Joseph Fagnano is an American college football quarterback for the UConn Huskies. He previously played for the Maine Black Bears.
| UConn Huskies – No. 2 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Williamsport Area (Williamsport, Pennsylvania) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
editFagnano grew up in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and attended Williamsport Area High School. During high school, he was named an All-State player, the Wyoming Area Offensive Player of the Year and an East-West All-Star Game participant. He committed to play college football at Maine over an offer from Bucknell.[1][2]
College career
editMaine
editFagnano arrived at UMaine as a walk-on, but earned a full scholarship and the backup quarterback job after an impressive fall training camp.[3] Fagnano made his collegiate debut on October 12, after incumbent quarterback Chris Ferguson sustained a foot injury during the first quarter of a 24-17 loss to Richmond. The following week, Fagnano was named the starter. Against FBS opponent Liberty, he threw five touchdowns, completing 67% of his passes for 445 yards.[4] He played in eight games and started in six finishing the season with completing 121 out of 184 passing attempts with 1,835 yards and 17 touchdowns.[5] By the end of the season, he was named the CAA Rookie of the Week for two weeks, the New England Football Writers Gold Helmet Award Winner[6] and the team's Thurlow Cooper Offensive Rookie of the Year.[7][8] During the spring 2021 season, he appeared in all four games and finished the season with completing 67 out of 116 passing attempts with 795 yards, eight touchdowns and one interception. By the end of the season, he was named the CAA Player of the Week for two weeks.[9][10] During the fall 2021 season, he appeared in four games and finished the season with 65 completed passing attempts with 794 yards and six touchdowns. By the end of the season, he was named to the 2021 CFPA FCS National Player of the Year Trophy Watch List.[11] During the 2022 season, he played in all 11 games and finished the season with a career high 208 completed passing attempts for 2,231 yards, 15 touchdowns and six interceptions.[12] On December 5, 2022, Fagnano announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[13] On January 16, 2023, he announced that he would be transferring to UConn.[14]
UConn
editDuring the 2023 season, Fagnano was named as the starting quarterback.[15] On September 12, 2023, after only two games, head coach Jim L. Mora announced that Fagnano would be out for the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury.[16] He finished the season with completing 18 out of 35 passing attempts for 173 yards and one interception.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Joe Fagnano, Williamsport Area, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Fagnano, SENIOR Quarterback, Connecticut". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Mahoney, Larry (August 15, 2019). "True freshman quarterback earns full scholarship from UMaine". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ Lowe, Mike (October 25, 2019). "Meet UMaine's new quarterback: 18-year-old Joe Fagnano". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Fagnano". Maine Black Bears.
- ^ Gullickson, Eric (October 21, 2019). "Fagnano earns CAA rookie of the week, NE Writers Golden Helmet Award". WABI-TV. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "Football Announces Annual Individual Team Award Winners". Maine Black Bears. December 16, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "Maine's Joe Fagnano Making The Most Of His Opportunities". FloFootball. October 12, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "UMaine quarterback Fagnano earns CAA co-player of the week". WABI-TV. March 15, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "Fagnano tabbed CAA Player of the Week". Maine Black Bears. March 22, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Mahoney, Larry (August 23, 2021). "UMaine quarterback on national list of players to watch in 2021". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "Joe Fagnano". UConn Huskies.
- ^ Barr, Ben (December 5, 2022). "Quarterback Joe Fagnano transferring from Maine". WABI-TV. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Mahoney, Larry (January 16, 2023). "Ex-UMaine quarterback reuniting with former Black Bear head coach at UConn". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Adamec, Carl (August 23, 2023). "UConn football team names Maine transfer Joseph Fagnano as starting quarterback". CT Insider. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Schnyderite, Richard (September 12, 2023). "UConn Football's starting QB Joe Fagnano is OUT for the season". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023.