Ira Vandever

Ira Matthew Vandever (born November 22, 1980) is an American former football quarterback. He attended McCluer North High School in Florissant, Missouri, where he was a two-year starter, and also Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where he was a four-year starter. During his time at Drake, Vandever set 15 individual records as well as helped Drake win the Pioneer Football League in 2000.[1] He was also the starting quarterback for the Stuttgart Scorpions in the German Football League.[2]

Early life

Vandever was born on a Navajo reservation.[3]

Drake University

As a freshman, Vandever split quarterback duties with Solon Bell. As a sophomore, he led the Bulldogs to a Pioneer Football League championship in his first year as a full-time starter. By the end of his tenure at Drake, Vandever set records in career passing yards (7,868), most net passing yards in a season (3,239), most passes completed in a season (205), most passes attempted in a season (361) and in a game (51), highest completion percentage in a career (.548), most touchdown passes in a career (67), most touchdown passes in a season (32), most touchdown passes in a game (6), most career interceptions (35), most yards total offense in a career (9,161), a season (3,654), and a game (464), and most total offensive plays in a career (1,353) and a season (488), and a game (66).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Drake 2007 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
  2. ^ "Home".
  3. ^ Bagnato, Andrew (November 20, 2002). "Scrambling from stereotypes". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
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