Holds the JU single-season records for total offense (2,302), passing attempts (297), completions (158), passing yards (2,060) and touchdowns (20). Holds the JU single-game records for total offense (349 vs. Davidson, 2003) and passing yards (344 at San Diego, 2002). Holds the JU career records for passing yards per game (187.4) and completion percentage (53.3), and is tied with Gary Cooper for first all-time with 31 career touchdown passes. Also ranks second all-time in completions (307), passing yards (3,396) and total offense (4,183).
2003: Started all 11 games at quarterback as a sophomore... earned Honorable Mention All-Pioneer Football League honors after throwing for a school-record 2,060 yards and 20 touchdowns...his 187.3 passng yards per game ranked fifth in the PFL...also ranked seventh in the PFL in passing efficiency with a 125.3 rating...threw just eight interceptions in 297 attempts, which ranked second in the PFL...bested his own school single-season record with 2,302 yards of total offense...completed 55-of-87 (63%) passes for 703 yards and 10 touchdowns with just one interception in the fourth quarter of the final 10 games...went 11-for-15 for 117 yards on the Dolphins' game-winning drives vs. Wingate, Coastal Carolina and No. 9 Valparaiso...completed 24 passes for 25-or-more yards, six of which were for touchdowns...finished the season second on the team in rushing with 22.0 yards per game after running for a career-best 242 yards...threw for at least 200 yards in 5-of-11 games, including a season-high 292 yards and three touchdowns vs. Davidson...also had 10 rushes for 57 yards vs. the Wildcats, but also tossed a season-high three interceptions...threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns in the Dolphins' come-from-behind win vs. Wingate, including 3-for-5 for 36 yards and a 12-yard scramble on the game-winning drive with less than 2:00 to play... completed 14-of-24 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns vs. Coastal Carolina, including 6-of-7 for 53 yards on the game-winning drive in the fourth quarter...threw for 245 yards and two scores at Drake, while also rushing for 56 yards on nine carries...completed 12-of-24 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns in the season finale vs. Webber International...threw for 240 yards and two scores at Southeastern Louisiana, including a school-record 80-yard TD pass to Travis Lewis...also tossed two interceptions against the Lions...completed just 8-of-16 passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns in JU's 30-0 win at Austin Peay, but also ran for a career-high 68 yards on nine carries as JU racked up a season-high 370 yards on the ground...was 8-of-14 for 134 yards and a score vs. No. 4 Morehead St. and 13-of-19 for 156 yards and a touchdown at Florida International ...earned PFL Academic Honor Roll honors.
2002: Started all 10 games at quarterback as a true freshman ...earned Honorable Mention PFL All-Conference honors ...completed a school-record 158-of-279 passes for 1,876 yards and 11 touchdowns...also threw a school-record 13 interceptions...averaged a school-record 187.6 yards per game, while completing a school-record 58.6% of his passes...ranked seventh in the PFL and 63rd in Division I-AA with a 116.8 pass efficiency rating...also ranked sixth in the PFL in passing yardage (187.6 yds/game) and total offense (188.1 yds/game), which also ranked 44th nationally...set a then school single-season-record for total offense with 1,881 yards...earned Divsion I-AA Mid-Major co-Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors from Don Hansen's Weekly Football Gazette and PFL co-Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors after completing 14-of-18 passes for 252 yards and four touchdowns, including a game-sealing 65-yard TD bomb to Jon Turner with 5:07 to play in his first collegiate game against Lenoir-Rhyne...completed 28-of-44 passes for a school-record 344 yards at San Diego, but also threw a season-high three interceptions...connected on 21-of-34 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns in the Dolphins' 24-21, come-from-behind win at Charleston Southern...threw for 271 yards on 20-of-40 passing against Austin Peay...left the Davidson game on a stretcher in the fourth quarter after suffering a blow to the chest...also left the Presbyterian game in second quarter after spraining his leg...had a season-high 29 yards rushing against Wagner in the season finale.
2001: Joined the team in the spring semester after graduating high school early.
High School: Four-year letterman at Vero Beach High School for coach Billy Livings...started at quarterback all three years on varsity, as well as on the freshman team...threw for 734 yards and five touchdowns as a senior...earned honorable mention 6A all-state honors as a junior after throwing for 1,331 yards and 14 touchdowns as he helped lead Vero Beach to a 7-4 record and its 12th straight playoff appearance...completed 73 passes for 952 yards and 13 touchdowns as a sophomore as Vero Beach finished 10-2 and was ranked as high as sixth in the state...off the field, was inducted into the National Honor Society as a junior.
Personal: Born March 1, 1984, in Vero Beach, Fla...son of Heinz and Cynthia Sturgill...has a sister, Stefanie...majoring in finance.

Passing	Att	Cmp.	INT	Yds.	Pct.	TD	Lg.
2002	279	158	13	1,876	56.6	11	65
2003	297	149	8	2,060	50.2	20	80
Career	576	307	21	3,936	53.3	31	80

Rushing	Att.	Yds.	Avg.	TD	Lg.
2002	66	5	0.1	1	29
2003	75	242	3.2	1	21
Career	141	247	1.8	2	29