 Nussmeier in 2023 | |
| LSU Tigers–No. 18 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Senior |
| Major | Mass Communications |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 7, 2002 Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Edward S. Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) |
Garrett Nussmeier (born February 7, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the LSU Tigers. He is the son of former NFL player and current offensive coordinator of the Saints Doug Nussmeier.
Nussmeier was born on February 7, 2002, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. [1] [2] Due to his father Doug's career as a football coach, he moved 12 times growing up, living in eight different states and Canada, while spending summers in Lake Charles, his mother's hometown. [2] Nussmeier attended Edward S. Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas where he passed 3,788 yards and 38 touchdowns in his junior season. [3] [4] As a senior, he passed for 2,815 yards with 33 touchdowns and five interceptions. [5] Nussmeier committed to play college football at LSU over offers from Texas, Texas A&M, Miami, Georgia, Baylor, and North Carolina. [6] [7]
Nussmeier played in four games as a true freshman before redshirting the season. [8] Following the departure of Max Johnson from the team, LSU petitioned the NCAA to let him start the January 2022 edition of the Texas Bowl but still maintain his redshirt status, which was denied. [9] Nussmeier finished the season with 29 pass completions on 57 attempts for 329 yards with two touchdown passes and two interceptions. [10]
Nussmeier competed with Myles Brennan and Arizona State transfer Jayden Daniels entering his redshirt freshman season in 2022, ultimately losing the starting job to Daniels. [11] [12] Nussmeier entered seven games, all off the bench, throughout which he completed 62% of his passes: totaling 800 yards, five touchdowns, and four interceptions. [13] He made his first start with the team in the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl in January after Daniels sat out to prepare for the NFL draft, earning MVP honors after throwing for 395 yards and three touchdowns. [14]
Nussmeier was named the starter for the 2024 season. He led the team to a 9-4 season including an overtime win over 9th ranked Ole Miss . [15]
Nussmeier opted to return to LSU for his redshirt senior season. He is currently 3-0 with wins over 4th ranked Clemson and SEC foe Florida.
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| 2021 | LSU | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 57 | 50.9 | 329 | 5.8 | 2 | 2 | 103.9 | 5 | -46 | -9.2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | LSU | 7 | 0 | — | 52 | 84 | 61.9 | 800 | 9.5 | 5 | 4 | 152.0 | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | LSU | 7 | 1 | 1–0 | 48 | 78 | 61.5 | 591 | 7.6 | 4 | 1 | 139.5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | LSU | 13 | 13 | 9–4 | 337 | 525 | 64.2 | 4,043 | 7.7 | 29 | 12 | 142.5 | 34 | -38 | -1.1 | 3 | |
| 2025 | LSU | 3 | 3 | 3–0 | 54 | 79 | 68.4 | 469 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 124.0 | 7 | -25 | -3.6 | 0 | |
| Career | 33 | 16 | 12–4 | 520 | 823 | 63.2 | 6,241 | 7.6 | 42 | 20 | 138.9 | 48 | -121 | -2.5 | 4 | ||
Nussmeier is a Christian. [16] Nussmeier's father, Doug Nussmeier, played college football at Idaho and in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints before entering coaching. [17] [18] [19]