Dan Raudabaugh
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1987)}}
{{for|American Old West outlaw and gunfighter|Dave Rudabaugh}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Dan Raudabaugh
| image = Dan Raudabaugh 2.jpg
| upright = .85
| alt =
| caption = Raudabaugh with the Philadelphia Soul in 2017
| current_team =
| number = 5
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|03|30}}
| birth_place = Coppell, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 230
| high_school = Coppell (Coppell, Texas)
| college = Miami (OH)
| undraftedyear = 2010
| pastteams = * Dallas Vigilantes ({{AFL Year|2010|2011}})
- Philadelphia Soul ({{AFL Year|2012|2019}})
| pastcoaching = * Frisco Fighters (2020–2022)
Offensive coordinator
| status =
| highlights = * 2× ArenaBowl champion (XXIX, XXX)
- AFL MVP ({{AFL Year|2015}})
- AFL Offensive Player of the Year ({{AFL Year|2015}})
- First-team All-Arena (2015)
- 2× Second-team All-Arena (2016, 2017)
- 2× AFL passing touchdowns leader (2015, 2017)
| aflstatseason =
| aflstatlabel1 = Comp. / Att.
| aflstatvalue1 = 2,853 / 4,301
| aflstatlabel2 = Passing yards
| aflstatvalue2 = 35,872
| aflstatvalue3 = 788–117
| aflstatlabel4 = QB rating
| aflstatvalue4 = 120.36
| aflstatlabel5 = Rushing touchdowns
| aflstatvalue5 = 4
| afl = 11367
}}
Daniel "Red" Raudabaugh (born March 30, 1987) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Dallas Vigilantes and Philadelphia Soul. He played college football at Miami University.
Early life
Raudabaugh attended Coppell High School, in Coppell, Texas, where he was a member of the football and baseball team. He completed 95-of-187 passes for 1,282 yards and eight touchdowns during his senior season and was a second-team all-district selection in 2004. He was also a second-team all-district selection as a pitcher.
College career
Raudabaugh attended Miami University, where he was a member of the football team. He finished his career ranked 5th on the RedHawk's all-time passing yards (5,352). He was third in all-time career completions (511) and also third in the school’s all-time pass attempts (916).
= College statistics =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Season
! colspan=7|Passing ! colspan=4|Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{tooltip|Cmp|Passes completed}} | {{tooltip|Att|Passes attempted}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Passing yards}} | {{tooltip|Pct|Completion percentage}} | {{tooltip|TD|Passing touchdowns}} | {{tooltip|Int|Interceptions}} | {{tooltip|Rtg|Passer rating}} | {{tooltip|Att|Rushing attempts}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Rushing yards}} | {{tooltip|Avg|Yards per rushing attempt}} | {{tooltip|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} |
| 2006
| 31 | 60 | 291 | 51.7 | 1 | 3 | 87.9 | 13 | -37 | -2.8 | 0 |
| 2007
| 209 | 382 | 2,431 | 54.7 | 12 | 12 | 112.3 | 38 | 27 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2008
| 201 | 343 | 1,960 | 58.6 | 8 | 9 | 109.0 | 25 | -22 | -0.9 | 0 |
| 2009
| 70 | 131 | 670 | 53.4 | 3 | 5 | 96.3 | 17 | -6 | -0.4 | 0 |
| class="sortbottom" style="background:#eee;"
! NCAA career totals ! 511 !! 916 !! 5,352 !! 55.8 !! 24 !! 29 !! 107.2 !! 93 !! -38 !! -0.4 !! 0 |
Professional career
Raudabaugh was rated the 52nd best quarterback in the 2010 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.{{cite web | url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=75618&draftyear=2010&genpos=QB | title=Daniel Raudabaugh | publisher=nfldraftscout.com | access-date=August 29, 2016}} He had a tryout with the Cincinnati Bengals in April 2010.{{cite web | url=http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Bengals-sign-nine-CFAs/f00ab9a6-2cd2-4c1d-8112-5a648c9fc967 | title=Bengals sign nine CFAs | publisher=bengals.com | date=April 30, 2010 | access-date=August 19, 2017}}
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3
| weight = 218
| shuttle = 4.32
| cone drill = 7.22
| vertical = 32
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 10
| note = All values from Miami Pro Day
}}
=Dallas Vigilantes=
Raudabaugh signed late in the 2010 season, with the Dallas Vigilantes, and saw action in its final two games. He engineered a 62–56 Dallas victory in the season finale against the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings by turning in a 22-of-29 performance for 311 yards. He also tied a Vigilantes team high with eight touchdown passes in the game. For the season, Raudabaugh completed 31-of-46 passes (67.4%) for 442 yards and 10 touchdowns. He threw one interception and had a passer rating of 128.8.
In 2011, Raudabaugh was the starter for the entire season. He finished the season having completed 360-of-557 passes (64.8%) for 4,741 yards and 90 touchdowns. He threw seven interception and had a passer rating of 118.3.
=Philadelphia Soul=
File:Raudabaugh_and_Dolezel_2.jpg
Raudabaugh followed Vigilantes head coach Clint Dolezel to the Philadelphia Soul in 2012.{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/arena/news?slug=ycn-9455287 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130815143856/http://sports.yahoo.com/arena/news?slug=ycn-9455287 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 15, 2013 |title=Philadelphia Soul acquire Dan Raudabaugh |author=Eric R. Ivie |date=September 30, 2011 |publisher=Yahoo! |access-date=August 15, 2013 }} Raudabaugh led the Soul to ArenaBowl XXV in 2012, where they fell to the Arizona Rattlers. Raudabaugh lead the Soul to another ArenaBowl in 2013,{{cite web |url=http://articles.philly.com/2013-08-12/sports/41292172_1_soul-quarterback-dan-raudabaugh-sharks-arenabowl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912120621/http://articles.philly.com/2013-08-12/sports/41292172_1_soul-quarterback-dan-raudabaugh-sharks-arenabowl |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 12, 2015 |title=Soul romp, 75-59, to reach ArenaBowl |date=August 12, 2013 |author=Dan Ryan |publisher= Interstate General Media, LLC |access-date=August 15, 2013}} once again facing the Rattlers.
In 2015, he earned AFL MVP, Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Arena honors after throwing for 4,995 yards and 119 touchdowns. In 2016, he threw for 4,303 yards and 101 touchdowns, earned Second Team All-Arena accolades and helped the Soul beat the Arizona Ratters in ArenaBowl XXIX. In 2017, he threw for 3,175 yards and 82 touchdowns, earned Second Team All-Arena accolades and helped the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX.
After the 2019 season, the AFL folded. He again followed Soul head coach Clint Dolezel to the expansion Frisco Fighters of the Indoor Football League, but as an offensive coordinator on the coaching staff.{{cite web |url=http://www.friscofighters.com/fighters-rookie-coaches/ |title=FIGHTERS ROUND OUT COACHING STAFF WITH PAIR OF ROOKIE COACHES |website=Frisco Fighters |date=December 12, 2019}}
=AFL statistics=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan=2 | Year !! rowspan=2 | Team !! colspan=7 | Passing !! colspan=3 | Rushing | |||||||||||
| {{tooltip|Cmp|Passes completed}} | {{tooltip|Att|Passes attempted}} | {{tooltip|Pct|Completion percentage}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Passing yards}} | {{tooltip|TD|Passing touchdowns}} | {{tooltip|Int|Interceptions}} | {{tooltip|Rtg|Passer rating}} | {{tooltip|Att|Rushing attempts}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Rushing yards}} | {{tooltip|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dallas | 31 | 46 | 67.4 | 442 | 10 | 1 | 128.80 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 2011 | Dallas | 360 | 557 | 64.6 | 4,741 | 90 | 17 | 118.27 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | Philadelphia | 362 | 540 | 67.0 | 4,790 | 115 | 18 | 120.60 | 13 | -6 | 2 |
| 2013 | Philadelphia | 390 | 573 | 68.1 | 4,699 | 96 | 14 | 122.37 | 9 | -18 | 0 |
| 2014 | Philadelphia | 363 | 562 | 64.6 | 4,328 | 85 | 18 | 112.46 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| 2015 | Philadelphia | 411 | 620 | 66.3 | 4,995 | 119 | 12 | 122.41 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| 2016 | Philadelphia | 339 | 490 | 69.2 | 4,303 | 101 | 13 | 124.86 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 2017 | Philadelphia | 243 | 365 | 66.6 | 3,175 | 82 | 10 | 121.97 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| 2018 | Philadelphia | 145 | 209 | 69.4 | 1,728 | 36 | 6 | 121.97 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Philadelphia | 209 | 339 | 61.7 | 2,671 | 54 | 8 | 116.04 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| class="sortbottom" style="background:#eee;"
| colspan="2" |Career | 2,853 | 4,301 | 66.3 | 35,872 | 788 | 117 | 120.36 | 62 | 19 | 4 |
Stats from ArenaFan:{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/11367/|title=Daniel 'Dan' Raudabaugh|publisher=arenafan.com|access-date=February 21, 2019}}
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120406181948/http://www.muredhawks.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/raudabaugh_daniel00.html Miami RedHawks bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111105093932/http://dallasvigilantes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=193&Itemid=218 Dallas Vigilantes bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160318180215/http://www.philadelphiasoul.com/index.cfm?go=team&show=bio&id=158 Philadelphia Soul bio]
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