Cameron Friel
| No. 7 – UNLV Rebels | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Senior |
| 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 |
| College |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Cameron Kamalani Friel is an American college football quarterback for the UNLV Rebels.
Early life
Born 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
Friel 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
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ a b "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.
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