Player Career

Nick Fanuzzi Career Story

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

Player Story

Nick Fanuzzi story

Nick Fanuzzi built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a quarterback from San Antonio, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Nick Fanuzzi's career was his passing role: 4,402 passing yards, 29 touchdown passes, 704 attempts, and 84 rushing yards across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Rice. 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 84 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rice.

The arc is straightforward: Nick Fanuzzi 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

    Rice

    2009-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200920102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonRice1,59752.311.8
2010 Regular SeasonRice1,69456.317.897
2011 Regular SeasonRice1,19553.914.3-499

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs SMU

Week 5 · L 31-42 · Conference game

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

282

Total Offense

76 takeover

282 total offense with 50.4 efficiency.

#2

vs Northwestern

Week 3 · L 13-30

219

Total Offense

69.1 takeover

Loss with 219 yards of offense and 52.2 efficiency.

219 total offense with 52.2 efficiency.

#3

vs UTEP

Week 10 · W 41-37 · Conference game

439

Total Offense

68.6 takeover

Win with 439 yards of offense and 76.2 efficiency.

439 total offense with 76.2 efficiency.

#4

@ East Carolina

Week 7 · L 13-49 · Conference game

230

Total Offense

67.2 takeover

Loss with 230 yards of offense and 48.4 efficiency.

230 total offense with 48.4 efficiency.

#5

vs Houston

Week 7 · W 34-31 · Conference game

235

Total Offense

66.7 takeover

Win with 235 yards of offense and 68.7 efficiency.

235 total offense with 68.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Regular Season · Rice

1,694 primary output · 56.3 efficiency · 17.8 usage

67.6

#2

2009 Regular Season · Rice

61.5

1,597 primary · 52.3 efficiency · 11.8 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Rice

48.6

1,195 primary · 53.9 efficiency · 14.3 usage

Milestones

3

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

5

3+ TD games

7

Above avg efficiency