Career Summary
Christian Stewart came to BYU as an All-Conference player from Snow College. He played in 12 games, one as a junior and 11 as a senior, and was the starting quarterback in eight games. He is ranked 11th all-time among BYU quarterbacks for consecutive pass attempts without an interception. As a senior, Stewart recorded a total of 25 touchdowns through the air on 2,621 passing yards with a 57.2 percent completion rate. He also led the Cougars in passing during his senior season and was sixth on the team in rushing. He helped BYU to a No. 14 national ranking in scoring offense and No. 15 in first down offense in 2014. He received both national and All-Independent recognition. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details.
Personal
- Born in Provo, Utah
- Parents are Nick and Diane
- Majoring in business management with a minor in Japanese
- Served in the Japan Tokyo Mission (2008-10) for the LDS Church
- Eagle Scout
- Also recruited by Colorado State and Utah State
Before BYU
- Prepped at Timpanogos High (Orem, UT)
- All-State First Team
- Utah Valley Player of the Year
- Team MVP
- Also a member of the state champion baseball team
- High honor roll student
- Coached by Brad Molen
Snow College
- All-Conference
- Carrier Dome MVP
- 2nd in nation with 39 touchdowns
Mission
- Tokyo
- Member of the scout team
- Saw action against Idaho State
- Completed his first pass at BYU and wen on to throw for 172 yards on 10 for 29 passing in a little over half the game vs Utah State
- Threw 22 of 37 for 153 yards, three touchdowns and one pick and rushed for a career-high 52 yards on 13 carries, including a long of 20 against UCF in first start of BYU career
- Tallied career highs in completions (39), attempts (63), passing yards (408) and touchdown passes (4) against Nevada
- Recorded his first rushing TD of the year (2-yard run) and ended the game throwing 23 for 38 with 259 yards, one pass TD and one interception
- String of consecutive pass attempts without an interception ended at 110, ranking 11th all-time among BYU quarterbacks
- Accounted for 321 yards of total offense and three touchdowns(2 pass, 1 rush) while achieving a 135.9 rating on 28-of-45 passing to lead BYU to the win against Middle Tennessee
- Ended the game with 325 yards through the air on 18-of-32 passing and three touchdowns in the 42-23 win against UNLV
- Against Savannah State he threw for four touchdowns on 12-of-17 passing with 196 yards and rushed for his third and fourth touchdowns on the year for 44 yards on five carries before leaving the game in the second quarter with a 42-0 BYU lead
- Threw 23 for 38 with career highs of 433 yards and five touchdowns in 42-35 win over Cal
- FBS Independent Offensive Player of the Week (12/1)
- CFPA Honorable Mention Quarterback Performer of the Week (11/24)
- College Sports Madness Offensive Player of the Week (12/1)
- Named to the College Sports Madness All-Independent Third Team
- Threw for 348 yards on 23-of-48 passing with three touchdowns and three interceptions in the bowl game
- Passed for at least three touchdown passes in six of his eight starts this season, totaling 25 TDs through the air on 2,621 yards with a 57.2 percent completion rate
- ImageFootball | May, 26
Four Cougars earn NFF honors: BYU leads all FBS programs with 39 honorees
- ImageFootball | May, 26
Four Cougars earn NFF honors: BYU leads all FBS programs with 39 honorees
- ImageFootball | Apr, 03
Spring practice finishes with alumni day scrimmage
- ImageFootball | Mar, 27
Carter and Blackmon shine during spring scrimmage
- ImageFootball | Mar, 25
Offense gets last word in before scrimmage
- ImageFootball | Dec, 22
BYU falls to Memphis in double overtime
- ImageFootball | Dec, 01
Stewart, Arellano earn weekly honors
- ImageFootball | Dec, 01
Stewart, Arellano earn weekly honors
- ImageFootball | Nov, 29
BYU beats Cal 42-35 in shoot out
- ImageFootball | Nov, 22
Stewart, Carter help Cougars roll Tigers on Senior Day
- ImageFootball | Nov, 15
Lasike's three touchdowns lead BYU to blowout win over UNLV
- ImageFootball | Nov, 01
Balanced offense gives BYU upper hand vs. Middle Tennessee
- ImageFootball | Oct, 24
BYU falls 55-30 in Boise
- ImageFootball | Oct, 24
BYU falls 55-30 in Boise
- ImageFootball | Oct, 19
Cougars fall short to Nevada in the homecoming game 42-35
- ImageFootball | Oct, 09
BYU fights through injuries, falls 31-24 to UCF in overtime
- ImageFootball | Oct, 08
Up Close: Christian Stewart
- ImageFootball | Oct, 08
Up Close: Christian Stewart
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- ImageFootball | Aug, 05
Cougars continue fall practices
- ImageFootball | Aug, 05
Cougars continue fall practices
- ImageFootball | Aug, 02
BYU runs practice for the public
- ImageFootball | Aug, 01
2014 fall practice begins
- ImageFootball | Apr, 05
Successful spring ends with Alumni Day and final scrimmage
- ImageFootball | Mar, 30
Cougars showcase talent at Spring Game
- ImageFootball | Mar, 25
Spring football week four gets rolling
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Spring football begins week three
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Spring football begins week three
- ImageFootball | Mar, 13
Team improving after fifth spring practice
- ImageFootball | Mar, 06
Team takes another step on day two of spring practice