Curtis Painter was born in Watseka, Illinois.

- Despite leading the Colts in their best effort of the season, Curtis Painter has not yet been named the team's permanent starting quarterback.

Curtis Painter started at quarterback for the Colts, his first career NFL start.

Meanwhile, the Colts have been preparing Curtis Painter for his first career start.

And I know we had Curtis Painter who'd been here for three years.

In a 37-3 victory over Illinois, he caught a one-yard touchdown pass from Curtis Painter.

Purdue was led by Curtis Painter who completed 67% of his passes for 243 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Curtis Painter connected with Dustin Keller on a 19 yard scoring strike in the opening seconds of the second quarter.

In the second half, Greg Orton caught a 14 yard touchdown pass from Curtis Painter.

He was named the starter over the benched Curtis Painter on November 30, 2011.