Player Career

Andrew Luck Career Story

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

Player Story

Andrew Luck story

Andrew Luck built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a quarterback from Houston, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Andrew Luck's career was his passing role: 9,430 passing yards, 82 touchdown passes, 1,064 attempts, and 957 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Stanford. 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 957 rushing yards and 24 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Stanford.

The arc is straightforward: Andrew Luck 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

    Stanford

    2009-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonStanford2,92970.313
2010 PostseasonStanford3,79174.310.9862
2010 Regular SeasonStanford3,79174.310.90
2011 PostseasonStanford3,66767.39.1-124
2011 Regular SeasonStanford3,66767.39.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Oregon

Week 5 · L 31-52 · Conference game

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

380

Total Offense

73.8 takeover

380 total offense with 64 efficiency.

#2

vs USC

Week 6 · W 37-35 · Conference game

325

Total Offense

69.9 takeover

Win with 325 yards of offense and 87.2 efficiency.

325 total offense with 87.2 efficiency.

#3

@ USC

Week 9 · W 56-48 · Conference game

366

Total Offense

69.5 takeover

Win with 366 yards of offense and 67.8 efficiency.

366 total offense with 67.8 efficiency.

#4

@ Arizona

Week 7 · L 38-43 · Conference game

443

Total Offense

68.5 takeover

Loss with 443 yards of offense and 70.5 efficiency.

443 total offense with 70.5 efficiency.

#5

@ Arizona

Week 3 · W 37-10 · Conference game

361

Total Offense

67.8 takeover

Win with 361 yards of offense and 88 efficiency.

361 total offense with 88 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · Stanford

3,791 primary output · 74.3 efficiency · 10.9 usage

72

#2

2010 Regular Season · Stanford

72

3,791 primary · 74.3 efficiency · 10.9 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · Stanford

67.1

3,667 primary · 67.3 efficiency · 9.1 usage

Milestones

18

250+ passing yards

12

300+ total offense

18

3+ TD games

34

Above avg efficiency