2023 Football Roster
Roster
Day, Theo

Jersey Number 12
Theo Day
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Canton, Michigan
- High School:
- Divine Child HS
Bio
2023: MVFC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2) ... Two-time CFPA FCS National Performer of the Week Honorable Mention (Oct. 1 and Oct. 22) ... HERO Sports FCS Preseason All-America ... East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 ... 2024 Reese's Senior Bowl watchlist ... Preseason Second Team All-MVFC ... Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List ... Phil Steele Preseason Second Team All-MVFC and Fourth Team All-American ... STATS Perform FCS Preseason All-America ... The Bluebloods Preseason Second Team All-MVFC... Started all 11 games at quarterback... Completed 205 of 337 passes for 2,876 yards and 16 touchdowns... Had 1 rushing touchdown.
2022: First Team All-MVFC ... College Football Performance (CFPA) FCS National Performer of the Year Midseason Watch List ... MVFC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 21) ... Two-time CFPA FCS National Performer of the Week (Oct. 30 and Nov. 20) ... Phil Steele FCS All-MVFC First Team ... The Bluebloods Second Team All-MVFC ... Accounted for a career-high six touchdowns against South Dakota, including five passing touchdowns ... Threw five touchdown passes in UNI's 37-36 win at No. 20 Southern Illinois ... Started all 11 games... Completed 210-323 passes (65%) for 3,121 yards and 26 touchdowns ... Ran for 66 yards on 70 carries with four rushing touchdowns ... Cracked UNI's top-10 in single-season passing yards, passing touchdowns, pass completions, completion percentage, pass efficiency and total offense ... Led the MVFC in passing efficiency, passing yard, total offense and yards per attempt.
2021: Appeared in 11 games, starting ten… went 155-276 on passing, recording 16 receiving touchdowns … threw for 2,316 yards, including a season-high 303 yards against South Dakota … threw for two touchdowns against three different teams … named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team … sixth in the Conference in total offense ... named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
2020 (AT MICHIGAN STATE): Did not see game action.
2019 (AT MICHIGAN STATE): Appeared in two games (Western Michigan, Penn State) . . . played five snaps vs. Penn State and completed 2-of-3 passes for 12 yards.
2018 (AT MICHIGAN STATE): Redshirted . . . did not see game action . . . enrolled for the 2018 spring semester and participated in spring practice . . . completed 5-of-10 passes for 52 yards in the Green-White spring game.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked the top senior quarterback prospect in the state of Michigan by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports . . . ranked one of the top players in the nation by 247Sports (No. 232) . . . rated one of the top pro-style quarterback prospects in the nation by 247Sports (No. 7) and Rivals.com (No. 18) . . . listed among the top overall prospects in the state of Michigan by 247Sports (No. 6), ESPN.com (No. 6), MLive (No. 8), The Detroit News (No. 10) and Rivals.com (No. 13) . . . chosen to USA TODAY's All-Michigan Second Team . . . ranked one of the top recruits in the Midwest (No. 28) by ESPN.com . . . first-team all-state selection by The Associated Press (Division 3-4), Detroit Free Press (Division 3) and Detroit News (Division 3-4) . . . named to the Detroit Free Press All-West Team . . . played for Coach John Filiatraut at Dearborn Divine Child, leading the Falcons to a 10-2 record and a berth in the Division 3 regional finals as a senior . . . completed 120-of-203 passes for 1,622 yards and 16 touchdowns, while rushing for 878 yards and 13 TDs . . . in the regional final against Riverview, ran for 152 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries while completing 17-of-27 passes for 132 yards . . . was 10-of-12 passing for 121 yards and a TD while rushing for a team-best 87 yards with a score in the district title victory over Redford Thurston . . . earned second-team all-state Division 3 Associated Press honors as a junior in 2016, throwing for more than 1,700 yards and 22 touchdown passes while leading the Falcons to the state semifinals . . . had a spectacular performance to help Divine Child to its first regional title since 1985, completing 14-for-20 passes for 244 yards and three touchdowns, rushing for another score, and sealing the win over Allen Park with a late interception . . . in the district title victory over Redford Union, collected 300 yards of total offense (14-of-20 passing for 245 yards and four touchdowns; 55 rushing yards)
PERSONAL: Son of Jim and Marilyn Day ... majoring in public policy.
2022: First Team All-MVFC ... College Football Performance (CFPA) FCS National Performer of the Year Midseason Watch List ... MVFC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 21) ... Two-time CFPA FCS National Performer of the Week (Oct. 30 and Nov. 20) ... Phil Steele FCS All-MVFC First Team ... The Bluebloods Second Team All-MVFC ... Accounted for a career-high six touchdowns against South Dakota, including five passing touchdowns ... Threw five touchdown passes in UNI's 37-36 win at No. 20 Southern Illinois ... Started all 11 games... Completed 210-323 passes (65%) for 3,121 yards and 26 touchdowns ... Ran for 66 yards on 70 carries with four rushing touchdowns ... Cracked UNI's top-10 in single-season passing yards, passing touchdowns, pass completions, completion percentage, pass efficiency and total offense ... Led the MVFC in passing efficiency, passing yard, total offense and yards per attempt.
2021: Appeared in 11 games, starting ten… went 155-276 on passing, recording 16 receiving touchdowns … threw for 2,316 yards, including a season-high 303 yards against South Dakota … threw for two touchdowns against three different teams … named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team … sixth in the Conference in total offense ... named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
2020 (AT MICHIGAN STATE): Did not see game action.
2019 (AT MICHIGAN STATE): Appeared in two games (Western Michigan, Penn State) . . . played five snaps vs. Penn State and completed 2-of-3 passes for 12 yards.
2018 (AT MICHIGAN STATE): Redshirted . . . did not see game action . . . enrolled for the 2018 spring semester and participated in spring practice . . . completed 5-of-10 passes for 52 yards in the Green-White spring game.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked the top senior quarterback prospect in the state of Michigan by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports . . . ranked one of the top players in the nation by 247Sports (No. 232) . . . rated one of the top pro-style quarterback prospects in the nation by 247Sports (No. 7) and Rivals.com (No. 18) . . . listed among the top overall prospects in the state of Michigan by 247Sports (No. 6), ESPN.com (No. 6), MLive (No. 8), The Detroit News (No. 10) and Rivals.com (No. 13) . . . chosen to USA TODAY's All-Michigan Second Team . . . ranked one of the top recruits in the Midwest (No. 28) by ESPN.com . . . first-team all-state selection by The Associated Press (Division 3-4), Detroit Free Press (Division 3) and Detroit News (Division 3-4) . . . named to the Detroit Free Press All-West Team . . . played for Coach John Filiatraut at Dearborn Divine Child, leading the Falcons to a 10-2 record and a berth in the Division 3 regional finals as a senior . . . completed 120-of-203 passes for 1,622 yards and 16 touchdowns, while rushing for 878 yards and 13 TDs . . . in the regional final against Riverview, ran for 152 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries while completing 17-of-27 passes for 132 yards . . . was 10-of-12 passing for 121 yards and a TD while rushing for a team-best 87 yards with a score in the district title victory over Redford Thurston . . . earned second-team all-state Division 3 Associated Press honors as a junior in 2016, throwing for more than 1,700 yards and 22 touchdown passes while leading the Falcons to the state semifinals . . . had a spectacular performance to help Divine Child to its first regional title since 1985, completing 14-for-20 passes for 244 yards and three touchdowns, rushing for another score, and sealing the win over Allen Park with a late interception . . . in the district title victory over Redford Union, collected 300 yards of total offense (14-of-20 passing for 245 yards and four touchdowns; 55 rushing yards)
PERSONAL: Son of Jim and Marilyn Day ... majoring in public policy.
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