Dillon Gabriel Season 2020

CAREER
• Ranks seventh in UCF history with 484 pass completions
• With 7,223 career passing yards, ranks sixth all-time at UCF
• His 156.6 career passing efficiency ranks third all-time in program history
• With 11 game of 300 or more passing yards, ranks fourth all-time at UCF, needing just five more to break the record
• Has four games of 400 or more passing yards in his career, the most by a Knight
• Recorded two seasons of 3,000 or more passing yards, which is tied with Daunte Culpepper and Blake Bortles for the most in program history
• His 61 passing touchdowns are the fifth most in program history
• With a career completion percentage of 59.7, he ranks ninth all-time at UCF
• With 14.9 passing yards per completion, he currently holds the program record for a career
• His 8.91 passing yards per attempt also currently stand as a UCF record
• With only 11 interceptions to 811 passing attempts, his .014 ratio is the best ever at UCF

SOPHOMORE (2020)
• Appeared in and started all 10 games quarterback
• Was 248-of-413 for 3,570 passing yards with 32 passing touchdowns and just four interceptions
• Also had 169 rushing yards and two scores on the ground
• Received second-team all-conference honors from The American
• Named Walter Camp National Player of the Week once (9/20)
• Earned American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors three times (9/21, 9/28, 10/19) and AAC Weekly Honor Roll accolades three times
• Earned AAC All-Academic Team honors
• Named Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week once
• Received Manning Award Quarterback of the Week honors three times
• Named to Pro Football Focus's National Team of the Week once
• Was a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award and the Maxwell Award
• Extended his streak of consecutive games with a passing touchdown to 23 games, which is the third longest streak in UCF history
• Threw 228 consecutive passes without an interception (10/3-11/21/20), the second longest streak in program history
• His four 400-yard passing games were not only the most in a season for a UCF quarterback, but are more than any other Knight has thrown in a career
• With seven 300-yard passing games out of 10 contests, he tied the UCF record for a single season
• In just 10 games, his 248 pass completions rank as the seventh most in a single-season at UCF
• His 3,570 passing yards ranked sixth in UCF history
• His passing efficiency of 156.29 also ranked sixth best in program history
• His 32 passing touchdowns were the second most in a season for a UCF quarterback
• With 14.4 yards per completion, he ranked seventh at UCF and his 8.6 yards per attempt ranks eighth
• His four interceptions to 413 attempts (.010) ratio destroyed the UCF single-season record of .017
• With 3,739 yards of total offense, it was the fourth most in a season at UCF
• He was responsible for 34 total touchdowns, which is tied for the third most in a season at UCF
• Led the conference and the nation with 357.0 passing yards per game
• Led the AAC and ranked seventh in the nation with 24.8 completions per game
• Also led the league and ranked 16th in the nation in passing efficiency
• His 32 passing touchdowns were the best in the conference and fourth most in the nation
• With 14.40 passing yards per completion, he led the league and ranked 12th in the nation
• His 21.2 points responsible for per game also led the AAC and ranked fifth in the nation
• Led the conference and ranked second in the nation with 373.9 yards of total offense per game
• Also led the league and ranked 17th in the nation with 8.64 passing yards per attempt
• at Georgia Tech (9/19): Went 27-of-41 for 417 yards and four touchdowns with one interception, while rushing for 30 yards on eight carries
• at ECU (9/26): Was 32-of-47 for 408 yards and four touchdowns to become first UCF player with back-to-back games of 400 passing yards...set a new UCF record with 18 consecutive pass completions in the second quarter
• Tulsa (10/3): Threw for 330 yards on 28-of-51 passing with one touchdown and one interception...also ran for 28 yards on four carries
• at Memphis (10/17): Went 35-of-49 for 601 yards passing and five touchdowns, which is tied for the third most in a single-game in UCF history...rushed 12 times for 49 yards and a scored on the ground
• Tulane (10/24): Threw for 422 yards on 26-of-40 passing with five touchdowns, becoming just the second Knight to throw for five touchdowns in back-to-back games...also ran for 19 yards on 12 attempts
• at Houston (10/31): Was 19-of-33 for 328 passing yards with two scores
• Temple (11/14): Went 12-of-22 for 268 yards and two touchdowns
• Cincinnati (11/21): Was 26-of-49 for 243 yards and three scores with 30 rushing yards
• at South Florida (11/27): Went 22-of-36 through the air with 336 passing yards and four passing touchdowns with a rushing score
• vs. BYU (12/22): Threw two touchdown passes and had 217 passing yards to go with 31 rushing yards in the Boca Raton Bowl
• Named to CFPA National Performer of the Year Watch List, Davey O'Brien Award Watch List, Maxwell Award Watch List, and Manning Award Watch List
• Earned Athlon preseason second-team all-conference honors

FRESHMAN (2019)
• Started each of the final 12 games at quarterback for UCF in 2019, while playing in all 13 
• Led the UCF offense that ranked second nationally in total offense (540.5), fifth in scoring (43.4) and eighth in passing (316.7)
• Was fourth nationally in passing yards per completion (15.48) and 13th in passing efficiency (156.9),13th in passing yards (3,653) and 17th in passing touchdowns (29)
• Led AAC in yards per completion and was second in efficiency
• Set UCF freshman record for passing yards in a season and ranks fourth overall on UCF's single-season passing list
• Threw multiple TD passes in 10 games and had at least one in all 13
• Had best 2019 AAC single-game yards per attempt number (17.6 vs. UConn), which was the second-best mark in program history, and had the best yards per completion figure (25.5 vs. UConn), a new Knights record
• Ranks high on other various UCF single-season charts: third for touchdown passes, third for yards per completion, third for interception-to-attempt ratio (.017) and fifth for passing efficiency   
• Earned second-team all-conference honors from Pro Football Focus
• Named AAC Offensive Player of the Week vs. Stanford and five other times was named to AAC Honor Roll
• Efforts vs. Stanford also earned him Walter Camp National Player of the Week, CSM National Player of the Week, PFF GameDay Player of the Week, spot on PFF National Team of the Week, Davey O’Brien Great 8 and Manning Star of the Week
• Named to watch lists for FWAA Freshman All-America team, the Manning Award and CFPA National Performer of the Year award
• Named to Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 after UCF win over Houston
• Earned AAC All-Academic Team honors
• FAMU (8/29): Came off bench to complete nine of 13 passes for 127 yards and three touchdowns in collegiate debut
• at FAU (9/7): Made first-career start at quarterback and connected on seven of 19 throws for 245 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for 19 yards and a score
• Stanford (9/14): Completed 22 of 30 throws for 347 yards and four touchdowns 
• at Pitt (9/21): Connected on season-high 25 of 42 throws for 338 yards and two scores 
• UConn (9/28): Completed 11 of 16 passing attempts for 281 yards and three touchdowns
• at Cincinnati (10/4): Successful on 25 of season-high 46 throws for 297 yards and one touchdown 
• ECU (10/19): Connected on 22 of 35 passes for season-best 365 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for another score
• at Temple (10/26): Completed 10 of 20 throws for 218 yards and three touchdowns
• Houston (11/2): Connected on 21 of 30 passes for 298 yards and three scores, while rushing for one touchdown
• at Tulsa (11/8): Completed 23 of 38 throws for 290 yards and a touchdown
• at Tulane (11/23): Hit 24 of season-high-tying 46 throws for 315 yards and a touchdown; also ran a season-high 12 times for season-high 58 yards
• South Florida (11/29): Connected on 23 of 39 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns
• vs. Marshall (12/23): Completed 14 of 24 passing attempts for 260 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for another score, to earn 2019 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl MVP honors

HIGH SCHOOL
• 2018 Gatorade Hawaii Player of the Year
• Hawaii High School Career Record for passing yards
• Top honors on Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State Team
• Career statistics: 9,948 yards, 105 touchdowns
• 2018 statistics: 3,754 yards, 38 touchdowns
• No. 9 player in State of Hawaii (Rivals)

PERSONAL
• Majoring in human communications 
• Earned Dean’s List honors at UCF in the spring of 2021