Walter Church (American football)
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| Born: | July 23, 1978 Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Ypsilanti (MI) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Eastern Michigan | ||||||||||||
| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2001: undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
| Career Arena League statistics | |||||||||||||
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Walter Church (born July 23, 1978) is a former American football quarterback for the New York Dragons and Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Eastern Michigan.
Early life
Church attended Ypsilanti High School in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
College career
Church continued his football career at Eastern Michigan. Church still holds school records for most passing yards and total yards in a career.
College statistics
Church's statistics are as follows:[1]
Eastern Michigan Eagles
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| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
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| Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||
| 1996 | 10 | 178 | 355 | 2,151 | 50.1 | 11 | 14 | 103.4 | 71 | -251 | -3.5 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | Injured | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | 9 | 213 | 355 | 2,650 | 60.0 | 13 | 12 | 125.0 | 51 | -95 | -1.9 | 1 | ||
| 1999 | 10 | 178 | 332 | 2,015 | 53.6 | 8 | 12 | 105.3 | 67 | -78 | -1.2 | 2 | ||
| 2000 | 11 | 238 | 399 | 2,326 | 59.6 | 11 | 9 | 113.7 | 27 | -90 | -3.3 | 0 | ||
| NCAA Career Totals | 40 | 807 | 1,441 | 9,142 | 56.0 | 43 | 46 | 112.8 | 216 | -514 | -2.4 | 3 | ||
Professional career
Church was rated the 27th best quarterback in the 2001 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[2]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | Wonderlic | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
218 lb (99 kg) |
5.10 s | 32 [3] | |||||||||
| All values from Eastern Michigan Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Church led the Peoria Pirates to the ArenaCup title in 2002.[4]
He played for the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2003.
Church served as a backup in 2004 with the Dallas Desperados of the AFL.
Church played for the Arkansas Twisters of the af2 in 2006 and retired after the season.[5]
AFL statistics
| Year | Team | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | TD | ||
| 2003 | New York | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 203 | 4 | 3 | 78.99 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 2004 | Dallas | 43 | 75 | 57.3 | 563 | 8 | 4 | 85.58 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| Career | 55 | 99 | 55.6 | 766 | 12 | 7 | 81.46 | 4 | -3 | 1 | |
Stats from ArenaFan:[6]
References
- ^ "Walter Church". www.sports-reference.com. USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ a b "Walter Church". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ "Historical NFL Wonderlic Scores". wonderlictestsample.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/2011/01/04/watn-walt-church-peoria-pirates/42413181007/
- ^ Perkins, Pete (April 27, 2007). "New QB gets time to throw". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ "Walter Church". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.