Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Vanderbilt
Larry Smith
QB • 6'2" • Prattville, AL, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Larry Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 17.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
29
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
31
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
42
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player 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...
Read the storyLarry Smith, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Larry Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 17.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 3,741
- Passing yards
- 3,223
- Rushing yards
- 518
- Touchdowns
- 24
Quick Answers
Larry Smith quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 3,741
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Class 2011
- 2011 Total offense rank
- 685 total offense · QB 144th (top 52%) · SEC 28th (top 20%) · National 242nd (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 2 | 146 | 121 | 25 | 0 | 48.3 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 2 | 61 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 48.3 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 9 | 1,339 | 1,126 | 213 | 6 | 68.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 11 | 1,510 | 1,262 | 248 | 10 | 66.8 |
| 2011 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 9 | 159 | 142 | 17 | 1 | 46.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 9 | 526 | 526 | 0 | 6 | 46.5 |
Related Context
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Larry Smith played QB for Vanderbilt. Across 4 tracked seasons, Larry Smith recorded 3,223 passing yards, 518 rushing yards, and 24 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 1,339 primary output with 55.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 51.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss with 288 yards of offense and 60.1 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
Games
11
Primary Metric / G
137.3
Efficiency
51.1
Usage
28.6
Consistency
52.7
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 288. LSU: 47. Ole Miss: 108. UConn: 221. Eastern Michigan: 270. Georgia: 76. South Carolina: 190. Arkansas: 35. Florida: 16. Kentucky: 161. Tennessee: 98
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 47 by 60.1. LSU: 25 by 48.1. Ole Miss: 24 by 62.3. UConn: 38 by 57.4. Eastern Michigan: 33 by 66.4. Georgia: 17 by 42.2. South Carolina: 46 by 53. Arkansas: 21 by 40.5. Florida: 25 by 38. Kentucky: 38 by 51.7. Tennessee: 38 by 42.3
Split Comparison
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Wins189 · Games = 2 · +63.2 vs Losses
Losses125.8 · Games = 9 · -63.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
66.4 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/21 | vs Tennessee | L 10-24 | 11 | 27 | 76 | 40.7 | 0 | 1 | 42.3 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Kentucky | L 20-38 | 10 | 26 | 128 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 | 51.7 | 12 | 33 | 2.80 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Florida | L 14-55 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 38.9 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | -12 | -1.70 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Arkansas | L 14-49 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 40.5 | 9 | 10 | 1.10 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs South Carolina | L 7-21 | 13 | 31 | 142 | 41.9 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 15 | 48 | 3.20 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Georgia | L 0-43 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 35.7 | 0 | 1 | 42.2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Eastern Michigan3+ TD | W 52-6 | 16 | 27 | 253 | 59.3 | 2 | 0 | 66.4 | 6 | 17 | 2.80 | 1 | 9 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ UConnDual-threat | L 21-40 | 15 | 25 | 157 | 60.0 | 2 | 2 | 57.4 | 13 | 64 | 4.90 | 0 | 57 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Ole Miss | W 28-14 | 9 | 19 | 73 | 47.4 | 0 | 0 | 62.3 | 5 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs LSU | L 3-27 | 8 | 15 | 70 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 48.1 | 10 | -23 | -2.30 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Northwestern | L 21-23 | 19 | 33 | 240 | 57.6 | 1 | 1 | 60.1 | 14 | 48 | 3.40 | 0 | 9 |
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
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Vanderbilt
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200820082009201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 207 | 52.1 | 26 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 207 | 52.1 | 26 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1,339 | 55.5 | 24.4 | 1,132 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1,510 | 51.1 | 28.6 | 171 |
| 2011 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 685 | 56.4 | 17.5 | -825 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 685 | 56.4 | 17.5 | 0 |
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
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300+ total offense
2
3+ TD games
10
Above avg efficiency
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