Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Northwestern
Dan Persa
QB • 6'1" • Bethlehem, PA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Dan Persa is a balanced quarterback profile with 20.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
18
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player 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...
Read the storyDan Persa, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Northwestern. Dan Persa is a balanced quarterback profile with 20.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 5,897
- Passing yards
- 5,181
- Rushing yards
- 716
- Touchdowns
- 44
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Dan Persa Northwestern Highlights
2011 · Northwestern · Player Highlight
Dan Persa college highlights at Northwestern.
- Season
- 2011
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Dan Persa quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 5,897
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Northwestern
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2011
- 2011 Total offense rank
- 2,408 total offense · QB 68th (top 25%) · Big Ten 8th (top 6%) · National 68th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 26.6 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Northwestern | 9 | 391 | 224 | 167 | 2 | 24.7 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Northwestern | 10 | 3,100 | 2,581 | 519 | 24 | 85.2 |
| 2011 Postseason | Northwestern | 10 | 174 | 213 | -39 | 0 | 65.8 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Northwestern | 10 | 2,234 | 2,163 | 71 | 18 | 65.8 |
Related Context
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Dan Persa played QB for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dan Persa recorded 5,181 passing yards, 716 rushing yards, and -7 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 3,100 primary output with 68.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 62.4 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: Michigan
Loss with 326 yards of offense and 56.6 efficiency. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
10
Primary Metric / G
240.8
Efficiency
62.4
Usage
20.2
Consistency
78.1
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 174. Illinois: 120. Michigan: 326. Iowa: 234. Penn State: 303. Indiana: 302. Nebraska: 114. Rice: 372. Minnesota: 223. Michigan State: 240
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 47 by 53.9. Illinois: 23 by 61.2. Michigan: 53 by 56.6. Iowa: 49 by 54.6. Penn State: 44 by 61.4. Indiana: 24 by 95. Nebraska: 19 by 63.2. Rice: 35 by 62.5. Minnesota: 38 by 56.5. Michigan State: 44 by 58.9
Split Comparison
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Wins252.8 · Games = 4 · +19.9 vs Losses
Losses232.8 · Games = 6 · -19.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
95 vs Indiana
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | vs Texas A&M | L 22-33 | 25 | 37 | 213 | 67.6 | 0 | 0 | 53.9 | 10 | -39 | -3.90 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Michigan State | L 17-31 | 23 | 32 | 245 | 71.9 | 2 | 0 | 58.9 | 12 | -5 | -0.40 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Minnesota | W 28-13 | 22 | 31 | 216 | 71.0 | 2 | 1 | 56.5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Rice300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 28-6 | 25 | 32 | 372 | 78.1 | 4 | 2 | 62.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Nebraska | W 28-25 | 9 | 14 | 79 | 64.3 | 0 | 1 | 63.2 | 5 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Indiana3+ TD | W 59-38 | 16 | 20 | 261 | 80.0 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 4 | 41 | 10.30 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Penn State | L 24-34 | 26 | 34 | 294 | 76.5 | 1 | 1 | 61.4 | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Iowa | L 31-41 | 30 | 39 | 242 | 76.9 | 1 | 1 | 54.6 | 10 | -8 | -0.80 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Michigan300-yard game | L 24-42 | 32 | 44 | 331 | 72.7 | 0 | 1 | 56.6 | 9 | -5 | -0.60 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Illinois3+ TD | L 35-38 | 10 | 14 | 123 | 71.4 | 4 | 0 | 61.2 | 9 | -3 | -0.30 | 0 | 7 |
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
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Northwestern
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20082009201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Northwestern | -2 | 0 | 5.9 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Northwestern | 391 | 38.2 | 13.5 | 393 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Northwestern | 3,100 | 68.1 | 38.4 | 2,709 |
| 2011 Postseason | Northwestern | 2,408 | 62.4 | 20.2 | -692 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Northwestern | 2,408 | 62.4 | 20.2 | 0 |
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
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#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
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