Gage Gubrud
Gage Gubrud (born May 15, 1995) is a gridiron football quarterback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Eastern Washington Eagles and the Washington State Cougars.
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| Born: | May 15, 1995 Portland, Oregon |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| College | Eastern Washington Washington State |
| High school | McMinnville (OR) |
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| 2021–present | BC Lions |
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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
| Season | Games | Games Started |
Record | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
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| 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 |
Professional career
References
- "EWU Athletics - Gage Gubrud - 2017-18". Eastern Washington Eagles. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- Allen, Jim (September 2, 2016). "Overachieving Gage Gubrud ready to take quarterback reins at EWU". The Spokesman-Review. Cowles Company. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "Eastern Shocks WSU in Pullman". Washington Sports Network. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "Gage Gubrud Earns FCS Player of the Year Honors from The Touchdown Club of Columbus". Eastern Washington Eagles. December 19, 2016.
- "EWU's Kupp, Gubrud share top Big Sky award". The Spokesman-Review. Cowles Company. November 22, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "EWU stars Kupp, Gubrud up for Payton Award". The Tennessean. Gannett. November 29, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "Lions Add QB Gage Gubrud and LB Jake Carlock". BC Lions. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.