University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Wooldridge, Ben
Jersey Number 10
Ben Wooldridge
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Pleasanton, Calif.
- High School:
- Foothill
- Prev School:
- Fresno State
Bio
• Manning Award Star of the Week (Oct. 24, 2022)
• Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 24, 2022)
• 2020 Fall Academic All-Mountain West team
2023 Season (Redshirt Senior)
Earned the start at quarterback during the first three games of the season before a season-ending injury on Louisiana's opening drive at UAB ... completed 39 of 69 passes for 508 yards and five TDs while adding 73 yards on the ground and a pair of scores ... best game through the air was at Old Dominion (Sept. 9) where he completed 25 of 36 passes for 285 yards and two TDs ... added a season-high 49 yards with a touchdown on the ground at ODU in the Sun Belt Conference opener … opened the season against Northwestern State going 14-for-32 for 223 yards and three TDs in the air with a season-long 24-yard scamper for a TD.
2022 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Took over starting quarterback position after mid-season injury to Chandler Fields and threw for 1661 yards and 15 touchdowns ... completed 56.6% (138-of-244) of his passes ... had 48 rushes for 188 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... started in five games before suffering a season-ending injury in November … made first career start in nationally-televised game at Marshall, completing 17 of 29 passes for 230 yards and a pair of touchdowns … also carried 10 times for 45 yards in a 23-13 win over the Thundering Herd ... threw for a career-high 370 yards at Southern Miss ... was 21-for-34 through the air with 316 yards and a career-high five touchdowns in a win over Arkansas State ... passed for 193 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Georgia Southern … scored both rushing TDs at home against Troy.
2021 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Transferred to Louisiana and did not make an appearance on the season.
2020 Season (Redshirt Sophomore - at Fresno State)
Had game action in two games … was 8-of-16 in his passing attempts … threw for 117 total yards … had two carries for 13 yards … was 3-of-4 against Colorado State (Oct. 29) … had five completions on 12 attempts for 80 yards at UNLV (Nov. 7) … had a career-long 35-yard pass at UNLV … did not throw an interception ... named to the Fall Academic All-Mountain West team.
2019 Season (Redshirt Freshman - at Fresno State)
Saw action in three games … was 4-for-6 in passing and added two carries for 13 yards on the year … had one carry for eight yards in his collegiate debut against UNLV (Oct. 18) … had a 17-yard touchdown pass against Nevada (Nov. 23) … went 1-for-1 against the Pack … came in at San Jose State (Nov. 30) and went 3-for-5 for 13 yards, and added one rush for five yards … did not throw an interception.
2018 Season (Freshman - at Fresno State)
Did not participate in any games, redshirted.
High School
Was named the Most Valuable Player for the East Bay Athletic League after leading Foothill to a 7-3 record in the regular season as a senior in 2017…Completed 63 percent of his passes for 1,544 yards and 14 touchdowns with just three interceptions…Added another score on the ground as the team won seven of the eight games he played…During his junior season, he passed for 2,700 yards with 27 touchdowns, he completed 64 percent of his pass attempts and added six rushing touchdowns…Led Foothill HS to an 18-6 record over his sophomore and junior seasons…As a sophomore, he helped the Falcons to a 12-1 record, the EBAL title and a spot in the North Coast Section championship game…Was named a SportStars Midseason Breakout Player for the Bay Area as a sophomore.
Personal
Son of Sheri and Mark Wooldridge…Has two brothers, Andy and Jacob.
• Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 24, 2022)
• 2020 Fall Academic All-Mountain West team
2023 Season (Redshirt Senior)
Earned the start at quarterback during the first three games of the season before a season-ending injury on Louisiana's opening drive at UAB ... completed 39 of 69 passes for 508 yards and five TDs while adding 73 yards on the ground and a pair of scores ... best game through the air was at Old Dominion (Sept. 9) where he completed 25 of 36 passes for 285 yards and two TDs ... added a season-high 49 yards with a touchdown on the ground at ODU in the Sun Belt Conference opener … opened the season against Northwestern State going 14-for-32 for 223 yards and three TDs in the air with a season-long 24-yard scamper for a TD.
2022 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Took over starting quarterback position after mid-season injury to Chandler Fields and threw for 1661 yards and 15 touchdowns ... completed 56.6% (138-of-244) of his passes ... had 48 rushes for 188 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... started in five games before suffering a season-ending injury in November … made first career start in nationally-televised game at Marshall, completing 17 of 29 passes for 230 yards and a pair of touchdowns … also carried 10 times for 45 yards in a 23-13 win over the Thundering Herd ... threw for a career-high 370 yards at Southern Miss ... was 21-for-34 through the air with 316 yards and a career-high five touchdowns in a win over Arkansas State ... passed for 193 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Georgia Southern … scored both rushing TDs at home against Troy.
2021 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Transferred to Louisiana and did not make an appearance on the season.
2020 Season (Redshirt Sophomore - at Fresno State)
Had game action in two games … was 8-of-16 in his passing attempts … threw for 117 total yards … had two carries for 13 yards … was 3-of-4 against Colorado State (Oct. 29) … had five completions on 12 attempts for 80 yards at UNLV (Nov. 7) … had a career-long 35-yard pass at UNLV … did not throw an interception ... named to the Fall Academic All-Mountain West team.
2019 Season (Redshirt Freshman - at Fresno State)
Saw action in three games … was 4-for-6 in passing and added two carries for 13 yards on the year … had one carry for eight yards in his collegiate debut against UNLV (Oct. 18) … had a 17-yard touchdown pass against Nevada (Nov. 23) … went 1-for-1 against the Pack … came in at San Jose State (Nov. 30) and went 3-for-5 for 13 yards, and added one rush for five yards … did not throw an interception.
2018 Season (Freshman - at Fresno State)
Did not participate in any games, redshirted.
High School
Was named the Most Valuable Player for the East Bay Athletic League after leading Foothill to a 7-3 record in the regular season as a senior in 2017…Completed 63 percent of his passes for 1,544 yards and 14 touchdowns with just three interceptions…Added another score on the ground as the team won seven of the eight games he played…During his junior season, he passed for 2,700 yards with 27 touchdowns, he completed 64 percent of his pass attempts and added six rushing touchdowns…Led Foothill HS to an 18-6 record over his sophomore and junior seasons…As a sophomore, he helped the Falcons to a 12-1 record, the EBAL title and a spot in the North Coast Section championship game…Was named a SportStars Midseason Breakout Player for the Bay Area as a sophomore.
Personal
Son of Sheri and Mark Wooldridge…Has two brothers, Andy and Jacob.
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