Player Dossier

2012-2012

Texas State

Shaun Rutherford

QB • 6'0" • Bay City, TX, USA

Dual-threat creatorVolume operator

Shaun Rutherford is a dual-threat creator with 41.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

81%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

55

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

57

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

62

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Texas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
1
Program Path
Texas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA

Player 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...

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Shaun Rutherford, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Texas State. Shaun Rutherford is a dual-threat creator with 41.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
2,734
Passing yards
2,137
Rushing yards
597
Touchdowns
20

Quick Answers

Shaun Rutherford quick answers

Latest team and position
Texas State · QB
Career Total Offense
2,734
Tracked sample
1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 14 games
Best season
2012 Regular Season · Texas State
Top game
UTSA
Latest roster
No. 17 · Class 2012
2012 Total offense rank
2,734 total offense · QB 57th (top 19%) · Western Athletic 4th (top 6%) · National 57th (top 5%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonTexas State122,7342,1375972082.1

Related Context

Shaun Rutherford played QB for Texas State. Across 1 tracked season, Shaun Rutherford recorded 2,137 passing yards, 597 rushing yards, and 20 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Texas State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season

Texas State paired 2,734 primary output with 60.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 60.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UTSA

Loss with 366 yards of offense and 65.4 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Regular Season · Texas State

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

227.8

Efficiency

60.4

Usage

41.4

Consistency

76

Best Game by takeover score

UTSA

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Houston: 230. Texas Tech: 46. Stephen F. Austin: 349. Nevada: 157. New Mexico: 188. Idaho: 267. San José State: 200. Utah State: 81. Louisiana Tech: 324. Navy: 319. UTSA: 366. New Mexico State: 207

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston: 46 by 64.4. Texas Tech: 18 by 28.9. Stephen F. Austin: 34 by 84.3. Nevada: 34 by 58.5. New Mexico: 30 by 58.3. Idaho: 34 by 77.5. San José State: 40 by 53.7. Utah State: 26 by 43.8. Louisiana Tech: 57 by 63.6. Navy: 54 by 60.9. UTSA: 60 by 65.4. New Mexico State: 34 by 65.5

Split Comparison

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

Wins263.3 · Games = 4 · +53.1 vs Losses
Losses210.1 · Games = 8 · -53.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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12 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

UTSA

Best efficiency game

84.3 vs Stephen F. Austin

Result
Sat 12/1vs New Mexico StateDual-threatW 66-288176947.11065.5171388.10036
Sat 11/24@ UTSA300-yard game · 3+ TDL 31-38314232473.82065.418422.30117
Sat 11/17@ NavyL 10-21254029062.51060.914292.10010
Sun 11/11vs Louisiana Tech3+ TD · Dual-threatL 55-62213723456.82063.620904.50119
Sat 11/3@ Utah StateL 7-388157153.30143.811100.90013
Sat 10/27@ San José StateDual-threatL 20-31142613053.80253.714705145
Sat 10/13vs IdahoDual-threatW 38-7141918273.71077.515855.70119
Sat 10/6@ New MexicoL 14-35162118676.22158.3920.20013
Sat 9/29vs NevadaL 21-34152214368.22058.512141.20014
Sat 9/22vs Stephen F. Austin300-yard game · 3+ TDW 41-37212630180.83084.38486110
Sat 9/8vs Texas TechL 10-58191111.10128.99353.90010
Sun 9/2@ HoustonW 30-13192519676.01064.421341.60022

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

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    Texas State

    2012

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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