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, 2013Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010* | Duke | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 125 | 5.7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011* | Duke | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Duke | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 38 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | Duke | 90 | 145 | 62.1 | 1,212 | 8.4 | 13 | 6 |
| 2014 | Fresno State | 29 | 54 | 53.7 | 299 | 5.5 | 2 | 3 |
| Career | 135 | 236 | 57.2 | 1,709 | 7.2 | 18 | 11 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010* | Duke | 78 | 321 | 4.1 | 8 | 48 |
| 2011* | Duke | 8 | −14 | −1.8 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | Duke | 41 | 91 | 2.2 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | Duke | 101 | 337 | 3.3 | 14 | 37 |
| 2014 | Fresno State | 38 | 121 | 3.2 | 2 | 34 |
| Career | 266 | 856 | 3.2 | 33 | 48 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Duke | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 1 | 22 |
| 2013 | Duke | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | Fresno State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 13 | 94 | 7.2 | 1 | 22 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Duke | 18 | QB | |
| 2011 | Duke | 18 | QB | |
| 2012 | Duke | 18 | QB | |
| 2013 | Duke | 18 | QB | |
| 2014 | Fresno State | 18 | QB | 6′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Duke | 211 | 0.15 | 24th (n=144) | 0.22 | 32.3 | 24% | 0.20 | 0.06 |
| 2014 | Fresno State | 95 | 0.01 | – | – | 1.2 | 13% | – | – |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 13–52 | 7 | 17 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 27–59 | 16 | 24 | 177 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 56–16 | 5 | 11 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 35–24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 24–13 | – | – | – | – | – | 40 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 27–37 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 38–24 | – | – | – | – | – | −2 |
| Nov 22 | at | W 40–20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. | L 6–30 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2013 Duke 13 games, 1,212 passing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 45–0 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 28–14 | 14 | 21 | 198 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 14–38 | 15 | 28 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 55–58 | 21 | 32 | 323 | 4 | 4 | 101 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 38–31 | 20 | 28 | 324 | 3 | 1 | 55 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 35–22 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 13–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 38–20 | 7 | 13 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 48–30 | 5 | 9 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 28–21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 27–25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | L 7–45 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 48–52 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
2012 Duke 12 games, 91 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 46–26 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 8 | at | L 13–50 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 54–17 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 38–14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 29 | at | W 34–27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 42–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 13 | at | L 20–41 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Oct 27 | at | L 7–48 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 20–56 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 17 | at | L 24–42 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 45–52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 34–48 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
2011 Duke 2 games, 35 passing yards
2010 Duke 12 games, 321 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 41–27 | – | – | – | – | – | 48 |
| Sep 11 | at | L 48–54 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | L 13–62 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | L 21–35 | – | – | – | – | – | 24 |
| Oct 2 | at | L 16–21 | – | – | – | – | – | 21 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 13–28 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | −2 |
| Oct 23 | at | L 7–44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| Oct 30 | at | W 34–31 | – | – | – | – | – | 33 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 55–48 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 16–21 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | −8 |
| Nov 20 | at | L 20–30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 19–24 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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