Player Career

Tom Savage Career Story

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

Player Story

Tom Savage story

Tom Savage built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Springfield, PA wearing No. 7, spending time with Pittsburgh and Rutgers. The clearest part of Tom Savage's career was his passing role: 5,690 passing yards, 37 touchdown passes, and 757 attempts across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Pittsburgh. 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 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Pittsburgh and Rutgers.

The arc is straightforward: Tom Savage 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

    Rutgers

    2009-2010

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Pittsburgh

    2012-2013

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

200920092010201220132013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonRutgers2,10654.514.8
2009 Regular SeasonRutgers2,10654.514.80
2010 Regular SeasonRutgers51551.814-1,591
2012 Regular SeasonPittsburgh0-515
2013 PostseasonPittsburgh2,75055.718.42,750
2013 Regular SeasonPittsburgh2,75055.718.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UConn

Week 9 · W 28-24 · Conference game

Win with 251 yards of offense and 65.3 efficiency.

251

Total Offense

64.8 takeover

251 total offense with 65.3 efficiency.

#2

vs Norfolk State

Week 1 · W 31-0

166

Total Offense

62.9 takeover

Win with 166 yards of offense and 61.9 efficiency.

166 total offense with 61.9 efficiency.

#3

@ Virginia Tech

Week 7 · L 9-19 · Conference game

158

Total Offense

61 takeover

Loss with 158 yards of offense and 50.5 efficiency.

158 total offense with 50.5 efficiency.

#4

vs North Carolina

Week 4 · L 13-17

142

Total Offense

60.7 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

142 total offense with 42.7 efficiency.

#5

vs UCF

Week 1 · W 45-24 · Postseason

292

Total Offense

59.5 takeover

Win with 292 yards of offense and 56.9 efficiency.

292 total offense with 56.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Postseason · Pittsburgh

2,750 primary output · 55.7 efficiency · 18.4 usage

68.4

#2

2013 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

68.4

2,750 primary · 55.7 efficiency · 18.4 usage

#3

2009 Postseason · Rutgers

60.4

2,106 primary · 54.5 efficiency · 14.8 usage

Milestones

4

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

3

3+ TD games

10

Above avg efficiency