# Kyle Israel

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1985)}}
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'''Kyle Israel''' (born August 25, 1985 in [Orlando, Florida](/source/Orlando%2C_Florida)) was an American starting [college football](/source/college_football) [quarterback](/source/quarterback) for the [UCF Knights football](/source/UCF_Knights_football) team at the [University of Central Florida](/source/University_of_Central_Florida).  He majored in radio/television at UCF.<ref name="Bio">{{cite news | url=http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/israel_kyle00.html | title=Kyle Israel | work=UCFAthletics.com | publisher=University of Central Florida | accessdate=2007-09-15 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014222910/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/israel_kyle00.html | archive-date=2007-10-14 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He is a graduate of [University High School](/source/University_High_School_(Orlando%2C_Florida)). Most recently, he played for the [Orlando Predators](/source/Orlando_Predators_(NAL)) of the [National Arena League](/source/National_Arena_League). He earlier played professionally for the [Dresden Monarchs](/source/Dresden_Monarchs) in the [German Football League](/source/German_Football_League). <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-sp-predators-0414-story.html|title=Orlando Predators beat Columbus Lions during return after two-season absence|last=Shain|first=Jeff|website=OrlandoSentinel.com|date=April 14, 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>

==College career==
===2006===
Israel started for the UCF as a junior in 2006; he played in nine games<ref name="Post">{{cite news | url=http://stats.washingtonpost.com/cfb/players.asp?id=113461 | title=7, Kyle Israel, QB, UCF Golden Knights | newspaper=The Washington Post | accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref> and threw for {{convert|1,420|yd|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="Post"/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/157896 | title=#7 Kyle Israel | publisher=ESPN |access-date=2007-09-15}}</ref>

===2007===
Israel completed 12 of 24 passing attempts<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/players/9845/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220170755/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/players/9845/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 20, 2007 | title=#7 Kyle Israel | magazine=Sports Illustrated | accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref> as he led the [2007 UCF Knights football team](/source/2007_UCF_Knights_football_team) to a season-opening [upset](/source/Upset_(competition)) of [North Carolina State](/source/North_Carolina_State); the victory was the program's second victory over a BCS opponent and the first time the Knights defeated a BCS school since 2000.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/knights/orl-fbcucffolo0307sep03,0,7398981.story | title=UCF upbeat as date with Texas looms  | work=Orlando Sentinel| author=Hightower, Kyle | date=September 3, 2007 | accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref>

On September 15, 2007, he started for the first football game held on the UCF campus in the new [Bright House Networks Stadium](/source/Bright_House_Networks_Stadium). The game was against the number-six ranked [2007 Texas Longhorns](/source/2007_Texas_Longhorns_football_team), the highest ranked team ever faced by the Knights.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://texas.scout.com/a.z?s=110&p=2&c=679405&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2ftexas.scout.com%2f2%2f679405.html | title=UCF: Trap Door, or Mickey Mouse Game? | work=Scout.com | publisher=College Sporting News | date=September 13, 2007 | accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref> Israel completed 35% of his passes for a total of {{convert|133|yd|m|abbr=on}} and the Knights lost a back-and-forth game by the score of 35–32.<ref name="UCF ESPN box">{{cite news | url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=272582116 | title=(6) Texas 35, UCF 32 Box Score | work=ESPNU.com | date=September 15, 2007 | access-date=2007-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegefootball/gamecenter/recap/NCAAF_20070915_TX@UCF/rss | title=McCoy, Charles help Texas two-step UCF's upset bid | work=CBSSportsline.com | publisher=CBS | date=September 14, 2007 | accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref>

===College statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team
! rowspan="2"| GP
! colspan="7"| Passing
|-
! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! TD !! Int !! Rtg
|-
! [2004](/source/2004_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season) !! [UCF](/source/2004_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team)
| 3 || 14 || 36 || 38.9 || 129 || 0 || 1 || 63.4 
|-
! [2005](/source/2005_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season) !! [UCF](/source/2005_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team)
| 1 || 9 || 17 || 52.9 || 108 || 1 || 0 || 125.7
|-
! [2006](/source/2006_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [UCF](/source/2006_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team)
| 12 || 108 || 166 || 65.1 || 1,420 || 6 || 5 || 142.8
|-
! [2007](/source/2007_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [UCF](/source/2007_UCF_Knights_football_team)
| 14 || 174 || 298 || 58.4 || 2,173 || 15 || 11 || 128.9
|-
! colspan="2"| Totals<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kyle-israel-1.html |title=Kyle Israel College Stats |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=October 17, 2024}}</ref> || 30 || 305 || 517 || 59.0 || 3,830 || 22 || 17 || 128.7
|}

==Professional career==
===German Football League=== 
In 2009, Israel signed and played for the [Dresden Monarchs](/source/Dresden_Monarchs), a team in the [German Football League](/source/German_Football_League).
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.football-aktuell.de/cgi-bin/news.pl?artikel=12386558355010&rubrik=501010|title = Dresdens Neuzugänge gelandet}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071014222910/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/israel_kyle00.html Official Player Bio at UCF Knights]

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Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:American expatriate players of American football

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