Originally from Mishawaka, Indiana, Dreisbach played college football as a quarterback for the University of Michigan from 1995 to 1998.
23 Facts About Scott Dreisbach
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Scott Dreisbach began the 1995 and 1996 seasons as Michigan's starting quarterback, but had both seasons cut short by injury.
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Scott Dreisbach is best remembered leading Michigan to last-second, come-from-behind victory in his first game as a Wolverine, the 1995 Pigskin Classic.
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Scott Dreisbach played professional football for the Oakland Raiders from 1999 to 2000, but he was injured prior to the start of the regular season each year.
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Scott Dreisbach was the starting quarterback for the Scottish Claymores during the 2002 NFL Europe season and later played five seasons in the Arena Football League for the Los Angeles Avengers, Dallas Desperados, Austin Wranglers, Georgia Force and Columbus Destroyers.
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Scott Dreisbach played quarterback at Penn High School in Mishawaka, Indiana.
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Scott Dreisbach is the grandson of Edwin "Bulbs" Ehlers and the nephew of Tom Ehlers.
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Scott Dreisbach enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1994 and played college football as a quarterback for head coach Lloyd Carr's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1995 to 1998.
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Scott Dreisbach is best remembered for his performance in his first game as a Wolverine, the 1995 Pigskin Classic against Virginia.
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Scott Dreisbach set Michigan records for pass attempts and passing yards in the game; both marks have since been broken.
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In 1996, Scott Dreisbach rebounded from his injury to beat out Brian Griese and sophomore Tom Brady as the Wolverines' starting quarterback.
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In 11 games during the 1996 season, Scott Dreisbach completed 149 of 269 passes for 2,025 yards, 12 touchdowns and nine interceptions.
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Scott Dreisbach entered the 1997 season in competition with Griese for the starting quarterback job, but was limited by injuries suffered before the start of the season.
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Scott Dreisbach entered his senior season in 1998 as a candidate to start, but lost the starting job to redshirt junior Tom Brady, and the backup job to heralded true freshman Drew Henson.
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Scott Dreisbach saw limited action in 1997 and 1998, completing three of five passes in his final two seasons.
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Scott Dreisbach led the Raider to consecutive victories during the 1999 preseason, but he broke his leg on a tackle with less than two minutes remaining in a preseason game as he scrambled to the Dallas Cowboys' five-yard line.
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Scott Dreisbach said he heard the leg crack when he was hit, and fullback Jon Ritchie said he "almost puked" when he saw the injury to Scott Dreisbach.
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Scott Dreisbach ended up on the injured reserve list with a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and was released by the Raiders in April 2001.
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In November 2001, Scott Dreisbach was signed by the Buffalo Bills for the team's practice squad.
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However, Mike McMahon started the remaining games for the Lions, and Scott Dreisbach again saw no regular season action in the NFL.
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Scott Dreisbach was then released by the Lions in August 2002.
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Scott Dreisbach next played in the Arena Football League for the Los Angeles Avengers in 2003, the Dallas Desperados in 2004, the Austin Wranglers in 2005, the Georgia Force in 2006 and the Columbus Destroyers in 2007.
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In five AFL seasons, Scott Dreisbach completed 89 of 146 passes for 976 yards, 16 touchdowns and seven interceptions.