2013 Football Roster
Gabe Kuhn
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 280
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Wildwood, Mo.
- Prev School:
- Lafayette HS
- 2017 Outland Trophy Watch List
- 2015 Rimington Trophy Watch List
Career
Graduated in May of 2017 with a degree in journalism … Has been a starter on offensive line in all 38 games in which he played ... Lone missed game was the 2015 season opener vs. Missouri State ... Has played 2,501- of-2,923 snaps (.856) ... Has been a part of three of the most-prolific offenses in school history ... Member of offenses that has piled up 17,910 yards (5,970 yards per season) and have scored 1,498 points over three seasons (2014, 2015, 2016) ... Offense has scored on 87.6 percent (156-of-178) of its trips.
Honors (Academic/Athletic)
Named to the Dean’s List for the 2016 spring semester ... Earned Tiger 3.0 Club recognition for the 2013 fall and 2016 spring semesters ... Member of the 2013- 14 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Named to the 2015 Rimington Trophy Watch List ... Award is given to the nation’s top center.
2016 (Junior)
Started all 13 games … Most of his snaps came at right guard … Also played at left and right tackle … Played 888- of-964 snaps (.921) ... Played every snap in eight games … Member of the 2016 Memphis offense that was second in program history for total yards (6,028), points (505) and total TD (57), including a school-record 34 TD passes … Blocked for the Tigers offense that piled up over 500 yards of total offense six times … Memphis had 635 total yards vs. Bowling Green, the fourth-most for a game in program history … Saw action on a season-high 82 snaps vs. Tulsa … Also played over 80 snaps vs. USF (81) and Western Kentucky (81) … Played every snap in five-straight games vs. Ole Miss (78), Temple (58), Tulane (67), Navy (71) and Tulsa (82) … Also played all 79 snaps in the regular-season finale win over No. 18/21 Houston.
2015 (Sophomore)
Started 12 of 13 games ... Missed the season opener vs. Missouri State, but started the campaign’s final 12 contests ... Played 816-of-947 snaps (.862) ... Member of the offensive line that helped Memphis post some of its best offensive numbers in school history … The 2015 Tigers offense set school records for scoring (522 points), total touchdowns (59), passing yards (3,997), plays (1,028) and total yards (6,330) … Memphis also ranked in the top- 20 nationally in scoring offense (11th), passing offense (18th), total offense (19th) and red zone offense (18th) … The Tigers piled up over 500 yards of total offense six times, including a program single-game record 704 yards in a road victory at Tulsa … Blocked for an offense that ranked 18th nationally in the red zone offense, converting 88.9 percent of its trips inside the 20-yard line (56-of- 63) ... In his season debut in a road win at Kansas, split his 54 snaps (54-of-79) between center and right guard ... Following the game vs. the Jayhawks, moved to right guard for the remainder of the season ... Played 84-of-90 snaps in the thrilling 44-41 win at Bowling Green ... After seeing action on only 32 snaps vs. Cincinnati, played all snaps in victories over USF (72-of-72) and Ole Miss (94- of-94) ... The 94 snaps vs. the Rebels were a season high ... Saw action on over 70 snaps vs. Tulsa (75), Tulane (79), Navy (73) and Houston (72) ... Played all 69 snaps in a road setback at Temple ... Played 44 snaps in the regular-season home finale win over SMU ... Played all 68 snaps vs. Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl.
2014 (Redshirt Freshman)
Started all 13 games at center … Helped Memphis to its first conference title since 1971 and the program’s first 10-win season since 1938 … Played 797-of-1,012 snaps (78.8 percent) … Played every snap in three games, including the thrilling 55-48 double-overtime win over BYU in the Miami Beach Bowl … Closed the season with a career-high 97-snap effort vs. BYU … Played 82-of-85 snaps in the American Athletic Conference title-clinching win over Connecticut, the Tigers’ regular-season home finale … Began the season playing 47 snaps in the season-opening win over Austin Peay … Played every snap in games against Ole Miss, USF, Navy, Temple and Auburn … Blocked for an offense that accounted for 5,552 total yards of offense (427.1 ypg) … Offense accounted for 5,000-plus yards for the first time since 2008 and had the most yards and best per-game average since 2007 … Member of offensive unit that made a 61-position improvement in total offense from 2013 … Memphis produced 300-plus yards of offense in every win, including 400-plus yards seven times and 500-plus yards three times … Memphis’ offense accounted for 54 TD, part of a 58 TD season … Blocked for a team that shattered the program’s previous scoring record with 471 points (430 points in 2004) … Blocked for an offense that ranked third nationally in the red zone offense, converting 93 percent of its trips inside the 20-yard line (56-of-60).
2013 (Freshman)
Redshirted.
High School
Played for head coach Boyd Manne at Lafayette High School in Wildwood, Mo. … Position coach was Craig Raymond … A 2012 Missouri Football Coaches Association (MFCA) Class 6A All-State second team selection … Other 2012 honors included: USA Today High School Sports/ American Family Insurance Missouri All-State Team, Missouri Sportswriters/Sportscasters Association Class 6A All-State second team, MFCA Class 6A All-District I Team, All-Suburban West Conference first team and St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro Team … Helped lead the Lancers to a 12-1 overall record and a perfect 7-0 league mark … Lafayette High School advanced to Missouri High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Class 6A state playoffs semifinal round … The Lancers’ state playoffs semifinal appearance was the school’s first since 1989 … Began senior season as a 2012 MaxPreps.com preseason all-state pick … Anchored an offensive line that helped the 2012 Lancers offense pile up over 4,500 yards of total offense and also average 38.4 points a game … As a junior in 2011, helped the Lancers to an 8-3 overall record and a perfect 8-0 Suburban West Conference crown … Lafayette High School earned a MSHSAA Class 6A state playoff berth … In a win over Oakville his junior campaign, intercepted a pass and returned it 18 yards for a TD … Earned 2011 All-Suburban West Conference second team and St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro Team accolades.
Personal
Son of Thom Kuhn and Dianne O’Connell ... Born in St. Louis, Mo. ... Birthday is May 2 ... Has two older brothers, Patrick O’Connell and Alex Kuhn, and a younger sister, Aliyah ... Grandfather, Jeep Kuhn, invented the Easy Bake Oven and Stretch Armstrong ... Working on a second bachelor’s degree in communications.
