University of Calgary Athletics

2014: Battled with Dzwilewski to win the starting quarterback position during training camp and started all 10 games on the year … led the Dinos to a 7-1 on-field record and the most potent offence in Canada, leading the Dinos to school records in points (419), touchdowns (51), rushing yards (2,545), and total offence (5,082) … led all quarterbacks in Canada West with 18 TD passes while throwing fewer interceptions than any other pivot in the conference … led the nation in rushing yards by a QB with 510, finishing fifth in the Canada West rushing race … completed 64.3 per cent of his passes, averaging 272 yards per game … played the equivalent of just 6.25 games after giving way to the backups as the team pulled out to big leads … unanimous Canada West all-star quarterback … won Frank Gnup Trophy as Canada West MVP, and put forward as the conference’s nominee for the Russ Jackson Award for the second straight season … won the Hec Crighton Trophy as the top player in CIS football, while repeating as winner of the Russ Jackson Award, becoming the first player in history to record that career double … first team All-Canadian at quarterback … repeat appearance on the CoSIDA-Captial One Academic All-America® football team … named the City of Calgary male athlete of the year by the Calgary Booster Club, as voted on by local media – beating out Olympic medallists and professional athletes (including the Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders) for the honour …

2013: Stepped in as the Dinos’ starting quarterback in Week 1 after incumbent Eric Dzwilewski was sidelined with an injury … led the Dinos to their first-ever 8-0 record, passing for 2,184 yards and 12 touchdowns, adding four rushing TDs … selected as a Canada West all-star at quarterback … captured the Russ Jackson Award for athletic ability, citizenship, and academic prowess … tossed for 211 yards and two touchdowns as the Dinos shocked top-ranked Western in the Mitchell Bowl to earn a trip to the Vanier Cup … the team’s leading rusher with 82 yards on 8 carries while completing 19 of 29 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown in a 25-14 setback to Laval in the national championship game … earned Academic All-Canadian status for the third straight season … winner of the Calgary Booster Club-University of Calgary Scholar-Athlete Award … selected as a Capital One Academic All-America® at the football quarterback position for his division, chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) from among players from across North America … received the University of Calgary’s Senate Service Award in recognition of his work in the community …

2012: Saw action in all but one game during the regular season … completed 46 of 61 passes for 550 yards and four touchdowns, a 75.4 completion percentage … had a career-best outing against Manitoba in Week 8, completing 14 of 20 passes for 174 yards and a touchdown …

2011: Backed up Eric Dzwilewski at quarterback for all eight regular season games and three playoff contests … saw action in five games, including the Hardy Cup vs. UBC and the Mitchell Bowl against Laval … completed 10 of 17 pass attemptes for 128 yards and a touchdown … earned Academic All-Canadian status in the Faculty of Kinesiology …

Before UC: Won back-to-back provincial 3A titles with Rundle College in 2009 and 2010 … MVP of high school and midget teams … recipient of the Athletic Service Award at Rundle College … also played basketball and ran track and field … named to the South team for the 2011 Alberta Senior Bowl …

Personal: Parents Richard and Lois … full name Andrew R.S. Buckley … 2011 graduate of Rundle College in Calgary, playing under Tom Spoletini for the Cobras … studying in the Faculty of Kinesiology, with the goal of possibly entering medical school … father Richard played tight end for the Dinos from 1977-79 and is a trauma surgeon at Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre … travelled to Guatemala in 2011 for a two-week humanitarian trip …