Gage Gubrud

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Gage Gubrud
Born: (1995-05-15) May 15, 1995 (age 27)
Portland, Oregon
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s) Quarterback
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
College Eastern Washington
Washington State
High school McMinnville (OR)
Career history
As player
2021* BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Gage Gubrud (born May 15, 1995) is a former gridiron football quarterback. He played college football for the Eastern Washington Eagles and the Washington State Cougars.

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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

NCAA Collegiate Career Stats
Eastern Washington Eagles
SeasonGamesGames
Started		RecordPassingRushing
CompAttYardsPct.TDInt Passer Rating AttYardsAvgTD
2015 400–07136653.80181.112312.61
2016 141412–23865705,16067.74814166.61346064.55
2017 10106–42614223,34261.82612143.0822362.95
2018 554–1991601,41661.9135143.0311695.42
Washington State Cougars
2019 200–010138976.910159.800–0
NCAA Career Totals332922–77531,1659,98464.68732130.22591,0424.013

Professional career

On January 11, 2021, it was announced that Gubrud had signed with the BC Lions. [7] He retired on March 5, 2021. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "EWU Athletics - Gage Gubrud - 2017-18". Eastern Washington Eagles . Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 3 "Gage Gubrud Earns FCS Player of the Year Honors from The Touchdown Club of Columbus". Eastern Washington Eagles. December 19, 2016.
  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.
  7. ↑ "Lions Add QB Gage Gubrud and LB Jake Carlock". BC Lions. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2021 CFL Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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