Player Career

Rusty Smith Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Rusty Smith story

Rusty Smith built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a quarterback from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 11, spending time with Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Rusty Smith's career was his passing role: 10,112 passing yards, 76 touchdown passes, and 1,361 attempts across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2007 with Florida Atlantic. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 7 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida Atlantic.

The arc is straightforward: Rusty Smith moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Florida Atlantic

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200620072007200820082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic1,17543.67
2007 PostseasonFlorida Atlantic3,572568.92,397
2007 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic3,572568.90
2008 PostseasonFlorida Atlantic3,14254.89.4-430
2008 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic3,14254.89.40
2009 Regular SeasonFlorida Atlantic1,88862.18.1-1,254

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Louisiana

Week 8 · W 51-29 · Conference game

Win with 359 yards of offense and 88.1 efficiency.

359

Total Offense

94.1 takeover

359 total offense with 88.1 efficiency.

#2

vs UAB

Week 2 · W 49-34

325

Total Offense

82.8 takeover

Win with 325 yards of offense and 80.5 efficiency.

325 total offense with 80.5 efficiency.

#3

vs UL Monroe

Week 9 · L 30-33 · Conference game

317

Total Offense

68.5 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

317 total offense with 66.3 efficiency.

#4

@ North Texas

Week 7 · W 44-40 · Conference game

338

Total Offense

63.7 takeover

Win with 338 yards of offense and 79.2 efficiency.

338 total offense with 79.2 efficiency.

#5

vs Minnesota

Week 3 · W 42-39

449

Total Offense

61.7 takeover

Win with 449 yards of offense and 62.3 efficiency.

449 total offense with 62.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2007 Postseason · Florida Atlantic

3,572 primary output · 56 efficiency · 8.9 usage

64.6

#2

2007 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic

64.6

3,572 primary · 56 efficiency · 8.9 usage

#3

2008 Postseason · Florida Atlantic

61

3,142 primary · 54.8 efficiency · 9.4 usage

Milestones

22

250+ passing yards

10

300+ total offense

13

3+ TD games

11

Above avg efficiency