Player Career

Mike Glennon Career Story

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

Player Story

Mike Glennon story

Mike Glennon built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Centreville, VA wearing No. 8, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Mike Glennon's career was his passing role: 7,411 passing yards, 63 touchdown passes, and 1,069 attempts across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with NC 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 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across NC State.

The arc is straightforward: Mike Glennon 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

    NC State

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200920102011201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonNC State23958.33.1
2010 Regular SeasonNC State8170.43.6-158
2011 PostseasonNC State2,93255.512.82,851
2011 Regular SeasonNC State2,93255.512.80
2012 PostseasonNC State3,86754.212.7935
2012 Regular SeasonNC State3,86754.212.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Wake Forest

Week 11 · W 38-3 · Conference game

Win with 28 yards of offense and 86.1 efficiency.

28

Total Offense

88.2 takeover

28 total offense with 86.1 efficiency.

#2

vs Western Carolina

Week 1 · W 48-7

31

Total Offense

82 takeover

Win with 31 yards of offense and 63.9 efficiency.

31 total offense with 63.9 efficiency.

#3

@ Cincinnati

Week 4 · L 14-44

311

Total Offense

81.5 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

311 total offense with 56.1 efficiency.

#4

vs Clemson

Week 11 · L 23-43 · Conference game

56

Total Offense

79.6 takeover

Loss with 56 yards of offense and 81.5 efficiency.

56 total offense with 81.5 efficiency.

#5

@ Boston College

Week 7 · L 20-52 · Conference game

72

Total Offense

77.8 takeover

Loss with 72 yards of offense and 55.6 efficiency.

72 total offense with 55.6 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · NC State

3,867 primary output · 54.2 efficiency · 12.7 usage

65.1

#2

2012 Regular Season · NC State

65.1

3,867 primary · 54.2 efficiency · 12.7 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · NC State

59.9

2,932 primary · 55.5 efficiency · 12.8 usage

Milestones

15

250+ passing yards

7

300+ total offense

13

3+ TD games

10

Above avg efficiency