2019 Football Roster
Jersey Number 12
Austin Kendall
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 221
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Waxhaw, N.C.
- High School:
- Cuthbertson HS
- Prev School:
- Oklahoma
2019 (r-Jr.)
- Started in nine games
- Completed 187-of-304 passes for 1,989 yards and 12 touchdowns with a long of 83 yards
- Ranks No. 24 nationally and No. 4 in the Big 12 in completions per game (20.8)
- Also sits No. 7 in the Big 12 in passing yards per game (221.0)
- Completed 26-of-43 passes for 355 yards against Texas Tech, marking the second 300-yard passing game of his career
- Finished 20-of-39 for 205 yards at Baylor, including an 83-yard scoring toss - WVU’s longest play of the season
- Threw for a pair of touchdowns to go along with 15-of-31 passing at Oklahoma; finished with 182 passing yards
- Completed his only attempt against Iowa State before leaving the game due to injury
- Threw for a career-high 367 yards and three touchdowns against Texas on 31-of-46 passing
- Also tallied his first career rushing TD vs. the Longhorns on a 1-yard run
- Tallied 202 yards on 25-of-37 passing at Kansas
- Completed 27-of-40 passes for a then-season-best 272 yards against NC State; also tallied three touchdowns through the air
- Finished 15-of-25 for 137 yards at Missouri, including a 46-yard touchdown pass
- Made his Mountaineer debut against James Madison, completing 27-of-42 passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns
- Enrolled at West Virginia in January after transferring from Oklahoma
2018 (r-So.) - Oklahoma
- Played in six games; added depth at quarterback
- Completed 3-of-4 passes for 28 yards and rushed three times for 17 yards against Kansas State (10/27)
- Completed lone attempt for six yards against Texas (10/6)
- Made first career start versus Baylor (9/29) and played one series
- Played majority of second half vs. Florida Atlantic (9/1) and was 8-of-10 passing for 88 yards and a touchdown
2017 (So.) - Oklahoma
- Redshirted
- Named one of squad’s offensive scout team players of the year
2016 (Fr.) - Oklahoma
- Played in two games in a backup role
- Finished with 143 passing yards and 16 completions, most ever in a season by a true freshman under head coach Bob Stoops, while his two passing touchdowns tied Paul Thompson (2002) for most by a freshman
- Made debut by playing entire second half vs. Louisiana-Monroe (9/10) and finished with 108 yards and two touchdowns on 12-of-15 passing
- Entered Kansas game (10/29) in third quarter and finished 4-of-7 for 35 yards and added 26 yards rushing on three carries
- Enrolled at Oklahoma in January and participated in spring practice
High School
- Played for coach David Johnson at Cuthbertson High
- Completed 63.9 percent of passes for 2,627 yards and 23 touchdowns and ran for 268 yards and six more scores as a senior
- Threw for 4,461 yards on 310-for-513 passing (60.4 percent) with 49 touchdowns as a junior
- Ranked as a four-star prospect by ESPN, rivals and scout, and three-star by 247Sports???????
- Selected for 2016 Semper Fi All-American Bowl
- Ranked as No. 77 high school prospect nationally by rivals, No. 162 by ESPN and No. 448 by 247Sports???????
- Touted as No. 4 pro-style quarterback by Rivals, the No. 7 pocket passer by ESPN, No. 16 pro-style QB by 247Sports and No. 20 overall quarterback by Scout
- Selected as No. 8 player in state of North Carolina by ESPN, No. 9 by Rivals and No. 18 by 247Sports???????
- Also had offers from Auburn, Clemson, Miami, NC State, Tennessee and West Virginia
Personal
- Son of Brian and Kim Kendall
- One of three children
- Graduated in December 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in communications
- Currently working on two master’s degrees; one in sport management and one in athletic coaching
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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