Gage Gubrud

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

Early life 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.

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.

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.

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 was named the Co-Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year, along with teammate Cooper Kupp. He was also named the FCS Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus.

Statistics

Legend FCS record Bold Career high Season Team Games Passing Rushing 2015 Eastern Washington 4 0 — 7 13 53.8 66 5.1 0 1 81.1 12 31 2.6 1 2016 Eastern Washington 14 13 11–2 386 570 67.7 5,160 9.1 48 14 166.6 134 606 4.5 5 2017 Eastern Washington 10 10 6–4 261 422 61.8 3,342 7.9 26 12 143.0 82 236 2.9 5 2018 Eastern Washington 5 5 4–1 99 160 61.9 1,416 8.8 13 5 143.0 31 169 5.4 2 2019 Washington State 2 0 — 10 13 76.9 89 6.8 1 0 159.8 0 0 0 0 FCS career 33 28 21–7 753 1,165 64.6 9,984 8.6 87 32 155.8 259 1,042 4.0 13 FBS career 2 0 0–0 10 13 76.9 89 6.8 1 0 159.8 0 0 0.0 0

Professional career On January 11, 2021, it was announced that Gubrud had signed with the BC Lions. He retired on March 5, 2021.