Ben Gulbranson Explained

Ben Gulbranson
School:Oregon State Beavers
Pastschools:
Currentnumber:17
Currentposition:Quarterback
Class: Junior
Highschool:Newbury Park
(Newbury Park, California)
Birth Place:Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:215
Espn:4431114

Ben Gulbranson is an American football quarterback who plays for the Oregon State Beavers.

Early life

Gulbranson was born in Mesa, Arizona, and attended Newbury Park High School. In his high school career he completed 252 out of his 453 passes for 3,710 yards and 37 touchdowns to 18 interceptions. He also rushed for 95 yards and four touchdowns.[1] Gulbranson committed to play college football at Oregon State over other schools such as Arizona State, California, and Kansas State.[2] [3]

College career

Gulbranson debuted for Oregon State in the team's 2020 season finale in which he came in to relief against Arizona State where he completed six of his nine passes for 64 yards and a touchdown on the final play of the game to Zeriah Beason.[4] In 2021 Gulbranson redshirted.[5] In week five after starting quarterback Chance Nolan went down with an injury in the first quarter Gulbranson stepped in and played the final three quarters completing 12 of his 20 passes for 177 yards and two interceptions in a loss to

  1. 12 Utah
.[6] Gulbranson made his first career start the following week against Stanford where he completed 20 of his 28 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns including the game-winning, 56-yard touchdown pass to Tre’Shaun Harrison with 13 seconds left to help the Beavers beat Stanford 28-27 after being down 24–10.[7] [8] Gulbranson again got the start the following week against Washington State where he completed 12 of his 24 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown with one interception in a 24–10 win to help the Beavers achieve bowl eligibility.[9] Gulbranson would pick up a huge 42–9 win the following week against Colorado in which he went 14 for 22 on his passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns including a 60-yard touchdown to tight end Jack Velling.[10] [11] In Gulbranson's next start he struggled, completing 12 of his 19 passes for just 87 yards as the Beavers fell to Washington 24–21.[12] [13] The next week, Gulbranson helped the Beavers beat California 38-10 after going 15 for 23 for 137 yards and two touchdowns, as well as a rushing touchdown.[14] [15] The following week, Gulbranson led his team to a 31–7 win over Arizona State, where he completed 15 of 21 passing attempts for 188 yards and a touchdown, adding an eight-yard rushing touchdown.[16] [17] In Oregon State's season finale and rivalry game versus
  1. 9 Oregon
, Gulbranson struggled completing just six of his 13 passes for 60 yards and two interceptions, but he would add two touchdowns on the ground as Oregon State rallied down 21 to beat Oregon 38–34.[18] [19] In the team's bowl game against Florida Gulbranson completed 12 of his 19 passes for 165 yards and a touchdown while also adding a rushing touchdown to beat Florida 30-3 and help the Beavers to just their third 10-win season.[20] For his performance, he was named the Las Vegas Bowl MVP.[21] Gulbranson finished the year completing 121 of his 194 passes for 1,455 yards and nine touchdowns to five interceptions while also rushing for 52 yards and five touchdowns.[22] Gulbranson finished the 2022 season with a 7–1 record. He lost the 2023 season starting quarterback job to Clemson transfer DJ Uiagalelei in camp.[23] [24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ben Gulbranson Football Stats . MaxPreps . 25 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Nemec . Andrew . Ben Gulbranson, 3-star QB, commits to Oregon State Beavers over California, Kansas State . Oregon Live . 25 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Spartling . Shotgun . Oregon State commit Ben Gulbranson relished playing with friends at Newbury Park . Los Angeles Times . 25 July 2023.
  4. Web site: Daschel . Nick . Oregon State Beavers lose to Arizona State Sun Devils in 2020 finale: Live updates recap . Oregon Live . 26 July 2023.
  5. Web site: Ben Gulbranson . Oregon State University Athletics . 26 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Rising's 3 TD passes lead No. 12 Utes past Beavers, 42-16 . CBS Sports . 26 July 2023.
  7. Web site: Daschel . Nick . Ben Gulbranson finds Tre’Shaun Harrison for game-winning TD as Oregon State rallies past Stanford: Game at a glance . Oregon Live . 26 July 2023.
  8. Web site: Borba . Kevin . Recap of Stanford's heartbreaking loss to Oregon State . Sports Illustrated . 26 July 2023.
  9. Web site: Oregon State tops Washington State 24-10 behind Gulbranson . CBS Sports . 26 July 2023.
  10. Web site: Russ . Tanner . Oregon State football: Beavs down Colorado 42-9 . Woodburn Independent . 26 July 2023.
  11. Web site: Peterson . Derek . Oregon State routs Colorado behind career performance from Damien Martinez . Saturday Out West . 26 July 2023.
  12. Web site: Derby . Cameron . No. 23 Beavs stall in Seattle, fall to Washington . KEZI . 26 July 2023.
  13. Web site: Washington knocks off No. 24 Oregon State 24-21 on late FG . KPTV . 26 July 2023.
  14. Web site: Horowitz . Gary . Gulbranson's 3 total TDs help Oregon State beat Cal . KOIN . 26 July 2023.
  15. Web site: Daschel . Nick . Rewinding Oregon State Beavers’ 38-10 win over California Bears . Oregon Live . 26 July 2023.
  16. Web site: Daschel . Nick . Oregon State rides Damien Martinez, Ben Gulbranson to easy 31-7 win over Arizona State: Game at a glance . Oregon Live . 26 July 2023.
  17. Web site: Cluff . Jeremy . Oregon State smothers Arizona State football in Homecoming Game in Tempe . AZ Central . 26 July 2023.
  18. Web site: Hansen . Chris . Takeaways from Oregon's loss to Oregon State in Corvallis . The Register-Guard . 26 July 2023.
  19. Web site: Oregon Ducks vs Oregon State Beavers - November 26, 2022 . Fox Sports . 26 July 2023.
  20. Web site: Clark . Ronald . Oregon State wins Las Vegas Bowl 30-3 . KTVL . 26 July 2023.
  21. Web site: Oram . Bill . Bill Oram: Maybe Ben Gulbranson is the answer to Oregon State's quarterback question . Oregon Live . 26 July 2023.
  22. Web site: Ben Gulbranson . Sports Reference . 26 July 2023.
  23. Web site: Daschel . Nick . Someday he hopes to be called Dr. Ben Gulbranson. Will they call him Oregon State's starting QB in 2023? . Oregon Live . 26 July 2023.
  24. Web site: Someday he hopes to be called Dr. Ben Gulbranson. Will they call him Oregon State's starting QB in 2023?. OregonLive.com. May 23, 2023. Daschel, Nick.