Player Career

Shaun Rutherford Career Story

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

Player Story

Shaun Rutherford story

Shaun Rutherford built his college career in 2012 as a quarterback from Bay City, TX wearing No. 17, spending time with Texas State. The clearest part of Shaun Rutherford's career was his passing role: 2,137 passing yards, 15 touchdown passes, 299 attempts, and 597 rushing yards across 14 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Texas 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 597 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 14 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas State.

The arc is straightforward: Shaun Rutherford 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

    Texas State

    2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonTexas State2,73460.441.4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UTSA

Week 13 · L 31-38 · Conference game

Loss with 366 yards of offense and 65.4 efficiency.

366

Total Offense

88.5 takeover

366 total offense with 65.4 efficiency.

#2

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 11 · L 55-62 · Conference game

324

Total Offense

84 takeover

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

324 total offense with 63.6 efficiency.

#3

@ Navy

Week 12 · L 10-21

319

Total Offense

82.7 takeover

Loss with 319 yards of offense and 60.9 efficiency.

319 total offense with 60.9 efficiency.

#4

@ Texas Tech

Week 1

120

Total Offense

79.6 takeover

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

120 total offense with 59.1 efficiency.

#5

vs Stephen F. Austin

Week 4 · W 41-37

349

Total Offense

76.9 takeover

Win with 349 yards of offense and 84.3 efficiency.

349 total offense with 84.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · Texas State

2,734 primary output · 60.4 efficiency · 41.4 usage

82.1

Milestones

3

250+ passing yards

4

300+ total offense

3

3+ TD games

7

Above avg efficiency