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Football
vs Illinois
2020 Football Roster
Holmberg, Gunnar
Jersey Number 12
Gunnar Holmberg
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Wake Forest, N.C.
- High School:
- Heritage
Bio
DUKE CAREER: In 18 career games (11 starts), completed 235-of-349 pass attempts (.673) for 2,519 yards with 10 INTs and seven TDs … added 112 rushes for 195 yards (1.74) with seven scores ... finished with 20+ completions in seven games, including a career-best 31 pass completions against Northwestern in 2021 … finished with 200+ passing yards in five games, including a career-best 328 yards against Kansas in 2021 … threw a career-high two passing TDs against Georgia Tech in 2021 … connected with WR Jalon Calhoun for a career-long 80-yard TD reception against North Carolina in 2021 … compiled 5+ rushes in 10 contests, including a career-high 17 against Kansas in 2021 … added a career-best 88 rushing yards and four rushing TDs against the Jayhawks in 2021 … on September 25, 2021, matched the Duke single-game record for rushing TDs (4) in a 52-33 home win over Kansas; against the Jayhawks, rushed 17 times for 88 yards with TD runs covering 4, 1, 3 and 13 yards ... in 2021, posted the second highest pass completion percentage mark (.670) in Duke history ... played 788 career snaps.
2021: Started and played in 11 games, missing the Virginia Tech contest … registered 217-of-324 pass attempts (.670) for 2,358 yards with eight INTs and seven TDs … added 88 rushes for 167 yards (1.90) with six scores ... was eighth in the ACC in total offense (228.91), eighth in passing average per game (214.36), and 10th in pass efficiency (130.30) … posted the second highest single-season pass completion percentage mark in Duke history ... finished with 20+ completions in seven games, including a season-best 31 pass completions against Northwestern … finished with 200+ passing yards in five games, including a season-best 328 yards against Kansas … threw a season-high two passing TDs against Georgia Tech … connected with WR Jalon Calhoun for a season-long 80-yard TD reception against North Carolina … compiled 5+ rushes in nine contests, including a season-high 17 against Kansas … added a season-best 88 rushing yards and four rushing TDs against the Jayhawks … matched the Duke single-game record for rushing TDs (4) against Kansas; rushing 17 times for 88 yards with TD runs covering 4, 1, 3 and 13 yards ... finished year with 36 points, including a 24-point performance against Kansas … on the field for 714 snaps.
2020: Saw action in six games against Virginia, Syracuse, Charlotte, North Carolina, Georgia Tech and Miami ... completed 18-of-25 pass attempts (.720) for 161 yards with two INTs ... rushed 23 times for nine yards (0.39) with one TD ... completed a season-high seven passes for 71 yards against North Carolina ... threw a season-long 17-yard completion on two different occasions against Charlotte and Georgia Tech ... scored first career TD on a one-yard rush against Charlotte ... on the field for 71 snaps.
2019: Missed the entire year after suffering a season-ending knee injury during preseason camp ... underwent surgery on August 13th to repair a torn right lateral meniscus.
2018: Played in one game ... on the field for three snaps versus Temple in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl ... recorded one rushing attempt for 19 yards (19.00) ... enrolled at Duke in January 2018.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered three seasons at Heritage High School under coach Dewayne Washington ... four-star prospect by ESPN.com ... three-star prospect by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com ... charted as the No. 27 pocket passing quarterback in the nation by ESPN.com ... listed as the No. 15 pro-style quarterback nationally by 247Sports.com ... finished career with 6,987 passing yards and 65 TDs ... as both a junior and senior, named co-offensive player of the year in the Cap 8 4-A Conference ... as a senior, completed 183-of-274 passes for 2,730 yards and 26 TDs against just eight INTs ... passing yardage and TD totals established Heritage single-season records ... during senior year, helped team to 12-2 record and berth in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A state quarterfinals ... as a junior, completed 200-of-311 passes for 2,485 yards and 21 TDs with 12 INTs ... during junior season, helped the Huskies to an 11-3 ledger and appearance in the quarterfinals of the NCHSAA 4AA state tournament ... as a sophomore, completed 130-of-236 passes for 1,772 yards and 18 TDs.
PERSONAL: Born February 15, 1999 ... graduated from Duke in September 2021, with a public policy degree, a visual and media studies minor and a certificate in markets and management ... son of Jennifer and the late Sean Holmberg ... father wrestled at Slippery Rock University … sister, Torianne, was a four-year letterwinner (2015-16-17-18) in volleyball at Emory & Henry College … cousin, Maddie Holmberg, was a four-year letterwinner (2016-17-18-19) as a member of the track & field program at Penn State University, finishing third in the heptathlon at the 2018 NCAA Championships with 5,833 points … cousin, Gabrielle Holmberg, was a member of the track & field program at Duquesne University (19-20-21-22) ... uncle, Rob Holmberg, played football at Penn State, was a seventh round selection of the Los Angeles Raiders in the 1994 NFL Draft and played eight professional seasons with the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders (1994-97), Indianapolis Colts (1998), New York Jets (1998), Minnesota Vikings (1999), New England Patriots (2000-01), Carolina Panthers (2001) and Green Bay Packers (2001) … great uncle, George Blanda, played football at the University of Kentucky, played 26 professional seasons with the Chicago Bears (1949; 1950-58), Baltimore Colts (1950), Houston Oilers (1960-66) and Oakland Raiders (1967-75), was the AFL’s MVP in 1961, won three AFL championships (1960, 1961 & 1967), finished his career having completed 1,911-of-4,007 passes for 26,920 yards with 236 TDs and 277 INTs while scoring 2,002 points on nine rushing TDs, 335 field goals and 943 PATs and retired holding professional football records for most passing TDs in a game (7 vs. New York Titans on November 19, 1961), most seasons played, most seasons scoring 1+ point (26), most PATs, most PATs attempted (959), most total points and most total points accounted for (3,418).
2021: Started and played in 11 games, missing the Virginia Tech contest … registered 217-of-324 pass attempts (.670) for 2,358 yards with eight INTs and seven TDs … added 88 rushes for 167 yards (1.90) with six scores ... was eighth in the ACC in total offense (228.91), eighth in passing average per game (214.36), and 10th in pass efficiency (130.30) … posted the second highest single-season pass completion percentage mark in Duke history ... finished with 20+ completions in seven games, including a season-best 31 pass completions against Northwestern … finished with 200+ passing yards in five games, including a season-best 328 yards against Kansas … threw a season-high two passing TDs against Georgia Tech … connected with WR Jalon Calhoun for a season-long 80-yard TD reception against North Carolina … compiled 5+ rushes in nine contests, including a season-high 17 against Kansas … added a season-best 88 rushing yards and four rushing TDs against the Jayhawks … matched the Duke single-game record for rushing TDs (4) against Kansas; rushing 17 times for 88 yards with TD runs covering 4, 1, 3 and 13 yards ... finished year with 36 points, including a 24-point performance against Kansas … on the field for 714 snaps.
2020: Saw action in six games against Virginia, Syracuse, Charlotte, North Carolina, Georgia Tech and Miami ... completed 18-of-25 pass attempts (.720) for 161 yards with two INTs ... rushed 23 times for nine yards (0.39) with one TD ... completed a season-high seven passes for 71 yards against North Carolina ... threw a season-long 17-yard completion on two different occasions against Charlotte and Georgia Tech ... scored first career TD on a one-yard rush against Charlotte ... on the field for 71 snaps.
2019: Missed the entire year after suffering a season-ending knee injury during preseason camp ... underwent surgery on August 13th to repair a torn right lateral meniscus.
2018: Played in one game ... on the field for three snaps versus Temple in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl ... recorded one rushing attempt for 19 yards (19.00) ... enrolled at Duke in January 2018.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered three seasons at Heritage High School under coach Dewayne Washington ... four-star prospect by ESPN.com ... three-star prospect by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com ... charted as the No. 27 pocket passing quarterback in the nation by ESPN.com ... listed as the No. 15 pro-style quarterback nationally by 247Sports.com ... finished career with 6,987 passing yards and 65 TDs ... as both a junior and senior, named co-offensive player of the year in the Cap 8 4-A Conference ... as a senior, completed 183-of-274 passes for 2,730 yards and 26 TDs against just eight INTs ... passing yardage and TD totals established Heritage single-season records ... during senior year, helped team to 12-2 record and berth in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A state quarterfinals ... as a junior, completed 200-of-311 passes for 2,485 yards and 21 TDs with 12 INTs ... during junior season, helped the Huskies to an 11-3 ledger and appearance in the quarterfinals of the NCHSAA 4AA state tournament ... as a sophomore, completed 130-of-236 passes for 1,772 yards and 18 TDs.
PERSONAL: Born February 15, 1999 ... graduated from Duke in September 2021, with a public policy degree, a visual and media studies minor and a certificate in markets and management ... son of Jennifer and the late Sean Holmberg ... father wrestled at Slippery Rock University … sister, Torianne, was a four-year letterwinner (2015-16-17-18) in volleyball at Emory & Henry College … cousin, Maddie Holmberg, was a four-year letterwinner (2016-17-18-19) as a member of the track & field program at Penn State University, finishing third in the heptathlon at the 2018 NCAA Championships with 5,833 points … cousin, Gabrielle Holmberg, was a member of the track & field program at Duquesne University (19-20-21-22) ... uncle, Rob Holmberg, played football at Penn State, was a seventh round selection of the Los Angeles Raiders in the 1994 NFL Draft and played eight professional seasons with the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders (1994-97), Indianapolis Colts (1998), New York Jets (1998), Minnesota Vikings (1999), New England Patriots (2000-01), Carolina Panthers (2001) and Green Bay Packers (2001) … great uncle, George Blanda, played football at the University of Kentucky, played 26 professional seasons with the Chicago Bears (1949; 1950-58), Baltimore Colts (1950), Houston Oilers (1960-66) and Oakland Raiders (1967-75), was the AFL’s MVP in 1961, won three AFL championships (1960, 1961 & 1967), finished his career having completed 1,911-of-4,007 passes for 26,920 yards with 236 TDs and 277 INTs while scoring 2,002 points on nine rushing TDs, 335 field goals and 943 PATs and retired holding professional football records for most passing TDs in a game (7 vs. New York Titans on November 19, 1961), most seasons played, most seasons scoring 1+ point (26), most PATs, most PATs attempted (959), most total points and most total points accounted for (3,418).
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