Player Career

Tate Forcier Career Story

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

Player Story

Tate Forcier story

Tate Forcier built his college career from 2009 through 2010 as a quarterback from San Diego, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Tate Forcier's career was his passing role: 2,647 passing yards, 17 touchdown passes, 365 attempts, and 291 rushing yards across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Michigan. 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 291 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Tate Forcier 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

    Michigan

    2009-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonMichigan2,29060.327.8
2010 Regular SeasonMichigan648557.5-1,642

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Notre Dame

Week 2 · W 38-34

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

310

Total Offense

81.3 takeover

310 total offense with 68 efficiency.

#2

@ Michigan State

Week 5 · L 20-26 · Conference game

250

Total Offense

78.5 takeover

Loss with 250 yards of offense and 54.9 efficiency.

250 total offense with 54.9 efficiency.

#3

vs Purdue

Week 10 · L 36-38 · Conference game

244

Total Offense

77.7 takeover

Loss with 244 yards of offense and 63.5 efficiency.

244 total offense with 63.5 efficiency.

#4

@ Illinois

Week 9 · L 13-38 · Conference game

281

Total Offense

72.2 takeover

Loss with 281 yards of offense and 67.9 efficiency.

281 total offense with 67.9 efficiency.

#5

vs Western Michigan

Week 1 · W 31-7

216

Total Offense

62.6 takeover

Win with 216 yards of offense and 68.3 efficiency.

216 total offense with 68.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Michigan

2,290 primary output · 60.3 efficiency · 27.8 usage

74.3

#2

2010 Regular Season · Michigan

34.5

648 primary · 55 efficiency · 7.5 usage

Milestones

1

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

3

3+ TD games

7

Above avg efficiency