Player Dossier

2009-2013

Boise State

Joe Southwick

QB • 6'1" • Danville, CA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileEfficient finisher

Joe Southwick is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

36%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

50

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

55

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

57

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Boise State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Boise State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico

Player Story

Joe Southwick built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Danville, CA wearing No. 16, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Joe Southwick's career was his passing role: 4,784...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.8711

San Ramon Valley · Danville, CA

Committed To
Boise State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Joe Southwick, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Boise State. Joe Southwick is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
5,063
Passing yards
4,784
Rushing yards
279
Touchdowns
36

Quick Answers

Joe Southwick quick answers

Latest team and position
Boise State · QB
Career Total Offense
5,063
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
Best season
2012 Postseason · Boise State
Top game
New Mexico
Recruit profile
3-star · San Ramon Valley · Boise State
High school pipeline
San Ramon Valley · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 16 · Class 2013
2013 Total offense rank
1,765 total offense · QB 92nd (top 29%) · Mountain West 10th (top 7%) · National 98th (top 8%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonBoise State00000-
2010 Regular SeasonBoise State823320231121.8
2011 Regular SeasonBoise State721419816138.4
2012 PostseasonBoise State1330326439267.3
2012 Regular SeasonBoise State132,5482,466821767.3
2013 Regular SeasonBoise State81,7651,6541111557.7

Related Context

Joe Southwick played QB for Boise State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Joe Southwick recorded 4,784 passing yards, 279 rushing yards, and 6 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Boise State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason

Boise State paired 2,851 primary output with 62.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 70.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2013 Regular Season · Boise State

Games

8

Primary Metric / G

220.6

Efficiency

70.4

Usage

13.4

Consistency

68.9

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington: 174. UT Martin: 229. Air Force: 340. Fresno State: 367. Southern Miss: 250. Utah State: 333. Nevada: 7. New Mexico: 65

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 45 by 57. UT Martin: 32 by 61.5. Air Force: 35 by 87.5. Fresno State: 60 by 63.5. Southern Miss: 26 by 69.9. Utah State: 49 by 53.4. Nevada: 1 by 70. New Mexico: 2 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins204 · Games = 6 · -66.5 vs Losses
Losses270.5 · Games = 2 · +66.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Fresno State

Best efficiency game

100 vs New Mexico

Result
Sun 12/1vs New MexicoW 45-172265100.010100
Sun 10/20vs NevadaW 34-177017707
Sun 10/13@ Utah State300-yard game · 3+ TDW 34-23304433568.22253.45-2-0.4017
Sun 9/29vs Southern Miss3+ TDW 60-7192326882.63069.93-18-600
Sat 9/21@ Fresno State300-yard game · Dual-threatL 40-41314531368.90163.515543.60128
Sat 9/14vs Air ForceDual-threatW 42-20272928793.11187.56538.80115
Sat 9/7vs UT Martin3+ TDW 63-14172523468.05061.57-5-0.7008
Sun 9/1@ WashingtonL 6-38254015262.501575224.4008

Player Story

Joe Southwick story

Joe Southwick built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Danville, CA wearing No. 16, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Joe Southwick's career was his passing role: 4,784 passing yards, 33 touchdown passes, 633 attempts, and 279 rushing yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Boise 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. His career also includes 279 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boise State.

The arc is straightforward: Joe Southwick 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

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    Boise State

    2009-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200920102011201220122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonBoise State0
2010 Regular SeasonBoise State233553.6233
2011 Regular SeasonBoise State21476.25.7-19
2012 PostseasonBoise State2,85162.811.22,637
2012 Regular SeasonBoise State2,85162.811.20
2013 Regular SeasonBoise State1,76570.413.4-1,086

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs New Mexico

Week 14 · W 45-0 · Conference game

Win with 72 yards of offense and 63.6 efficiency.

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Total Offense

81.8 takeover

72 total offense with 63.6 efficiency.

#2

vs Washington

Week 1 · W 28-26 · Postseason

303

Total Offense

77.4 takeover

Win with 303 yards of offense and 65.4 efficiency.

303 total offense with 65.4 efficiency.

#3

@ Fresno State

Week 4 · L 40-41 · Conference game

367

Total Offense

75.5 takeover

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

367 total offense with 63.5 efficiency.

#4

vs Air Force

Week 3 · W 42-20 · Conference game

340

Total Offense

71.7 takeover

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

340 total offense with 87.5 efficiency.

#5

@ Hawai'i

Week 11 · W 49-14 · Conference game

209

Total Offense

69.9 takeover

Win with 209 yards of offense and 72.9 efficiency.

209 total offense with 72.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Boise State

2,851 primary output · 62.8 efficiency · 11.2 usage

67.3

#2

2012 Regular Season · Boise State

67.3

2,851 primary · 62.8 efficiency · 11.2 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Boise State

57.7

1,765 primary · 70.4 efficiency · 13.4 usage

Milestones

7

250+ passing yards

6

300+ total offense

6

3+ TD games

24

Above avg efficiency