Player Career

David Piland Career Story

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

Player Story

David Piland story

David Piland built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a quarterback from Southlake, TX wearing No. 8, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of David Piland's career was his passing role: 5,790 passing yards, 41 touchdown passes, 833 attempts, and 249 rushing yards across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Houston. 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 249 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Houston.

The arc is straightforward: David Piland 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

    Houston

    2010-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2010201120122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonHouston2,66960.39.7
2011 Regular SeasonHouston0-2,669
2012 Regular SeasonHouston3,11961.217.23,119
2013 Regular SeasonHouston25163.35.2-2,868

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ East Carolina

Week 10 · L 28-48 · Conference game

Loss with 338 yards of offense and 47.8 efficiency.

338

Total Offense

64.9 takeover

338 total offense with 47.8 efficiency.

#2

@ Southern Miss

Week 12 · L 41-59 · Conference game

453

Total Offense

64.2 takeover

Loss with 453 yards of offense and 58.5 efficiency.

453 total offense with 58.5 efficiency.

#3

vs Mississippi State

Week 6 · L 24-47

301

Total Offense

63.4 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

301 total offense with 60.9 efficiency.

#4

vs Southern

Week 1 · W 62-13

171

Total Offense

62.4 takeover

Win with 171 yards of offense and 73.9 efficiency.

171 total offense with 73.9 efficiency.

#5

@ Texas Tech

Week 13 · L 20-35

457

Total Offense

61.2 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

457 total offense with 58.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · Houston

3,119 primary output · 61.2 efficiency · 17.2 usage

66.9

#2

2010 Regular Season · Houston

63.1

2,669 primary · 60.3 efficiency · 9.7 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Houston

38.5

251 primary · 63.3 efficiency · 5.2 usage

Milestones

12

250+ passing yards

10

300+ total offense

8

3+ TD games

11

Above avg efficiency