Player Career

Joe Licata Career Story

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

Player Story

Joe Licata story

Joe Licata built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a quarterback from Williamsville, NY wearing No. 16, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Joe Licata's career was his passing role: 9,485 passing yards, 76 touchdown passes, and 1,359 attempts across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Buffalo. 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. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo.

The arc is straightforward: Joe Licata 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

    Buffalo

    2011-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201120122013201320142015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonBuffalo0
2012 Regular SeasonBuffalo991519.5991
2013 PostseasonBuffalo2,76058.49.51,769
2013 Regular SeasonBuffalo2,76058.49.50
2014 Regular SeasonBuffalo2,64157.28.7-119
2015 Regular SeasonBuffalo2,90955.39268

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Akron

Week 12 · L 21-42 · Conference game

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

262

Total Offense

67.8 takeover

262 total offense with 63.3 efficiency.

#2

@ Eastern Michigan

Week 7 · L 27-37 · Conference game

400

Total Offense

67.1 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

400 total offense with 60 efficiency.

#3

@ Toledo

Week 12 · L 41-51 · Conference game

483

Total Offense

62.7 takeover

Loss with 483 yards of offense and 58.4 efficiency.

483 total offense with 58.4 efficiency.

#4

vs Bowling Green

Week 5 · L 22-28 · Conference game

362

Total Offense

62.5 takeover

Loss with 362 yards of offense and 57.4 efficiency.

362 total offense with 57.4 efficiency.

#5

vs Western Michigan

Week 11 · W 29-24 · Conference game

266

Total Offense

61 takeover

Win with 266 yards of offense and 58.9 efficiency.

266 total offense with 58.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · Buffalo

2,909 primary output · 55.3 efficiency · 9 usage

63.2

#2

2013 Postseason · Buffalo

61.9

2,760 primary · 58.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Buffalo

61.9

2,760 primary · 58.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage

Milestones

14

250+ passing yards

6

300+ total offense

10

3+ TD games

14

Above avg efficiency