Enters the season second on the depth chart at quarterback.
Career: Career completion percentage of 61.6 ranks second all-time at UND ... Ranks sixth in touchdown passes (35), eighth in passing yards (3,931), eighth in completions (329) and ninth in pass attempts (534).
2005: Named to Academic All-NCC Team and the NCC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll ... Played in all 13 games and made 12 starts ... Tossed a career-high 18 touchdown passes and posted a career-best 143.8 passer rating ... Ranked third in the NCC in passer rating and 22nd in the nation ... Ranked seventh in the NCC in total offense (148.2 ypg) ... Averaged 143.8 passing yards per game, sixth-most in the league ... Completed 63.4 percent of his passes to rank third on UND’s all-time single-season list ... Threw four touchdown passes in back-to-back games at Winona State (Sep. 10) and against Western Washington (Sep. 17) ... Completed 10-of-12 passes against Winona ... Now has five career four-touchdown games to his credit ... Burst out of the gates with 16 TD strikes in his first eight games ... Ran for a career-high three touchdowns ... Earned second letter.
2004: Named UND’s Most Improved Player ... Academic All-NCC honorable mention ... Appeared in a career-high 11 games, including 10 starts ... Completed 176 of 293 passes (60.1) for 2,043 yards and 17 touchdowns ... Amassed a passer rating of 130.96, which ranked fourth in the NCC and 40th in the NCAA ... Ranked third in the NCC and 59th in the nation in total offense with 192.7 yards per game ... Averaged 202.5 yards of total offense in conference play, second in the NCC ... Enjoyed three four-touchdown performances, including his first career start against Mesa State (Sept. 4) ... Also threw four TD passes against Ferris State (Oct. 9) and South Dakota (Nov. 6) ... Completed 31-of-48 passes for a career-high 404 yards in the regular season finale against South Dakota (Nov. 6), just the third 400-yard passing performance in UND history ... Was named Football Gazette National Player of the Week and NCC Offensive Player of the Week for that performance ... Completed 60.1 percent of his passes, third-best in school history ... His 17 touchdown passes and 2,043 yards rank ninth on UND’s single-season charts ... His 176 completions rank eighth ... Tossed seven touchdown passes in his first two career starts, the most in school history ... Ran for a career-high 40 yards on three rushes against Central Washington (Sept. 11) ... Earned first letter.
2003: Saw action in one game ... Went 2-for-3 for 18 yards in relief duty against Minnesota-Crookston (Sept. 6), his collegiate debut.
2002: Redshirt season.
Before UND: A 2002 graduate of Jefferson High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner ... All-conference selection as a senior with 2,746 yards passing and 21 TDs ... Also ran for five TDs and had four TD receptions ... Voted offensive MVP as a senior.
Personal: Majoring in communication ... Born June 24, 1983 ... Son of Jon and Judy Belmore ... Older brother, Tim Belmore, is UND’s receivers coach.
