Phil Jurkovec

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Phil Jurkovec
Boston College Eagles – No. 5
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Junior
MajorEconomics
Personal information
Born: (1999-11-03) November 3, 1999 (age 22)[1]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight226 lb (103 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolPine-Richland (Gibsonia, Pennsylvania)
Career highlights and awards

Phil Jurkovec is an American football quarterback for the Boston College Eagles.

Early years[]

Jurkovec attended Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania.[2] He took over at QB at Pine-Richland High School after Ben DiNucci played his senior season and then graduated in 2015. During his high school career, he had 11,144 total yards, 8,202 passing yards and 71 touchdown passes.[3] As a senior, he played in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl and was the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player of the Year.[4][5] Jurkovec committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.[6]

College career[]

Jurkovec played in one game his freshman season at Notre Dame in 2018 and took a redshirt.[7][8] As a redshirt freshman in 2019, he played in six games as a backup to Ian Book, and completed 12 of 16 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns. After the season, Jurkovec transferred to Boston College.[9][10] In his first season there, he was named the starting quarterback.[11] In his first career start, he completed 17 of 23 passes for 300 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.[12]

Statistics[]

Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2018 2 0 0−0 0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2 9 4.5 0
2019 6 0 0−0 12 16 75.0 222 13.9 2 0 232.8 22 130 5.9 0
Boston College Eagles
2020 10 10 6−4 205 336 61.0 2,558 7.6 17 5 138.7 77 150 1.9 3
2021 6 6 4-2 52 96 54.2 914 9.5 7 4 149.9 50 322 6.4 5
Career[13] 24 16 10-6 269 449 59.9 3,694 8.2 26 9 144.1 151 611 4.0 8

References[]

  1. ^ "Quarterback Phil Jurkovec". Notre Dame Insider.
  2. ^ "/ccpa/". TribLIVE.com.
  3. ^ Litman, Laken. "High school coach on Phil Jurkovec: 'He has the talent to play' as freshman at Notre Dame". The Indianapolis Star.
  4. ^ "Notre Dame commit Phil Jurkovec's family connection to the military makes Army Bowl selection extra special". November 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "Post-Gazette Player of the Year Phil Jurkovec is one of the best QBs in Western Pennsylvania history". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  6. ^ "/ccpa/". TribLIVE.com.
  7. ^ Berardino, Mike. "After sitting and waiting, Notre Dame quarterback Phil Jurkovec is one step away". The Indianapolis Star.
  8. ^ Tribune, Tyler James South Bend. "Notre Dame freshman quarterback Phil Jurkovec won't stop competing while waiting his turn". Notre Dame Insider.
  9. ^ "Phil Jurkovec, former Pine-Richland star QB, transfers to Boston College". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  10. ^ "Boston College QB Phil Jurkovec looking for a fresh start". January 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Frustrated at Notre Dame, Phil Jurkovec eager for new start at Boston College". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  12. ^ "Quarterback Phil Jurkovec passes test in Boston College debut - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
  13. ^ "Phil Jurkovec College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

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