Player Career

James Vandenberg Career Story

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

Player Story

James Vandenberg story

James Vandenberg built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Keokuk, IA wearing No. 16, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of James Vandenberg's career was his passing role: 5,786 passing yards, 35 touchdown passes, 888 attempts, and 67 rushing yards across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 67 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives James Vandenberg'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

    Iowa

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201120112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonIowa42848.19.9
2010 Regular SeasonIowa77594.5-351
2011 PostseasonIowa3,08358.717.63,006
2011 Regular SeasonIowa3,08358.717.60
2012 Regular SeasonIowa2,26554.117.1-818

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Central Michigan

Week 4 · L 31-32

Loss with 215 yards of offense and 78.6 efficiency.

215

Total Offense

83 takeover

215 total offense with 78.6 efficiency.

#2

vs Pittsburgh

Week 3 · W 31-27

391

Total Offense

70.7 takeover

Win with 391 yards of offense and 56.4 efficiency.

391 total offense with 56.4 efficiency.

#3

@ Michigan

Week 12 · L 17-42 · Conference game

216

Total Offense

69.6 takeover

Loss with 216 yards of offense and 68.7 efficiency.

216 total offense with 68.7 efficiency.

#4

vs Purdue

Week 11 · L 24-27 · Conference game

221

Total Offense

68.7 takeover

Loss with 221 yards of offense and 58.9 efficiency.

221 total offense with 58.9 efficiency.

#5

vs Eastern Illinois

Week 1 · W 37-7

38

Total Offense

64.6 takeover

Win with 38 yards of offense and 82.5 efficiency.

38 total offense with 82.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Postseason · Iowa

3,083 primary output · 58.7 efficiency · 17.6 usage

69.7

#2

2011 Regular Season · Iowa

69.7

3,083 primary · 58.7 efficiency · 17.6 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Iowa

62.1

2,265 primary · 54.1 efficiency · 17.1 usage

Milestones

5

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

5

3+ TD games

10

Above avg efficiency