Brayden Schager
| Hawaii Rainbow Warriors – No. 13 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Senior |
| Major | Entrepreneurship |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 13, 2003 Dallas, Texas |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Highland Park (TX) |
Brayden Schager (born August 13, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.
Early years
[edit]Schager was born in Dallas, Texas. His father, Scott Schager, was a wrestler at Iowa State. Brayden attended Highland Park High School.[1]
College football
[edit]Schager enrolled at the University of Hawaii in 2021. As a freshman, he appeared in six games and was the team's starting quarterback in three of those games, going 2–1, with a key victory over #18 Fresno State. As a sophomore in the 2022, he became the team's regular starting quarterback,[2][3] completing 221 of 400 passes for 2,348 yards and 13 touchdowns.[1] He also threw for 306 yards in a 41–34 loss against the Utah State Aggies.
Schager entered the 2023 season as the team's clear starter at quarterback.[4][5][6] To end the 2023 season, he had thrown for 3,542 yards, 26 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. His season high for passing was 427 yards in a loss to the San Diego State Aztecs, 41–34.[7] He entered the transfer portal on December 6, 2023, but withdrew days later.[8] It was also announced on December 24 that he would return to play at Hawaii for his senior season.[9] In 2024, He threw for 2,591 yards and 19 touchdowns, but had problems with turnovers as he threw 13 interceptions. He ran for 4 touchdowns in a 34–13 win over the Nevada Wolf Pack.
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 6 | 3 | 2−1 | 65 | 107 | 60.7 | 615 | 5.7 | 2 | 5 | 105.9 | 14 | -50 | -3.6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 10 | 2−8 | 221 | 400 | 55.3 | 2,348 | 5.9 | 13 | 10 | 110.3 | 45 | 47 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 5−8 | 332 | 525 | 63.2 | 3,542 | 6.7 | 26 | 14 | 130.9 | 103 | 63 | 0.6 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 4−7 | 233 | 403 | 57.8 | 2,591 | 6.4 | 19 | 13 | 120.9 | 136 | 259 | 2.0 | 6 | |
| Career[10] | 42 | 37 | 13–24 | 851 | 1,435 | 59.3 | 9,096 | 6.3 | 60 | 42 | 120.5 | 298 | 319 | 1.1 | 8 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Brayden Schager". University of Hawaii. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Stephen Tsai (12 October 2022). "Chang gives Brayden Schager keys to the UH offense".
- ^ Stephen Tsai (31 October 2022). "Hawaii football coach Timmy Chang says Brayden Schager is 'the guy' at QB".
- ^ "UH quarterback Brayden Schager heads into 2023 as 'The Guy'". KHON2. 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager embracing the pressure in 2023". KHON2. 27 August 2023.
- ^ Stephen Tsai (9 July 2023). "Bulked-up Hawaii QB ready unleash some Schager bombs".
- ^ "Brayden Schager". ESPN.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "2024 College Football Transfer Portal".
- ^ "QB Schager withdraws from transfer portal, will return to play for Hawaii". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Brayden Schager College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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