Connor Bazelak

Kent State at Bowling Green
October 19, 2024
Doyt L. Perry Stadium
Bowling Green, Ohio

Photo by: Scott W. Grau

Photo by: Mario Terran/BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Scott W. Grau

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-3
Weight:
225
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Dayton, Ohio
High School:
Archbishop Alter HS
Prev School:
Indiana

Bowling Green

NOTABLE
• Came to BGSU in 2023 after appearing 34 career games with 29 career starts between Missouri (three years) and Indiana (one year)
• Ended his collegiate career with 12,350 passing yards, 66 touchdowns and a 63.0 completion percentage

HONORS
• 2024 All-MAC (3rd)
• 2024 Academic All-MAC
• 2024 CFN All-MAC (HM)
• 2023 Academic All-MAC

2024 | Redshirt Senior
• Started in all 13 of BGSU's games
• Went 269/402 for 3,044 yards and 18 touchdowns while adding two rushing scores
• His 66.9 percent completion percentage is No. 2 all-time in BGSU single-season history
• His completion percentage was No. 1 in the MAC and No. 14 in the nation
• No. 1 in the MAC and No. 26 in the nation with 3,044 passing yards
• The 3,044 passing yards rank No. 9 on BGSU's single-season ledger
• Was 15-of-22 passing for 168 yards in season-opening win against Fordham
• Also rushed two times for 27 yards and a touchdown against the Rams
• Almost pulled the upset at No. 8 Penn State after throwing for 254 yards on 25-of-39 passing with two touchdowns
• Engineered a game-opening touchdown drive against the Nittany Lions which snapped a 28-game streak of not allowing an opponent to score a touchdown on its first drive of a game, which was capped by a six-yard TD throw to Harold Fannin Jr.. It was the longest active streak in the nation entering the game and dated back to the 2021 season for PSU
• Also found Malcolm Johnson Jr. on a 15-yard scoring strike during a 3rd and 14 opportunity
• Was 20-of-36 passing for 250 yards and a touchdown at then-No. 25 Texas A&M
• Found Harold Fannin Jr. on a 65-yard scoring strike in the third quarter, which is the longest offensive touchdown scored against the Aggies since Oct. 1, 2022
• Completed 27 of 36 passes for 303 yards and two touchdowns vs. Old Dominion
• Found Harold Fannin Jr. on an 18-yard pass in the first quarter and a 60-yard strike in the third quarter for both of his touchdown throws against Old Dominion
• His 303-yard passing performance pushed him past 10,000 career passing yards vs. Old Dominion
• Threw for 268 yards while completing 24 of 30 passes, at a season-best 80% clip, in the victory at Akron
• Completed a game-long 63-yard pass to Harold Fannin Jr. down the right sideline on the first play of BGSU's first possession against the Zips
• Tallied eight completions on 14 pass attempts for 88 yards and a touchdown against NIU
• Became the 41st quarterback in FBS history to surpass 1,000 career completions vs. the Huskies
• Registered 313 passing yards on 23/27 passing with two touchdowns in the win vs. Kent State
• Notched the highest completion percentage (85.2%) for a single game in BGSU history for a quarterback who had at least 15 pass attempts against the Golden Flashes
• Completed a 50-yard touchdown strike to Malcolm Johnson Jr. in the first quarter against KSU
• Posted 17 completions on 27 attempts for 171 yards and two touchdowns in victory at Toledo
• Threw a nine-yard touchdown on a shovel pass to Harold Fannin Jr. in the first quarter and a two-yard scoring throw to Levi Gazarek for his first career touchdown in the same stanza against the Rockets
• Surpassed 11,000 passing yards for his career against Toledo, becoming the 86th player in FBS history to eclipse the mark
• Tallied 207 passing yards by completing 19 of 30 attempts and a touchdown in the win at Central Michigan
• Threw a nine-yard touchdown to Levi Gazarek on their first drive after the defense forced a turnover on CMU's opening play of the second half
• Surpassed 2,000 passing yards on the season for the fourth time in his career against the Chippewas, which tied him for No. 3 all-time in FBS history for 2,000+ yard passing seasons
• Went 15-of-22 for 176 yards and two touchdowns and added a rushing score in the victory vs. Western Michigan
• Became the 16th Falcon all-time to pass for 4,000+ yards in a career against the Broncos
• Completed 18 of 29 throws for 255 yards and two scores in the win at Ball State
• Threw a four-yard touchdown strike to Harold Fannin Jr. in the first quarter and a 66-yard score to Rahkeem Smith in the third against the Cardinals
• Passed both Philip Rivers (NC State, 1087) and Derek Carr (Fresno State, 1087) for No. 21 all-time in FBS history for completions against Ball State
• Posted 26 completions on 41 attempts for 201 yards against Miami (OH)
• Passed for a season-high and bowl-record 390 yards and completed 32 of 49 passes with three touchdowns in the 68 Ventures Bowl against Arkansas State
• Became the 49th player in FBS history with 12,000 career passing yards and moved to No. 16 all-time in FBS history in career completions in the 68 Ventures Bowl

2023 | Redshirt Junior
• Started 11 of BGSU's 13 games
• Missed the Michigan and Buffalo games with an injury
• Finished the season with 1,935 yards passing and 12 touchdowns
• Threw one interception over his last 151 passes of the season
• Made BGSU debut as the starting quarterback at Liberty
• Was 23-of-28 passing for 319 yards and three touchdowns against Eastern Illinois
• Started the EIU game 12-of-12 passing for 163 yards and one score before his first incompletion
• Was 21-of-32 passing for 263 yards and one touchdown in win at Georgia Tech
• His 14-yard passing TD to Finn Hogan was the 40th career passing TD of his collegiate career
• Also rushed for one touchdown against the Yellow Jackets
• Was 6-of-11 passing for 6 yards and a touchdown in win over Akron
• Threw for 128 yards and two touchdowns on 13-of-21 passing in win over Ball State
• Was 13-of-19 passing for 188 yards and a touchdown at Kent State
• Was 23-of-35 passing for 286 yards and one touchdown against Toledo
• Passed for 217 yards on 18-of-26 passing with two touchdowns in win at Western Michigan
• Passed for 221 yards and one touchdown on 21-of-37 passing against Minnesota in the Quick Lane Bowl
• Also rushed for a touchdown against the Golden Gophers

Indiana

Bloomington, Ind.

• Started nine games at Indiana in 2022 where he became the first IU quarterback to pass for 300 yards in a debut since Antwaan Randle El in 1998 when he threw for 330 yards against Illinois
• Threw for 2,312 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2022 for Indiana
• Set an IU record with 66 pass attempts at Cincinnati on Sept. 24, 2022
• His 33 completions against Western Kentucky are tied for No. 8 on IU's single-game ledger
• Finished his lone season at Indiana No. 8 in single-season completions with 235 and ranked No. 6 in single-season passing attempts with 426
• Led a game-winning drive against the Illini in first-career start for IU when he completed 7-of-9 passes for 70 yards on the final drive of the game and added a 4-yard rush in the victory

Missouri

Columbia, Mo.

• Spent the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons at Missouri where he threw for 5,084 yards, 23 touchdowns and completed 66.4 percent of his passes over 20 career starts (24 games)
• Named 2020 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year
• Three times was named SEC Freshman of the Week in 2020
• Threw for a career-high 406 yards with a career-high four TDs on 29-of-34 (85.3) in the win over No. 17 LSU in 2020
• He matched his career-high with four TDs and posted 294 yards on 34-of-51 (66.7) at Kentucky in 2021

Archbishop Alter High School

Kettering, Ohio

• Played quarterback at Archbishop Alter High School for head coach Ed Domsitz
• An ESPN four-star prospect
• Ranked the No. 210 prospect overall, the No. 10 quarterback nationally, and the No. 5 prospect in Ohio by ESPN
• All-state and all-district selection led Alter to the 2018 Ohio Division III State Championship game and a 13-2 record
• Posted 13 touchdowns against two interceptions and passed for over 1,500 yards in a wishbone offense
• Team reached 42 points six times
• Named the 2018 GCL North Offensive Player of the Year

Personal

• Son of Kelley and Lenny Bazelak
• Sister, Maddie, played volleyball at Duquesne and Ohio
• Sister, Libby played basketball at Duquesne and graduated No. 24 all-time in program history with 1,111 career points