Gage Gubrud

American gridiron football player (born 1995)

Gage Gubrud
Born: (1995-05-15) May 15, 1995 (age 28)
Portland, Oregon
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)Quarterback
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
CollegeEastern Washington
Washington State
High schoolMcMinnville (OR)
Career history
As player
2021*BC Lions
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)
Career stats
  • Playing stats at CFL.ca

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.

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
Washington State Cougars
2019 2 0 0–0 10 13 89 76.9 1 0 159.8 0 0 – 0
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

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

References

  1. ^ a b "EWU Athletics - Gage Gubrud - 2017-18". Eastern Washington Eagles. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c "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.

External links

  • BC Lions bio
  • Eastern Washington Eagles bio
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Eastern Washington Eagles starting quarterbacks
  • Bill Diedrick (1965–1969)
  • Pete Glindeman (1971–1972)
  • Mark Laitala (1976–1979)
  • Jim McElwain (1980–1983)
  • Rob James (1983–1986)
  • Rick Worman (1984–1985)
  • Mark Tenneson (1989–1992)
  • Todd Bernett (1991–1994)
  • Brian Sherick (1995)
  • Harry Leons (1995–1997)
  • Griffin Garske (1996–1998)
  • Chris Samms (1999–2000)
  • Fred Salanoa (1999–2001)
  • Josh Blankenship (2002)
  • Erik Meyer (2002–2005)
  • Skyler Allen (2003)
  • Chris Peerboom (2006)
  • Matt Nichols (2006–2009)
  • Alex Smart (2008)
  • Bo Levi Mitchell (2010–2011)
  • Nick Gauthier (2010)
  • Kyle Padron (2012)
  • Vernon Adams (2012–2014)
  • Jordan West (2014–2016)
  • Reilly Hennessey (2015)
  • Gage Gubrud (2016–2018)
  • Eric Barriere (2017–2021)
  • Gunner Talkington (2020, 2022)
  • Kekoa Visperas (2023)