Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2015Iowa State
Sam B. Richardson
QB
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Sam B. Richardson is a balanced quarterback profile with 16.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
42
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
47
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Iowa
Player 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...
Read the storySam B. Richardson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Iowa State. Sam B. Richardson is a balanced quarterback profile with 16.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 7,058
- Passing yards
- 6,050
- Rushing yards
- 1,008
- Touchdowns
- 51
Quick Answers
Sam B. Richardson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 7,058
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Iowa State
- Top game
- Northern Iowa
- Latest roster
- Class 2015
- 2015 Total offense rank
- 1,455 total offense · QB 113th (top 36%) · Big 12 13th (top 12%) · National 133rd (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Iowa State | 4 | 175 | 129 | 46 | 1 | 57.7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa State | 4 | 599 | 412 | 187 | 8 | 57.7 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa State | 10 | 1,739 | 1,397 | 342 | 12 | 58.7 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11 | 3,090 | 2,669 | 421 | 21 | 78.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa State | 8 | 1,455 | 1,443 | 12 | 9 | 51 |
Related Context
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Sam B. Richardson played QB for Iowa State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Sam B. Richardson recorded 6,050 passing yards, 1,008 rushing yards, and 51 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 3,090 primary output with 57.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 54.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2015 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Iowa
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · Iowa State
Games
10
Primary Metric / G
173.9
Efficiency
54.3
Usage
27.5
Consistency
63.2
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Iowa: 316. Iowa: 272. Tulsa: 280. Texas: 345. Texas Tech: 217. Baylor: 72. Oklahoma State: 159. Kansas State: 58. TCU: 0. Oklahoma: 20
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Iowa: 53 by 66.8. Iowa: 47 by 51.6. Tulsa: 55 by 55.8. Texas: 43 by 69.7. Texas Tech: 49 by 55.2. Baylor: 23 by 41.6. Oklahoma State: 25 by 64.4. Kansas State: 16 by 48.3. TCU: 1 by 33.3. Oklahoma: 5 by 56
Split Comparison
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Wins280 · Games = 1 · +117.9 vs Losses
Losses162.1 · Games = 9 · -117.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Northern Iowa
Best efficiency game
69.7 vs Texas
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/16 | @ Oklahoma | L 10-48 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 11 | 3.70 | 1 | 5 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs TCU | L 17-21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Kansas State | L 7-41 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 48.3 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Oklahoma StateDual-threat | L 27-58 | 6 | 14 | 95 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 64.4 | 11 | 64 | 5.80 | 0 | 51 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Baylor | L 7-71 | 7 | 14 | 68 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 41.6 | 9 | 4 | 0.40 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Texas Tech | L 35-42 | 15 | 38 | 168 | 39.5 | 1 | 0 | 55.2 | 11 | 49 | 4.50 | 0 | 38 |
| Thu 10/3 | vs TexasDual-threat | L 30-31 | 16 | 26 | 262 | 61.5 | 2 | 1 | 69.7 | 17 | 83 | 4.90 | 0 | 21 |
| Thu 9/26 | @ Tulsa | W 38-21 | 26 | 41 | 255 | 63.4 | 2 | 1 | 55.8 | 14 | 25 | 1.80 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Iowa3+ TD | L 21-27 | 22 | 39 | 260 | 56.4 | 3 | 2 | 51.6 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sun 9/1 | vs Northern IowaDual-threat | L 20-28 | 22 | 32 | 242 | 68.8 | 2 | 0 | 66.8 | 21 | 74 | 3.50 | 0 | 24 |
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
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Iowa State
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122012201320142015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Iowa State | 774 | 73.7 | 26.5 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa State | 774 | 73.7 | 26.5 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1,739 | 54.3 | 27.5 | 965 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa State | 3,090 | 57.4 | 33.9 | 1,351 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1,455 | 48.8 | 16.2 | -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
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