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Jersey Number 16
Nic Shimonek
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mildred, Texas
- High School:
- Mildred
Bio
2017 SEASON (SENIOR)
Put together a strong senior season in his first year as a collegiate starter … helped lead the Red Raiders to the Birmingham Bowl after playing in all 13 games with 12 starts … ranked among the most accurate passers in the country … completed 328-of-493 passes on the year for a 66.5 percentage … threw for 3,963 yards and 33 touchdowns with just 10 interceptions … also rushed 59 times, one of which resulted in a touchdown … threw for at least 300 yards in 8 of 13 games on the season … recorded at least three passing touchdowns in six games … IN TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK: broke into the single-season chart for single-season touchdowns, passing Sonny Cumbie (2004) for 10th all-time … passed Billy Joe Tolliver (1985-88) for 10th all-time in career touchdown passes as well after finishing with 39 over his three seasons … IN NCAA RANKINGS: ranked sixth in completions per game (25.23), seventh in completion percentage (66.5), ninth nationally in passing touchdowns, 11th in both passing yards and passing yards per game (304.8), 16th in points responsible for (204) and 17th for points responsible for per game (15.7) and passing efficiency (152.1) … was also 18th for total offense per game (299.8), 32nd in yards per pass attempt (8.04), 63rd in yards per completion (63rd) … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: led the conference in completions per game … was third for both passing yards and completion percentage … also ranked fourth in passing efficiency, passing touchdowns, points responsible for, yards per pass attempts and points responsible for per game … was fifth in the league in passing yards per completion … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … made starting debut by completing 26-of-30 passes for 384 yards and three touchdowns versus Eastern Washington (9/2) … completed his first 14 passes against the Eagles, falling just one shy of matching the Tech single-game record that was set by both Seth Doege in 2011 and Taylor Potts in 2010 … was the first Red Raider dating back to 2000 to complete his first 10 passes of a season opener … came close to snapping the FBS record for completion percentage owned by Doege until his final drive midway through the third quarter … entered the drive 23-of-24 (95.8 percent) overall until his next three passes fell incomplete … ended the game with an 86.7 completion percentage that trailed Doege’s record of 90.9 percent from a 2011 game at New Mexico … followed by completing 37-of-50 passes for a career-high 543 yards and six touchdowns against Arizona State (9/16) … became the seventh quarterback in program history to throw for 500-plus yards in a game … marked the 16th time in school history for a quarterback to reach the 500-yard plateau … his 543 yards in the victory ranked ninth all-time on the single-game chart … followed by completing 29-of-45 passes for 321 yards and two touchdowns a week later in victory at Houston (9/23) … found Keke Coutee on a 77-yard touchdown strike late in the third quarter, the longest completion of the year for the Red Raiders … touchdown gave the Red Raiders a 20-10 lead at the time … had a 78.8 completion percentage through the first three games, which ranked sixth among Red Raider quarterbacks dating back to 2000 … joined Seth Doege (2011-12) and Cody Hodges (2005) as the only Red Raider quarterbacks to throw for at least 10 touchdowns and only one interception over the first three games of a season … opened Big 12 play by throwing for 330 yards and a touchdown off 29-of-46 passing against Oklahoma State (9/30) … accurate again in first Big 12 road game at Kansas (10/7), completing 19-of-24 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns … completed his first 10 passes against the Jayhawks for the second time during the season … one of just three Big 12 quarterbacks to complete his first 10 passes twice in a season according to STATS, Inc. … joined Chase Daniels (Missouri) in 2008 and Landry Jones (Oklahoma) in 2010 … was the only FBS quarterback with multiple such performances through the first five games of a season dating back to 2012 … reached the 300-yard mark against at West Virginia (10/14) after finishing 24-of-39 for 323 yards and four touchdowns … completed 31-of-41 passes for 207 yards the following week against Iowa State (10/21) … had another strong start against Oklahoma (10/28) with 322 yards and four touchdowns through the air … completed his first eight passes against the Sooners, resulting in 149 yards and two touchdowns during that span … surpassed the 400-yard mark for the second time on the season against Kansas State (11/4) … recorded 405 yards and four touchdowns through the air on 34-of-53 passing … marked the third time in a four-week span to record four touchdown passes in a game … completed 24-of-29 attempts for 246 yards and two touchdowns in the victory over Baylor (11/11) … came off the bench to close the regular season to complete 4-of-8 passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns in come-from-behind win over Texas (11/24) … connected with T.J. Vasher on a 13-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter shortly after entering the game … found Cameron Batson on a 16-yard touchdown to give the Red Raiders a 27-23 victory with just under two minutes to play … attempted a season-high 59 passes in the Birmingham Bowl against USF (12/23) … his 59 attempts ranked third all-time for a Red Raider quarterback in a bowl game … finished 32-of-59 overall for 416 yards and three touchdowns in the narrow loss … AWARDS AND HONORS … All-Big 12 honorable mention selection by the conference coaches … named to the watch lists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the Maxwell Award and the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award … recognized as the Earl Campbell Player of the Week on Sept. 18 … named to the Davey O’Brien “Great 8” list and the Manning Award Stars of the Week that same week.
2016 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Served as backup quarterback for his junior campaign … appeared in four games, three of which that came in Big 12 play … finished with 464 yards and six touchdowns through the air on 38-of-58 passing (65.5%) … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … inserted midway through the third quarter in season opener against Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … finished 18-of-28 for 150 yards and a touchdown versus the Lumberjacks … came close to 300 passing yards in Big 12 opener against Kansas (9/29) … totaled 271 yards and four touchdowns through the air after entering early in the third quarter … three of his four touchdowns against the Jayhawks went for at least 30 yards … found Keke Coutee on 37 and 31-yard touchdown strikes and then Jonathan Giles on a 59-yard bomb over the middle … the 59-yard pass marked his longest completion of his career … finished 4-of-6 for 40 yards and a touchdown after coming on late against West Virginia (10/15) … final appearance came in a series at Iowa State … was 1-of-3 overall for three yards.
2015 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Saw the field twice for the Red Raiders, playing against UTEP (9/12) and Iowa State (10/10) ... completed an 18-yard pass against the Cyclones ... came out of the 2016 spring listed as the backup quarterback on the depth chart.
2014 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Did not play due to NCAA transfer rules.
2013 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT IOWA)
Redshirt season at the University of Iowa.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Mildred High School in Mildred, Texas ... finalist for state Player of the Year as a senior ... honorable mention all-state as a senior and junior ... named district and area Offensive Most Valuable Player while earning first team honors as a junior and senior ... first team all-district and all-area as a sophomore ... honorable mention all-district as a freshman ... led prep team to runner-up finish in Texas Class 2A Division II as a senior, helping team post 13-2 overall record ... passed for 2,714 yards and 33 touchdowns as a senior, completing 160-of-252 passes, with just six interceptions ... rushed for 850 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior ... as a junior completed 193-of-291 attempts for 2,939 yards, 37 touchdowns and three interceptions, while also rushing for 220 yards and nine touchdowns ... team posted 13-1 record in junior season, reaching state semifinals ... completed 139-of-243 attempts for 1,885 yards and 21 touchdowns as a sophomore, with nine interceptions ... as a freshman, completed 64-of-143 attempts for 673 yards and six touchdowns, with 11 interceptions ... helped team reach state playoffs as a freshman and sophomore ... career totals included 8,211 passing yards and 97 passing touchdowns ... holds school and area passing records for career completions, yards and touchdowns ... named a team captain as a senior ... four-year letterman in basketball and baseball ... carried over a 3.75 GPA ... high school coach: Patrick Harvell.
PERSONAL
Nic Shimonek ... son of Tresa and Kenny Shimonek ... a general business major at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Total Touchdowns: 6, vs. Arizona State (2017)
Pass Completions: 37, vs. Arizona State (2017)
Pass Attempts: 59, vs. USF (2017)
Pass Yards: 543, vs. Arizona State (2017)
Pass Touchdowns: 6, vs. Arizona State (2017)
Longest pass: 77, vs. Houston (2017)
Had Intercepted: 2, vs. USF (2017)
Total Offense Attempts: 63, vs. USF (2017)
Total Offense Yar9, vs. TCU (2017)
Rush Yards: 21, vs. Kansas State (2017)
Rush Touchdowns: 1, vs. Iowa State (2017)
Long Rush: 16, vs. TCU (2017)
Put together a strong senior season in his first year as a collegiate starter … helped lead the Red Raiders to the Birmingham Bowl after playing in all 13 games with 12 starts … ranked among the most accurate passers in the country … completed 328-of-493 passes on the year for a 66.5 percentage … threw for 3,963 yards and 33 touchdowns with just 10 interceptions … also rushed 59 times, one of which resulted in a touchdown … threw for at least 300 yards in 8 of 13 games on the season … recorded at least three passing touchdowns in six games … IN TEXAS TECH RECORD BOOK: broke into the single-season chart for single-season touchdowns, passing Sonny Cumbie (2004) for 10th all-time … passed Billy Joe Tolliver (1985-88) for 10th all-time in career touchdown passes as well after finishing with 39 over his three seasons … IN NCAA RANKINGS: ranked sixth in completions per game (25.23), seventh in completion percentage (66.5), ninth nationally in passing touchdowns, 11th in both passing yards and passing yards per game (304.8), 16th in points responsible for (204) and 17th for points responsible for per game (15.7) and passing efficiency (152.1) … was also 18th for total offense per game (299.8), 32nd in yards per pass attempt (8.04), 63rd in yards per completion (63rd) … IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: led the conference in completions per game … was third for both passing yards and completion percentage … also ranked fourth in passing efficiency, passing touchdowns, points responsible for, yards per pass attempts and points responsible for per game … was fifth in the league in passing yards per completion … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … made starting debut by completing 26-of-30 passes for 384 yards and three touchdowns versus Eastern Washington (9/2) … completed his first 14 passes against the Eagles, falling just one shy of matching the Tech single-game record that was set by both Seth Doege in 2011 and Taylor Potts in 2010 … was the first Red Raider dating back to 2000 to complete his first 10 passes of a season opener … came close to snapping the FBS record for completion percentage owned by Doege until his final drive midway through the third quarter … entered the drive 23-of-24 (95.8 percent) overall until his next three passes fell incomplete … ended the game with an 86.7 completion percentage that trailed Doege’s record of 90.9 percent from a 2011 game at New Mexico … followed by completing 37-of-50 passes for a career-high 543 yards and six touchdowns against Arizona State (9/16) … became the seventh quarterback in program history to throw for 500-plus yards in a game … marked the 16th time in school history for a quarterback to reach the 500-yard plateau … his 543 yards in the victory ranked ninth all-time on the single-game chart … followed by completing 29-of-45 passes for 321 yards and two touchdowns a week later in victory at Houston (9/23) … found Keke Coutee on a 77-yard touchdown strike late in the third quarter, the longest completion of the year for the Red Raiders … touchdown gave the Red Raiders a 20-10 lead at the time … had a 78.8 completion percentage through the first three games, which ranked sixth among Red Raider quarterbacks dating back to 2000 … joined Seth Doege (2011-12) and Cody Hodges (2005) as the only Red Raider quarterbacks to throw for at least 10 touchdowns and only one interception over the first three games of a season … opened Big 12 play by throwing for 330 yards and a touchdown off 29-of-46 passing against Oklahoma State (9/30) … accurate again in first Big 12 road game at Kansas (10/7), completing 19-of-24 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns … completed his first 10 passes against the Jayhawks for the second time during the season … one of just three Big 12 quarterbacks to complete his first 10 passes twice in a season according to STATS, Inc. … joined Chase Daniels (Missouri) in 2008 and Landry Jones (Oklahoma) in 2010 … was the only FBS quarterback with multiple such performances through the first five games of a season dating back to 2012 … reached the 300-yard mark against at West Virginia (10/14) after finishing 24-of-39 for 323 yards and four touchdowns … completed 31-of-41 passes for 207 yards the following week against Iowa State (10/21) … had another strong start against Oklahoma (10/28) with 322 yards and four touchdowns through the air … completed his first eight passes against the Sooners, resulting in 149 yards and two touchdowns during that span … surpassed the 400-yard mark for the second time on the season against Kansas State (11/4) … recorded 405 yards and four touchdowns through the air on 34-of-53 passing … marked the third time in a four-week span to record four touchdown passes in a game … completed 24-of-29 attempts for 246 yards and two touchdowns in the victory over Baylor (11/11) … came off the bench to close the regular season to complete 4-of-8 passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns in come-from-behind win over Texas (11/24) … connected with T.J. Vasher on a 13-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter shortly after entering the game … found Cameron Batson on a 16-yard touchdown to give the Red Raiders a 27-23 victory with just under two minutes to play … attempted a season-high 59 passes in the Birmingham Bowl against USF (12/23) … his 59 attempts ranked third all-time for a Red Raider quarterback in a bowl game … finished 32-of-59 overall for 416 yards and three touchdowns in the narrow loss … AWARDS AND HONORS … All-Big 12 honorable mention selection by the conference coaches … named to the watch lists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the Maxwell Award and the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award … recognized as the Earl Campbell Player of the Week on Sept. 18 … named to the Davey O’Brien “Great 8” list and the Manning Award Stars of the Week that same week.
2016 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Served as backup quarterback for his junior campaign … appeared in four games, three of which that came in Big 12 play … finished with 464 yards and six touchdowns through the air on 38-of-58 passing (65.5%) … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … inserted midway through the third quarter in season opener against Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … finished 18-of-28 for 150 yards and a touchdown versus the Lumberjacks … came close to 300 passing yards in Big 12 opener against Kansas (9/29) … totaled 271 yards and four touchdowns through the air after entering early in the third quarter … three of his four touchdowns against the Jayhawks went for at least 30 yards … found Keke Coutee on 37 and 31-yard touchdown strikes and then Jonathan Giles on a 59-yard bomb over the middle … the 59-yard pass marked his longest completion of his career … finished 4-of-6 for 40 yards and a touchdown after coming on late against West Virginia (10/15) … final appearance came in a series at Iowa State … was 1-of-3 overall for three yards.
2015 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Saw the field twice for the Red Raiders, playing against UTEP (9/12) and Iowa State (10/10) ... completed an 18-yard pass against the Cyclones ... came out of the 2016 spring listed as the backup quarterback on the depth chart.
2014 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Did not play due to NCAA transfer rules.
2013 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT IOWA)
Redshirt season at the University of Iowa.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Mildred High School in Mildred, Texas ... finalist for state Player of the Year as a senior ... honorable mention all-state as a senior and junior ... named district and area Offensive Most Valuable Player while earning first team honors as a junior and senior ... first team all-district and all-area as a sophomore ... honorable mention all-district as a freshman ... led prep team to runner-up finish in Texas Class 2A Division II as a senior, helping team post 13-2 overall record ... passed for 2,714 yards and 33 touchdowns as a senior, completing 160-of-252 passes, with just six interceptions ... rushed for 850 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior ... as a junior completed 193-of-291 attempts for 2,939 yards, 37 touchdowns and three interceptions, while also rushing for 220 yards and nine touchdowns ... team posted 13-1 record in junior season, reaching state semifinals ... completed 139-of-243 attempts for 1,885 yards and 21 touchdowns as a sophomore, with nine interceptions ... as a freshman, completed 64-of-143 attempts for 673 yards and six touchdowns, with 11 interceptions ... helped team reach state playoffs as a freshman and sophomore ... career totals included 8,211 passing yards and 97 passing touchdowns ... holds school and area passing records for career completions, yards and touchdowns ... named a team captain as a senior ... four-year letterman in basketball and baseball ... carried over a 3.75 GPA ... high school coach: Patrick Harvell.
PERSONAL
Nic Shimonek ... son of Tresa and Kenny Shimonek ... a general business major at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Total Touchdowns: 6, vs. Arizona State (2017)
Pass Completions: 37, vs. Arizona State (2017)
Pass Attempts: 59, vs. USF (2017)
Pass Yards: 543, vs. Arizona State (2017)
Pass Touchdowns: 6, vs. Arizona State (2017)
Longest pass: 77, vs. Houston (2017)
Had Intercepted: 2, vs. USF (2017)
Total Offense Attempts: 63, vs. USF (2017)
Total Offense Yar9, vs. TCU (2017)
Rush Yards: 21, vs. Kansas State (2017)
Rush Touchdowns: 1, vs. Iowa State (2017)
Long Rush: 16, vs. TCU (2017)
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