Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton' (born November 14, 1982 in Altoona, Iowa) is a quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers football team. Orton is a third-team "All-American" quarterback, behind USC's Matt Leinart and Oklahoma's Jason White. Kyle Orton wears uniform No. 18 in honor of former Nebraska Cornhuskers' quarterback Brook Berringer. Orton tied former Purdue quarterback Drew Brees for the number of passing yards in a game (522 vs. Indiana Hoosiers) and is one of only three Purdue quarterbacks to start three consecutive bowl games (Brees and Mark Herrmann being the other two). In 2004, Orton was touted as the front runner for the Heisman Trophy, having led Purdue to a 5-0 start with 18 touchdowns and no interceptions, until he received multiple injuries in consecutive games against the Michican Wolverines and Northwestern Wildcats that forced him out of his starting position for a month.
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