6-2, 210,
Torrance, CA / El Camino JC
At BYU
SENIOR - (1996): Second Team All-America, Football News ... Sammy Baugh Trophy winner (Columbus Ohio Downtown Athletic Club) and finished third in the Davey O'Brien Trophy balloting and was one of seven finalist for the Johnny Unitas Award ... played in the Hula Bowl and East-West Shrine Game ... WAC Offensive Player of the Year (Coaches), MVP Offense in WAC Championships, WAC Player of the Year, Football News and... (More)
JUNIOR - (1995): Honorable mention All-America by UPI, second team All-WAC, WAC Offensive Player of the Week vs. Fresno State ... passing percentage of .912 at Fresno State broke the NCAA record for the highest percentage with a minimum of 30 attempts ... had a season pass efficiency of 149.8 which was ninth in the NCAA ... third in the NCAA in total offense ... selected coaches' back of the game vs. AFA, SDSU, Ha... (More)
Before BYU
Prepped at West Torrance High ... lettered twice in football and twice in baseball ... All-CIF in baseball with an 8-0 record as a pitcher with a 1.32 ERA ... batted .446 with 37 RBI and four homers ... broke nine records in football as a senior ... team MVP in football, All-CIF and All-Daily Breeze ... team won Pioneer League Championship ... coached by Kerry Crabb (Chico State).
Personal
Born in Torrance, Calif., ... parents are Seb and Sally ... is half Armenian, half Irish ... married Stephanie Yamamoto ... older brother Dave was a three-time All-American in soccer at Cal-State Dominguez Hills ... likes to collect baseball caps ... recruited by San Diego State, Washington State, Illinois, Kansas State, Fresno State and Baylor ... majoring in sociology.
Other College
At El Camino Junior college in Torrance, Calif., he set the school record for 4,232 yards total offense and 4,297 passing yards, 41 touchdown passes in the 1994 season ... also set school records for 645 yards passing in one game (in a 59-48 loss vs. College of the Desert in the 1994 Southern California Bowl) and 7,274 career passing yards ... in that bowl game Steve was 42 of 67 with two interceptions and four TD passes ... in 1994 he was 228 of 315 with eight interceptions ... team finished in a three-way tie for the Mission Conference title ... set a national juco season record in passing percentage (.724) and pass efficiency (203.8) ... selected as Mission Conference Offensive Player of the Year and all-conference ... state of California Offensive Player of the Year ... first-team All-America by J.C. Gridwire magazine and the J.C. Athletic Bureau ... two-time team MVP ... team finished with a 9-2 record.
Statistics
Year Gms Cmp Att Int Pct. Lng Yds TD YPG 1995 11 250 385 14 .649 45 3437 20 312.5 1996 14 278 404 12 .688 87td 4027 33 287.6
