Harlon Hill Trophy Finalist – Wesley Beschorner

Wesley Beschorner, South Dakota Quarterback

Harlon Hill Trophy – Runner-up

South Dakota (9-2, 4-2), North Central Conference Champions

• First Player in USD School History to finish second in the Harlon Hill Trophy Race
• Selected to four different All American Teams (D2football.com, Daktronics, Inc., College Sports Report, Football Gazette)
• Selected first-team quarterback on D2football.com All-American Team
• Named College Sports Report Offensive Player of the Year
• Selected Offensive MVP at the Cactus Bowl, Division II All-Star Game
• National leader in pass efficiency (215.2 ) - one of two QBs ever in NCAA Division II to record a 215 pass efficiency rating or better
• Finished regular season with nation-best 39 passing TDs (47 combined)
• Selected National Player of the Week four times
• Finished fifth in the nation in total offense with 318.2 yards per game
• Set NCAA Division II record with a 10.22 per play average in total offense
• Directed offense that led the nation with 583.3 yards in total offense per game and scored 49.7 ppg (second in nation)
• Finished season with 9.75:1 TD to Interception Ratio
• Had Six Games with four or more TD passes and three games with five or more TD passes in 2005
• Owns 29 school records
• Finished career with school-record 7,476 yards in total offense on 967 plays for a 7.3 yard average, including 3,500 yards on 343 plays in 2005
• Beschorner set USD’s all-time passing mark with 6,240 yards and had a record 64 TDs passing and a combined 87 TDs