Graeme McFarland
Encyclopedia
Graeme "The Ox" McFarland (born December 28, 1983), is a collegiate American football
quarterback
most recently for the Indiana University
Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference
. He played football collegiately
at Indiana University
from 2003 to 2007.
in Birmingham, Alabama. He was a two year starter, with a record of 19-4. He is second in completions in a game in Alabama state high school football history with 34 completions on 46 attempts and 357 yards.
He was a three star prospect coming out of high school, and originally committed to the University of Kansas
before signing a letter of intent to play for Indiana University in 2002.
In his first year at Indiana, McFarland reshirted. In 2003, he served as the primary holder for field goals and PATs. During this season he served as the second string quarterback. He made one start against Minnesota after starting quarterback Matt LoVecchio
sustained a head injury. During a game at Ohio State McFarland was 6-6 with 54 yards passing and a touchdown. McFarland did not play for the Hoosiers in 2004, but returned to the team in 2005. During the 2005 season, McFarland threw for 91 yards on 10 for 25 passing. In his final season in 2006, McFarland had 11 passing attempts with 5 completions and 58 yards and a touchdown. He finished his career with 344 yards passing and four touchdowns with no interceptions.
2011 marks the quarterback's first year of his general surgery residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. McFarland has a scheduled graduation year of 2016, and hopes to attain the "Intern of the year, award."
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
most recently for the Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
. He played football collegiately
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
from 2003 to 2007.
Football career
McFarland played high school football for Mountain Brook High SchoolMountain Brook High School
Mountain Brook High School is a three-year public high school within the city of Mountain Brook, Alabama, a residential area of Birmingham, with approximately 20,600 residents. It is the lone high school in the Mountain Brook School System and is situated on of land.Mountain Brook High School...
in Birmingham, Alabama. He was a two year starter, with a record of 19-4. He is second in completions in a game in Alabama state high school football history with 34 completions on 46 attempts and 357 yards.
He was a three star prospect coming out of high school, and originally committed to the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
before signing a letter of intent to play for Indiana University in 2002.
In his first year at Indiana, McFarland reshirted. In 2003, he served as the primary holder for field goals and PATs. During this season he served as the second string quarterback. He made one start against Minnesota after starting quarterback Matt LoVecchio
Matt LoVecchio
Matthew Lawrence LoVecchio was a starting quarterback for the University of Notre Dame football team in 2000-01, and for Indiana University in 2003-04.-Early years:LoVecchio grew up in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey...
sustained a head injury. During a game at Ohio State McFarland was 6-6 with 54 yards passing and a touchdown. McFarland did not play for the Hoosiers in 2004, but returned to the team in 2005. During the 2005 season, McFarland threw for 91 yards on 10 for 25 passing. In his final season in 2006, McFarland had 11 passing attempts with 5 completions and 58 yards and a touchdown. He finished his career with 344 yards passing and four touchdowns with no interceptions.
Collegiate awards and honors
- 2006 Ted Wheratt Award for Academic Excellence
- 2002-2007 Academic All Big Ten
- 2003 All Big Ten Freshman Team
Medical Career
After completing his undergraduate degree at Indiana, Graeme returned to his home state of Alabama to attend medical school at the prestigious University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. McFarland completed medical school in 2011 choosing to purse a career in general surgery.2011 marks the quarterback's first year of his general surgery residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. McFarland has a scheduled graduation year of 2016, and hopes to attain the "Intern of the year, award."