Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2011San José State
Matt Faulkner
QB • 6'2" • Highland Village, TX, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Matt Faulkner is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
40
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
49
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UC Davis
Player Story
Matt Faulkner built his college career from 2010 through 2011 as a quarterback from Highland Village, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Matt Faulkner's career was his passing...
Read the storyMatt Faulkner, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · San José State. Matt Faulkner is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 3,253
- Passing yards
- 3,355
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Matt Faulkner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 3,253
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- UC Davis
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2011
- 2011 Total offense rank
- 3,072 total offense · QB 40th (top 15%) · Western Athletic 2nd (top 3%) · National 40th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | San José State | 9 | 181 | 206 | -25 | 1 | 28.6 |
| 2011 Regular Season | San José State | 11 | 3,072 | 3,149 | -77 | 13 | 67.6 |
Related Context
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Matt Faulkner played QB for San José State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Matt Faulkner recorded 3,355 passing yards, -102 rushing yards, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
San José State paired 3,072 primary output with 58.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 58.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Loss with 289 yards of offense and 76.5 efficiency. It landed in the 45.5th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · San José State
Games
11
Primary Metric / G
279.3
Efficiency
58.1
Usage
12.1
Consistency
85.4
Best Game by takeover score
Idaho
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stanford: 168. Nevada: 131. New Mexico State: 244. Colorado State: 300. BYU: 250. Hawai'i: 343. Louisiana Tech: 316. Idaho: 289. Utah State: 327. Navy: 336. Fresno State: 368
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stanford: 34 by 53.2. Nevada: 19 by 63. New Mexico State: 40 by 63.7. Colorado State: 43 by 56. BYU: 38 by 52.3. Hawai'i: 45 by 52.7. Louisiana Tech: 52 by 47.6. Idaho: 41 by 76.5. Utah State: 51 by 53.2. Navy: 47 by 57.8. Fresno State: 44 by 62.9
Split Comparison
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Wins318.2 · Games = 5 · +71.4 vs Losses
Losses246.8 · Games = 6 · -71.4 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
Idaho
Best efficiency game
76.5 vs Idaho
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | @ Fresno State300-yard game | W 27-24 | 27 | 42 | 363 | 64.3 | 2 | 1 | 62.9 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Navy300-yard game | W 27-24 | 33 | 44 | 345 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 | 57.8 | 3 | -9 | -3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Utah State300-yard game | L 33-34 | 27 | 49 | 340 | 55.1 | 1 | 0 | 53.2 | 2 | -13 | -6.50 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Idaho | L 29-32 | 29 | 41 | 289 | 70.7 | 1 | 0 | 76.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Louisiana Tech300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 28-38 | 33 | 49 | 327 | 67.3 | 3 | 4 | 47.6 | 3 | -11 | -3.70 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Hawai'i300-yard game | W 28-27 | 27 | 41 | 366 | 65.9 | 1 | 3 | 52.7 | 4 | -23 | -5.80 | 0 | 2 |
| Sun 10/9 | @ BYU | L 16-29 | 25 | 35 | 255 | 71.4 | 0 | 2 | 52.3 | 3 | -5 | -1.70 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Colorado State300-yard game | W 38-31 | 25 | 38 | 313 | 65.8 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 5 | -13 | -2.60 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs New Mexico State | W 34-24 | 24 | 38 | 236 | 63.2 | 2 | 0 | 63.7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Nevada | L 14-17 | 10 | 19 | 131 | 52.6 | 0 | 1 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Stanford | L 3-57 | 14 | 26 | 184 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 53.2 | 8 | -16 | -2 | 0 | 6 |
Player Story
Matt Faulkner story
Matt Faulkner built his college career from 2010 through 2011 as a quarterback from Highland Village, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Matt Faulkner's career was his passing role: 3,355 passing yards, 14 touchdown passes, and 461 attempts across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with San José State. 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. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San José State.
The arc is straightforward: Matt Faulkner 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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San José State
2010-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | San José State | 181 | 58.3 | 5.5 | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | San José State | 3,072 | 58.1 | 12.1 | 2,891 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UC Davis
Week 5 · L 13-14
Loss with 63 yards of offense and 82.1 efficiency.
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Total Offense
91.1 takeover
63 total offense with 82.1 efficiency.
#2
@ Nevada
Week 6 · L 13-35 · Conference game
49
Total Offense
80.5 takeover
Loss with 49 yards of offense and 83.3 efficiency.
49 total offense with 83.3 efficiency.
#3
vs Idaho
Week 10 · L 29-32 · Conference game
289
Total Offense
77.5 takeover
Loss with 289 yards of offense and 76.5 efficiency.
289 total offense with 76.5 efficiency.
#4
@ Fresno State
Week 13 · W 27-24 · Conference game
368
Total Offense
61 takeover
Win with 368 yards of offense and 62.9 efficiency.
368 total offense with 62.9 efficiency.
#5
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 9 · L 28-38 · Conference game
316
Total Offense
57.5 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
316 total offense with 47.6 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · San José State
3,072 primary output · 58.1 efficiency · 12.1 usage
67.6
#2
2010 Regular Season · San José State
28.6
181 primary · 58.3 efficiency · 5.5 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
1
3+ TD games
8
Above avg efficiency
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