Cameron Kamalani Friel is an American college football quarterback for the UNLV Rebels.
| No. 7 – UNLV Rebels | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kailua High School |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
editBorn in Honolulu, Hawaii, Friel attended Kailua High School where he threw 22 touchdowns and over 1,700 yards. He was a three-star prospect and committed to UNLV, enrolling in January 2021.[1]
College career
editFriel began his true freshman season as backup quarterback, but was named starter for week three against Iowa State,[2] completing 7 of 12 passes for 55 yards and one interception in the 3–48 loss.[3] He then started the following eight games before suffering a season-ending injury, finishing his first year of college football with 1,608 passing yards and six touchdowns, while completing 62.4 percent of his throws, which placed third all-time for any UNLV player.[1] At the end of the year, Friel was named Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year.[4]
Statistics
edit| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2021 | UNLV | 9 | 8 | 2–6 | 141 | 226 | 62.4 | 1,608 | 7.1 | 6 | 11 | 121.2 | 46 | −74 | −1.6 | 0 |
| 2022 | UNLV | 4 | 2 | 0–2 | 33 | 49 | 67.3 | 364 | 7.4 | 3 | 1 | 145.9 | 12 | −68 | −5.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | UNLV | 1 | 0 | — | Did not record pass attempt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | |||||||
| 2024 | UNLV | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 172.9 | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 2025 | UNLV | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Career | 22 | 10 | 2–8 | 179 | 283 | 63.3 | 2,036 | 7.2 | 9 | 12 | 125.7 | 74 | -83 | -1.1 | 3 | |
References
edit- 1 2 "Cameron Friel". UNLV Rebels. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ↑ Kenerly, Matthew (September 18, 2021). "UNLV Football: Cameron Friel To Start vs. Iowa State, Tate Martell Will Play". Mountain West Wire. USA Today. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Purdy throws for 3 TDs, No. 14 Iowa State routs UNLV 48–3". CBS Sports. Associated Press. September 19, 2021. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ↑ Chinen, Kyle (November 30, 2021). "Kailua's Cameron Friel earns Mountain West Freshman of the Year Award". Hawaii News Now. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
