Ross Comis

Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Weirton, W. Va.
High School:
Madonna

2018 • Redshirt Senior

• Michael Boland Inspirational Award recipient
• Played in 11 games and made four starts at quarterback
• Finished 122-of-194 (.629) for 1,799 passing yards, 14 touchdowns and only three interceptions
• Also rushed the ball 86 times for 300 yards and six touchdowns on the ground
• Posted 2,054 total offensive yards for 186.7 per game over his 11 appearances
• Averaged 163.5 passing yards per game and 9.3 yards per pass attempt
• Opened the year 6-of-9 with 104 yards and two passing touchdowns against Duquesne (8/25) alongside 49 rushing yards and one score on the ground
• Was 7-for-10 covering 120 yards and one touchdown at Boston College (9/1)
• Completed 12-of-23 attempts for 172 yards and two passing scores against USF (10/6) with 50 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown
• Went 8-of-15 for 197 yards and two touchdowns in rain-soaked conditions at UConn (10/27) while he also added 63 rushing yards on 12 attempts (5.3 ypc)
• Finished 29-for-44 (65.9 percent) with 540 passing yards and four touchdowns alongside 26 rushing yards and two scores on the ground in the three-overtime win against Liberty (11/3)
• His 540 passing yards are the second-most in a single game in team history
• Capped his career with a 23-for-31 showing at No. 5 Georgia (11/17) covering 278 yards and two passing touchdowns

2017 • Redshirt Junior

• Started two of his 10 appearances on the season
• Finished 49-of-87 for 646 passing yards to go with four touchdowns and one interception
• Had a 131.57 quarterback efficiency rating on the season
• Also ran the ball for 157 yards and three rushing touchdowns
• Appeared as a reserve quarterback and had 23 passing yards along with 15 rushing yards against Hawai’i (8/26)
• Was 2-of-4 for 46 yards passing and rushed twice for nine yards at Coastal Carolina (9/2)
• Rushed twice for 11 yards and added a 17-yard pass against Old Dominion (9/9)
• Scored on a five-yard designed run play at Tennessee (9/23) and played the later stages of the game at quarterback following an injury to Andrew Ford
• Scored on one of his four rushing attempts covering 17 yards vs. Ohio (9/30), during which he also completed a 13-yard pass
• Started in place of Andrew Ford (limited, due to injury), was 12-of-16 for 193 yards with three touchdowns thrown and rushed five times for 46 yards against Georgia Southern (10/21)
• Relieved Andrew Ford under center following an injury and went 11-for-20 in the air for 80 yards while he added 48 yards rushing on 11 carries against Appalachian State (10/28)
• Also had a statistical rarity as he caught his own pass for an eight yard gain when an Appalachian State player batted an attempt up into the air that Comis caught on the way down
• Finished 15-of-25 for 223 yards and one TD as the starter at No. 21 Mississippi State (11/4)
• Was injured against Mississippi State and did not see action the remainder of the season

2016 • Redshirt Sophomore

• Started three and appeared in four games before suffering a season-ending injury at Old Dominion
• Completed 28-of-63 pass attempts (44.4 percent) for 370 yards and one touchdown
• Averaged 13.2 yards per completion

2015 • Redshirt Freshman

• Appeared in six games
• Completed 15-of-21 pass attempts (71.4 percent) for 171 yards and two touchdowns
• Averaged 11.4 yards per completion
• Went 8-for-8 for 69 yards and a touchdown against Notre Dame

2014 • Freshman

• Redshirted the season

High School

• Dual threat quarterback who led Madonna to a 14-0 undefeated season and a West Virginia Class A State Championship
• Accounted for 9,255 total yards and 121 total touchdowns
• West Virginia Class A All-State First-Team selection as a senior and junior
• Two-time MVP of the West Virginia State Championship Game
• His 4,839 career rushing yards and 71 rushing touchdowns are state records
• Finished his career with 4,416 passing yards and 49 touchdowns
• Ran for a state record among quarterbacks with 2,037 yards and 35 touchdowns as a senior
• Also won a state championship in baseball

Personal

• Son of Lou and Lisa Comis