Player Career

Spencer Petras Career Story

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

Player Story

Spencer Petras story

Spencer Petras built his college career from 2018 through 2024 as a quarterback from San Rafael, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with Iowa and Utah State. The clearest part of Spencer Petras' career was his passing role: 7,514 passing yards, 41 touchdown passes, and 1,152 attempts across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Utah 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 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa and Utah State.

The arc is straightforward: Spencer Petras 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

    Iowa

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Utah State

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2018201920202021202120222024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonIowa033.30
2019 Regular SeasonIowa2654.4226
2020 Regular SeasonIowa1,56553.911.51,539
2021 PostseasonIowa1,7715212.4206
2021 Regular SeasonIowa1,7715212.40
2022 Regular SeasonIowa1,54348.514.4-228
2024 Regular SeasonUtah State2,35054.611.6807

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Iowa to Utah StateP4 to G5/FCS84Nov 13, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UNLV

Week 7 · L 34-50 · Conference game

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

471

Total Offense

68.6 takeover

471 total offense with 57.1 efficiency.

#2

@ Minnesota

Week 12 · W 13-10 · Conference game

207

Total Offense

64.4 takeover

Win with 207 yards of offense and 59.8 efficiency.

207 total offense with 59.8 efficiency.

#3

vs Michigan

Week 5 · L 14-27 · Conference game

215

Total Offense

64.3 takeover

Loss with 215 yards of offense and 58.5 efficiency.

215 total offense with 58.5 efficiency.

#4

@ Illinois

Week 6 · L 6-9 · Conference game

160

Total Offense

63.7 takeover

Loss with 160 yards of offense and 44.6 efficiency.

160 total offense with 44.6 efficiency.

#5

vs Northwestern

Week 9 · W 33-13 · Conference game

221

Total Offense

63.4 takeover

Win with 221 yards of offense and 58.3 efficiency.

221 total offense with 58.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Utah State

2,350 primary output · 54.6 efficiency · 11.6 usage

63.1

#2

2020 Regular Season · Iowa

58.7

1,565 primary · 53.9 efficiency · 11.5 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Iowa

57.1

1,771 primary · 52 efficiency · 12.4 usage

Milestones

7

250+ passing yards

3

300+ total offense

5

3+ TD games

6

Above avg efficiency