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2023 Football Roster

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2 Gavin Hardison

  • Position Quarterback
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 215
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Hobbs, N.M.
  • Highschool Hobbs HS

Biography

2021 Honorable Mention All-Conference USA

2022 (RS JUNIOR)
  • Started in first 10 games before an injury ended his season.
  • Threw for 2,044 yards on 164-of-315 passing with 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions. 
  • Added 76 rushing yards and a rushing score.
  • Tied career best with three touchdowns tosses during a win at Charlotte; went 10-of-14 for 173 yards passing and 50 yards rushing on five carries against the 49ers.
  • Threw for a season-high 320 yards on 23-of-51 passing and two touchdowns.
  • Scored first career rushing touchdown during a win against Florida Atlantic; added 178 yards passing (16-26) and passing TD against the Owls.
  • Went 10-for-11 (90.9 percent) for 123 yards passing and a touchdown during an upset victory over Boise State on national television. 
  • Tossed for 280 yards, including a season-long 76-yard completion at New Mexico.

2021 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
  • Honorable Mention All-Conference USA after first full season under center.
  • Starter at quarterback in all 13 games.
  • Completed 198-of-357 passes (55.5 percent) for 3,217 yards with18 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
  • First UTEP QB to hit over 3,000-yards since the 2009 season.
  • The 3,217 passing yards are the fifth-most in a single season in UTEP history.
  • Ranked third in the country in passing yards per completion (16.3) and 32nd in passing yards per game (247.5).
  • Second in C-USA in yards per completion, and third in passing average.
  • Rates sixth in school history with 4,971 yards passing.
  • Has thrown for 24 career TD’s, ranking tied 10th on the program's all-time list.
  • Went over 300 yards passing twice this season – at Florida Atlantic (23-for-46, 327 yards) and versus Rice (23-for-35, 366 yards).
  • Threw for his season-best three TD’s on a pair of occasions against Bethune-Cookman and UTSA.
  • Season-best completion percentage (.688) came in the season opener at NM State (11-for-16).
  • Ended the season with seven consecutive 200-yard passing performances – averaging 283.3 yards passing during that span.
  • Other top passing performances came against New Mexico (15-for-29, 293 yards), LA Tech (19-for-29, 283 yards) and North Texas (15-for-29, 273 yards).
  • Passed for nine of his 17 TD’s over the final five games of the season.
  • Threw a 50-yard pass in eight of 12 games, including a season-long 76 yard completion to Jacob Cowing at North Texas.
  • Also connected with Cowing on a 72-yard pass at NM State, and Ronald Awatt for a 65-yard completion versus Rice.  

2020 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
  • Started all seven of the games he appeared in for the Miners. 
  • Was 108-of-199 passing for 1,419 yards with five touchdowns and five interceptions. 
  • Averaged 202.7 passing yards per game and posted a 54.3 completion percentage. 
  • Was 13-of-25 for a career-high 302 passing yards, including a career-long 82-yard completion, in UTEP's road win at ULM. 
  • Threw a career-high two touchdown passes on the road at Charlotte. 
  • Eclipsed 200 passing yards in four of the seven games he started at quarterback. 
  • Completed 17 of his 28 passes for 212 yards and one touchdown in his first career start against Stephen F. Austin.

2019 (SOPHOMORE)
  • Made his UTEP debut at UAB and completed 16-of-37 passes for 222 yards and a touchdown.
  • Also saw action in the season finale versus Rice (11-for-24, 113 yards).
  • Finished the campaign 27-of-61 passing for 335 yards.
  • Redshirted the 2019 season.

2018 (NMMI)
  • Played in five games under center at New Mexico Military Institute during the 2018 season.
  • Threw for 408 yards on 38-of-67 passing with four touchdowns and four interceptions.
  • Rushed for 88 yards and a score.
  • Tallied a season-high 187 yards on 17-of-25 passing (68.0 percent) and two scores, whiles also rushing for a touchdown during a victory against Air Force Prep.

HIGH SCHOOL
  • Graduated from Hobbs High School in 2018.
  • Coached by Marco Boyle.
 
PERSONAL: Full name is Gavin Glen Hardison … Son of Chad and June Hardison … Has one brother … Born in Hobbs, N.M. … Undeclared major.

Statistics

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2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2019Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'3" 200 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'3" 205 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'3" 205 lbs
    12
  • 2

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Quarterback
    6'3" 215 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Quarterback
    6'3" 215 lbs
    2