2019 Football Roster
Connor Bazelak
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 205
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Dayton, Ohio
- High School:
- Archbishop Alter
- 2020 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year
2020 (Redshirt Freshman): SEC Co-Freshman of the Year in a vote by the league's coaches … earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman team and honorable mention All-SEC by PFF … named SEC Freshman of the Week three times in 2020 (10/12, 11/30, 12/7) … SEC Academic Honor Roll … 6-3 as Mizzou's starting quarterback … threw for 200+ yards in eight of 10 appearances … career game in win over No. 17/16 LSU (10/10), going 29-of-34 for 406 yards and four scores … Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week and a Manning Award Star of the Week following the LSU win … went 30-of-37 for 318 yards against Vanderbilt (11/28) … 32-of-49 for 380 yards vs. Arkansas (12/5) … threw for 203 yards and a touchdown against South Carolina (11/21) … went 7-of-14 for 68 yards vs. No. 2 Alabama (9/26) and scored a 4th-quarter rushing touchdown.
2019 (Freshman): Played in three games with one start during his redshirt season, with his lone start coming in the season finale at Arkansas (11/29) … completed 15-of-21 passes for 144 yards on the year … had a season efficiency rating of 129.03 and a completion percentage of 71.4 … saw his first action in Mizzou’s 50-0 win over Southeast Missouri (9/14) … came off the bench at No. 4 Georgia and led an impressive drive, going 8-for-12 for 64 yards … started at Arkansas (11/29) and went 7-for-9 for 80 yards before tearing his ACL in the first half, forcing him to miss the remainder of the game... 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
High School: Four-star recruit and ranked No. 210 (nation’s No. 10 QB) in the 2019 signing class by ESPN … No. 5 recruit at any position to come out of the state of Ohio as part of the 2019 class … three-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com … Rivals rated him as the nation’s No. 21 quarterback … guided Archbishop Alter High School to the 2018 Ohio Division III State Championship game and a 13-2 record during his senior season, including 13-straight wins before falling in the state finals … Alter offense scored 42 or more points six times during the regular season under his direction under center … had 13 touchdowns against only two interceptions during his senior season, passing for more than 1,500 total yards in a wishbone style offense … threw for 145 yards and a score while rushing for another in a 21-7 state semifinal win over Wapakoneta … had a 73-yard TD run in a 13-0 win over Badin to advance to the regional round … named 2018 GCL North Offensive Player of the Year … third-team all-state by the Ohio media panel … Division III All-Southwest Ohio District pick in 2018 … Alter went 9-2 with him under center as a junior in 2017 as he racked up 1,097 yards on just 134 attempts (8.2 per attempt) with 11 touchdowns.
Personal: Majoring in business administration … sisters, Maddie (volleyball) and Libby (basketball), competed at Duquesne.
