The University of Akron Athletics
2023 Akron Football Roster
Undercuffler, Jr., Jeff

Jersey Number 13
Jeff Undercuffler, Jr.
- Position:
- QB
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 240
- Hometown:
- Burlington, N.J.
- High School:
- Holy Cross Academy | Albany
Bio
2022: Appeared in seven games for Akron, including two starts...threw for 791 yards and five touchdowns...went 70-for-120 through the air for a 58.3 percent completion percentage...led Akron to victory starting at Northern Illinois going 21-for-32 for a season-best 312 yards through the air while throwing for three touchdowns...completed 29 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns at Buffalo...entered game at Eastern Michigan and completed eight passes for 133 yards.
PRIOR TO AKRON: Played in 31 games over four seasons at Albany...threw for 6,406 career yards, including 59 touchdowns...named to Phil Steele Postseason FCS Freshman All-America Second Team, Phil Steele Postseason CAA Freshman of the Year and ECAC FCS Rookie of the Year as a redshirt freshman in 2019 en route to appearing in all 14 games at quarterback...had a single-season program-record 262 completions, 464 passing attempts, 3,543 passing yards and 41 passing touchdowns...his 41 touchdown passes led the FCS and his 464 passing attempts and 3,543 passing yards led the CAA...set the single-game program record for completions (31), passing attempts (53) and tied the single-game passing yards record (398) at Monmouth (9/14)...set the single-game program record for touchdowns with six in the FCS playoff game vs. Central Connecticut (11/30)...had five games with 300-plus passing yards and five games with four-plus touchdown passes...played in 10 games throwing for 1,781 yards and eight touchdowns in 2021...played in three games at quarterback before injury in the spring 2021 campaign, completing 62-of-113 passes for 556 yards...averaged 185.3 yards per game...boasted 54.9 percent completion percentage...threw for six touchdowns...made four appearances in 2019, including three starts, as a true freshman, throwing for 526 yards and four touchdowns....played football, basketball and baseball throughout high school...as a senior captain of the football team, completed 150 of 225 passes for 1,600 yards...threw for 16 touchdowns and ran for one...won a state championship in baseball in 2016.
PERSONAL: Majoring in organizational supervision...son of Jeff Undercuffler and Mary Wilson.
PRIOR TO AKRON: Played in 31 games over four seasons at Albany...threw for 6,406 career yards, including 59 touchdowns...named to Phil Steele Postseason FCS Freshman All-America Second Team, Phil Steele Postseason CAA Freshman of the Year and ECAC FCS Rookie of the Year as a redshirt freshman in 2019 en route to appearing in all 14 games at quarterback...had a single-season program-record 262 completions, 464 passing attempts, 3,543 passing yards and 41 passing touchdowns...his 41 touchdown passes led the FCS and his 464 passing attempts and 3,543 passing yards led the CAA...set the single-game program record for completions (31), passing attempts (53) and tied the single-game passing yards record (398) at Monmouth (9/14)...set the single-game program record for touchdowns with six in the FCS playoff game vs. Central Connecticut (11/30)...had five games with 300-plus passing yards and five games with four-plus touchdown passes...played in 10 games throwing for 1,781 yards and eight touchdowns in 2021...played in three games at quarterback before injury in the spring 2021 campaign, completing 62-of-113 passes for 556 yards...averaged 185.3 yards per game...boasted 54.9 percent completion percentage...threw for six touchdowns...made four appearances in 2019, including three starts, as a true freshman, throwing for 526 yards and four touchdowns....played football, basketball and baseball throughout high school...as a senior captain of the football team, completed 150 of 225 passes for 1,600 yards...threw for 16 touchdowns and ran for one...won a state championship in baseball in 2016.
PERSONAL: Majoring in organizational supervision...son of Jeff Undercuffler and Mary Wilson.
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