Player Career

Larry Smith Career Story

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

Player Story

Larry Smith story

Larry Smith built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a quarterback from Prattville, AL wearing No. 10, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Larry Smith's career was his passing role: 3,223 passing yards, 16 touchdown passes, 631 attempts, and 518 rushing yards across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Vanderbilt. 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 518 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Vanderbilt.

The arc is straightforward: Larry 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

    Vanderbilt

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200820082009201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 PostseasonVanderbilt20752.126
2008 Regular SeasonVanderbilt20752.1260
2009 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1,33955.524.41,132
2010 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1,51051.128.6171
2011 PostseasonVanderbilt68556.417.5-825
2011 Regular SeasonVanderbilt68556.417.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Northwestern

Week 1 · L 21-23

Loss with 288 yards of offense and 60.1 efficiency.

288

Total Offense

80.6 takeover

288 total offense with 60.1 efficiency.

#2

vs Boston College

Week 1 · W 16-14 · Postseason

146

Total Offense

76.8 takeover

Win with 146 yards of offense and 60.8 efficiency.

146 total offense with 60.8 efficiency.

#3

@ UConn

Week 5 · L 21-40

221

Total Offense

76.8 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

221 total offense with 57.4 efficiency.

#4

@ South Carolina

Week 8 · L 10-14 · Conference game

177

Total Offense

73.2 takeover

Loss with 177 yards of offense and 53 efficiency.

177 total offense with 53 efficiency.

#5

vs South Carolina

Week 8 · L 7-21 · Conference game

190

Total Offense

73 takeover

Loss with 190 yards of offense and 53 efficiency.

190 total offense with 53 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

1,339 primary output · 55.5 efficiency · 24.4 usage

68.4

#2

2010 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

66.8

1,510 primary · 51.1 efficiency · 28.6 usage

#3

2008 Postseason · Vanderbilt

48.3

207 primary · 52.1 efficiency · 26 usage

Milestones

2

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

10

Above avg efficiency