2021 Football Roster

Kathleen Helman
Valmaria Strobel/UAlbany Athletics
Jay Bendlin
Kathleen Helman
Kathleen Helman
China Wong
Bill Ziskin
UAlbany Athletics
Bill Ziskin
Bill Ziskin
Jeff Undercuffler

13 Jeff Undercuffler

  • Position
    Quarterback
  • Height
    6-5
  • Weight
    231
  • Class
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown
    Burlington, N.J.
  • Highschool
    Holy Cross Academy

Biography

2021s: HERO Sports Preseason All-America Second Team (F)… CAA Preseason All-Conference Honorable Mention (F)… Phil Steele CAA Preseason All-Conference Second Team (F)… Played in three games at quarterback before injury, completing 62-of-113 passes for 556 yards… averaged 185.3 yards per game… boasted 54.9% completion percentage… threw for six touchdowns… threw for season-high three touchdowns against New Hampshire (3/5).

2019: Phil Steele Postseason FCS Freshman All-America Second Team… Phil Steele Postseason CAA Freshman of the Year… ECAC FCS Rookie of the Year… All-ECAC Second Team Offense… HERO Sports Freshman All-America First Team… STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award Runner-Up… CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year… CAA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (10/14)... Appeared in all 14 games at quarterback… had a single-season program-record 262 completions, 464 passing attempts, 3,543 passing yards and 41 passing touchdowns… his 41 touchdown passes led the FCS and his 464 passing attempts and 3,543 passing yards led the CAA… set the single-game program record for completions (31), passing attempts (53) and tied the single-game passing yards record (398) at Monmouth (9/14)... set the single-game program record for touchdowns with six in the FCS playoff game vs. Central Connecticut (11/30)... had five games with 300-plus passing yards and five games with four-plus touchdown passes.

2018: Made four appearances, including three starts, as a true freshman, throwing for 526 yards and four touchdowns... completed 15-of-28 passes for 171 yards in first career start vs. Delaware (11/3)... threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns vs. Stony Brook (11/17).


High school: Played football, basketball and baseball throughout high school. ... As a senior captain of the football team, completed 150 of 225 passes for 1,600 yards. Threw for 16 touchdowns and ran for one. ... Won a state championship in baseball in 2016. Was a career .400 hitter. ... Basketball team's MVP as a senior.


Personal: Son of Jeff Undercuffler and Mary Wilson. ... Intends to major in criminal justice.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2018Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'5" 219 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2019Redshirt

    Quarterback
    6'5" 231 lbs
    18
  • 13

    2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'5" 231 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'5" 231 lbs
    13