Player Career

Dayne Crist Career Story

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

Player Story

Dayne Crist story

Dayne Crist built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Sherman Oaks, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with Kansas and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Dayne Crist's career was his passing role: 3,640 passing yards, 20 touchdown passes, 554 attempts, and 8 rushing yards across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Notre Dame. 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 8 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas and Notre Dame.

The arc is straightforward: Dayne Crist 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

    Notre Dame

    2009-2011

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas

    2012

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonNotre Dame14655.35.8
2010 Regular SeasonNotre Dame2,10755.4201,961
2011 Regular SeasonNotre Dame14868.46.6-1,959
2012 Regular SeasonKansas1,24744.97.61,099

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Michigan State

Week 3 · L 31-34

Loss with 377 yards of offense and 55 efficiency.

377

Total Offense

69.4 takeover

377 total offense with 55 efficiency.

#2

vs TCU

Week 3 · L 6-20 · Conference game

298

Total Offense

67.4 takeover

Loss with 298 yards of offense and 50.8 efficiency.

298 total offense with 50.8 efficiency.

#3

@ Navy

Week 8 · L 17-35 · Conference game

203

Total Offense

60.9 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

203 total offense with 52.1 efficiency.

#4

vs Purdue

Week 1 · W 23-12

211

Total Offense

58.8 takeover

Win with 211 yards of offense and 61.4 efficiency.

211 total offense with 61.4 efficiency.

#5

vs Pittsburgh

Week 6 · W 23-17

247

Total Offense

58.7 takeover

Win with 247 yards of offense and 55.1 efficiency.

247 total offense with 55.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Regular Season · Notre Dame

2,107 primary output · 55.4 efficiency · 20 usage

70.8

#2

2012 Regular Season · Kansas

47.2

1,247 primary · 44.9 efficiency · 7.6 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Notre Dame

33.3

148 primary · 68.4 efficiency · 6.6 usage

Milestones

5

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

4

3+ TD games

6

Above avg efficiency