Quarterback, Massachusetts (from Marshall), 2011–⁠15

Blake Frohnapfel

Number
No. 15
Height
6′6″
Hometown
Stafford, VA

Blake Frohnapfel played quarterback at Marshall (2011–⁠13) and Massachusetts (2014–⁠15).

At a glance

Best season
3,345
Passing yards, 2014 (Massachusetts, 3–⁠9)
Best game
589 yards
Vs. Bowling Green, week 5, 2014: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

589passing yards, career highvs. Bowling Green, 20145touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Toledo, 2014

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2012Marshall182378.31807.821
2013Marshall172277.32069.431
2014Massachusetts24143755.13,3457.72310
2015Massachusetts26647256.42,9196.21613
Career54295456.86,6507.04425

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Marshall13786.0151
2013Marshall11867.8145
2014Massachusetts41−84−2.0017
2015Massachusetts63530.8122
Career1281331.0351

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Marshall15QB
2012Marshall15QB
2013Marshall15QB
2014Massachusetts15QB
2015Massachusetts15QB6′6″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2013Marshall260.12––3.28%––
2014Massachusetts4780.2862nd (n=147)0.24131.862%0.36–
2015Massachusetts5340.0917th (n=151)0.2448.159%0.12-0.03

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Massachusetts 12 games, 2,919 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 12atColoradoL 14–⁠48203422511−15
Sep 19vs.TempleL 23–⁠25295539331−10
Sep 26atNotre DameL 27–⁠62204023301−19
Oct 3vs.Florida InternationalW 24–⁠143242363305
Oct 10atBowling GreenL 38–⁠62345640931−14
Oct 17vs.Kent StateL 10–⁠15173317101−12
Oct 24vs.ToledoL 35–⁠5127492404132
Oct 31atBall StateL 10–⁠2032442591139
Nov 7vs.AkronL 13–⁠17194317302−1
Nov 14atEastern MichiganW 28–⁠1710201091114
Nov 21vs.Miami (OH)L 13–⁠20173418101−17
Nov 27atBuffaloW 31–⁠269221630251
2014 Massachusetts 10 games, 3,345 passing yards, 23 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Boston CollegeL 7–⁠3092214711−21
Sep 6vs.ColoradoL 38–⁠4120382673110
Sep 13atVanderbiltL 31–⁠34173420510−14
Sep 20atPenn StateL 7–⁠48173326310−31
Sep 27vs.Bowling GreenL 42–⁠47366158951−19
Oct 4atMiami (OH)L 41–⁠423560389420
Oct 11atKent StateW 40–⁠17233828630−9
Oct 18vs.Eastern MichiganW 36–⁠14285133701–
Oct 25atToledoL 35–⁠42285643852−7
Nov 12vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠102844424027
2013 Marshall 5 games, 206 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Miami (OH)W 52–⁠142334014
Sep 7vs.Gardner-WebbW 55–⁠06755101
Nov 2vs.Southern MissW 61–⁠13797010–
Nov 9vs.UABW 56–⁠14–––––3
Nov 23atFlorida InternationalW 48–⁠1023471078
2012 Marshall 5 games, 180 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1atWest VirginiaL 34–⁠69020000
Sep 8vs.Western CarolinaW 52–⁠244453109
Oct 6vs.TulsaL 38–⁠45111200–
Oct 20atSouthern MissW 59–⁠241114007
Nov 23atEast CarolinaL 59–⁠6512151011162

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2016 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 9–⁠29).

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