Anthony Colandrea (born October 16, 2004) is an American football quarterback who plays for the UNLV Rebels. He previously played for the Virginia Cavaliers.
| UNLV Rebels | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 16, 2004 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Lakewood (Saint Petersburg, Florida) |
Early life and high school
editColandrea was born in Saint Petersburg, Florida[citation needed] where he attended Lakewood High School. In his high school career, he completed 508 out of his 812 pass attempts for 7,311 yards and 60 touchdowns to 24 interceptions. Colandrea also rushed for 1,021 yards 11 touchdowns, while also hauling in four receptions for 68 yards.[1] He committed to play college football at the University of Virginia.[2][3]
College career
editVirginia
editColandrea made his first career start in week two after starting quarterback Tony Muskett went down with an injury. In his first start, Colandrea completed 20 of his 26 passes for 377 yards and two touchdowns with one interception, but the Cavaliers would fall to James Madison 36-35.[4][5] For his performance on the game, Colandrea was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) freshman of the week.[6][7] He started six games as a true freshman with 1,958 yards 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions, leading Virginia to a record of 1-5.[8]
UNLV
editOn December 22 2024, Colandrea decided to transfer to UNLV.[9]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Virginia Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 8 | 6 | 1−5 | 154 | 246 | 62.6 | 1,958 | 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 139.6 | 73 | 225 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 5−6 | 198 | 320 | 61.9 | 2,125 | 6.6 | 13 | 11 | 124.2 | 128 | 277 | 2.2 | 2 | |
| UNLV Rebels | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career[10] | 19 | 17 | 6-11 | 352 | 566 | 62.2 | 4,083 | 7.2 | 26 | 20 | 130.9 | 201 | 502 | 2.5 | 2 | |
References
edit- ^ "Anthony Colandrea Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ "Three-Star Quarterback Anthony Colandrea Commits to Virginia". Sports Illustrated. July 8, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ "Lakewood's Anthony Colandrea Commits To Virginia". Prime Time Preps. July 8, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Barber, Mike (September 10, 2023). "Barber: Anthony Colandrea makes the most of his moment for Virginia". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Wang, Gene. "Anthony Colandrea is Virginia's quarterback of the future — if not the present". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Madia, Greg (September 11, 2023). "UVa sports notebook: QB Anthony Colandrea named ACC Rookie of the Week". The Daily-Progress. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Warters, Nathan (September 13, 2023). "UVA freshman QB Anthony Colandrea dazzled in first start with his elusive, freelancing play". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Barber, Mike (September 22, 2023). "Virginia starts Anthony Colandrea again at QB against North Carolina State". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Newton, Matt. "Virginia QB Transfer Anthony Colandrea Commits to UNLV". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ^ "Anthony Colandrea College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.