Anthony Colandrea
| 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) |
Anthony Colandrea (born October 16, 2004) is an American football quarterback who plays for the UNLV Rebels. He previously played for the Virginia Cavaliers.
Early life and high school
[edit]Colandrea attended Lakewood High School in Saint Petersburg, Florida, where he completed 508 of 812 pass attempts for 7,311 yards and 60 touchdowns to 24 interceptions. He also rushed for 1,021 yards and 11 touchdowns and hauled in four receptions for 68 yards.[1] He committed to play college football at the University of Virginia.[2]
College career
[edit]Virginia
[edit]Colandrea made his first career start in week 2 after starting quarterback Tony Muskett went down with an injury, completing 20 of 26 passes for 377 yards and two touchdowns with one interception[citation needed] in a 36-35 loss to James Madison.[3] He became the first true freshman quarterback to start a home opener for Virginia since 1977.[4] For his performance, Colandrea was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) freshman of the week.[5] He started six games as a true freshman with 1,958 yards 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions, leading Virginia to a 1-5 record.[6]
UNLV
[edit]On December 22 2024, Colandrea transferred to UNLV.[7]
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 | 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". Virginia Cavaliers on SI. SI.com. July 8, 2022. 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.
- ^ Barber, Mike (September 10, 2023). "Barber: Anthony Colandrea makes the most of his moment for Virginia". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 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". Virginia Cavaliers on SI. SI.com. Retrieved December 31, 2024.