Player Career

Sam B. Richardson Career Story

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

Player Story

Sam B. Richardson story

Sam B. Richardson built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a quarterback, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Sam B. Richardson's career was his passing role: 6,050 passing yards, 45 touchdown passes, 962 attempts, and 1,008 rushing yards across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Iowa 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 1,008 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.

The arc is straightforward: Sam B. Richardson 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 State

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122012201320142015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 PostseasonIowa State77473.726.5
2012 Regular SeasonIowa State77473.726.50
2013 Regular SeasonIowa State1,73954.327.5965
2014 Regular SeasonIowa State3,09057.433.91,351
2015 Regular SeasonIowa State1,45548.816.2-1,635

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Northern Iowa

Week 1 · L 20-28

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

316

Total Offense

86.1 takeover

316 total offense with 66.8 efficiency.

#2

vs Toledo

Week 7 · W 37-30

382

Total Offense

84.1 takeover

Win with 382 yards of offense and 62.2 efficiency.

382 total offense with 62.2 efficiency.

#3

vs West Virginia

Week 13 · L 24-31 · Conference game

281

Total Offense

81.9 takeover

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

281 total offense with 62.9 efficiency.

#4

vs Texas

Week 6 · L 30-31 · Conference game

345

Total Offense

81.8 takeover

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

345 total offense with 69.7 efficiency.

#5

@ Texas

Week 8 · L 45-48 · Conference game

381

Total Offense

81.4 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

381 total offense with 56.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Regular Season · Iowa State

3,090 primary output · 57.4 efficiency · 33.9 usage

78.7

#2

2013 Regular Season · Iowa State

58.7

1,739 primary · 54.3 efficiency · 27.5 usage

#3

2012 Postseason · Iowa State

57.7

774 primary · 73.7 efficiency · 26.5 usage

Milestones

12

250+ passing yards

7

300+ total offense

7

3+ TD games

10

Above avg efficiency