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2024 Football

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17 Sam McGath

  • Position QB
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 212
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Brookfield, Wis.
  • High School Brookfield East HS

Biography

2024 (Sr)
• Captain
• Academic All-NSIC
• CSC Academic All-District

Started in all 14 games for the Beavers... Rushed for a total of 502 yards and 8 touchdowns... Averaged 3.6 yards with a longest carry of 59 yards... Marked 224 completed passes out of 373 attempts with 24 passing touchdowns... Totaled 2496 yards a long of 69 yards.

2023 (Jr)
Played in all 12 games... Completed 12 of 21 passes that went for 153 yards and totaled three touchdowns to zero interceptions... Totaled 17 rushing attempts for 109 yards recording with two touchdowns... Rushed for a touchdown in a win against Northern State and Minnesota Duluth.. Threw for a touchdown with 51 yards in a win against Mary..

2022 (So)
• Fall NSIC All-Academic Team

Appeared in all 13 games... Threw for 264 yards and three touchdowns on 15-of-24 passes... Had a quarterback rating of 187.8... Rushed 19 times for 43 yards and scored three rushing touchdowns... Threw for a career-high 133 yards on 3-for-4 passes and one touchdown at Minot State on Oct. 1... Threw for two touchdowns and 73 yards against Concordia-St. Paul on Oct. 8... Rushed for two touchdowns at No. 19 Augustana on Sept. 10.

2021 (Fr)
Played in 12 games... Completed 7-of-13 pass attempts for 94 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions... Totaled 35 rushing attempts for 116 yards... Led BSU with four rushing touchdowns... Set a career-high 77 rushing yards on 13 carries in NCAA DII Playoff First Round win at No. 25 Augustana... Rushed for two touchdowns in road win at Concordia-St. Paul, marking the first BSU quarterback to rush for multiple touchdowns since 2016.

2020 (Fr)
Fall season was canceled due to COVID-19.

High School
Four-time letter winner in football at Brookfield East High School under Ben Farley… Named to the All-Greater Metro Conference team three times… Helped BEHS to two Wisconsin State Championships… Finished three-year career with 2,463 passing yards and 2,249 rushing yards… Also lettered in basketball… Named to All-GMC two times and helped the Spartans to a runner-up finish at the state tournament.

Personal
Born December 15, 2001… Son of Eric and Nicki McGath… Dad played college football for UW-Steven Point… Undecided on a major. 

Career Single-Game Records
Pass Att: 39 at Winona State (10/26/24)
Pass Comp: 25 at Sioux Falls (9/21/24)
Pass Yd: 271 vs SW Minnesota State (9/14/24)
Pass TD: 3, 2x, last at Sioux Falls (9/21/24)
Pass Long: 69 at Minnesota State (9/7/24)
Rush Att: 18, 2x, last vs Augustana (11/16/24)
Rush Yd: 128 at Minnesota State (9/7/24)
Rush TD: 2, 3x, last vs Minot State (10/19/24)
Rush Long: 59 at Minnesota State (9/7/24)
Punt Att: 2 at Minnesota State (12/7/24)
Punt Yd: 46 at Minnesota State (12/7/24)
Punt Long: 46 at Minnesota State (12/7/24)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2020Freshman

    QB
    6'1" 195 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2021Freshman

    QB
    6'0" 215 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2022Sophomore

    QB
    6'1" 215 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2023Junior

    QB
    6'1" 215 lbs
    17
  • 17
    C

    2024Senior

    Quarterback
    6'1" 212 lbs
    17
    C