Reese Poffenbarger
| Miami Hurricanes – No. 16 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Middletown, Maryland |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Middletown |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Reese Poffenbarger is an American football quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes. He previously played for the Old Dominion Monarchs and the Albany Great Danes
High school career
[edit]Poffenbarger attended Middletown High School in Middletown, Maryland. As a senior, Poffenbarger passed for 2,943 yards and 32 touchdowns before committing to play college football at Old Dominion University.[1]
College career
[edit]Albany
[edit]Poffenbarger redshirted in 2021 at Old Dominion before deciding to transfer to the University at Albany, SUNY.[2] Entering the 2022 season, Poffenbarger competed with Tyler Szalkowski and Joey Carino for Albany's starting quarterback job, with Poffenbarger being named the starter in the season opener against Baylor.[3][4] Against Fordham, Poffenbarger threw for 412 yards, setting the school record for single game passing yards.[5] He finished the season throwing for 2,999 yards and 24 touchdowns, being named the CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year.[6] He was also named a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award.[7] The following season, Poffenbarger led Albany to the FCS semifinals, being named an FCS third-team All-American.[8] After leading the FCS in passing touchdowns (36) and passing yards (3,603), he entered the transfer portal for a second time.[9][10] He finished his career at Albany as the school's all-time touchdown passes leader.[11]
Miami
[edit]On January 8, 2024, Poffenbarger announced that he would be transferring to the University of Miami to play for the Miami Hurricanes.[12][13]
College statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Old Dominion Monarchs | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Redshirt
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| Albany Great Danes | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 3–8 | 227 | 369 | 61.5 | 2,999 | 8.1 | 24 | 4 | 149.1 | 104 | 127 | 1.2 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 11–4 | 276 | 471 | 58.6 | 3,614 | 7.7 | 36 | 13 | 142.8 | 105 | 183 | 1.7 | 6 | |
| Miami Hurricanes | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0–0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Career | 30 | 26 | 14−12 | 509 | 847 | 59.9 | 6,633 | 7.9 | 60 | 17 | 145.5 | 214 | 322 | 1.5 | 8 | |
Personal life
[edit]Poffenbarger's mom played professional basketball, and his sister, Saylor, plays for the Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Cannon, John (January 10, 2020). "Middletown quarterback Poffenbarger commits to ODU". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Swatek, Greg (June 17, 2022). "Former Middletown QB Poffenbarger transfers to Albany". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Shinder, Adam (August 20, 2022). "UAlbany football quarterbacks 'all helping each other' in competition that's far from over". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Singelais, Mark (August 29, 2022). "UAlbany names starting quarterback for Baylor opener". Times Union. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Singelais, Mark (September 24, 2022). "UAlbany's Reese Poffenbarger inspired by family bonds and tragedy". Times Union. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "UAlbany QB Poffenbarger named CAA Offensive Rookie of Year". The Daily Gazette. November 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "Reese Poffenbarger named Jerry Rice Award finalist". The Frederick News-Post. November 21, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Swatek, Greg (December 14, 2023). "Middletown grad, Albany QB Reese Poffenbarger named FCS third-team All-American". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Pankowski, A. J. (December 20, 2023). "UAlbany Star QB Reese Poffenbarger Enters Transfer Portal". WRGB. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Singelais, Mark (December 21, 2023). "UAlbany QB Reese Poffenbarger enters transfer portal". Times Union. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "UAlbany QB Reese Poffenbarger enters transfer portal". NEWS10 ABC. December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "Hurricanes land FCS passing leader Poffenbarger". ESPN.com. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "FCS Albany QB Reese Poffenbarger transferring to Miami". Miami Herald.
- ^ "Endless competition drives UAlbany quarterback Poffenbarger". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.