Player Career

Case Keenum Career Story

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

Player Story

Case Keenum story

Case Keenum built his college career from 2007 through 2011 as a quarterback from Abilene, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Case Keenum's career was his passing role: 19,217 passing yards, 155 touchdown passes, 2,229 attempts, and 897 rushing yards across 57 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Houston. 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 897 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 57 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Houston.

The arc is straightforward: Case Keenum 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

    Houston

    2007-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200720072008200820092009201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 PostseasonHouston2,67164.818.2
2007 Regular SeasonHouston2,67164.818.20
2008 PostseasonHouston5,24165.119.92,570
2008 Regular SeasonHouston5,24165.119.90
2009 PostseasonHouston5,82966.416.2588
2009 Regular SeasonHouston5,82966.416.20
2010 Regular SeasonHouston70776.15.3-5,122
2011 PostseasonHouston5,66667.915.44,959
2011 Regular SeasonHouston5,66667.915.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Oklahoma State

Week 2 · L 37-56

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

468

Total Offense

87.2 takeover

468 total offense with 75.1 efficiency.

#2

@ Penn State

Week 1 · W 30-14 · Postseason

542

Total Offense

87 takeover

Win with 542 yards of offense and 60.9 efficiency.

542 total offense with 60.9 efficiency.

#3

vs TCU

Week 1 · L 13-20 · Postseason

333

Total Offense

84 takeover

Loss with 333 yards of offense and 58.5 efficiency.

333 total offense with 58.5 efficiency.

#4

@ East Carolina

Week 14 · L 32-38 · Conference game

539

Total Offense

78.4 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

539 total offense with 58.6 efficiency.

#5

vs Air Force

Week 3 · L 28-31

437

Total Offense

78.2 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

437 total offense with 70.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Postseason · Houston

5,666 primary output · 67.9 efficiency · 15.4 usage

72.6

#2

2011 Regular Season · Houston

72.6

5,666 primary · 67.9 efficiency · 15.4 usage

#3

2008 Postseason · Houston

72.2

5,241 primary · 65.1 efficiency · 19.9 usage

Milestones

44

250+ passing yards

40

300+ total offense

35

3+ TD games

43

Above avg efficiency