Rusty Smith (2019) - Athletics Hall of Fame - Florida Atlantic University Athletics

Rusty Smith

Induction:
2019

Rusty Smith became Florida Atlantic football’s first player selected in the National Football League Draft in 2010 following a standout career that featured two bowl victories and a Sun Belt Conference title. The quarterback finished his career with the school record in nearly every passing category. He helped lead the 2007 team to a Sun Belt Conference title with a road win at Troy. He then led FAU to a victory over Memphis in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. One year later, in 2008, he guided the team to a win over Central Michigan in the Motor City Bowl. In both bowls he earned honors, as Most Valuable Player in the New Orleans Bowl and Offensive MVP for the Motor City Bowl. Smith threw 76 touchdowns and threw for 10,112 yards in his career (2006-09). He played for the Tennessee Titans and following his professional football retirement, became a high school football coach.