Player Career

Mitch Mustain Career Story

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

Player Story

Mitch Mustain story

Mitch Mustain built his college career from 2006 through 2010 as a quarterback from Springdale, AR wearing No. 16, spending time with Arkansas and USC. The clearest part of Mitch Mustain's career was his passing role: 1,399 passing yards, 13 touchdown passes, and 221 attempts across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2006 with Arkansas. 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. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas and USC.

The arc is straightforward: Mitch Mustain 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

    Arkansas

    2006

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    USC

    2008-2010

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20062006200820092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 PostseasonArkansas87444.74.5
2006 Regular SeasonArkansas87444.74.50
2008 Regular SeasonUSC14969.65.1-725
2009 Regular SeasonUSC0-149
2010 Regular SeasonUSC35856.96.1358

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Washington

Week 10 · W 56-0 · Conference game

Win with 21 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.

21

Total Offense

59 takeover

21 total offense with 100 efficiency.

#2

vs Oregon

Week 6 · W 44-10 · Conference game

117

Total Offense

57.3 takeover

Win with 117 yards of offense and 60.6 efficiency.

117 total offense with 60.6 efficiency.

#3

@ Vanderbilt

Week 3 · W 21-19 · Conference game

211

Total Offense

55.1 takeover

Win with 211 yards of offense and 59.6 efficiency.

211 total offense with 59.6 efficiency.

#4

vs Notre Dame

Week 13 · L 16-20

184

Total Offense

54.3 takeover

Loss with 184 yards of offense and 47.5 efficiency.

184 total offense with 47.5 efficiency.

#5

@ Washington State

Week 8 · W 69-0 · Conference game

10

Total Offense

51.5 takeover

Win with 10 yards of offense and 94.4 efficiency.

10 total offense with 94.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2006 Postseason · Arkansas

874 primary output · 44.7 efficiency · 4.5 usage

52.8

#2

2006 Regular Season · Arkansas

52.8

874 primary · 44.7 efficiency · 4.5 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · USC

37.5

358 primary · 56.9 efficiency · 6.1 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

10

Above avg efficiency