Cameron Fancher is an American college football quarterback for the Michigan State Spartans. He previously played for the Marshall Thundering Herd, Florida Atlantic Owls and UCF Knights.
 Fancher with Florida Atlantic in 2024 | |
| No. 2 – Michigan State Spartans | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Sixth Year |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
editFancher grew up in Huber Heights, Ohio and attended Wayne High School where he lettered in football, basketball and track & field. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Marshall over offers from Georgia State, Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Fordham, Georgetown and Murray State.[1][2][3][4]
College career
editMarshall
editDuring Fancher's true freshman season in 2021, he appeared in two games against North Carolina Central and FIU finishing the season with completing three out of six passing attempts for 46 passing yards and 18 rushing yards on five carries.[5] During the 2022 season, he appeared in all 13 games and was named as the starting quarterback midway through the season.[6] He finished the season with completing 131 out of 235 passing attempts for 1,558 yards, 10 touchdowns and six interceptions.
On December 6, 2023, Fancher announced that he would be entering the NCAA transfer portal.[7]
Florida Atlantic
editOn December 22, 2023, Fancher announced that he would be transferring to Florida Atlantic.[8]
He was named as the starting quarterback for the 2024 season.[9]
On December 15, 2024, Fancher announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[10]
UCF
editOn December 20, 2024, Fancher transferred to the UCF Knights.[11]
He was named as the starting quarterback for the 2025 season.[12]
On January 3, 2026, Fancher announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the third time.[13]
Michigan State
editOn January 6, 2026, Fancher announced that he would transfer to Michigan State.[14]
Statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| 2021 | Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 46 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 114.4 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Marshall | 13 | 7 | 6–1 | 131 | 235 | 55.7 | 1,558 | 6.6 | 10 | 6 | 120.4 | 107 | 466 | 4.4 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Marshall | 10 | 10 | 5–5 | 202 | 309 | 65.4 | 2,162 | 7.0 | 11 | 11 | 128.8 | 120 | 273 | 2.3 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 9 | 2–7 | 126 | 212 | 59.4 | 1,528 | 7.2 | 6 | 6 | 123.7 | 99 | 365 | 3.7 | 3 | |
| 2025 | UCF | 3 | 2 | 1–1 | 41 | 72 | 56.9 | 333 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 | 31 | 170 | 5.5 | 1 | |
| Career[15] | 37 | 28 | 14–14 | 503 | 834 | 60.3 | 5,627 | 6.7 | 27 | 23 | 122.2 | 362 | 1,292 | 3.6 | 9 | ||
References
edit- ↑ "Cameron Fancher, 2021 Athlete, Marshall". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ↑ "Cam Fancher, Wayne, Quarterback". 247sports.com. July 1, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ↑ "Cam Fancher – Football Recruiting – Player Profiles". ESPN. December 16, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ↑ "Cam Fancher – Marshall – QB". on3.com. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ↑ "Cam Fancher". Marshall Thundering Herd.
- ↑ "Dominant Second Half Propels Herd to First Sun Belt Conference Victory". Marshall Thundering Herd. October 22, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ↑ "Marshall quarterback Cam Fancher enters transfer portal". WV MetroNews. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ↑ Chaney, Luke (December 22, 2023). "Marshall quarterback transfer Cam Fancher commits to FAU". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Ex-Marshall Quarterback Cam Fancher Named Starter at Florida Atlantic". Sports Illustrated. August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ↑ Vessels, Chandler (December 15, 2024). "Florida Atlantic QB Cam Fancher makes surprising decision on college future". On3. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
- ↑ @UCF_Football (December 20, 2024). "QB Cam Fancher is a Knight! ⚔️🔥" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ Boyle, Chris (August 26, 2025). "New UCF football starting QB Cam Fancher flashed command, and some magic, in fall camp". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
- ↑ Turner, Bryson (January 3, 2026). "Another UCF Quarterback Enters Transfer Portal". UCF Knights on SI. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
- ↑ Birkle, Andrew (January 6, 2026). "Michigan State football lands UCF QB Cam Fancher in transfer portal". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Cam Fancher College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.