Gage Gubrud (born May 15, 1995) is an American former

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. He played

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for the

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and the

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Early life

Gubrud graduated from

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, 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

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6A Playoffs and also earned All- Pacific Conference honors.

College career

Gubrud was lightly recruited, receiving zero Division I scholarship offers. Gubrud would eventually decide to join

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as a preferred

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, in the process turning down a scholarship offer from Division III school Linfield in Oregon.

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

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2016

In 2016, Gubrud won the starting quarterback job, beating out former starter and senior, Jordan West. In his first career start against

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, Gubrud went 34-for-40 for 474 yards and five touchdowns in a 45–42 upset win. 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. Gubrud totaled 5,766 yards of total offense, which was just 33 yards shy of the FCS single-season record set by

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in 1994. Gubrud was named the Co-

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Offensive Player of the Year, along with teammate

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. He was also named the FCS Player of the Year by the

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. Gubrud was also a finalist for the

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College statistics

Professional career

On January 11, 2021, it was announced that Gubrud had signed with the

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. He retired on March 5, 2021.

References

External links

BC Lions bioEastern Washington Eagles bio
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