Ben Wooldridge
| Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns – No. 10 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | Pleasanton, California |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Foothill (Pleasanton, California) |
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Ben Wooldridge is an American football quarterback for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. He previously played for the Fresno State Bulldogs.
Early life and high school
[edit]Wooldridge grew up in Pleasanton, California and attended Foothill High School.[1] He was a two-star rated recruit and would commit to play college football at California State University, Fresno.[2]
College career
[edit]Fresno State
[edit]Wooldridge did not participate in any games during his true freshman season in 2018 and was ultimately redshirted.[3] During the 2019 season, he played in three games, finishing the season with completing four out of six passing attempts for 30 yards and a touchdown. He also made two carries for 13 yards.[4] During the 2020 season, he played in two games, finishing the season with completing eight out of 16 passing attempts for 117 yards and two carries for 13 yards.[5]
On December 16, 2020, Wooldridge announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[6]
Louisiana
[edit]On January 27, 2021, Wooldridge announced that he would transfer to Louisiana.[7]
Wooldridge did not make an appearance during the 2021 season.[8] During the 2022 season, he took over the starting quarterback position midway through the season after an injury from Chandler Fields.[9] He played in 10 games and started five of them before suffering a season-ending injury in November.[10] He finished the season with completing 138 out of 244 passing attempts for 1,661 yards, 15 touchdowns, five interceptions, 48 rushes for 188 yards and a pair of touchdowns.[11] During the 2023 season, he played in three games before enduring another injury during an away game against UAB.[12] He finished the season with completing 39 out of 69 passing attempts for 508 yards, five touchdowns, an interception, 17 rushes for 77 yards and a pair of touchdowns.[13]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Fresno State Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Redshirt 
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| 2019 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 30 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 163.7 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 117 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 111.4 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | DNP | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 10 | 5 | 3–2 | 138 | 244 | 56.6 | 1,661 | 6.8 | 15 | 5 | 129.9 | 48 | 188 | 3.9 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 2–1 | 39 | 69 | 56.5 | 508 | 7.4 | 5 | 1 | 139.4 | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 7–1 | 160 | 232 | 69.0 | 2,037 | 8.8 | 16 | 4 | 162.0 | 55 | 163 | 3.0 | 5 | |
| Career | 26 | 16 | 12−4 | 349 | 567 | 61.6 | 4,353 | 7.7 | 37 | 10 | 144.0 | 124 | 450 | 3.6 | 9 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ben Wooldridge's Foothill High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Ben Wooldridge, Foothill, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Ben Wooldridge". Fresno State Bulldogs. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Ben Wooldridge 2019 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Ben Wooldridge 2020 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Moore, Jackson (December 16, 2020). "Fresno State QB Ben Wooldridge declares for transfer portal". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Buckley, Tim (January 27, 2021). "Fresno State's Ben Wooldridge is 2nd QB transferring to Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Ben Wooldridge". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Jamarcus (October 8, 2022). "Cajuns QB Chandler Fields out due to injury; Wooldridge to start". KATC (TV). Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Diaz, Cory (November 19, 2022). "Louisiana football starting quarterback Ben Wooldridge out for remainder of 2022 season". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Ben Wooldridge 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Foote, Kevin (September 17, 2023). "UL quarterback Ben Wooldridge endures another injury, but this time it's not his knee". The Advocate (Louisiana). Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Ben Wooldridge 2023 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.