| School | Bowling Green Falcons |
|---|---|
| Currentnumber | 16 |
| Currentposition | Quarterback |
| Class | Junior |
| Birth date | October 6, 2004 (age 21)[1] |
| Heightft | 6 |
| Heightin | 3 |
| Weight lb | 205 |
| Highschool | Dripping Springs (Dripping Springs, Texas) |
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| Espn | 4912647 |
Austin Novosad (born October 6, 2004)[1] is an American college football quarterback for the Bowling Green Falcons. He previously played for the Oregon Ducks.
Early life
Novosad attended Dripping Springs High School in Dripping Springs, Texas.[2][3] As a junior in 2021, he was the District 12-5A MVP after passing for 3,399 yards and 40 touchdowns.[4] He finished his high school career completing 563 of 873 passes for 8,983 yards and 114 touchdowns. A four-star recruit, Novosad was selected to play in the 2023 All-American Bowl.[5] He originally committed to play college football at Baylor University before flipping his commitment to the University of Oregon.[6][7]
College career
Novosad played in three games as a backup to Bo Nix and redshirted his first year at Oregon in 2023.[8] For the season, he completed 9 of 11 passes for 52 yards with most of his playing time coming in relief of Nix in the 2024 Fiesta Bowl.[9] He spent his redshirt freshman season in 2024, as a backup to Dillon Gabriel, completing two passes for seven yards over three games. Novosad competed with Dante Moore for the starting job in 2025.[10][11][12] He entered the season as a backup after Moore won the job.
On December 27, 2025, Novosad announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[13]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2023 | Oregon | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 52 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 121.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Oregon | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 129.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Oregon | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 218.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 0 | 0−0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 99 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 135.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Happy 16th Birthday Austin Novosad🎉!!! Look out world! @Austin2novosad". No. 1313600032126402561. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ Zwerneman, Brent (July 14, 2022). "Dripping Springs QB Austin Novosad is committed to Baylor, but Texas A&M still keeps calling". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ^ Zwerneman, Brent. "Dripping Springs QB Austin Novosad is committed to Baylor, but Texas A&M still keeps calling"
- ^ Kaufman, Joey. "Baylor commit Austin Novosad, a top 15 quarterback, could flip to Ohio State". The Columbus Dispatch
- ^ "Dripping Springs QB named 2023 All-American". Hays Free Press and News-Dispatch. October 26, 2022.
- ^ Jones, Thomas (December 21, 2022). "Dripping Springs QB Austin Novosad flips from Baylor to Oregon on signing day". Austin American-Statesman
- ^ "Oregon football recruiting: Four-star quarterback Austin Novosad flips from Baylor to Ducks". CBS Sports. December 21, 2022.
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, James Crepea | The (April 17, 2024). "Quarterback Austin Novosad ‘much farther ahead’ in his second spring at Oregon". oregonlive
- ^ Romero, Gabriel. "Former Hill Country QB gets national spotlight with Oregon Ducks"
- ^ Hansen, Chris. "Oregon football needs a new starting quarterback: Can Austin Novosad win the job?". The Register-Guard
- ^ Clarke, Ryan (October 29, 2024). "Has Austin Novosad surpassed Dante Moore on the depth chart? Oregon Ducks mailbag". oregonlive
- ^ Dietz, Alec. "What Austin Novosad's coaches say about Oregon football QB". The Register-Guard
- ^ Pope, Keegan (December 27, 2025). "Oregon loses notable quarterback to NCAA transfer portal". On3. Retrieved December 27, 2025.