three-year letterman who heads into the fall listed as Furman's No. 2 quareterback behind projected starter Ingle Martin, who transferred into the Paladin program in January following three seasons at Florida...ranks alongside Georgia Southern's Trey Hunter as one of the most experienced backup signal callers in the Southern Conference and NCAA I-AA...quality starting experience is considered a tremendous asset for Furman's offense...Paladin resume also includes a season of starting experience at punter, which he will again contend for this fall...is effective as a sprint out passer and runner...has handled transition from starting quarterback to primary backup with class and "team" mindset. 2003 -- Stepped in for graduated All-Southern Conference quarteback Billy Napier and earned starts in Furman's first six games and, in all, nine of the Paladins' 11 games...suffered a sprained knee midway through the Appalachian State game...missed the next two two contests versus The Citadel and East Tennessee State (30-10 win) due to injury...returned to earn starts in the Paladins' final three games...team was 4-1 at time of injury and finished the season with 6-5 mark...despite injury, still managed to post solid individual numbers, completing a Southern Conference leading 64.0 percent of his passes (114x178) for 1,412 yards and seven touchdowns...completion percentage represented third best season mark in Furman history...also ran for 291 yards and three scores...ranked second in the league in total offense (189.2 ypg), third in passing (156.9 ypg), and third in passing efficiency (135.79)...completed 15-of-26 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns versus Elon (24-7 win) in his first collegiate start...connected on 14-of-18 attempts for 219 yards and ran for one touchdown against Western Carolina (19-13 win)...work versus Catamounts included a season best 54-yard completion to Isaac West and crucial 43-yard completion to Brian Stone on a third-and-17 play from the Furman 30-yard line with 2:30 to go in the game...completed career high 19 passes on another career high 28 attempts for 206 yards against Wofford...earned Southern Conference Player-of-the-Week honors after finding the mark on 12-of-17 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns (and running for a third score) in 63-21 win over Chattanooga in season finale...also averaged 36.7 yards on seven punts, all of which came out of "shotgun" formation...had season long 51-yard punt versus Elon. 2002 -- Served as the team's punter and backup quarterback, playing a role in helping Furman to an 8-4 record, school record fourth straight NCAA I-AA playoff appearance, and No. 9 final national ranking...completed 12-of-25 passes for 144 yards and a pair of touchdowns as a backup to all-conference quarterback Billy Napier...connected on 5-of-7 passes for 90 yards and a touchdown against Elon (57-7 win)...TD strike versus Elon covered nine yards to Brian Bratton...second touchdown pass went for five yards to James Thomas in 35-7 win over Chattanooga...averaged a respectable 38.7 yards per punt on 43 attempts in his first season as the team's punter...averaged a season best 44.3 yards per punt on four attempts against VMI (55-28 win)...booted a season long 54-yard effort and ran for nine yards and a first down on fake punt against East Tennessee State (25-0 win)...averaged a solid 39.7 yards on seven punts in heavy rain and mud against Wofford (23-21 win). 2001 -- Played vital role in backing up quarterback Billy Napier...saw action in eight games...completed 5-of-10 passes for 63 yards and a score...most significant contribution came in 31-13 win at Western Carolina, when he came off the bench in the second quarter and directed Furman on a 9-play, 77-yard touchdown drive that ended with 22-yard scoring strike to Bear Rinehart...score put Furman ahead 28-7.
High School: 2001 graduate of Morgan County High School...football coach was Kenny Moore, his father...played quarterback and punted...passed for 919 yards and 11 touchdowns and rushed for 322 yards and seven scores during 2000 season...recipient of Golden Helmet (MVP) Award...named to Northeast Georgia "Tremendous 10" Team...selected to play in prestigious Georgia-Florida All-Star Game...played in only eight games as junior before sustaining a knee injury...passed for 2,574 yards and 28 touchdowns and rushed for over 900 yards and 18 TDs in his prep career...also played baseball.
Personal: Full name is Haynes Kenny Moore, Jr...son of Kenny and Sherry Moore...born April 22, 1982, in Augusta, Georgia...accounting major.