Career Statistics
2013 (Senior): Started 10 games at quarterback ... Despite being limited by injuries throughout the season, finished with 2,288 total yards, 1,161 through the air and 627 on the ground ... Picked up team's Andy Kerr Trophy as most valuable offensive player ... Later named to Colgate's 2010-19 All-Decade Team ... Also involved in Patriot League's Twitter Fan Vote Play of the Year for second straight season ... His game-winning 31-yard touchdown pass to Brian Lalli with 59 seconds left lifted Colgate to 28-24 thriller over Holy Cross and beat out four other plays in fan voting ... Completed his Colgate career third in total offense with 8,465 yards and fourth in passing yards with 5,682 ... Rushing total of 2,783 yards is a Colgate record by a quarterback and one of 19 times he appears in the Raider records book ... Finished third in the Patriot League averaging 228.8 yards of total offense per game ... 62.7 rushing yards per game ranked fifth in the conference ... Completed 66.1 percent of his passes, 144-of-218, with 10 touchdowns against seven interceptions ... Second in the Patriot League in pass efficiency at 138.8 ... Placed third in the conference by passing for 166.1 yards per game ... Also ran for three touchdowns on the season ... Threw for 303 yards and one touchdown while completing 78.1 percent of his passes and running for 95 yards on 14 carries against Albany ... Ran for 105 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and passed for 248 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4 percent of his passes in 34-14 win at Georgetown ... Completed 78.2 percent of his passes en route to throwing for 241 yards and two touchdowns, including the 31-yard game-winner with 59 seconds left, while also running for 71 yards and a touchdown on eight carries in 28-24 victory at Holy Cross ... Selected Patriot League's Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.
2012 (Junior): Started all 12 games at quarterback and helped Raiders rally from 1-3 start to finish 8-4 and win Patriot League Championship ... Guided one of the nation's most prolific offensive units ... Raiders led Patriot League and ranked in the top 10 nationally in nearly every major offensive category ... Named to All-America units by The Sports Network (Second Team) and Associated Press (Third Team) ... Joined teammate Jordan McCord as ECAC Division I FCS All-Star ... Despite being a late-season addition to The Sports Network's watch list, finished fifth in the voting for Walter Payton Award as national player of the year ... Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year and one of six Raiders on All-Patriot League First Team ... Finished season with school-record 3,778 yards of total offense, compiling 2,372 through the air and 1,406 on the ground ... Completed 62.1 percent of his passes, 159-of-256, with 15 touchdowns against only eight interceptions ... Patriot League's pass efficiency leader at 153.03 ... Scored at least one rushing touchdown in last 11 games of the season ... Teamed with McCord to form Colgate's Double-Mac Attack that finished as nation's No. 1- and No. 2-ranked scorers ... Both rushed for 23 touchdowns, with McCarney gaining the edge thanks to his two-point conversion run Oct. 20 against Georgetown ... McCarney finished with 140 points for an 11.7 average, with McCord right behind at 138 and 11.5 ... Topped 100 yards rushing in seven games, including six in a row to lead the Raiders to the Patriot League crown and NCAA playoffs ... Best rushing game was against Lafayette, when he carried 19 times for 288 yards and three touchdowns ... Also threw for 224 yards against Leopards to post school record 512 yards of total offense ... Scored at least three rushing touchdowns in a game four times, including four TDs in a 47-24 win at Yale ... Topped 200 yards passing in a game five times ... Threw for career high 377 yards, completing 22-of-28, in 57-36 victory over Georgetown ... Also rushed for 133 yards to finish with 510 yards of total offense, which was school record for two weeks prior to Lafayette outburst ... The Sports Network's National Player of the Week for his efforts against Georgetown and Lafayette ... Four-time Patriot League Player of the Week, with recognition for his efforts against Yale, Georgetown, Lafayette and Lehigh ... Rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns in 35-24 comeback victory at Lehigh that clinched conference title ... Set school record for consecutive games with a touchdown pass at 12, dating to the last three games of the 2011 season ... Earned Patriot League's Play of the Year for his "McCarney Leap" ... The phrase was coined from his 51-yard touchdown run against Holy Cross on Oct. 13, when he took the option left and hurdled a defender before zig-zagging his way to the end zone.
2011 (Sophomore): Played in 10 games ... Completed 156 passes for 1,649 yards and 11 touchdowns on the season ... Also carried the ball 139 times for 750 yards and led Patriot League with 75 rushing yards per game ... Finished second in the Patriot League in Pass Efficiency and Touchdowns, third in total offense and fourth in pass yards per game ... Completed 17 of 24 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns against Albany ... Also carried 21 times for 114 yards and two touchdowns against Albany ... Earned CFPA Honorable Mention for his performance against Albany ... Completed 26 of 34 passes for 200 yards against Dartmouth, while also rushing for a season-high 122 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries ... Also earned CFPA Honorable Mention for his performance against Dartmouth ... Completed 22 of 34 passes for a season-high 274 yards against Lafayette ... Threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns against both Monmouth and Lehigh ... Also threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns against Fordham ... Rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries against Bucknell.
2010 (First Year): Squad member.
High School: Played at Jefferson Township High School in New Jersey … Lettered three years … Played quarterback and defensive back during his junior and senior seasons … As a senior, had 36 carries for 215 yards and six touchdowns ... Passed for 1,154 yards and eight touchdowns ... Also record 69 tackles and six interceptions on defense ... Selected to the 2010 North vs. South All-Star Game ... Named first team All-League and All-County as a quarterback ... Named first team All-County and to the Super 100 as a defensive back ... Two-time team MVP ... Also lettered in basketball.
Personal: Full name is Gavin Thomas McCarney ... Parents are Brian and Terri McCarney … Has two brothers and one sister ... Born in Morristown, N.J.
