3 Michael Birdsong
3 - Michael Birdsong
Height: 6-5
Weight: 245
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Colonial Heights, Va.
Position: QB
Previous School: Marshall
gp 11
yds 2577
td 17
yds/g 234.3

2015 (Junior, at Marshall):

2014: (Transfer year, at Marshall): Sat out the season for a transfer year.

2013: (Sophomore, at James Madison): As the starting quarterback for the Dukes, Birdsong completed 227 of his 376 passes (.604) for 2,728 yards, 22 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He also rushed 129 times for 310 yards and three touchdowns. His top performance was a 23-of-34 effort for 355 yards and five touchdowns in a 41-38 loss to Stony Brook. His career-long pass completion of 71 yards came in a win over Richmond.

2012: (Freshman, at James Madison): He was the only true freshman to play for the Dukes that season, playing in eight games with two starts against Georgia State and Maine before an injury ended his season. He threw for 478 yards on 41-of-77 passing with four touchdowns and one interception, while rushing for 179 yards and one touchdown.

HIGH SCHOOL: Birdsong went to Matoaca High School where he threw for more than 3,000 career yards with 31 touchdowns. He was named the Central District Player of the Year and All-Central District first team by the coaches during his senior season after throwing for 1,758 yards and 19 touchdowns and rushing for 400 yards and six scores. He was also named to the Richmond Times-Dispatch second team All-Region and All-Metro, as well as Virginia Preps.com All-Central Region Special Recognition and all-region second team honors In 2011.

He was ranked No. 41 among the top 100 players in Virginia by the Roanoke Times. He also threw for 1,057 yards and 10 touchdowns his junior year while playing in just six games. He won the Quarterback MVP Award at the March 2011 National Underclassmen Combine in Richmond. He also played basketball and baseball in high school.

PERSONAL: The son of Frank Birdsong...born December 6, 1993...Full name is Michael Birdsong.

ACADEMIC: Enrolled in professional studies.

Recent Games
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19
Statistics category Overall Conf
Completions 216 154
Attempts 346 247
Completion % 62.4% 62.3%
Yards 2577 1958
Yards per game 234.3 244.8
Yards per attempt 7.4 7.9
Touchdowns 17 15
Interceptions 7 4
Sacks 37 23
Yards lost 249 137
Pass Efficiency 137.2 145.7
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 22 34 64.7% 216 6.4 0 1 5 36
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 19 27 70.4% 280 10.4 4 0 1 6
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 23 30 76.7% 239 8.0 2 1 6 56
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 17 38 44.7% 274 7.2 0 1 3 10
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 27 42 64.3% 327 7.8 3 0 6 37
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 19 32 59.4% 167 5.2 1 3 3 21
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 26 38 68.4% 294 7.7 1 0 4 24
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 14 23 60.9% 170 7.4 1 0 3 22
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 17 35 48.6% 164 4.7 0 1 3 20
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 14 22 63.6% 168 7.6 2 0 1 0
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 18 25 72.0% 278 11.1 3 0 2 17
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 7 -23 -3.3 9 0 - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 3 13 4.3 11 0 - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 9 -37 -4.1 5 0 3 2
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 13 56 4.3 15 0 - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 14 26 1.9 19 1 - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 11 5 0.5 15 2 1 0
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 17 53 3.1 13 0 - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 9 -6 -0.7 7 0 - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 6 -3 -0.5 9 0 - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 6 77 12.8 32 1 - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 9 65 7.2 34 0 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - 3 2
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 1 -23 - - - -23
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 1 13 - - - 13
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 1 -37 - - - -37
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 1 56 - - - 56
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 1 26 - - - 26
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 1 5 - - - 5
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 1 53 - - - 53
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 1 -6 - - - -6
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 1 -3 - - - -3
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 1 77 - - - 77
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 1 65 - - - 65
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 12 2 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 Wofford L, 21-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Austin Peay W, 41-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Mercer L, 34-27 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at UT Martin L, 44-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Eastern Kentucky W, 33-30 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Jacksonville State L, 40-21 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Eastern Illinois L, 30-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Southeast Missouri W, 21-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Tennessee L, 55-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Tennessee State W, 44-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 Murray State W, 55-19 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2016-17 11 216 346 62.4% 2577 234.3 7.4 17 7 46 137.2
Total 11 216 346 62.4% 2577 234.3 7.4 17 7 46 137.2
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2016-17 11 104 226 20.5 2.2 4 34 4 2
Total 11 104 226 20.5 2.2 4 34 4 2
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2016-17 11 - - - - - - -
Total 11 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2016-17 11 226 - - - 226 20.5
Total 11 226 - - - 226 20.5
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2016-17 24 2.2 4 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 24 2.2 4 - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2016-17 11 2 0 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 11 2 0 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 216 346 62.4% 2577 234.3 7.4 17 7 46 137.2
Conference 8 154 247 62.3% 1958 244.8 7.9 15 4 43 145.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 107 162 66.0% 1285 257.0 7.9 8 1 46 147.7
Away 6 109 184 59.2% 1292 215.3 7.0 9 6 40 127.8
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 5 92 139 66.2% 1223 244.6 8.8 13 0 43 171.0
Losses 6 124 207 59.9% 1354 225.7 6.5 4 7 46 114.5
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September 4 81 129 62.8% 1009 252.3 7.8 6 3 46 139.2
October 4 86 135 63.7% 958 239.5 7.1 6 3 38 133.5
November 3 49 82 59.8% 610 203.3 7.4 5 1 43 139.9
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 104 226 20.5 2.2 4 34 4 2
Conference 8 82 289 36.1 3.5 4 34 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 56 115 23.0 2.1 1 34 - -
Away 6 48 111 18.5 2.3 3 32 4 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 41 175 35.0 4.3 2 34 - -
Losses 6 63 51 8.5 0.8 2 15 4 2
-
September 4 32 9 2.3 0.3 0 15 3 2
October 4 51 78 19.5 1.5 3 19 1 0
November 3 21 139 46.3 6.6 1 34 - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 226 - - - 226 20.5
Conference 8 289 - - - 289 36.1
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 115 - - - 115 23.0
Away 6 111 - - - 111 18.5
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 5 175 - - - 175 35.0
Losses 6 51 - - - 51 8.5
-
September 4 9 - - - 9 2.3
October 4 78 - - - 78 19.5
November 3 139 - - - 139 46.3
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 24 2.2 4 - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 24 3.0 4 - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 6 1.2 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 18 3.0 3 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 12 2.4 2 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 12 2.0 2 - - - - - - - - 0
-
September 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
October 18 4.5 3 - - - - - - - - 0
November 6 2.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 11 2 0 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 2 0 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 2 0 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -