As NC State Kicked Off Their 2023 Season Thursday At UConn Brennan Armstrong Made His Debut As NC State's Starting Quarterback In NC State's 24-14 Win
As a freshman at Virginia in 2018,
Brennan Armstrong appeared in four of UVA’s 13 games, one of 13 UVA true freshmen to see actio.
As a sophomore at Virginia in 2019,
Brennan Armstrong Appeared in seven of UVA’s 14 games, missing three games with an injury.
• Against Pitt he appeared on punt coverage.
As a junior in 2020 at Virginia Brennan Armstrong was One of UVA’s four captains.
• Tied for the FBS lead with most single-season games (6) with 200+ yards passing and 45+ yards rushing.
• Also tied for the FBS lead with most single-season games (4) with 200+ yards passing, 45+ yards rushing yards, 1+ passing touchdowns and 1+ rushing touchdowns, going 4-0 in such games.
• No. 3 in the ACC and No. 18 in the nation with 296.6 yards of total offense a game.
• No. 8 in the nation among non-option quarterbacks with 552 yards rushing.
• No. 3 in the ACC and No. 25 in the nation with 15.6 points responsible for per game.
• started nine of UVA’s 10 games, he missed the Wake Forest game with an injury.
• Became just the second left-handed QB to start a game at UVA.
• Was knocked out of the NC State game in the second quarter with an injury.
• Appeared in seven of UVA’s 14 games, missing three games with an injury.
• Against Pitt he appeared on punt coverage.
As a junior in 2020 at Virginia ,
Brennan Armstrong was one of Virginia’s four captains.
• Tied for the FBS lead with most single-season games (6) with 200+ yards passing and 45+ yards rushing.
• Also tied for the FBS lead with most single-season games (4) with 200+ yards passing, 45+ yards rushing yards, 1+ passing touchdowns and 1+ rushing touchdowns, going 4-0 in such games.
• No. 3 in the ACC and No. 18 in the nation with 296.6 yards of total offense a game.
• No. 8 in the nation among non-option quarterbacks with 552 yards rushing.
• No. 3 in the ACC and No. 25 in the nation with 15.6 points responsible for per game.
• started nine of UVA’s 10 games, he missed the Wake Forest game with an injury.
• Became just the second left-handed QB to start a game at UVA.
• Was knocked out of the NC State game in the second quarter with an injury.
As a senior in 2021 Brennan Armstrong was a inalist for the Manning Award, he was a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award and Davey O’Brien honors. Also a Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 10 finalist.
• Named to the CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy midseason watch list.
• Honorable Mention on Pro Football Focus, Phil Steele All-American.
• Third Team All-ACC.
• One of UVA’s four captains
• In season opener against William & Mary threw for 339 yards, the most by a UVA quarterback in a season-opening game.
• Threw for 405 yards and a career-high five touchdowns against Illinois, becoming the fourth UVA QB to pass for 400 yards in a game and the second to throw for 400 yards and five touchdowns.
• Set the UVA single-game passing record (554 yards) and single-game total offense mark (538 yards) at UNC, both totals were the highest in a single-game by anyone in FBS through Nov. 16.
• Threw for 364 yards in the first half against UNC, also a program-record.
• Threw for 400 yards in three-straight games – Illinois (405), UNC (554), Wake Forest (407).
• Accounted for 495 yards of total offense (396 passing, 99 rushing) in a 48-40 win over Georgia Tech, the second highest total in program history.
• Suffered an injury at BYU after accounting for six touchdowns (4 pass 2 rush) and 337 yards passing to go along with 94 yards on the ground.
• Set the school record for passing yards
As a red shirt senior at Virginia in 2022 Brenan Armstrong was on the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award, the Davey O’Brien Award, the Manning Award, CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the Reese’s Senior Bowl.
• One of five team captains voted on by the players at the end of the season.
• Starter at QB in all 10 games, he ranked fifth in the ACC with 258.1 yards of total offense per game and fifth in passing yards per game (221.0).
• Rushed for 105 yards in season-opener against Richmond
• Broke UVA’s career total offense record with a 64-yard touchdown run against Richmond on Sept. 3, the 6th-longest run ever by a UVA quarterback.
• School-record streak of 18-straight games with a touchdown pass came to a close against Illinois on Sept. 10.
• Set UVA’s career passing record and set the school mark for 200-yard games.
• Threw for 313 yards and recorded two touchdowns (1 pass, 1 rush) 8 against Louisville, his 12th 300-yard game of his career.
• The ACC’s all-time leader in passing yards by a left-handed quarterback (9,034) and 12th most by a left-handed quarterback in FBS history.
As NC State kicked off their 2023 season Thursday at Uconn Brennan Armstrong made his debut as NC State’s starting quarterback in NC State’s 24-14 win.
As Brennan Armstrong made his debut as NC State’s starting quarterback in NC State’s 24-14 win over Uconn Brennan Armstrong ran 4 yards for touchdown, Brayden Narveson kicked the extra point to tie up the game 7-7 in the 1st quarter. In the 4th quarter Brennan Armstrong ran 8 yards, Brayden Narveson kicked the extra point with 34 seconds left in the 3rd quarter.
Following NC State’s 24-14 win at Uconn starting quarterback Brennan Armstrong had this to say about NC State who as a team at Uconn ran the ball for 209 Yards.
"I just felt like running the ball was the key to win the game,"
"I knew if I didn't take sacks and we stayed in front of the chains, we were going to win. Having that extra runner as a quarterback kind of helps you as an offense. The game needed my feet."
That's what this sport is all about right? Having that mentality is not a bad thing."
Following NC State’s 24-14 win at Uconn NC State Head Coach Dave Doeren had this to say about NC State starting quarterback Brennan Armstrong!
The guy's a linebacker playing quarterback,""I love that about him. He's a tough dude. Our kids will feed off that, having that kind of guy back there."
According to Jeff Gravley article on gopack.com
NC State is now going to prepare to host Notre Dame who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference with exception coming on the gridiron where they’re independent in North Carolina’s state capital on Saturday September 9, 2023!
Kickoff is set for 12:00pm from Carter Finley Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ABC!