Steve Goepel
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Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 22, 1949 Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | River Dell Regional (NJ) |
| College | Colgate |
| NFL draft | 1971: 12th round, 311th overall pick |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Coaching | |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Career | 23–12–2 |
Steve Goepel (born January 22, 1949) is an American former football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots. He also was a football head coach at Ramapo College. He played college football at Colgate University
Goepel attended River Dell Regional High School, where he practiced football, basketball and baseball.[1] He accepted a football scholarship from Colgate University, where he was coached by Neil Wheelwright.
As a sophomore, he was a backup at quarterback behind Ron Burton. As a junior, he was named the starter at quarterback, posting 88-of-182 completions for 1,196 yards, 7 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
As a senior, he completed 137-of-309 completions for 1,802 yards, 15 touchdowns and 19 interceptions. He also was the team's placekicker, making his only field goal attempt and 16 out of 17 extra point conversions.
Goepel finished his college career with 258-of-547 completions for 3,336 yards, 25 touchdowns and 34 interceptions. He also set 9 school records, including passing ards, total offense and punting.
He played first base on the baseball team, where he batted .360 as a senior.