Player Career

Dan Persa Career Story

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

Player Story

Dan Persa story

Dan Persa built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a quarterback from Bethlehem, PA wearing No. 7, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Dan Persa's career was his passing role: 5,181 passing yards, 34 touchdown passes, 633 attempts, and 716 rushing yards across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 716 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dan Persa's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20082009201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonNorthwestern-205.9
2009 Regular SeasonNorthwestern39138.213.5393
2010 Regular SeasonNorthwestern3,10068.138.42,709
2011 PostseasonNorthwestern2,40862.420.2-692
2011 Regular SeasonNorthwestern2,40862.420.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Minnesota

Week 5 · W 29-28 · Conference game

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

408

Total Offense

90.4 takeover

408 total offense with 76 efficiency.

#2

vs Iowa

Week 11 · W 21-17 · Conference game

368

Total Offense

84.6 takeover

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

368 total offense with 63.6 efficiency.

#3

@ Penn State

Week 10 · L 21-35 · Conference game

310

Total Offense

81.6 takeover

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

310 total offense with 68.7 efficiency.

#4

vs Purdue

Week 6 · L 17-20 · Conference game

329

Total Offense

80.8 takeover

Loss with 329 yards of offense and 61.8 efficiency.

329 total offense with 61.8 efficiency.

#5

vs Penn State

Week 9 · L 13-34 · Conference game

157

Total Offense

80.7 takeover

Loss with 157 yards of offense and 58.1 efficiency.

157 total offense with 58.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Regular Season · Northwestern

3,100 primary output · 68.1 efficiency · 38.4 usage

85.2

#2

2011 Postseason · Northwestern

65.8

2,408 primary · 62.4 efficiency · 20.2 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Northwestern

65.8

2,408 primary · 62.4 efficiency · 20.2 usage

Milestones

9

250+ passing yards

11

300+ total offense

8

3+ TD games

14

Above avg efficiency