15 Alex Cline
Alex Cline
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    175
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Dublin, Ohio
  • High School:
    Dublin Jerome
  • Position:
    QB
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    2271
  • td
    18
  • yds/g
    227.1

Bio

2018

  • CoSIDA Academic All-District
  • All-PAC Honorable Mention
  • All-UAA Honorable Mention
  • All time leader in passing yards with 6,636
  • All-time leader in completions with 511
  • All-time leader in attempts with 879
  • All-time leader in passing touchdowns with 56
  • Single-season leader in completions with 188
  • Single-season leader in attempts with 312
  • Single-game leader in passing yards with 412 against W&J
  • Saw action in all 10 games
  • Completed 188 passes for 2,271 yards and 18 touchdowns
  • Rushed for a total of 133 yards and three touchdowns

2017

  • CoSIDA Academic All-District
  • All-PAC Honorable Mention
  • Set school record for single-season passing yards with 2,336
  • Set school record for single-season passing completions with 175
  • Saw action in all 11 games, starting ten
  • Completed 175 passes for 2,336 yards and 24 touchdowns
  • Rushed for a total of 131 yards and three touchdowns

2016

  • Saw action in all 11 games, starting seven
  • Completed 147 passes for 2,024 yards and 14 touchdowns
  • Recorded one rushing touchdown

2015

  • Saw action in five games
  • Completed one pass for five yards
  • Rushed three times for a total of 20 yards

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 13 Bethany (W.V.) W, 17-14
Oct 20 at Thiel W, 41-7
Oct 27 Geneva
Nov 3 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 23-19
Nov 10 at #19 Case Western Reserve W, 29-23
Nov 17 Geneva W, 35-14
  Overall Conf
Completions 188 175
Attempts 312 293
Completion % 60.3% 59.7%
Yards 2271 2169
Yards per game 227.1 241.0
Yards per attempt 7.3 7.4
Touchdowns 18 16
Interceptions 14 13
Sacks 17 17
Yards lost 119 119
Pass Efficiency 131.5 131.1

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 8 at Rochester (N.Y.) W, 31-7 13 19 68.4% 102 5.4 2 1 0 0
Sep 15 at #13 Wash. & Jeff. L, 36-14 30 48 62.5% 415 8.6 2 2 3 12
Sep 22 St. Vincent W, 42-27 15 27 55.6% 207 7.7 3 0 0 0
Sep 29 Grove City L, 31-21 21 35 60.0% 228 6.5 1 2 1 7
Oct 6 at Waynesburg L, 24-21 15 26 57.7% 161 6.2 1 2 1 4
Oct 13 Bethany (W.V.) W, 17-14 16 29 55.2% 268 9.2 1 0 3 26
Oct 20 at Thiel W, 41-7 13 16 81.3% 157 9.8 1 1 0 0
Oct 27 Geneva   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 23-19 19 36 52.8% 180 5.0 1 2 3 18
Nov 10 at #19 Case Western Reserve W, 29-23 13 29 44.8% 221 7.6 2 2 3 24
Nov 17 Geneva W, 35-14 33 47 70.2% 332 7.1 4 2 3 28

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 8 at Rochester (N.Y.) W, 31-7 4 33 8.3 21 1 - -
Sep 15 at #13 Wash. & Jeff. L, 36-14 7 5 0.7 11 0 - -
Sep 22 St. Vincent W, 42-27 6 31 5.2 8 0 - -
Sep 29 Grove City L, 31-21 5 21 4.2 13 0 - -
Oct 6 at Waynesburg L, 24-21 6 23 3.8 20 1 1 0
Oct 13 Bethany (W.V.) W, 17-14 6 16 2.7 10 0 1 1
Oct 20 at Thiel W, 41-7 3 19 6.3 13 1 - -
Oct 27 Geneva   - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 23-19 4 -1 -0.3 17 0 - -
Nov 10 at #19 Case Western Reserve W, 29-23 4 -12 -3.0 12 0 - -
Nov 17 Geneva W, 35-14 6 -2 -0.3 14 0 - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 8 at Rochester (N.Y.) W, 31-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at #13 Wash. & Jeff. L, 36-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 St. Vincent W, 42-27 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Grove City L, 31-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Waynesburg L, 24-21 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 13 Bethany (W.V.) W, 17-14 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 20 at Thiel W, 41-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Geneva   - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 23-19 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at #19 Case Western Reserve W, 29-23 1 12 12.0 12 0 - -
Nov 17 Geneva W, 35-14 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 8 at Rochester (N.Y.) W, 31-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 at #13 Wash. & Jeff. L, 36-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 St. Vincent W, 42-27 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 Grove City L, 31-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 at Waynesburg L, 24-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 Bethany (W.V.) W, 17-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 at Thiel W, 41-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 Geneva   - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 23-19 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at #19 Case Western Reserve W, 29-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 17 Geneva W, 35-14 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 8 at Rochester (N.Y.) W, 31-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at #13 Wash. & Jeff. L, 36-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 St. Vincent W, 42-27 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Grove City L, 31-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Waynesburg L, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Bethany (W.V.) W, 17-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Thiel W, 41-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Geneva   - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 23-19 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at #19 Case Western Reserve W, 29-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 Geneva W, 35-14 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 8 at Rochester (N.Y.) W, 31-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at #13 Wash. & Jeff. L, 36-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 St. Vincent W, 42-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Grove City L, 31-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Waynesburg L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Bethany (W.V.) W, 17-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Thiel W, 41-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Geneva   - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 23-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at #19 Case Western Reserve W, 29-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 Geneva W, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 8 at Rochester (N.Y.) W, 31-7 1 33 - - - 33
Sep 15 at #13 Wash. & Jeff. L, 36-14 1 5 - - - 5
Sep 22 St. Vincent W, 42-27 1 31 - - - 31
Sep 29 Grove City L, 31-21 1 21 - - - 21
Oct 6 at Waynesburg L, 24-21 1 23 - - - 23
Oct 13 Bethany (W.V.) W, 17-14 1 16 - - - 16
Oct 20 at Thiel W, 41-7 1 19 - - - 19
Oct 27 Geneva   - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 23-19 1 -1 - - - -1
Nov 10 at #19 Case Western Reserve W, 29-23 1 -12 12 - - 0
Nov 17 Geneva W, 35-14 1 -2 - - - -2

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 8 at Rochester (N.Y.) W, 31-7 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 at #13 Wash. & Jeff. L, 36-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 St. Vincent W, 42-27 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 Grove City L, 31-21 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 at Waynesburg L, 24-21 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 Bethany (W.V.) W, 17-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 at Thiel W, 41-7 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 Geneva   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 23-19 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at #19 Case Western Reserve W, 29-23 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 17 Geneva W, 35-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 8 at Rochester (N.Y.) W, 31-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 at #13 Wash. & Jeff. L, 36-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 St. Vincent W, 42-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 Grove City L, 31-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Waynesburg L, 24-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Bethany (W.V.) W, 17-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Thiel W, 41-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Geneva   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 23-19 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at #19 Case Western Reserve W, 29-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 Geneva W, 35-14 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 5 1 4 25.0% 5 1.0 1.3 0 0 5 35.5
2016-17 11 147 259 56.8% 2024 184.0 7.8 14 8 50 134.1
2017-18 11 175 304 57.6% 2336 212.4 7.7 24 13 65 139.6
2018-19 10 188 312 60.3% 2271 227.1 7.3 18 14 78 131.5
Total 37 511 879 58.1% 6636 179.4 7.5 56 35 78 134.6

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 5 3 20 4.0 6.7 0 18 - -
2016-17 11 42 27 2.5 0.6 1 17 2 1
2017-18 11 48 131 11.9 2.7 3 56 - -
2018-19 10 51 133 13.3 2.6 3 21 2 1
Total 37 144 311 8.4 2.2 7 56 4 2

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 5 - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 1 0.1 12 1.2 12.0 0 12
Total 37 1 0.0 12 0.3 12.0 0 12

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 5 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 37 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 5 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 37 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 5 20 - - - 20 4.0
2016-17 11 27 - - - 27 2.5
2017-18 11 131 - - - 131 11.9
2018-19 10 133 12 - - 145 14.5
Total 37 311 12 - - 323 8.7

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 6 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 18 1.6 3 - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 18 1.8 3 0 - - - - - - - 0
Total 42 1.1 7 0 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 37 1 0 1.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 10 188 312 60.3% 2271 227.1 7.3 18 14 78 131.5
Conference 9 175 293 59.7% 2169 241.0 7.4 16 13 78 131.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 4 85 138 61.6% 1035 258.8 7.5 9 4 70 140.3
Away 6 103 174 59.2% 1236 206.0 7.1 9 10 78 124.4
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 6 103 167 61.7% 1287 214.5 7.7 13 6 70 144.9
Losses 4 85 145 58.6% 984 246.0 6.8 5 8 78 116.0
Month September 4 79 129 61.2% 952 238.0 7.4 8 5 78 135.9
October 3 44 71 62.0% 586 195.3 8.3 3 3 50 136.8
November 3 65 112 58.0% 733 244.3 6.5 7 6 39 122.9

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 10 51 133 13.3 2.6 3 21 2 1
Conference 9 47 100 11.1 2.1 2 20 2 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 23 66 16.5 2.9 0 14 1 1
Away 6 28 67 11.2 2.4 3 21 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 29 85 14.2 2.9 2 21 1 1
Losses 4 22 48 12.0 2.2 1 20 1 0
Month September 4 22 90 22.5 4.1 1 21 - -
October 3 15 58 19.3 3.9 2 20 2 1
November 3 14 -15 -5.0 -1.1 0 17 - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 10 1 0.1 12 1.2 12.0 0 12
Conference 9 1 0.1 12 1.3 12.0 0 12
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 6 1 0.2 12 2.0 12.0 0 12
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 1 0.2 12 2.0 12.0 0 12
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 3 1 0.3 12 4.0 12.0 0 12

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 10 133 12 - - 145 14.5
Conference 9 100 12 - - 112 12.4
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 4 66 - - - 66 16.5
Away 6 67 12 - - 79 13.2
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 6 85 12 - - 97 16.2
Losses 4 48 - - - 48 12.0
Month September 4 90 - - - 90 22.5
October 3 58 - - - 58 19.3
November 3 -15 12 - - -3 -1.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 18 1.8 3 0 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 12 1.3 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 18 3.0 3 0 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 12 2.0 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 1.5 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Month September 6 1.5 1 - - - - - - - - 0
October 12 4.0 2 - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 10 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

News Mentions

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Five Carnegie Mellon Football Players Named to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society

The Carnegie Mellon University football team had five student-athletes named to the 2019 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame...

April 10, 2019

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Football Claims 23 UAA Honors; Coaching Staff Honored

For the 11th time in program history, the Carnegie Mellon University football team claimed the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship...

November 20, 2018

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Football Lands 18 on All-PAC Team

The Carnegie Mellon University football team had 18 members earn All-Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) distinction, announced by the conferenc...

November 20, 2018

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Football Scores 28 Unanswered to Defeat Geneva; Cline Becomes All-Time Leader for TDs Thrown

Senior quarterback Alex Cline (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome) of the Carnegie Mellon University football team became the school’s all-time...

November 17, 2018

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Eight Football Players Named CoSIDA Academic All-District

The Carnegie Mellon University football team had eight members named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District football team by the College Sports...

November 15, 2018

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Tartans Win 33rd Academic Bowl with 29-23 OT Victory at No. 19 Case Western Reserve; Haas Runs for Career-High

The Carnegie Mellon University football team traveled to Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) and University Athletic Association (UAA) rival...

November 10, 2018

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Football Drops Contest at Westminster in Closing Seconds

The Carnegie Mellon University football team traveled to Westminster College on Saturday and a 27-yard touchdown run by Titans Shamon Walker with...

November 3, 2018

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Strong Defensive Play Leads to a 41-7 Win at Thiel

The Carnegie Mellon University football team traveled to Greenville, Pennsylvania on Saturday and walked away with a 41-7 victory over the Tomcats...

October 20, 2018

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Cline Breaks Passing Record as Tartans Defeat Bethany, 17-14

Senior quarterback Alex Cline (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome) of the Carnegie Mellon University football team set the school's career passing yard...

October 13, 2018

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Tartans Drop Hard Fought Battle on Late Field Goal by Waynesburg

The Carnegie Mellon University football team traveled to Waynesburg University for a Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) contest and...

October 6, 2018

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Tartans Clipped at Home by Grove City

The Carnegie Mellon University football team hosted the Wolverines of Grove City College on Saturday in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference...

September 29, 2018

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Tartans Open Home Schedule With a 42-27 Win Over Saint Vincent

The Carnegie Mellon University football team hosted the Bearcats of Saint Vincent College on Saturday and came away with a 42-27 win. Carnegie...

September 22, 2018

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Cline Sets Single-Game Passing Record in Tartans Setback at #13 Washington & Jefferson

Senior quarterback Alex Cline (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome) passed for a school record 410 yards, as the Carnegie Mellon University football...

September 15, 2018

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Tartans Open Season With a 31-7 Win at Rochester

The Carnegie Mellon University football team traveled to Rochester, New York, to open its season against the Yellowjackets of the University of...

September 8, 2018

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Tartans Selected to Finish Fourth in PAC Football Preseason Poll

The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) held its annual football media day on Thursday, August 2, where the Carnegie Mellon University football...

August 2, 2018