| UNLV Rebels | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 16, 2004 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Lakewood (Saint Petersburg, Florida) |
Anthony Colandrea (born October 16, 2004) is an American football quarterback who plays for the UNLV Rebels. He previously played for the Virginia Cavaliers.
Colandrea attended Lakewood High School in Saint Petersburg, Florida, where he completed 508 of 812 pass attempts for 7,311 yards and 60 touchdowns to 24 interceptions. He also rushed for 1,021 yards and 11 touchdowns and hauled in four receptions for 68 yards. [1] He committed to play college football at the University of Virginia. [2]
Colandrea made his first career start in week 2 after starting quarterback Tony Muskett went down with an injury, completing 20 of 26 passes for 377 yards and two touchdowns with one interception[ citation needed ] in a 36-35 loss to James Madison. [3] He became the first true freshman quarterback to start a home opener for Virginia since 1977. [4] For his performance, Colandrea was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) freshman of the week. [5] He started six games as a true freshman with 1,958 yards 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions, leading Virginia to a 1-5 record. [6]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Virginia Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 8 | 6 | 1−5 | 154 | 246 | 62.6 | 1,958 | 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 139.6 | 73 | 225 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 5−6 | 198 | 320 | 61.9 | 2,125 | 6.6 | 13 | 11 | 124.2 | 128 | 277 | 2.2 | 2 | |
| UNLV Rebels | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career | 19 | 17 | 6-11 | 352 | 566 | 62.2 | 4,083 | 7.2 | 26 | 20 | 130.9 | 201 | 502 | 2.5 | 2 | |