Quarterback, Fresno State (from Duke), 2010–⁠14

Brandon Connette

Number
No. 18
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Corona, CA

Brandon Connette played quarterback at Duke (2010–⁠13) and Fresno State (2014).

Career highs

324passing yards, career highvs. Troy, 20134touchdown passes, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 2013101rushing yards, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 20134rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Miami, 2013

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2010*Duke102245.51255.702
2011*Duke1250.03517.500
2012Duke51338.5382.930
2013Duke9014562.11,2128.4136
2014Fresno State295453.72995.523
Career13523657.21,7097.21811

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2010*Duke783214.1848
2011*Duke8−14−1.816
2012Duke41912.288
2013Duke1013373.31437
2014Fresno State381213.2234
Career2668563.23348

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Duke11857.7122
2013Duke155.005
2014Fresno State144.004
Career13947.2122

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Duke18QB
2011Duke18QB
2012Duke18QB
2013Duke18QB
2014Fresno State18QB6′2″

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
2013Duke2110.1524th (n=144)0.2232.324%0.200.06
2014Fresno State950.01––1.213%––

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

2014 Fresno State 9 games, 299 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30atUSCL 13–⁠52717680313
Sep 6atUtahL 27–⁠5916241771040
Sep 20vs.Southern UtahW 56–⁠16511511029
Sep 26atNew MexicoW 35–⁠2411300–
Oct 3vs.San Diego StateW 24–⁠13–––––40
Oct 17atBoise StateL 27–⁠37–––––1
Nov 8vs.San José StateW 38–⁠24–––––−2
Nov 22atNevadaW 40–⁠2001000–
Dec 24 ✦vs.RiceL 6–⁠30––––––
2013 Duke 13 games, 1,212 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.North Carolina CentralW 45–⁠058552122
Sep 7atMemphisW 28–⁠1414211982031
Sep 14vs.Georgia TechL 14–⁠3815281220015
Sep 21vs.PittsburghL 55–⁠58213232344101
Sep 28vs.TroyW 38–⁠3120283243155
Oct 19atVirginiaW 35–⁠221147109
Oct 26atVirginia TechW 13–⁠10–––––10
Nov 9vs.NC StateW 38–⁠20713590040
Nov 16vs.MiamiW 48–⁠3059811037
Nov 23atWake ForestW 28–⁠21131004
Nov 30atNorth CarolinaW 27–⁠25010005
Dec 7vs.Florida StateL 7–⁠45112004
Dec 31 ✦vs.Texas A&ML 48–⁠52–––––4
2012 Duke 12 games, 91 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Florida InternationalW 46–⁠261281015
Sep 8atStanfordL 13–⁠501211009
Sep 15vs.North Carolina CentralW 54–⁠17–––––3
Sep 22vs.MemphisW 38–⁠140200015
Sep 29atWake ForestW 34–⁠27010009
Oct 6vs.VirginiaW 42–⁠17110003
Oct 13atVirginia TechL 20–⁠41–––––4
Oct 27atFlorida StateL 7–⁠48–––––3
Nov 3vs.ClemsonL 20–⁠5611171010
Nov 17atGeorgia TechL 24–⁠42–––––2
Nov 24vs.MiamiL 45–⁠520300010
Dec 27 ✦vs.CincinnatiL 34–⁠48112108
2011 Duke 2 games, 35 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.RichmondL 21–⁠23–––––3
Sep 10vs.StanfordL 14–⁠44123500−17
2010 Duke 12 games, 321 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.ElonW 41–⁠27–––––48
Sep 11atWake ForestL 48–⁠54–––––15
Sep 18vs.AlabamaL 13–⁠6224120021
Sep 25vs.ArmyL 21–⁠35–––––24
Oct 2atMarylandL 16–⁠21–––––21
Oct 16vs.MiamiL 13–⁠28463000−2
Oct 23atVirginia TechL 7–⁠440400143
Oct 30atNavyW 34–⁠31–––––33
Nov 6vs.VirginiaW 55–⁠4811400078
Nov 13vs.Boston CollegeL 16–⁠21252200−8
Nov 20atGeorgia TechL 20–⁠300100132
Nov 27vs.North CarolinaL 19–⁠2411210016

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

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