Player Career

Joel Stave Career Story

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

Player Story

Joel Stave story

Joel Stave built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a quarterback from Greenfield, WI wearing No. 2, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Joel Stave's career was his passing role: 7,635 passing yards, 48 touchdown passes, and 1,031 attempts across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Wisconsin. 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 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wisconsin.

The arc is straightforward: Joel Stave 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

    Wisconsin

    2011-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201120122012201320132014201420152015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonWisconsin0
2012 PostseasonWisconsin1,05358.57.71,053
2012 Regular SeasonWisconsin1,05358.57.70
2013 PostseasonWisconsin2,47254.47.11,419
2013 Regular SeasonWisconsin2,47254.47.10
2014 PostseasonWisconsin1,28053.83.4-1,192
2014 Regular SeasonWisconsin1,28053.83.40
2015 PostseasonWisconsin2,56456.49.51,284
2015 Regular SeasonWisconsin2,56456.49.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Rutgers

Week 9 · W 48-10 · Conference game

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

217

Total Offense

65 takeover

217 total offense with 64.1 efficiency.

#2

vs Purdue

Week 7 · W 24-7 · Conference game

326

Total Offense

60.1 takeover

Win with 326 yards of offense and 62.2 efficiency.

326 total offense with 62.2 efficiency.

#3

@ Ohio State

Week 5 · L 24-31 · Conference game

294

Total Offense

59.8 takeover

Loss with 294 yards of offense and 54.8 efficiency.

294 total offense with 54.8 efficiency.

#4

vs UTEP

Week 4 · W 37-26

208

Total Offense

59.3 takeover

Win with 208 yards of offense and 61.8 efficiency.

208 total offense with 61.8 efficiency.

#5

vs Northwestern

Week 12 · L 7-13 · Conference game

171

Total Offense

58.9 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

171 total offense with 47.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Wisconsin

2,564 primary output · 56.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage

64.2

#2

2015 Regular Season · Wisconsin

64.2

2,564 primary · 56.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage

#3

2013 Postseason · Wisconsin

61.7

2,472 primary · 54.4 efficiency · 7.1 usage

Milestones

5

250+ passing yards

3

300+ total offense

5

3+ TD games

14

Above avg efficiency