Gage Gubrud

Gage Gubrud (born May 15, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Washington State Cougars. He previously played at Eastern Washington.

Gage Gubrud

Gubrud with OC Troy Taylor in 2016.
Washington State Cougars
Position	Quarterback
Class	Senior
Major	Management
Career history
College	Eastern Washington (2014–2018) Washington State (2019)
High school	McMinnville (OR)
Personal information
Born:	(1995-05-15) May 15, 1995 Portland, Oregon
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career highlights and awards
First Team All-Big Sky Conference (2016) Second Team All-Big Sky Conference (2017) Big Sky Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Year (2016) Touchdown Club of Columbus FCS Player of the Year (2016) Walter Payton Award Finalist (2016) Second Team FCS All-American (AP, AFCA, STATS) (2016) FCS single-season passing yards record (5,160)
Stats at ESPN.com

Early years

Gubrud graduated from McMinnville High School in McMinnville, Oregon, in 2014. As a senior, Gubrud completed 59.7 percent of his passes, with 18 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He led the Grizzlies to the second round of the OSAA 6A Playoffs and also earned All-Pacific Conference honors.[1]

College career

Gubrud was lightly recruited, receiving zero Division I scholarship offers. Gubrud would eventually decide to join Eastern Washington as a preferred walk-on, in the process turning down a scholarship offer from Division III school Linfield in Oregon.[2]

2014–15

Gubrud redshirted in 2014. In 2015, he saw action primarily as a kick holder. Gubrud played in one game as a quarterback, completing 7-of-13 passes for 66 yards and an interception in a loss to Montana.[1]

2016

In 2016, Gubrud won the starting quarterback job, beating out former starter and senior, Jordan West.[2] In his first career start against Washington State, Gubrud went 34-for-40 for 474 yards and five touchdowns in a 45–42 upset win.[3]

Gubrud would lead Eastern to a 12–2 season and an appearance in the FCS Playoffs Semifinals. He finished 2016 with an FCS single-season record 5,160 passing yards and 48 touchdowns. Gubrud also led the team with 606 rushing yards and five touchdowns.[4] Gubrud totaled 5,766 yards of total offense, which was just 33 yards shy of the FCS single-season record set by Steve McNair in 1994.[4]

Gubrud was named the Co-Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year, along with teammate Cooper Kupp.[5] He was also named the FCS Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus.[4] Gubrud was also a finalist for the Walter Payton Award.[6]

College statistics

NCAA Collegiate Career Stats
Eastern Washington Eagles
Season	Games	Games Started	Record	Passing							Rushing
				Comp	Att	Yards	Pct.	TD	Int	Passer Rating	Att	Yards	Avg	TD
2015	4	0	0–0	7	13	66	53.8	0	1	81.1	12	31	2.6	1
2016	14	14	12–2	386	570	5,160	67.7	48	14	166.6	134	606	4.5	5
2017	10	10	6–4	261	422	3,342	61.8	26	12	143.0	82	236	2.9	5
2018	5	5	4–1	99	160	1,416	61.9	13	5	143.0	31	169	5.4	2
NCAA Career Totals	33	29	22–7	753	1,165	9,984	64.6	87	32	130.2	259	1,042	4.0	13

References

1. "EWU Athletics - Gage Gubrud - 2017-18". Eastern Washington Eagles. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
2. Allen, Jim (September 2, 2016). "Overachieving Gage Gubrud ready to take quarterback reins at EWU". The Spokesman-Review. Cowles Company. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
3. "Eastern Shocks WSU in Pullman". Washington Sports Network. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
4. "Gubrud selected as 2016 FCS Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus". KULR-TV. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
5. "EWU's Kupp, Gubrud share top Big Sky award". The Spokesman-Review. Cowles Company. November 22, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
6. "EWU stars Kupp, Gubrud up for Payton Award". The Tennessean. Gannett. November 29, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

External links

• Eastern Washington Eagles bio