Ben Gulbranson
Ben Gulbranson is an American college football quarterback for the Stanford Cardinal. He has previously played for the Oregon State Beavers.
Early life
Gulbranson was born in Mesa, Arizona, and attended Newbury Park High School in Newbury Park, California. In his high school career, he completed 252 of 453 passes for 3,710 yards and 37 touchdowns to 18 interceptions and rushed for 95 yards and four touchdowns. Gulbranson committed to play college football at Oregon State over other schools such as Arizona State, California, and Kansas State.College career
Oregon State
Gulbranson made his collegiate debut in the 2020 [Oregon State Beavers football team|2020] season finale against 2020 [Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State], where he completed six of nine passes for 64 yards and a touchdown on the final play of the game to Zeriah Beason. Gulbranson took a redshirt in Oregon State Beavers football team|2021].In week 5 of the 2022 season, Gulbranson played the final three quarters after replacing injured starter Chance Nolan, completing 12 of 20 passes for 177 yards and two interceptions in a loss to #12 Utah Utes football team|Utah]. He made his first career start the following week against 2022 [Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford], where he completed 20 of 28 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns including the game-winning 56-yard touchdown pass to Tre’Shaun Harrison with 13 seconds left to help the Beavers beat Stanford 28–27 after being down 24–10. Gulbranson again got the start the following week against 2022 [Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State] where he completed 12 of 24 passes for 141 yards and a touchdown with one interception in a 24–10 win to help the Beavers achieve bowl eligibility. The following week, Gulbranson went 14 for 22 for 202 yards and two touchdowns, including a 60-yard touchdown to tight end Jack Velling, in a 42–9 win over 2022 [Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]. In Gulbranson's next start he struggled, completing 12 of 19 passes for 87 yards as the Beavers fell to 2022 [Washington Huskies football team|Washington] 24–21. The next week, Gulbranson went 15 for 23 for 137 yards and two touchdowns, as well as a rushing touchdown, in a 38–10 win over 2022 [California Golden Bears football team|California]. The following week, Gulbranson led his team to a 31–7 win over 2022 [Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State], where he completed 15 of 21 passing attempts for 188 yards and a touchdown, adding an eight-yard rushing touchdown. In the season finale and rivalry game versus #9 2022 [Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon], Gulbranson completed just six of his 13 passes for 60 yards and two interceptions, but added two touchdowns on the ground as Oregon State rallied down 21 to beat Oregon 38–34. In the 2022 Las Vegas Bowl against 2022 [Florida Gators football team|Florida], Gulbranson completed 12 of his 19 passes for 165 yards and a touchdown while also adding a rushing touchdown to beat Florida 30–3 and help the Beavers to just their third 10-win season. For his performance, he was named the Las Vegas Bowl MVP. Gulbranson finished the year completing 121 of his 194 passes for 1,455 yards and nine touchdowns to five interceptions while also rushing for 52 yards and five touchdowns. Gulbranson finished the 2022 season with a 7–1 record. He lost the 2023 season starting quarterback job to Clemson transfer DJ Uiagalelei in camp.
On April 25, 2025, Gulbranson entered the transfer portal.