As a senior quarterback, Finnerty became the winningest quarterback in NCAA history for all divisions, with a career record as a starting quarterback of 51–4, and he was named to the 2006 American Football Coaches Association All America Team Finnerty also earned Daktronics First Team All American honors [http://gvsulakers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121206aac.html. He finished the 2006 GVSU season with a 15–0 record, completing 195 of 343 passes for 3,220 passing yards and 41 touchdowns, and leading the nation in quarterback efficiency with 169.32. Finnerty also rushed for 580 yards and 8 touchdowns himself, totalling 3,800 offensive yards and 49 touchdowns on the season, for an average offense of 253.3 yards per game . Finnerty was awarded second place for the Harlon Hill Trophy award [http://gvsulakers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121506aab.html, just prior to the NCAA Div II national championship match in Florence, Alabama. In the title match versus Northwest Missouri State University, Finnerty completed 15-of-33 passes for 225 yards and rushed for 115 yards on 22 carries for 340 yards of total offense, passing for one touchdown and running for another. Finnerty became the first quarterback in NCAA Division II Championship game history to pass for over 200 yards and also rush for over 100.