Marcus Crandell

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short description Template:Template other Marcus Cornelius Crandell (born January 6, 1974) is an American former professional Canadian football quarterback and coach. He was most recently the offensive coordinator of the Saskatchewan Huskies of the University of Saskatchewan. He played 11 seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos, Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1997 to 2008 while also spending time in NFL Europe and the XFL. Crandell was named the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player after the Stampeders won the 89th Grey Cup in 2001. He also won a Grey Cup championship with the Roughriders in 2007 as the team's backup quarterback.

Early life

Crandell played high school football at Roanoke High School, located in Robersonville, NC. He went on to play college football at East Carolina University, where he established more than 30 passing and offensive records. He was a candidate for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award in 1996. He led the Pirates to two post-season bowl appearances, including a 19-13 victory over Stanford in the 1995 Liberty Bowl.

• 1994: 230/401 for 2,687 yards with 21 TD vs. 15 INT. Also ran for 96 yards with 1 TD.
• 1995: 235/447 for 2,751 yards with 18 TD vs. 12 INT. Also ran for 201 yards with 6 TD.
• 1996: 136/245 for 1,507 yards with 16 TD vs. 10 INT. Also ran for 109 yards.

Professional career

His professional career has included CFL stops at Saskatchewan as well as Edmonton and Calgary, a stint in NFL Europe with the Scottish Claymores, and a season with the XFL's Memphis Maniax.

Crandell entered the CFL by signing with the Eskimos on May 6, 1997. He dressed for 35 games before being granted free agency on Feb. 16, 2000. Crandell then quarterbacked the Memphis Maniax of the now-defunct XFL and the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe in 2000. But after failing to stick with the Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers, he signed a free agent pact with the Stampeders on May 31, 2001. He won a Grey Cup with the Stampeders in 2001 and spent a total of four seasons with Calgary. He signed as a free agent with the Roughriders in March 2005 and also spent four seasons with the team, primarily as a backup, winning a Grey Cup championship in 2007.

CFL career statistics

As of 2025, the CFL lists Crandall with 64 games started at quarterback position. Previous CFL lists have a total of 67 games started (Calgary 48, Saskatchewan 16, Edmonton 3). The official 2025 CFL guide has Randall's starting quarterback record as 25–39.

Regular season

Year	Team	Games			Passing								Rushing
		GD	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
1997	EDM	4	0	—	5	13	38.5	71	5.5	1	1	50.5	2	18	9.0	0
1998	EDM	18	0	—	4	9	44.4	100	11.1	1	2	82.9	0	0	0.0	0
1999	EDM	13	3	?–?	59	112	52.7	767	6.8	3	5	64.8	17	75	4.4	1
2001	CAL	15	12	16–30	239	386	61.9	3,407	8.8	14	11	90.7	58	295	5.1	7
2002	CAL	18	16		268	516	51.9	4,072	7.9	26	20	78.9	80	503	6.3	2
2003	CAL	15	10		147	291	50.5	2,019	6.9	10	13	65.9	17	57	3.4	0
2004	CAL	14	10		211	372	56.7	2,389	6.4	7	16	64.5	20	72	3.6	3
2005	SSK	18	8	9–7	200	351	57.0	2,295	6.5	12	11	75.1	39	160	4.1	5
2006	SSK	12	2		19	30	63.3	201	6.7	0	1	68.9	6	22	3.7	2
2007	SSK	18	1		78	131	59.5	982	7.5	5	5	79.8	10	47	4.7	0
2008	SSK	8	5		67	128	52.3	924	7.2	7	3	84.2	7	54	7.7	0
Career		153	64	25–39	1,297	2,338	55.5	17,227	7.4	86	88	75.6	256	1,303	5.1	20

Coaching career

Crandell was hired by the Roughriders as an offensive assistant on July 7, 2009.

In 2011, he became the Offensive Coordinator of the Edmonton Eskimos. He was demoted to quarterbacks coach midway through the 2012 season and did not return to the Eskimos coaching staff in 2013.

For the 2014 season, Crandell joined the expansion Ottawa Redblacks as their quarterbacks coach. He became the offensive coordinator of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in 2017.